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Welcome to the first fire-resistant neighborhood. Now what about the rest of California?

calmatters.org This ‘wildfire resilient neighborhood’ shows how much CA housing has to change

For years, wildfire-resilient home and neighborhood design has been a niche consideration for many California homeowners. January’s Los Angeles firestorms have made it feel more like an urgent necessity.

This ‘wildfire resilient neighborhood’ shows how much CA housing has to change

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29095559

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  • Middle of the article shows these KB Homes under construction are still using wood lumber and not steel for framing.

    So, nothing new really here. Slightly more-ish "fire-resistant"...but not the better fireproofing building standard steel.