Building codes not only provide a standard benchmark contractors must meet, they also establish a building’s safety and energy performance for years to come

Homeowners don’t want to leave where they live, despite future risk of another natural disaster. That translates to a willingness to rebuild, but the process is far from easy

One response to chronic flooding is to mandate that building foundations be elevated. Homeowners and builders weigh the costs

In the aftermath of wildfires, prefab home builder Dvele steps up to provide fire-resistant spec homes

Rebuilding after a natural disaster, ultimately, is a function of insurance and the cost of materials and labor, all of which are getting harder and pricier to obtain in disaster-prone market

Increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters are driving resilient construction in more U.S. markets, but most builders aren’t going beyond what’s mandated by code