Resilient Homes: General Construction Practices

How New Homes Can Stand Up to Disaster

These state-of-the-art techniques keep your homes standing when floods, winds, and fires strike.

A New Seal of Approval for Homes: 'Resiliency'

A new code of performance is emerging under the general label of “resiliency,” which refers to a building’s ability to withstand natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires, and flooding. It also can extend to events like severe winter storms.

Stronger Codes Needed for Disaster Resilience

A new report says that communities are missing out on pre-disaster opportunities to embrace the most fundamental element of disaster resilience—updating, adopting, and enforcing strong building codes.

Flooding from natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina can devastate a community.

Designing for Resilience

Bill Browning told his audience of residential architects that the real question is not how do we protect and armor everything, but how do we include resiliency into communities?

The Philippines after Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013

Resilient Design Needed More Than Ever

Community leaders need to think about resiliency before a disaster takes place, say presenters at the BUILDER Sustainability Summit.

2012's Hurricane Sandy devastated homes along the New Jersey shore.

ASLA Releases New Guide to Resilient Landscaping

The online resource helps communities protect themselves from natural disasters through smart landscaping strategies.

Mangrove forests that shield shorelines from damaging storms are an example of a natural system that can help protect communities from disasters.

Four Ways Katrina Changed Community Planning

It’s not always possible — or wise — to keep building homes and businesses exactly where and how they have always been built, says BUILDER blogger Sarene Marshall.