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Changes to building codes in some U.S. jurisdictions may allow the use of siding similar to that of Grenfell Tower in London. A fire at the apartment building killed at least 79 people last week.

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The fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people. Authorities say many of the victims were people without homes, who found shelter in the run-down five-story building.

Boston Building Resources operates a nonprofit Reuse Center where people can donate — and buy — used building materials.

Turkey vultures flock to Orlando, Florida's, two tallest buildings every winter. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with an employee of one of those buildings about the strange birds. To see the turkey vulture, click here.

Author Manil Suri talks with host Lisa Simeone about Suri's new novel The Death of Vishnu. It's the story of a drunk man dying on the steps of an apartment building in India and the relationships between him and the residents of the building.

A tornado touched down in Hoisington, Kansas over the weekend, damaging hundreds of buildings. Linda Wertheimer talks with Gloria Adams, a resident of the town who huddled with four people in the walk-in freezer of the Dairy Queen to survive the tornado. All of the building was destroyed, except for the freezer.

Yesterday in Detroit plans were announced to move the city government into the building that has housed the General Motors headquarters since 1920. Roger Adams from WDET in Detroit reports that the move will help maintain the G.M. building, which many consider an architectural treasure.

The National Association of Home Builders in downtown Washington, DC is finding out first-hand what it's like to build a home-- as the group's building is remodeled from top to bottom.

Emergency crews have been working at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse around the clock since last Thursday.