Nov. 12th Technical Dinner: Protecting Your Assets the WUI Way

Synopsis of Presentation:

Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. In California this has manifested as hotter, drier, longer, and windier weather. All of these combine to increase fire danger. These dangers are increased at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). The area where human development meets or intermingles with the natural environment. This presentation will review case studies of fires impact on buildings in the WUI. It will highlight good design practices for decreasing the risk of fire on buildings within the WUI and will also review historical solutions to fire danger.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the impacts of climate change on the built environment from empirical data.
2. Comprehend the cascading effects that weather and the natural environment cause on the built environment.
3. Understand how site conditions affect the survivability of structures in the built environment. Understand WUI Standards
4. Learn what building components can be utilized in a building design for the best cost benefit per square foot for disaster recovery.

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