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What's a Passive House design? Here's what L.A. can learn from Colorado's worst fire as it looks to rebuild

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A new Colorado state law aims to change the way homes most threatened by wildfires are built.

A million structures are built in places that where there's a threat of wildfire.

Colorado 's Wildfire Resiliency Code Board will identify areas with the highest wildfire threats and enforce mandatory wildfire construction codes.

In Los Angeles , where the Palisades and Eaton Fires were fueled by Santa Ana winds, one Passive House was the only one still standing.

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