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

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 ...

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 ...

With the Eaton and Palisades fires fresh in our memories, we’ve seen how fire can cost precious lives and billions of dollars ...

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

National mega-developer KB Home is marketing Dixon Trail as the first purpose-built “ wildfire resilient neighborhood ” in the United States. The next time fire rips through the chaparral in ...

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 ...

The updated regulations apply to new buildings ... effort to become more resistant to wildfires as climate conditions increase the frequency and severity of fire events across Colorado.

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 ...