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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> spike@rainier66.com <spike@rainier66.com> <br><b>…</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoPlainText>> _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>…That's what architects are designing now for fire risk areas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>But they are trying to make concrete design attractive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>BillK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91260499/no-shrubs-and-lots-of-concrete-this-is-what-a-fire-resistant-house-looks-like">https://www.fastcompany.com/91260499/no-shrubs-and-lots-of-concrete-this-is-what-a-fire-resistant-house-looks-like</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Quotes:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>…No shrubs and lots of concrete: This is what a fire-resistant house looks like There’s no such thing as a fire-proof house, but certain design choices can help protect a home during a wildfire.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>By Nate Berg 15 Jan 2025<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>…She designs homes that set out, from the start, to do away with many of the physical features that make older homes susceptible to fire….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After the big 1989 earthquake, many California building codes changed. The homes built since 1992 have features such as narrow eves, crack-stop stucco externals, concrete shingle with metal lathe interfaces everywhere. The home can burn if ignited from within, but is quite unlikely to be ignited by falling embers. A neighborhood built after 1992 is highly unlikely to combust in a chain reaction, as was seen in the Los Angeles area.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>