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Course Description: AEC Daily: Safety and Sustainability: Preventing Wildfires with Safe Chemistry
Wildfires are becoming more common and severe, posing a significant threat to communities worldwide. Architects and the building industry must adopt a proactive approach to address this issue. In this course, we explore innovative and eco-friendly wildfire defense systems, which can play a vital role in protecting our communities and the environment from the harmful effects of wildfires and addressing the current home insurance crisis.
Discuss the alarming rise in wildfires and their harmful impact on the environment nationally and globally.
Recognize an architect’s role in sustainably safeguarding local communities and proactively addressing the home insurance crisis using eco-friendly systems.
Summarize the various factors related to wildfires that contribute to increased risk to communities.
Enumerate the programs and initiatives that are aimed at sustainably protecting and increasing the safety of vulnerable communities.
Expand on the attributes and benefits of new, nontoxic, environmentally friendly fire-inhibiting products and wildfire defense systems compared to traditional products and methods.