
? 在加州野火摧毀超過1.5萬棟建筑后,,建筑公司KB Home正在開發(fā)防火型社區(qū),,幫助業(yè)主抵御未來災(zāi)害,。這些住宅采用耐火屋頂和緩沖區(qū)等設(shè)計,可阻止火勢蔓延,。在圣迭戈郊外新建的迪克森步道社區(qū),,每套住宅的起售價為100萬美元。
洛杉磯特大野火摧毀逾1.5萬棟建筑(其中許多是保險不足或無保險房屋)后,,KB Home公司正在開發(fā)一個"防火型"社區(qū),,旨在幫助業(yè)主規(guī)避下一場災(zāi)難。
位于加州埃斯孔迪多市(圣迭戈郊區(qū))的迪克森步道社區(qū)將建設(shè)64棟住宅,,所有建筑均符合美國商業(yè)與住宅安全保險協(xié)會(Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety,,IBHS)制定的嚴格建筑與社區(qū)級防火標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
該社區(qū)住宅的起售價為100萬美元,,最高可達數(shù)百萬美元,。根據(jù)Redfin的數(shù)據(jù),埃斯孔迪多市新房的中位價為74.3萬美元,。
公司新聞稿顯示,,提升住宅防火性能的細節(jié)設(shè)計包括:A級耐火屋頂、不可燃排水溝和外墻覆層,、雙層鋼化玻璃或防火玻璃磚窗戶,、防火焰和余燼的通風(fēng)口等。開發(fā)商與埃斯孔迪多市政府合作調(diào)整建筑規(guī)范,,以適應(yīng)防火改造需求,。
為防止火勢擴散,,幾乎所有建筑間距保持10英尺(約3米)。每棟房屋外圍設(shè)有5英尺(約1.5米)不可燃緩沖區(qū),,禁止業(yè)主在此區(qū)域種植任何植物,。
KB Home公司全國合同與工作室供應(yīng)鏈高級副總裁史蒂夫·魯夫納表示,鑒于加州及埃斯孔迪多地區(qū)面臨的野火威脅,,公司預(yù)計迪克森步道這種開創(chuàng)性住宅將受市場熱捧,。
他對《財富》雜志表示:“我們希望客戶既能省錢又能安心。我認為這兩個目標(biāo)可以兼得,。成為行業(yè)先行者令人振奮,。”

今年1月洛杉磯周邊阿爾塔迪納,、太平洋帕利塞茲和馬利布社區(qū)的特大野火,,暴露出加州許多住宅面臨的野火風(fēng)險。據(jù)AccuWeather估算,,火災(zāi)造成約2,500億美元經(jīng)濟損失,,成為美國史上損失最慘重的自然災(zāi)害之一。
雖然野火已平息,,但災(zāi)害風(fēng)險猶存,。加州林業(yè)與消防局(California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,CAL FIRE)的最新火災(zāi)風(fēng)險地圖顯示,,南加州(含圣迭戈地區(qū))“極高火災(zāi)危險區(qū)”的面積自2011年以來擴大了26%,,達到817,212英畝。

KB Home可持續(xù)發(fā)展副總裁雅各布·阿塔拉指出,,在多家保險公司縮減或退出加州業(yè)務(wù)之際,,迪克森步道社區(qū)的住宅除了額外的防火性能外,還可能帶來保險優(yōu)惠和環(huán)保效益,。
阿塔拉對《財富》雜志表示:“降低住宅的火災(zāi)風(fēng)險可能轉(zhuǎn)化為更低的房屋保費,,延續(xù)我們多年來堅持的可負擔(dān)住房使命?!?/p>
魯夫納表示,,防火型住宅項目積累的經(jīng)驗將分享給加州建筑行業(yè)協(xié)會(California Building Industry Association,BIA)和美國商業(yè)與住宅安全保險協(xié)會,,以助力全州建筑商提升建筑的消防安全水平,。
魯夫納稱,目前已有三分之一的房屋已經(jīng)售出,,兩戶業(yè)主已經(jīng)入住,。他還表示,社區(qū)另有30棟在建住宅,,全部64棟住宅將在年內(nèi)竣工,。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
? 在加州野火摧毀超過1.5萬棟建筑后,,建筑公司KB Home正在開發(fā)防火型社區(qū),幫助業(yè)主抵御未來災(zāi)害,。這些住宅采用耐火屋頂和緩沖區(qū)等設(shè)計,,可阻止火勢蔓延。在圣迭戈郊外新建的迪克森步道社區(qū),,每套住宅的起售價為100萬美元,。
洛杉磯特大野火摧毀逾1.5萬棟建筑(其中許多是保險不足或無保險房屋)后,KB Home公司正在開發(fā)一個"防火型"社區(qū),,旨在幫助業(yè)主規(guī)避下一場災(zāi)難,。
位于加州埃斯孔迪多市(圣迭戈郊區(qū))的迪克森步道社區(qū)將建設(shè)64棟住宅,所有建筑均符合美國商業(yè)與住宅安全保險協(xié)會(Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety,,IBHS)制定的嚴格建筑與社區(qū)級防火標(biāo)準(zhǔn),。
該社區(qū)住宅的起售價為100萬美元,最高可達數(shù)百萬美元,。根據(jù)Redfin的數(shù)據(jù),,埃斯孔迪多市新房的中位價為74.3萬美元。
公司新聞稿顯示,,提升住宅防火性能的細節(jié)設(shè)計包括:A級耐火屋頂,、不可燃排水溝和外墻覆層、雙層鋼化玻璃或防火玻璃磚窗戶,、防火焰和余燼的通風(fēng)口等,。開發(fā)商與埃斯孔迪多市政府合作調(diào)整建筑規(guī)范,以適應(yīng)防火改造需求,。
為防止火勢擴散,幾乎所有建筑間距保持10英尺(約3米),。每棟房屋外圍設(shè)有5英尺(約1.5米)不可燃緩沖區(qū),,禁止業(yè)主在此區(qū)域種植任何植物。
KB Home公司全國合同與工作室供應(yīng)鏈高級副總裁史蒂夫·魯夫納表示,,鑒于加州及埃斯孔迪多地區(qū)面臨的野火威脅,,公司預(yù)計迪克森步道這種開創(chuàng)性住宅將受市場熱捧。
他對《財富》雜志表示:“我們希望客戶既能省錢又能安心,。我認為這兩個目標(biāo)可以兼得,。成為行業(yè)先行者令人振奮?!?/p>
今年1月洛杉磯周邊阿爾塔迪納,、太平洋帕利塞茲和馬利布社區(qū)的特大野火,暴露出加州許多住宅面臨的野火風(fēng)險,。據(jù)AccuWeather估算,,火災(zāi)造成約2,500億美元經(jīng)濟損失,,成為美國史上損失最慘重的自然災(zāi)害之一。
雖然野火已平息,,但災(zāi)害風(fēng)險猶存,。加州林業(yè)與消防局(California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,CAL FIRE)的最新火災(zāi)風(fēng)險地圖顯示,,南加州(含圣迭戈地區(qū))“極高火災(zāi)危險區(qū)”的面積自2011年以來擴大了26%,,達到817,212英畝。
KB Home可持續(xù)發(fā)展副總裁雅各布·阿塔拉指出,,在多家保險公司縮減或退出加州業(yè)務(wù)之際,,迪克森步道社區(qū)的住宅除了額外的防火性能外,還可能帶來保險優(yōu)惠和環(huán)保效益,。
阿塔拉對《財富》雜志表示:“降低住宅的火災(zāi)風(fēng)險可能轉(zhuǎn)化為更低的房屋保費,,延續(xù)我們多年來堅持的可負擔(dān)住房使命?!?/p>
魯夫納表示,,防火型住宅項目積累的經(jīng)驗將分享給加州建筑行業(yè)協(xié)會(California Building Industry Association,BIA)和美國商業(yè)與住宅安全保險協(xié)會,,以助力全州建筑商提升建筑的消防安全水平,。
魯夫納稱,目前已有三分之一的房屋已經(jīng)售出,,兩戶業(yè)主已經(jīng)入住,。他還表示,社區(qū)另有30棟在建住宅,,全部64棟住宅將在年內(nèi)竣工,。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
