Wildfire risk is no longer a theoretical concern in Southern California—it’s a design constraint. For homeowners building in Malibu, Calabasas, and other Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) zones, fire resilience has become just as important as layout, views, and finishes. The good news is that modern construction methods allow homes to be both architecturally refined and materially resilient. The challenge is knowing which decisions actually matter—and which are simply check-the-
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