KB Home(KB Home)使用防火材料在加利福尼亚州建造第一个美国“野火抗火区”。 KB Home builds first U.S. "wildfire resilient" neighborhood in California, using fire-resistant materials.

KB Home开发了第一个防火社区,即加利福尼亚州埃斯康迪多的Dixon Trail, 使用防火的石棺和双层窗户等材料尽量减少野火破坏。 KB Home has developed the first fire-resistant neighborhood, Dixon Trail in Escondido, California, using materials like flame-resistant stucco and double-paned windows to minimize wildfire damage. 在64所房屋中, 有一半是建造的, 这个项目被作为美国首个「野火抗灾社区」销售。 With half of the 64 homes built, the project is marketed as the first "wildfire resilient neighborhood" in the U.S. 家庭防火的成本可能很大,从2 000美元到100 000美元以上不等,但保险业已开始为这种变化提供奖励。 The cost to make a home fire-resistant can range widely, from $2,000 to over $100,000, but the insurance industry is beginning to offer incentives for such changes.