wildfire defense

Link to Forbes.com (March 25, 2025) | LA area residents who lost their homes, or had heavy damage, during the January fires have a long and difficult road to recovery ahead… What are the takeaways from this tragedy for others involved in developing, building, buying, owning and, yes, regulating home construction in high risk fire […]

Link to Spectrum News 1 (Feb. 20, 2025) | More than 16,000 homes and structures were destroyed by the Los Angeles-area fires, leaving many homeowners looking for a wildfire defense approach as they rebuild. It’s a position California residents have been increasingly facing, as wildfires become more common in the state. In response, the California Office of Emergency […]

Link to ABC7 (Nov. 21, 2023) | “We always like to say, fires don’t cause wildfire burned down homes, it’s embers that do that,” said Ben Stapleton, the executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles, a nonprofit promoting sustainable and resilient buildings through education and community engagement. “It really has to be about communities,” […]