In 2008 alone, close to USD 57 billion dollars worth of property and infrastructure were damaged due to natural disasters across the United States. From hurricanes to wildfires to drought and flooding to tornadoes and severe weather systems...

Almost all kinds of materials are susceptible to fire damage. With the right intensity of fire, things can burst in flame, and eventually melt. Our very homes are made with these flammable materials, and no one is completely safe from fire damages.

Oil is one of the widely used energy sources which is non renewable. So when the times comes that oil wells are depleted, technology that is fueled by this energy source will be greatly crippled.

An often ignored, yet quite significant, portion of the home is called the crawl space. A crawl space functions as an alternative to the basement. They are most commonly found in places where basements are not practical...