World Trade Center Disaster Study News Archive

For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures … more

Faster and more efficient emergency evacuations from buildings—especially tall structures—and better communications between … more

A fter seven years on the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), more than 200 pieces of … more

A recently released New York City Police Department (NYPD) report designed "to aid the New York City building community by providing … more

Most of the time, we use the stairs in buildings—especially in high-rise structures—only as a back-up for faster elevators and … more

A new draft report released for public comment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a comprehensive set of … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story … more

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily … more

Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, … more

The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to … more

Report and Recommendations for Improving Building Safety Released for Comment GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The fall of the 47-story World Trade … more

*** Agency Will Hold Public Webcast on August 21 *** Gaithersburg, Md. -- The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and … more

“In case of fire use the stairs, not the elevator”—appears on signs posted in elevator lobbies throughout the United … more

A team of scientists and engineers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is investigating … more

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal … more