Though the COVID-19 pandemic is occupying most of our attention at the moment, hurricane season has begun and natural catastrophes...
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Texas insurance regulators have adopted stronger building codes for homes and buildings in counties along Gulf Coast. The Texas Department...
Americans must assume more responsibility for protecting themselves from the rising toll of natural disasters, the head of the Federal...
California’s deadly wildfires have a straightforward solution, experts say: stop building homes in places that are likely to burn —...
Hurricane Michael’s devastation could spur policymakers to better prepare vulnerable communities for the effects of climate change. The images of...
Six months after flames engulfed a London high-rise and sparked concerns about similarly-clad buildings around the world, a U.S.-based fire...
Warm lighting would enhance the wood floors’ natural glow, the developer promised, so when all the custom lightbulbs burnt out,...
In April, some 1,200 home builders, inspectors, architects and engineers gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to debate the standards that should...
President Barack Obama is asking the private sector to tighten building standards to reduce losses from natural disasters after studies...
With registered attendees from as far away as Nepal and as nearby as Canada, the 2016 National Tornado Summit to...