She’s building swaths of flood-resistant homes out of bamboo. What makes the material so ‘marvelous’? Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable ...

UV resistance is perhaps the most critical factor in outdoor materials. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can cause fading, weakening, and degradation of many materials. High-quality weather-resistant ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez According to Zillow, New Orleans tops the list of U.S. metro areas facing the highest flood ...

“As the need for resilient design grows, the focus should be elevating homes, using flood-damage-resistant materials and integrating power backup systems,” Maroo says. As for buildings ...

“We’re trying to see more sustainable materials. We’re trying to see composites that last longer,” President & CEO Tommy Whitehead said. “We’re trying to see more flood-resistant ...

Households can reduce risk and long-term costs through measures such as adopting higher policy excesses and retrofitting properties with flood-resistant materials. "Governments must invest in ...