The Western U.S. has had to cope with more damaging, large-scale wildfires in recent years. The number of wildfires larger than 1,000 acres in the region stretching from Nebraska to California ...

The looming threat of wildfire is now a reality for many Americans. Despite homeowners’ best efforts to take precautions, it often feels as though everyone is at the mercy of Mother Nature. However, ...

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials to create “fire-hardened” homes that can withstand ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some manufacturers are offering unproven lower-cost alternatives that ...

NexPatch is formulated with Xeriant’s advanced intumescent fire-retardant chemistry (the same proprietary nanotechnology used in NEXBOARD).

Four years before the Palisades and Eaton fires ravaged L.A., Irvine braced for a blaze of its own. A bone-dry summer left the landscape parched and primed to ignite as Santa Ana winds roared through ...

Chicago-based TimberTech released a demonstration video of how its Advanced PVC decking compares with other decking materials during a fire. The demonstration involved lighting burners simultaneously ...

We never think a wildfire will affect us … until it does. In the last year alone, we’ve heard news of devastating fires in California, Colorado and all the way to Florida. These fires rage out of ...

Builtech Construction has broken ground on an 850-square-foot ADU in San Jose, California, using insulated concrete form construction, marking one of the first projects in the region built to Type IA ...

Xeriant introduced NexPatch™ as a companion product for NEXBOARD™, aiming to extend fire protection performance across wall ...