Colombian architects are turning to older building techniques to reduce the carbon emissions associated with construction.

Jodie Weiler woke up one Saturday in 2018 to find her property strewn with debris. “There were shingles all over the backyard ...

The few structures still standing in Altadena and Pacific Palisades may offer clues on making homes more resistant to wildfire.

In some cases, homes were built with noncombustible materials such as stucco, brick or cement ... more fire-resistant than regular glass. Still, the homeowners had a close call: Heat from a ...

The new defense codes will affect around 106,000 tax lots, requiring new construction to incorporate specific features.

Amid the charred rubble of burnt-down homes in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, you’ll find one Chautauqua ...

1. Upgrade external vents. Traditional external vents are designed to ventilate rooms and roofs. But they also permit embers ...

Fiber cement siding is made of cellulose fibers mixed with cement and sand. It's durable and extremely resistant when it ... Kovac said "prevents radiating heat from going through the windows ...

With wildfires increasing year after year, more homeowners are thinking about the future of their houses — and whether they have a future at all as the climate rapidly changes.

Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and forced 130,000 people to ...

Denver's unpredictable weather brings harsh sun, heavy snow, and hailstorms that can damage homes quickly. The city's high ...