Every generation witnesses its own advances in building technology. Balloon-frame construction was a major advance over the previous method of post-and-beam construction, whereby skilled carpenters ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires sweeping ...

Which house holds up better in a fierce storm _ one with concrete exterior walls or one made of wood? “Ask about any builder what they want in their own home, and they’ll usually say concrete block _ ...

Karen Martinez lost her home in the Palisades Fire. Now, she's trying to convince her entire neighborhood of Sunset Mesa to ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. As climate change reshapes life in Puget Sound, from ...

After a year of apartment life, Monica Hunt revels in the quiet space she’s found in the duplex she recently moved into in central Longview. She moved to Longview with her job with Christus Good ...

After their more typical wood-framed homes burned, some are now rebuilding with non-combustible materials. And they’re ...