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Policy
Los Angeles Halts SB 9 Light-Density Housing in Fire Zones
Los Angeles’ emergency order blocks Senate Bill 9 lot-splits in fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, restoring the single-family pattern that existed before the January inferno. The move underscores tensions between state housing law and local disaster realities.
Building Resilience
LA Rebuilds Come With Terrain, Code Costs Hiding In Plain Sight
Wildfire survivors in Los Angeles now face a second blow: costly landslide safety mandates and soaring insurance premiums, threatening the future of generational neighborhoods. TBD's Richard Lawson reports.
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.
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.
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.





wildfire
Policy 08.21.25
Los Angeles Halts SB 9 Light-Density Housing in Fire Zones
Los Angeles’ emergency order blocks Senate Bill 9 lot-splits in fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, restoring the single-family pattern that existed before the January inferno. The move underscores tensions between state housing law and local disaster realities.
Building Resilience 06.04.25
LA Rebuilds Come With Terrain, Code Costs Hiding In Plain Sight
Wildfire survivors in Los Angeles now face a second blow: costly landslide safety mandates and soaring insurance premiums, threatening the future of generational neighborhoods. TBD's Richard Lawson reports.
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.
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.
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.