New research shows that elevation in an office building can increase someone's willingness to take financial risks because it makes people feel more powerful. People rely on financial managers, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Little empirical research has been reported on the role of spatial positioning inside buildings on consumer behavior. Based on embodied ...

The Trump Administration has rescinded an Obama-era rule that required higher elevations on new buildings constructed in flood-prone areas. The Obama executive order had required that new public ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — Concerns about flooding have been rising across the Charleston area, and now the town of Mount Pleasant is taking steps to change its flood regulations, including by raising the ...

Charleston City Council put off a decision that would change how far off the ground new or renovated buildings must be constructed after suffering substantial damage. The city's proposed standard — ...

Mark Danielson has dangled from stone turrets hundreds of feet in the air and watched peregrine falcons dive off the tops of skyscrapers as he stood on a swing stage, secured by ropes and anchors that ...

Some East Baton Rouge residents will have to raise or rebuild their homes to comply with elevation requirements. Wednesday, city-parish staff told the Metro Council they don't know how many homes will ...

Central City Council made it official at their Tuesday night meeting that the owners of substantially damaged homes from August’s flooding don’t have to rebuild to the one-foot-above-base flood ...

People rely on financial managers, doctors and lawyers to be as objective as possible when making decisions about investments, health and legal issues, but findings from a new study suggest that an ...