Perhaps the garage should have been closed to the public, perhaps every vehicle should have been searched, perhaps the Port Authority should have closed the garage entirely and required building occupants to rely on public transit.

FORBES: Courts Reject WTC Verdict, Smith Barney Case-Without-A-Plaintiff

Crews had to fight flames on the tail of the plane, search a smoke-filled building for occupants, and attend to car drivers trapped by falling rubble.

BBC: firefighter generic

This convergence of information and communications technology and physical infrastructure in the built environment is providing building owners and occupants with actionable information about a building or space that allows them manage that building or space more effectively.

FORBES: Green Building Sparks Battle for the Built Environment

Some time ago, I began photographing the occupants of a neighboring building through the windows.

CNN: 'Neighbors': Both anonymous and intimate

The fire quickly took hold as the stairwell acted like a chimney, forcing many of the occupants to jump from the building or climb down drainpipes.

BBC: Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson

Heat generated by occupants and computer equipment is caught by heat retention coils to keep the building warm during the winter months.

CNN: Catalog company going lean and green

But some building experts say that many of those towers are sheathed in a highly flammable material that puts occupants at risk.

BBC: 'Towering inferno' fears for Gulf's high-rise blocks

In Fengyuan, a 12-story apartment building peeled off from an adjoining tower and landed on its side, killing at least 13 of the 71 occupants.

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