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 ...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂), the greenhouse gas fueling climate change, is increasingly shaping our lives. It drives rising seas, fierce storms, invasive pests, and raging wildfires. Traditional approaches ...

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

Los Angeles company’s Southern California new-home community is built with IBHS’s research-backed mitigation strategies to reduce the risk from wildfires L.A.-based KB Home, one of the largest ...

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 ...

As LA looks to rebuild, it remains vulnerable to future wildfires. Solutions include fire-resistant building materials and designs, higher-density housing, and relocating residents. But rebuilding ...