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Insurance Moves Upstream in Homebuilders’ Land Decisions
Climate risk and carrier retreat are redrawing the development map. Builders who treat insurability like infrastructure can protect projects and margins.
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Westwood Insurance Agency
Building Resilience
Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?
Los Angeles grapples with rebuilding after January’s devastating fires. One Idaho company thinks hemp-based materials could be the future of resilient home construction.
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Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale
Escondido, CA-area’s Dixon Trail becomes the nation’s first IBHS-certified Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood—fusing resilience, affordability, and innovation into a new model for community design.
Architecture
Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency
Demand to build homes with materials that can withstand the increasingly frequent and intense wildfires is growing. However, whether the permitting process can keep pace with the demand has become an increasingly-contested, and urgent issue.
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Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust
A home sale hinges on predictability, efficiency, and confidence. In a high-risk insurance market, builders need data-driven solutions to remove obstacles for buyers.
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Westwood Insurance Agency
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Insurance Moves Upstream in Homebuilders’ Land Decisions
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Los Angeles grapples with rebuilding after January’s devastating fires. One Idaho company thinks hemp-based materials could be the future of resilient home construction.
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Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale
Escondido, CA-area’s Dixon Trail becomes the nation’s first IBHS-certified Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood—fusing resilience, affordability, and innovation into a new model for community design.
Architecture 03.06.25
Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency
Demand to build homes with materials that can withstand the increasingly frequent and intense wildfires is growing. However, whether the permitting process can keep pace with the demand has become an increasingly-contested, and urgent issue.
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Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust
A home sale hinges on predictability, efficiency, and confidence. In a high-risk insurance market, builders need data-driven solutions to remove obstacles for buyers.
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