12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes
- Written by Douglas Brown, Casual Academic, Western Sydney University
There are no guarantees in bushfires, but you can improve the odds your house survives a blaze.Photo by Edward Doody, courtesy of Arkin Tilt Architects, Author provided
Seventy-five years of Australian research into how houses respond to bushfire has identified 21 main weak points in houses and the area immediately surrounding them.
In recent...
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