L.A.-based KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., has unveiled the nation’s first new-home community that ...

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials ...

A computational tool developed by Johns Hopkins civil engineer Thomas Gernay predicts how fire affects structures, leading to ...

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, posing a higher risk to communities in fire-prone regions like California. Despite some modern improvements in firefighting techniques and ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder city leaders unanimously approved a set of new construction rules Thursday aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires, especially on the city’s west side, where the threat is ...

Fire-resistant and sustainable building does take money, but there are ways you can get it back. Local, state and federal incentives exist to make paying for these updates in the long-term more ...

The ordinance also bans flammable materials within five feet of homes in high-risk areas. It applies only to new construction ...

County building staff worked with local supplies to price out the cost of compliance with the stricter standards for a typical home in Edgemont. Fire-resistant windows? Those were about $9,000 ...

In the aftermath of the L.A. wildfires, advocates for natural building techniques argue that materials like adobe and cob ...

including the lack of fire-resistant building materials which results in rapid spread of fire, complicating evacuation measures, and increasing property damage and casualties. Fire-resistant ...