Much of the oceanfront village’s historic and highly sought-after core has been redefined by the state as a high-risk fire zone.

The area where households and other manmade structures meet wildlands like forests or sagebrush is called the Wildland Urban ...

it would be helpful to classify climate based on temperature and humidity in order to get a better understanding of likely air conditioning requirements for the building. The temperature and humidity ...

With the push to build more homes amidst the housing affordability crisis, municipalities may not be equipped to build homes out of harms way from flood zones. And with the threat of increased ...

Homeowners who find their addresses in this newly expanded zone will be required to rebuild to a heightened fire-resistant building code ... hazard maps only take into account the lasting facts about ...

Clause H1 of the NZ Building Code required buildings to provide ... The 2021 changes included a review of the climate zone map, increasing the number of climate zones from three to six.

These zones require stricter building codes, defensible ... The updated maps are the result of improved modeling techniques, more refined data on climate and vegetation, and a 2021 state law ...

Backing for stronger building codes in the Palisades and Eaton fire zones, 85% and 82% respectively in favor, eclipsed support from those outside the areas. For homebuilding limits, 65% of voters ...

Though new homes are usually more resilient than older ones, owing to more robust building codes, the surge ... discouraging development in zones at high risk of climate-related damage.

The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building and local planning code requirements for property owners. To view the ...

The new maps are expected to ... They include Chapter 7A building codes that require property owners building in the “very high” and now “high” zones to take home-hardening measures ...