A look back at a resilient renovation to a 100-year old house

Flood-resistant construction is a critical piece of resilient design and construction

Trees and shrubs are fuel, but now neighbors are a greater risk

Wildfire is a growing threat to buildings all over North America; the main solution is recognizing the problem and looking to solve it

Five steps to take before putting solar panels on the roof

Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the interior conditioning and IAQ

Construction details, jobsite construction videos, and audio explanations of the challenge our housing stock faces and solutions to dig out of the hole.

There are new words and numbers in the energy code, like "tested for tightness," R-60, and 20+5

"It's not a matter of if, it's WHEN" —Ben Nicholls, Division chief, CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit

An example of why cheap construction is not so cheap

Home design and retrofitting techniques for wildland wildfire defense

It is NOT 'all in the wrist' and twelve other ways architects sketch and draw buildings

This sand-and-water model confirms mathematical predictions about how groundwater moves through soil

With 100 years of fuel on the floor and hotter climate, wildfire resistance matters almost everywhere

Replacing the siding is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to upgrade the energy performance of a home

Veneers represent a huge cantilever for fasteners to bridge

The basic BS boils down to "stuff goes from more to less," more or less