It means creating fire breaks and buffer zones to offer some barrier between developments and wild land. It means building with more fire-resilient materials and ember-resistant vents. Every ...

Earthen homes present an opportunity for building sustainably, but first we need to overcome several institutional barriers.

Homes without cavity barriers "act like a chimney" in the event of a fire, she said ... Repeated breaches of building regulations can result in the developer being taken to court by a local ...