Name
Build Smarter for Wildfire: Practical Strategies for Homes, Neighborhoods, and Communities
Date & Time
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 1:10 PM - 1:35 PM
Speakers
Description
As wildfire risk expands across the U.S., resilience is no longer optional—it’s actionable. This session will explore how builders, designers, and contractors reduce wildfire vulnerability at the parcel, neighborhood, and community levels. From retrofit strategies to new construction practices, attendees will learn how small, practical choices—like material selection, detailing, and site planning—can reduce risk. The session will highlight the power of collaboration, including how communities can organize, share resources, and create economies of scale to make resilience more accessible. Whether you’re designing, building, or retrofitting, you’ll leave with tangible steps to strengthen homes and neighborhoods against wildfire.
Learning Objectives
• Explain how wildfire risk can be reduced through design, construction, and site planning decisions: Participants will be able to describe how material selection, detailing, and planning choices influence wildfire vulnerability at the parcel level.
• Identify practical strategies for strengthening homes and neighborhoods against wildfire: Participants will be able to recognize retrofit and new construction approaches that reduce risk across residential projects.
• Apply collaborative approaches to improve community-level wildfire resilience: Participants will be able to evaluate how coordination among builders, residents, and local partners can expand access to mitigation strategies and create more resilient communities.
• Identify practical strategies for strengthening homes and neighborhoods against wildfire: Participants will be able to recognize retrofit and new construction approaches that reduce risk across residential projects.
• Apply collaborative approaches to improve community-level wildfire resilience: Participants will be able to evaluate how coordination among builders, residents, and local partners can expand access to mitigation strategies and create more resilient communities.