the urgency for homeowners and construction professionals to embrace fire-resistant building practices has reached a critical peak. Choosing suitable materials and adopting strategic design ...

A new method inspired by coral reefs can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transform it into durable, fire-resistant building materials ...

Home hardening means using fire-resistant building materials and landscaping to protect buildings from heat, flames and a blast of embers during a firestorm. Here’s a brief overview of what that ...

Mayor Karen Bass Friday issued an executive order to expedite the rebuilding of homes and businesses in ways that better ...

When a home catches fire, there is “a lot of material that’s not only flammable ... Some jurisdictions have passed wildfire-resistant building codes—but in California, for example, they ...

As wildfires become more frequent, it is becoming more important than ever for the home building industry to take a proactive ...

A Valley company says demand for its building materials is skyrocketing in the ... and — most importantly — fire. “The heat eventually will melt a little of the foam behind, but once the ...

LA Mayor Karen Bass issued an emergency executive order aimed at expediting the rebuilding process for impacted residents of ...

Louisville homeowners who are looking to rebuild their fences or decks must comply with the city’s new Fire Hardening ...