Building Homes to Survive Wildfires

If it seems like wildfires are in the news more often these days, that’s because the number of burned acres per year has been increasing steadily for decades. Recent years have seen devastating losses due to wildfires. Some wildfire-prone areas are very desirable parts of the country to live in. Because of that, statistics may not keep people from building new homes in these places. This leaves us to ask the question: can a house be designed and built to survive wildfires? The answer is yes, but it is no small feat. This webinar will both discuss the defensive details that give a home the greatest chance of surviving a wildfire, including recommendations for landscape design, roof and wall construction techniques, building material selections, and outbuilding design and placement, among other consideration.
In this webinar you will:
-Hear survival stories of several homes built in wildfire country (including some straw bale homes)
-Learn about rebuilding process after losing homes/cabins to fire
-Learn how passive survivability and low-carbon design are important factors to benefit our environment and not feed the climate change that is increasing wildfires.
-Have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation
-Download the related whitepaper: www.finehomebu...
Online resources cited in this webinar:
ROCKWOOL Fire Performance Education Center: www.rockwool.c...
Fire-Safety Advantages of ROCKWOOL Stone Wool Insulation: www.rockwool.c...
FEMA Homebuilders Guide to Rebuilding in Fire Zones: www.fema.gov/s...
Ready for Wildfire (CalFire; see Home Hardening): www.readyforwi...
Living With Fire (UNR; download the Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide): www.livingwith...
CASBA Fire Survivor Article: www.strawbuild...
CASBA Free Download of Residential Strawbale Code Appendix S w/Commentary: www.strawbuild...
ATA News re: Survivors, Free Home Plans, etc.: www.arkintilt....
FHB ‘Decks that Stand Up to Wildfire’ by Paul DeGroot: www.finehomebu...
FHB ‘Building to Survive in Wildfire Country’ by Scott Gibson: www.finehomebu...
GBA 'Time to Give Straw Another Look’ by David Arkin: www.greenbuild...
Builders for Climate Action BEAM Carbon Estimator: www.buildersfo...
Carbon Smart Materials Palette: materialspalet...
AIA 2030 Commitment: www.aia.org/re...
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