? After wildfires destroyed more than 15,000 structures in California, builder KB Home is developing a community of fire-resilient homes to help homeowners weather any future disasters. The homes include details such as fire-rated roofs and buffer zones to prevent the spread of wildfire. Homes in the new Dixon Trail community outside of San Diego start at $1 million.
In the aftermath of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed more than 15,000 structures including many under-insured and uninsured homes, KB Home is developing a “fire-resilient” community to help homeowners avoid the next disaster.
The new Dixon Trail community in Escondido, Calif., just outside of San Diego, will include 64 homes that meet the stringent home and neighborhood-level wildfire resilience standards developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
The homes start at $1 million and can range into the low millions of dollars. The median price of a new home in Escondido is $743,000, according to Redfin.
The details that make the homes more resilient to wildfires include class A fire-rated roofs, noncombustible gutters and siding, windows with two panes of tempered-glass or fire-resistant glass blocks, and vents that are resistant to flame and embers, according to a company press release. The builder worked with the city of Escondido to adapt building codes in order to accommodate the fire-resilient changes.
To prevent the spread of fire, almost all structures are built 10 feet apart from each other, and each home includes a 5-foot noncombustible buffer around its perimeter where homeowners can’t plant anything.
Given the threat of wildfire in California and in the Escondido area, the company expects solid demand for the pioneering Dixon Trail homes, said Steve Ruffner, KB Home senior vice president of national contracts and studio supply chain.
“We want [our customers] to be able to save money and feel safe. And I think both of these can be accomplished. And so it’s exciting for us to be the first to do it,” he told Fortune.
The destructive January wildfires in the Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu neighborhoods surrounding Los Angeles highlighted the wildfire risk many California homes face. Economic losses from the fires are estimated at around $250 billion, according to AccuWeather, making the wildfires one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
While the wildfires have subsided, the risk of disaster remains as the most recent fire risk map from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) shows that across Southern California, which includes the San Diego area, areas with a “very high fire hazard” have grown 26% to 817,212 acres since 2011.
In addition to the extra protection against wildfires, Dixon Trail homes may come with insurance and sustainability benefits, said Jacob Atalla, vice president of sustainability at KB Home, just as several insurers are reducing or eliminating their business in California.
“Potentially lowering the risk profile of these homes may result in lower home insurance premiums, and therefore continue with the affordability mission that we’ve been on for many years,” Atalla told Fortune.
Any learnings gathered from the development of the fire-resilient homes will also be shared with the California Building Industry Association (BIA) and IBHS to help builders improve fire safety for structures across the state, Ruffner said.
Already, one-third of the homes have sold, and two buyers have already moved in, Ruffner said. Another 30 homes are under construction, and all 64 homes should be completed in a year, he added.