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Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

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Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

How IBHS’s Fred Malik and the FORTIFIED program are redefining risk, reshaping design, and restoring trust through science-backed, community-wide resilience. Malik takes a deep dive into the issues and implications for builders with contributor Richard Lawson.

Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

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.

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

Building Resilience

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

California’s rush to rebuild raises tough questions: Should fast-track rebuilding replicate past risks? We begin our Building Resilience series by exploring how homebuilders, policymakers, and communities can build safer, longer-lasting homes come what may.

Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust

Leadership

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.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Leadership

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Explore how strategic insurance partnerships and proactive risk management can help homebuilders navigate rising natural hazards and market volatility.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Resiliency In Action: Homebuilders Unite As LA Wildfires Burn

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Resiliency In Action: Homebuilders Unite As LA Wildfires Burn

How Plant Prefab and industry leaders are sparking innovative collaborations to rebuild homes and hope in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.

A Reckoning: Catastrophic Wildfires Challenge Builders

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A Reckoning: Catastrophic Wildfires Challenge Builders

The LA wildfires are a stark reminder of the growing intersection of climate risks, housing affordability, and insurance availability. Homebuilding leaders must confront these escalating crises with empathy, strategic action, and a commitment to long-term resilience.

Insurance Challenges Demand Adaptations Amid Rising Risks

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Insurance Challenges Demand Adaptations Amid Rising Risks

Homebuilding executives face new challenges in home insurance costs and climate risks, prompting proactive strategies for affordability and resilience.

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Westwood Insurance Agency

Building Trust Through  Transparency in Homebuying

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Building Trust Through Transparency in Homebuying

In a housing market environment wracked by tumult, uncertainty, and volatility, transparency -- both in person-to-person interactions and in digital platforms -- is a strategic imperative for homebuilders.

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Westwood Insurance Agency

A Majority Of New-Home Markets Are Water Stressed

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A Majority Of New-Home Markets Are Water Stressed

Addressing both outdoor and indoor water use in new construction will be key to reducing the stress on U.S. water resources. Here are some strategies for homebuilders to achieve more efficient water use.

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Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

Policy

Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

How IBHS’s Fred Malik and the FORTIFIED program are redefining risk, reshaping design, and restoring trust through science-backed, community-wide resilience. Malik takes a deep dive into the issues and implications for builders with contributor Richard Lawson.

Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

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.

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

Building Resilience

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

California’s rush to rebuild raises tough questions: Should fast-track rebuilding replicate past risks? We begin our Building Resilience series by exploring how homebuilders, policymakers, and communities can build safer, longer-lasting homes come what may.

Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust

Leadership

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.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Leadership

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Explore how strategic insurance partnerships and proactive risk management can help homebuilders navigate rising natural hazards and market volatility.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

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Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

Policy 05.09.25

Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience

How IBHS’s Fred Malik and the FORTIFIED program are redefining risk, reshaping design, and restoring trust through science-backed, community-wide resilience. Malik takes a deep dive into the issues and implications for builders with contributor Richard Lawson.

Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

Building Resilience 04.30.25

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.

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

Building Resilience 02.23.25

Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed

California’s rush to rebuild raises tough questions: Should fast-track rebuilding replicate past risks? We begin our Building Resilience series by exploring how homebuilders, policymakers, and communities can build safer, longer-lasting homes come what may.

Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust

Leadership 02.13.25

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.

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Leadership 01.16.25

Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market

Explore how strategic insurance partnerships and proactive risk management can help homebuilders navigate rising natural hazards and market volatility.