About this Event
Learn the latest practical strategies for rebuilding safer, more resilient, and more sustainable homes—now based on the newly updated California Wildfire Rebuilding Guide.
The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires underscored the growing scale and urgency of climate-driven disasters—and the importance of how we rebuild.
This updated training draws directly from the new version of , incorporating lessons learned from wildfire survivors, community organizations, builders, utilities, insurers, and resilience experts throughout the rebuilding process.
Designed for homeowners, building professionals, contractors, planners, landscape professionals, and community members, the course provides practical guidance for making informed rebuilding decisions that improve safety, resilience, sustainability, and long-term building performance.
What’s Updated:
Participants will explore updated guidance and resources, including:
- Updated Zone 0 guidance and defensible space strategies
- Soil testing and remediation following wildfire
- Fire-resistant building materials and assemblies
- Cost-effective home electrification
- Water resilience and smart water-saving strategies
- Renewable energy and battery storage
- Available incentives and opportunities to combine funding resources
- Strategies that can support both wildfire resilience and home insurability
- Long-term resilience to wildfire and other climate hazards
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the three primary wildfire ignition pathways and assess site vulnerabilities
- Apply defensible space best practices across Zones 0–2
- Select fire-resistant building materials and assemblies for roofs, walls, vents, and windows
- Design for emergency access and water resilience
- Integrate renewable energy and storage for resilience and preparedness
- Connect wildfire-resilient strategies with green building, low-carbon design, and long-term sustainability goals
Find more Wildfire Defense Rebuilding Support and Recovery Resources .
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Event venue & nearby stays
Palisades Community Renewal Center, 3212 Nebraska Avenue, Santa Monica, United States
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