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

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 ...

Concrete block is manufactured with a hollow-core structure that allows for optimized designs. This increases efficiency ...

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 ...

ZS2 Technologies has announced the introduction of its second-generation (Gen 2) magnesium cement building materials, a step ...

ZS2 Technologies has announced the launch of its second-generation (Gen 2) magnesium cement building materials, backed by ...

Travis County fire officials want you to be ready for wildfire season. They shared how homebuilders and property owners can protect buildings from fire danger.

Throughout the Bay Area — from retrofitted schools in the Mission to life sciences labs in South San Francisco — designers ...

"It means working with developers, homeowners and businesses to encourage defensible space and responsible landscaping and fire resistant building materials," Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales said.

A company called Inventwood is starting to mass-produce a new wood that is light, tough, and locks away carbon.