Under Fire: How We Rebuild After Wildfires

By Emily Pollock
Engineering.com
August 30, 2018
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States

In 2017, wildfires swept across Europe and North America, causing record land loss and property destruction. The 2018 wildfire season is shaping up to be just as bad. …For people building or rebuilding in fire-prone areas, it could be a difficult normal to adjust to. In the wake of these fires, the question is: How do we rebuild stronger after wildfires? Even more importantly, should we? …To build fire-resistant buildings, the builder first needs to understand how wildfires behave. …The first line of defence is keeping the fire from spreading to the house in the first place. Any house in fire country needs a defensible space—an area around a building that has been cleared of vegetation and other debris that could catch fire.

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