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 ...

"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.

In general, fiber cement siding is more durable, eco-friendly, fire-resistant, and long lasting, while exterior vinyl siding is more affordable, easier to install, requires less maintenance, and ...

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 ...

We must protect our communities by building with fire-resistant concrete masonry, preventing future devastations and economically bankrupt owners, insurance companies, and the State itself.

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 ...

As hurricane seasons grow longer and stronger—and insurance rates skyrocket—Louisiana must face a hard truth: the way we’ve ...