U.S.-based builders build around 90% of new single-family homes with wood frames. But no building material is without its ...

Acton advocates for more steel-frame home designs, which are much more durable in the event of a natural disaster or the wildfires that are occurring at an alarmingly regular place in California.

Douglas Elliman A new-construction, steel-framed Los Angeles home built to withstand fires has listed for $8 million. The seller is Marc Cherry, the TV writer and producer whose credits include ...