There’s no such thing as a fire-proof house, but certain design choices can help protect a home during a wildfire. As the Santa Monica-based architect Abeer Sweis watched the Palisades Fire lay ...

Fiber cement is made of a mixture of cement, sand, and wood fibers that results in hours of fire resistance. There are many ...

"Concrete block fences act as fire-resistant barriers — shielding homes from wind-driven embers and helping prevent property loss during wildfires,” says Adam Eldred of Angelus Block.

Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. Named Trancas House 2.0 ...

A researcher at American University of Sharjah (AUS) has developed concrete alternatives that address sustainability and durability concerns in construction. Dr. Rami Hawileh’s research, conducted ...

To the editor: While there is a need to upgrade the building codes to more fire-resistant practices, the kind of tilt-up concrete buildings suggested by one letter writer is not necessarily the ...

concrete or clay tiles and some metal roofing materials. Gaps and ends need to be plugged. Rain gutters: Fire-resistant gutters are made from metal or another non-combustible material. A non ...

Ask your builder about using durable, non-combustible options that provide exceptional resistance to fire, such as concrete masonry. Beyond fire safety, concrete masonry that meets modern seismic ...

To the editor: So, David Steiner’s concrete home is the sole survivor in a destroyed Malibu neighborhood. I find that predictable, but apparently insurance companies don’t. My home is an ...