Link to Archinect (Dec. 23, 2025) | In the aftermath of the devastating fires, the architectural community, including organizations, schools, and individuals, mobilized in massive efforts to support affected homeowners and create resources and roadmaps to rebuild. Meanwhile, the fires encouraged conversations over the future of resilient design and how new dwellings in and beyond Los Angeles can better withstand wildfires yet to come.
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the fires breaking out, we have set out the key developments and stories throughout 2025 related to the aftermath of the disaster, the rebuilding efforts, and how it could change the way homes are built in fire-prone areas in the future. …
While Arup and USGBC California launched a comprehensive rebuilding guide
The 65-page guidance includes recommendations for building back safely and sustainably while reducing costs and is aimed at equipping stakeholders to pursue more equitable, climate-resilient rebuilding solutions across the state, which has lost at least 39,000 properties to damage in the last five years. (Read full article)
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