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Rebuilding homes and communities lost to the recent Los Angeles County wildfires is a monumental challenge\u2014one that requires collaboration, expertise, and innovative solutions.<\/p>\n
Last week, over 800 architects, engineers, designers, contractors, and developers joined\u00a0Rebuilding Together<\/em>, a sold-out two-day summit hosted on February 13 and 14 by Los Angeles County Public Works to help identify ways to fast track rebuilding of communities devastated by the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Originally planned as a single-day event,\u00a0Rebuilding Together<\/em>\u00a0expanded due to overwhelming interest, highlighting the building industry\u2019s commitment to helping communities rebuild stronger and faster.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thrilled this convening took place because there is a lot of rebuilding work ahead of us and we need to work smart,\u201d said\u00a0Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger<\/strong>. \u201cWe need every voice at the table so our County can facilitate an efficient and timely recovery. This isn\u2019t just about rebuilding structures\u2013it\u2019s about restoring whole communities so that families have a place to call home and businesses can re-open and thrive. I encourage professionals from the rebuilding community to connect with our County\u2019s Public Works Department. We value and need the expertise, agility, and scalability of private industry.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0Rebuilding Together\u00a0<\/em>sessions provided a collaborative platform for industry leaders to offer input in four main areas:\u00a0permit streamlining<\/strong>, which consists of reducing delays and simplifying the approval process;\u00a0innovative housing construction<\/strong>, which explores new approaches for rapid, cost-efficient rebuilding;\u00a0resilient design and materials<\/strong>, which includes enhancing fire-resistant building standards; and\u00a0contracting opportunities<\/strong>, which focuses on expanding access to rebuilding contracts for local industry professionals.<\/p>\n “Los Angeles County remains committed to working alongside industry professionals and local communities to refine and improve rebuilding efforts,”\u00a0Barger<\/strong>\u00a0stated. “I encourage industry professionals to view the\u00a0Virtual Workshop<\/a>\u00a0where feedback can be provided on key topics, including permit streamlining, innovative housing, and resilient design. Your input is important and matters.”<\/p>\n A presenter addresses the audience on...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70908,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70907\/revisions\/70908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Click](\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbNqBLiFb_R1BEtA-MT-1FTvJHAVCCLrJZBzrY3oaY5FwCfczbhoA3IVKSXGVxjWtnT6xDAoxJCExuQhS0aAD-Uf14ItileMk9WQOVzSniywwFXHcdyN804xrmlrWVyvcI_2XZ9aJlUwzf7D4nwEXC5x9mQ6pMEl7271S5glzFtjQ2AxHY5BudxYP4j1NTmVFk960kYJpzbMucTAFD5cJ9SnhJo898gJH769-8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2025\/02\/11086110\/6015751\/20250214-roundtablefirereconstructionevent-3474_crop.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAn attendee reads public feedback boards at Los Angeles County’s Rebuilding Together workshop (Photo credit: LA County Public Works)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nA participant holds a program at Los Angeles County’s Rebuilding Together workshop (Photo credit: LA County Public Works)<\/em><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"