Modular housing may finally have its day — as solution to wildfire rebuilding
Modular homebuilders are pouring into Los Angeles after January's wildfires. Fire survivors love the promised speed and ...
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Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price
But the country’s haphazard approach to home hardening and wildfire-resilient construction makes her doubt its readiness for future fires. “I haven’t seen a community in the American West th ...
What wildfires teach us about smarter construction
The lessons from the Los Angeles fires can shape our plans for homes of the future. The Fast Company Impact Council is an ...
Los Angeles construction costs jump 5.9%, another fire rebuilding hurdle
The cost of residential building in L.A. surged 44% over the last five years, the fourth-largest jump in California.
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$46M Grand Rapids firefighter training facility construction to begin this year
The Grand Rapids Fire Department is building a new five-story fire training center. It is going to be built at 850 Pannell St ...
Escondido neighborhood pioneers wildfire-resistant design
KB Home and IBHS create first wildfire-resistant neighborhood in California, demonstrating innovative fire-prevention construction techniques.