After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
After wildfires destroyed more than 15,000 structures in California, builder KB Home is developing a community of ...
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What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping
Windows: Dual-pane windows with one pane using tempered glass that won’t shatter during a fire. Screens can catch embers and reduce heat. Vents: Ember and flame-resistant vents come equipped ...
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State releasing new fire maps for Southern California. Here’s why they matter
which mandates that homes have fire-resistant roofs and rain gutters, have outer walls capable of withstanding heat and flames for up to an hour, have double-pane windows with tempered, shatter-proof ...
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Want to own a historic ranch with its own air strip in Woodside or a fire-resistant home in Palo Alto?
The all-electric home in Palo Alto is made with steel framing and wrapped in fire-resistant panels ... concrete and glass state-of-the-art building set inside a specially dug cave after the ...
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State releasing new fire maps for Southern California. Here’s why they matter
shatter-proof glass and ember-resistant attic and garage vents. Landscaping: Residents in very-high fire zones also will have to maintain “defensible space” within 100 feet of buildings ...