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USGBC California outlines home‑hardening, electrification and community resilience steps
Summary
Ben Stapleton of the U.S. Green Building Council of California briefed the NDL Sustainability Commission on wildfire hardening, training for landscapers and contractors, and community resilience tools such as batteries and resilience hubs. He said about 1,800 people have completed USGBC trainings.
Ben Stapleton, executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council of California, told the NDL Sustainability Commission on Oct. 27 that the organization has expanded home‑ and landscape‑hardening work since the 2018–19 Thomas and Woolsey fires and now offers contractor and landscaper certifications aimed at reducing ember‑driven loss.
Stapleton said USGBC California has certified roughly 1,800 people through landscape and home‑hardening classes and maintains a group‑purchasing platform to help residents buy low‑cost, fire‑resilient…
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