Now that hurricane season has arrived, hundreds of waste lagoons could be flooded by climate-amplified storms, threatening ...

Smart building strategies—and the right materials— can help North Texas homes stand strong against fire, freeze, flood, and ...

Some of the greatest minds from across the country and around the world gathered in early April for the Edison Awards in ...

When a property meets the 50% threshold, the structure must be brought into compliance with current NFIP minimum requirements. This usually means raising the building to the base flood elevation (“BFE ...

Inland areas have suffered severe flooding in recent years, experts note. And standard homeowner policies don’t cover flood ...

To prepare for the Big One, California was counting on a $33 million grant to strengthen old apartment buildings.

The critical role of concrete in disaster prevention and protection and how the use of permeability-reducing admixtures aids ...

The foundation hopes this project will serve as a model for other homeowners in the flood-prone neighborhood ... elaborated after the hearing. "Why build new houses, if you can elevate them?

If you're building a new home in a flood-prone area, you should incorporate some of these ... However, it may be worth it if your home has a very high risk of flooding. Install foundation vents or a ...

A decade ago, this commitment was powerfully reaffirmed when the family of foundations ... the 2024 glacial flood disaster -where water and huge boulders collided with the building.

Fort Worth officials put a yearslong debate to rest as they approved the sale of eight flood-prone homes in the Arlington Heights ... looking out our kitchen window to see the foundation level (of the ...

The decision to lift a building off the ground is a technical ... homes are being adapted into prefab housing solutions for flood-prone favelas. In this context, elevation becomes both a comfort ...