On October 8th ATA Principal David Arkin presented a Fine Homebuilding Webinar, sponsored by Rockwool, on the topic of ‘Building Homes to Survive Wildfires’. With several dozen of our firms projects having either survived a wildfire or being on a site where one burned, David was able to illustrate the webinar with details as well as stories of survivors.  

With 501 attendees, it had the highest attendance of any FHB webinar, undoubtedly due to interest in this topic with the increasing need for fire resistance in a changing climate, and the unfortunate scale of loss especially over the past two seasons. The webinar touches briefly on the ways buildings can store carbon, and be part of the climate solution as well. You can view it at the link below; the presentation is 45 minutes long, with 30 minutes of Q&A after.  

https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2021/07/29/building-homes-to-survive-wildfires