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Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.

Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
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Grill and duct size based on calculated requirements for net free area

Grill and duct size based on calculated requirements for net free area
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Gutters and downspouts direct rainwater down and away from buildings to keep building walls and foundations drier

Gutters and downspouts direct rainwater down and away from buildings to keep building walls and foundations drier
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Heavy rains destabilized the soil beneath this multi-story home in Puerto Rico.

Heavy rains destabilized the soil beneath this multi-story home in Puerto Rico.
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Homes sited on hills in wildfire prone areas should be set back at least 50 feet from downslope wildland vegetation.

Homes sited on hills in wildfire prone areas should be set back at least 50 feet from downslope wildland vegetation.
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How to make your home FireWise

How to make your home FireWise
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How to Properly Grade Around Your Home

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How to Stabilize Your Shore with Erosion Control Fabric

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Impervious surfaces like patio slabs, sidewalks, and driveways that are within 10 feet of the home should slope away from the house.

Impervious surfaces like patio slabs, sidewalks, and driveways that are within 10 feet of the home should slope away from the house.
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In hot climate zones, shade building surface with vegetation for passive cooling.

In hot climate zones, shade building surface with vegetation for passive cooling.
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In the middle of summer, the sun shines most directly on the east and west sides of a house, while in winter it shines mostly from the south.

In the middle of summer, the sun shines most directly on the east and west sides of a house, while in winter it shines mostly from the south.
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Installation of an erosion control blanket to minimize soil loss on sloped ground that has no established vegetation

Installation of an erosion control blanket to minimize soil loss on sloped ground that has no established vegetation
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Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.

Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.
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Introduction to Temporary Erosion Control

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Jefferson County Insights: Erosion Control

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Keep mulch away from trunk of the tree to allow air circulation at the root collar.

Keep mulch away from trunk of the tree to allow air circulation at the root collar.
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Landscape trees and shrubs to funnel cooling breeze towards a home in hot climate zones.

Landscape trees and shrubs to funnel cooling breeze towards a home in hot climate zones.
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Lapped and taped polyethylene sheeting

Lapped and taped polyethylene sheeting
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Large deciduous trees provide heat-blocking shade to the walls and windows of this house.

Large deciduous trees provide heat-blocking shade to the walls and windows of this house.
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Leave the soil level around an existing trunk as is (left); do not increase soil height (center) or remove soil in the root zone (right).

Leave the soil level around an existing trunk as is (left); do not increase soil height (center) or remove soil in the root zone (right).
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Living With Fire in the Big Sagebrush/Bitterbrush Environment

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Living With Fire in the Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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Minimum horizontal clearance between trees and plants on various slopes for wildfire resistance

Minimum horizontal clearance between trees and plants on various slopes for wildfire resistance
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Minimum vertical clearance between trees and plants for wildfire resistance

Minimum vertical clearance between trees and plants for wildfire resistance