For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires. Architects and engineers say that L.A. County’s approval process for ...

A report from city of Bend staff showed it may be 60% to 80% more expensive over the next 10 years to use electric appliances in new homes as opposed to natural gas — but advocates say the cost of ...