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Concrete vs. Timber: Rethinking Our Homes in the Face of Wildfires
It’s time to rethink the way we build American homes, before climate change forces us to,” writes M.S. in Construction ...
Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.’s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution
Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing ...
California wildfires force students to think about the connections between STEM and society
In this course, eight professors share their disciplinary perspectives to help students analyze proposed interventions for ...
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Cape Town-based nonCrete, partners offer fire-resistant building solutions
Professor of structural and fire engineering, and head of Fire Engineering Research at Stellenbosch University, Professor Richard Walls, who attended nonCrete’s entire Ignis fire test says ...