Although glass is known for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about one third of post-consumer glass actually gets recycled. A new glass-based building ...

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) announced a new rulemaking initiative, mandating the creation of a training and ...

How safe is bamboo against fire? The recent fatal fire incident in Hong Kong has sparked discussions over the use of bamboo ...

MANILA – The recent fire incident in Hong Kong has sparked conversations over the use of bamboo poles in construction. In a ...

From the outside, firefighter response gear doesn't look terribly high-tech. The coats, pants, gloves and boots don’t differ much from regular versions of the same items. But the makeup of this ...

As the Santa Monica-based architect Abeer Sweis watched the Palisades Fire lay waste to large portions of the Pacific Palisades, she found herself thinking back on her own childhood home in the ...

Home hardening means using fire-resistant building materials and landscaping to protect buildings from heat, flames and a blast of embers during a firestorm. Here’s a brief overview of what that ...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing various research initiatives to make bamboo, a sustainable construction material, more fire-resistant.  In a statement released Friday, ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the city will continue to only allow homeowners to build with Class A-rated fire-resistant materials. Louisville homeowners must comply with ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire officials have long urged California residents take steps limiting their home’s vulnerability to wildfire in the event flames reach their doorstep — whether its ...