President Trump vowed to sign an executive order ending a Biden-era effort to phase out single-use plastics — including ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...

The few structures still standing in Altadena and Pacific Palisades may offer clues on making homes more resistant to wildfire.

Window glazing manufacturers have developed systems that can realize security goals and building codes without compromising ...

The Los Angeles fire disaster and the many fires we regularly experience in South Africa are a powerful reminder of the need for fire-resistant building materials and methods across the housing ...

It’s not clear what caused the fire to ignite, but crews said they were able to extinguish the flames quickly.

The neighbouring houses in the Palisades were destroyed, and Chasen thinks it was a combination of luck and fire-resistant design strategies that kept his client's home safe. It is a conventional wood ...

Israel’s cabinet approved an agreement on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that would free Israeli hostages, ending two days of debate that had underscored the pact’s fragility. The full cabinet ...