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SUMMARY:Fire Resistant Homes: Building Strategies that Reduce Risk
DESCRIPTION:Wildfires are reshaping how Californians think about housing safety and resilience. Attendees will gain comprehension about common home risks and vulnerabilities\, fire resistant features\, and risk reduction strategies. \nIn 2025\, two legal documents related to fire risk and real estate were updated; Department of Real Estate’s Transfer Disclosure Statement requirements and a section of CA’s T24 building code specific to fire resistance of homes.\nWe’re seeing increasing evidence that features typical to efficient\, higher performance homes are intrinsically fire resistant. Air tightness\, durable\, non-combustible roofs and cladding\, simple architectural forms\, no vents\, high performance windows… are recognized as contributing factors to homes that have survived fires as well as preventing smoke intrusion. Prevention of fires and resulting damage also helps decrease air pollution and related emissions that impact human health. \nIn these two hours we’ll explore key causes of ignition as well as examples of homes that survived fires and why. We will cover non-combustible roofing\, cladding\, considerations of architectural form\, and details of many common measures that reduce risk of ignition as well as new innovations in materials and systems.\nAttendees will increase their comprehension of the definition and benefits of resilience\, not only to the structure but also to human health and safety\, and what measures increase a homes’ resilience during power losses and extreme events including fires.\nWe’ll explore the details of several impressive fire rebuild projects.\nIn closing\, attendees will engage in a class exercise and discussion around valuation of homes that have been upgraded to increase their fire-resistance. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Identify common home vulnerabilities to fire\n2. Become familiarized with examples of homes that survived fires and why\n3. State common efficiency and performance measures that increase fire resistance\n4. State multiple health\, safety\, efficiency\, resilience and fire-resistance benefits of science-based building principles\, including air leakage and temperature control.\n5. Recognize specific fire-resistant features and risk reduction strategies.\n6. Apply knowledge to home design\, construction details and real estate decision making.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/fire-resistant-homes-building-strategies-that-reduce-risk/
CATEGORIES:San Diego LEARN
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