Heres how architects can help LA's fire recovery efforts now
Architects looking to help in the disaster relief and civil response for the ongoing fire situation in Los Angeles County have been asked to contact local chapters/state disaster coordinators who actively are seeking to mobilize their expertise and structural knowledge to aid the public, state, and city agencies.Those certified through the pre-existingAIA Safety Assessment Program (SAP) are encouraged to check in with the status of anticipated building assessment deployments across California. (Please note: you must be licensed in the state you are volunteering in order to do so.)The AIA Los Angeles chapter will be hosting a virtual workshop on January 15th related to its formation of a Wildfire Disaster Response Ad Hoc Task Force. A Designers Guide to Navigating FEMA Programswill follow virtually the next day via AIAU.Related on Archinect: DEVELOPING: Los Angeles fires threaten iconic architecture and homesContributions to the nonprofit California Architectural Foundation, LA...