In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the urgency for homeowners and construction professionals to embrace fire-resistant building practices has reached a critical peak. Choosing ...

NORTH END TO EXPLAIN. DAVID YEAH, NOT A LOT OF WAYS TO GET ACROSS THE HARBOR UNLESS YOU’RE A VERY GOOD SWIMMER. SO THE HEAD OF THE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE THIS WEEK TOLD THE BOARDS OF THE ...

Fireproofing a home was uncommon in the early 1900s but a Rochester contractor made it happen. An English Tudor style home in Rochester was built to last and poured with concrete flooring to ensure ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a technique for extracting fibers from old tires and adding them to concrete mix, improving the concrete's resistance to fire.

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