High Rise Building Codes Are Stricter On Fire Safety

Chicago’s new code

New chapters on fire- and life-safety and building planning signify the first major overhaul of the Chicago building code in nearly 50 years. 

http://www.facilitiesnet.com/firesafety/article/New-Codes-Aim-For-Safer-HighRises--2426

http://media.apps.chicagotribune.com/tables/high-rise-life-safety-evaluations.html, http://www.highriselifesafety.com/chicago-life-safety-code.html

www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17731411-418/extra-alarm-fire-in-south-shore-high-rise-building.html,
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-high-rise-fire-sprinkler-187972431.html,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/22/firefighters-battle-high-rise-fire-on-south-side
Winter is always a difficult time for many cities.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/chicagos-freezing-fire/100445

The Aqua_skyscraper isn't just one of the most visually striking buildings, but one of the safest. http://www.lifeataqua.com,
BuildingID-http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57839523&offset=50

http://www.radissonblu.com/aquahotel-chicago,
http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/913/Aqua.php,
http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/StudyTours/AquaTowerTour/tabid/779/Default.aspx,
http://www.nopromiseofsafety.com/?p=444, http://www.wbez.org/story/scaling-aqua-85846

A similar, but smaller tower in Toronto.
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/460-yonge-street,
BuildingID-http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=57839065&offset=25,
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=197965

Highrise Floods

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/01/22/bc-highrise-flooded.html?autoplay=true

http://www.canada.com/news/vancouver/Vancouver+highrise+condo+flooded+from+from+down/7855778/story.html

http://www.ianwatt.ca/Blog.php/every-vancouver-condo-has-had-or-will-have-a-flood

http://www.concordpacific.com/condos/the-max.htm, http://www.6717000.com/max1

http://www.theprovince.com/Vancouver+highrise+condo+flooded+from+from+down/7855778/story.html,
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Metro+Vancouver+housing+second+least+affordable+world+study/7856593/story.html

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Dont-underestimate-floods-threat-to-high-rise-cond-30170773.html

Chicago Tunnels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tunnel_Company

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/3720.html,
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/367.html

http://www.michaelearley.info/deeptunnel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvl9jIhMk-w,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelinitaly/sets/72157624113008795/

http://web.archive.org/web/20051105090819/http://wgntv.trb.com/wgntv-news-101005tunnel,1,1202440.story

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Quarry,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_and_Reservoir_Plan