I’m a landlord. The building -- on Detroit Avenue -- is 100 years old. I called the tenant and apologized. In old buildings, plaster -- a limestone-and-sandstone paste -- is squished between wood lath ...

I understand that many old buildings have historical value. But what some find historical others find decrepit, with huge health risks due to asbestos and lead. Bringing these buildings up to today’s ...

It became clear in the late 2010s that Amherst College’s science center had aged far past its prime. As the concrete building fell into disrepair, school leaders suspected a demolition was in order.