Elliott Hostetter, who lost his Altadena home to the Eaton fire, steps out of a SuperAdobe during a tour at the CalEarth Institute. Such structures are capable of withstanding a colossal natural ...

In the wake of destruction from the January wildfires, some residents in Greater Los Angeles are looking to build back better. And, for some, that means turning to the past for future solutions.

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still living under blue tarps three years after Hurricane Maria struck the island, and more than 30,000 families have asked the government for assistance after ...

Like adobe, superadobe is earth-based, economical and keeps houses cool in the day. But it’s also earthquake resistant. Could this twist on a tradition save lives around the world? The sun beats down, ...

Uncommon Good is a nonprofit organization that helps fight against poverty in Claremont, Calif. The organization works to break the poverty cycle in families as well as benefit the earth through ...

Homes in different parts of the world used to look different from each other out of necessity, built to optimize for the challenges and benefits of local climate. When residential climate control ...

At the southern edge of the Mojave Desert on an unusually warm Saturday in February, dozens of people mill throughout the living space of a 2,300-square-foot three-bed, two-bath house with a connected ...

Like adobe, superadobe is earth-based, economical and keeps houses cool in the day. But it’s also earthquake resistant. Could this twist on a tradition save lives around the world? The sun beats down, ...

At the southern edge of the Mojave Desert on an unusually warm Saturday in February, dozens of people mill throughout the living space of a 2,300-square-foot three-bed, two-bath house with a connected ...