Santa Rosa Press Democrat3d
Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire Los Angeles considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
LAist4d
Building after the fires
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to consider a building permit "self-certification" program, which would allow ...
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What Los Angeles can do to make its homes safer from wildfires as it rebuilds
Seidl noted that current building codes are safer than decades ... The abundance of wood construction in the US is a result of both tradition and the lower cost of wood. But the need to quickly ...
Reuters28d
Los Angeles wildfires spark interest in adobe, natural building materials
Natural building using ... materials such as adobe. Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella, one of the officials coordinating site clean-up and construction permitting, told ...
The Washington Post28d
The L.A. fires are just the beginning of a crisis spreading across the country
People need to be discouraged from building again and again in high-risk areas. As the Los Angeles fires are brought under control, the focus will turn to rebuilding. It’s easy to say city ...
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Once home to Morrison Hotel, historic building in downtown Los Angeles goes up in flames
Flames ripped through the building that was once the historic Morrison Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Thursday ... in the drawing and planning phase of construction when the 110-year-old building ...
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The Impact of Wildfires on Building Codes: Reflections on the Recent Los Angeles Fires
A Chase Bank branch on Sunset Boulevard burning on January 8. Image © CAL FIRE_Official via Wikipedia under Public Domain License It has been nearly three weeks ...