May 27th 2011 11:43AM
On the morning of Nov. 24, 2007, Brad Stanley and his wife Anita watched as their home in Malibu, Calif., burned to the ground. They were not alone. More than 50 other homes were destroyed in the wildfire. With everything they owned now gone, the family had to start to process of documenting their losses to file for an... Continue Reading »
Mar 30th 2011 1:37PM
How do renters protect themselves from natural disasters? Joyce Jones was living in New Orleans in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit. She evacuated before the levees broke, but her rental apartment was all but in shambles when she returned to it three weeks later. "I didn't have any coverage so I just lost everything," she... Continue Reading »
May 4th 2010 10:00AM
Summertime is associated with barbecues, exploring the outdoors and trips to the beach. But it's also is a time when Mother Nature vents some of her most severe weather-related fury. Think your area is immune from bad weather conditions? There has been an increasing frequency of storms in the last 50 years and this year... Continue Reading »
Jan 20th 2010 4:20PM
Once the residents of Port-au-Prince are medically stabilized who is going to help rebuild Haiti? A design-build team at Clemson University's School of Architecture has a green solution for quickly finding homes for the thousands of displaced Haitians following last week's catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake and today's... Continue Reading »
Jan 14th 2010 3:05PM
The devastation in Haiti and California's recent earthquake are reminders that preparedness is vital for all homeowners in earthquake zones. From the proper insurance to securing your home, we will take you through what you should consider in advance of an earthquake. Earthquakes can strike at any time. Make sure you're... Continue Reading »
