When it comes to natural disasters, everyone is equal—whether you live in a luxurious mansion or government-subsidized housing, whether you're in the United States or Africa, disasters remind us of how fragile wealth, fame, and status truly are. Embracing kindness and cherishing the present should be the mindset we adopt.
From the perspective of architectural and civil engineering, ensuring a home’s survival in apocalyptic events like massive wildfires requires a systemic overhaul. Comprehensive urban planning is particularly critical, such as optimizing water resources, power systems, and neighborhood layouts. This, in turn, should inform the overall design of urban firefighting and disaster response systems. Achieving these goals would likely require national, or at least statewide, coordination for maximum effectiveness.
On the scale of individual buildings, the use of genuinely fire-resistant construction materials and the implementation of efficient and durable smoke management systems are essential to minimize casualties and property damage. At the very least, with these measures in place, even if a house is destroyed by fire, its structure and foundation can be repaired and reinforced for reconstruction, significantly reducing rebuilding costs.
This is, of course, just my humble opinion, offered for discussion.
I was sure the Pacific Palisades house my family loved was the last one I’d ever live in. Now I can hardly convince myself that it’s gone forever, writes Karl Taro Greenfeld.
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9moWas there, saw that 🤓. Nice campaign in the Capitol!