Session Topics List

2023 Program Topics

The 2023 program topics have been developed by our wonderful technical program committee. Review the session descriptions here.


  • 3D printed wildfire resilient housing
  • Build it Better with Blocks
  • Building Code Requirements and Limitations
  • California Building Insurance - the state’s future standards and best practices for wildfire mitigation and resilience
  • Community resilience for wildfires: research on impacts and recovery
  • Construction technologies for sustainable wildfire-resilient buildings
  • Electrical Safety Infrastructure for Wildfires
  • Evaluating Services: Vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies
  • FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs & Opportunities
  • Home Hardening & Defensible Space Evaluation Innovation
  • Lessons Learned from Existing Communities - Rebuilding & Recovery
  • Modern Affordable Earthen Construction Methods Leading to High Fire Resiliency
  • NIST Camp Fire Research with CAL FIRE Overview
  • Preparing Communities for Wildfire Through Mitigation, Funding, and Equity
  • The Current State of Oregon’s 2021 Omnibus Wildfire Bill (Senate Bill 762)
  • Translating Science into Policy: Planning for Wildfire Resilience in California
     

Read more about the sessions here