By building hard rail around the 22-mile Atlanta Beltline, local leaders will be embracing urbanism and building the city of the future.

A massive sinkhole that opened up in Ventura, California, has damaged several vehicles, forced officials to red-tag a nearby property and left residents questioning the safety of local construction ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Shortly after deadly wildfires ignited in Los Angeles County in January, California lawmakers introduced bills to ...

Many of the casualties and damage from disasters in the Philippines stem from weak houses and poorly built structures that ...

For decades, the Alaska Legislature has ignored requests by Alaskans to establish a climate disaster preparedness and response fund, with revenues from a nominal tax on oil production (which has ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is looking to roll back the ability for cities and counties to raise property tax rates to fund disaster recovery. Senate Bill 10 seeks to limit the ...

Apartment construction in New York City has cratered this year as the housing affordability crisis looms large. Housing starts for market-rate units have dropped 67 percent from last year, falling ...