California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...

“It’s not like you need to have a PhD in architecture and fire-resistant material,” Schoofs said. “There is a lot you can do with a basic understanding of how a house actually burns down.

"If one home does everything right and the next-door neighbor does not, both homes still remain at risk." Homeowner stunned ...

Protecting individual houses is not enough. We need to rethink how we design entire neighborhoods and communities. When a ...

Window glazing manufacturers have developed systems that can realize security goals and building codes without compromising ...

A USD professor designs an innovative solution to California's housing crisis: a sustainable, fire-resistant home assembled in three days using mass timber panels.

The Los Angeles fire disaster and the many fires we regularly experience in South Africa are a powerful reminder of the need for fire-resistant building materials and methods across the housing ...

She said even with a lot of government red tape removed by state and local lawmakers, the new home had to be built up to current code, including adding more fire-resistant materials. "The ...