Fire
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Retreat in the Age of Fire
We can't design our way out of all wildfire risk. Retreat may sometimes be the best option.
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Building in a Wildfire Zone
An owner/builder in California looks for the safest exterior building materials
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Building Errors Were Behind Grenfell Tragedy
A variety of missteps during a London retrofit turned a safe building into a tinderbox
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Reeling from the California Wildfires
Housing markets will likely feel devastating effects for years
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Could a Grenfell Tower Fire Happen Here?
A professor of fire protection engineering takes a look at the London tragedy
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Officials Investigate Role of Cladding in London Tower Fire
One U.S. architect says that exterior rigid foam on single-family homes poses fewer risks to occupants
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Another Spray Foam Fire?
Investigators in Connecticut probe a fast-moving fire that started in a house where workers were reportedly spraying foam insulation
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Three Massachusetts Home Fires Linked to Spray-Foam Installation
The Massachusetts Division of Fire Safety warns fire chiefs about the dangers of negligent installations of spray polyurethane foam
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An NZE Project, a Tragic Fire, and a Will to Rebuild
The focus is on heat generated by spray polyurethane foam that had been freshly sprayed in the attic of the nearly completed Alstonvale Net Zero House, near Montreal
