Nonprofit introduces the Strong Homes Scale to help homeowners evaluate resilience and explore customized strengthening options for six different disaster types. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 25, 2025 ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are launching a new initiative to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Natural disasters across the country are increasing. In 2021, there were 20 different natural disasters, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages. A report from the United ...

The city can already waive fees — and has — but this would make it an option even after a state of emergency expires.

The federal government has inaugurated a Special Task Force on Public and Private Building Audit, in a drive to strengthen ...

The key to preventing disasters like January’s wildfires in California lies in in more fire-savvy building codes, an expert ...

Here’s how structural engineers assess if a building should be declared safe or unsafe for use after an earthquake – and what you can learn from them ...

Ensure your oxygen is contained in a fire-rated room or closet. Even if you have a sprinkler, this may be required by code.

Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are ...