Despite a higher chance of surviving a fire, the reason not all new homes are built passively is the cost. It can be up to 7% more expensive to build a passive house compared to a more traditional one, according to the Passive House Network.David Schechter, Chance Horner and Aparna Zalani look at the the experience of folks in Colorado, post Marshall Fire for lessons for rebuilding, following the recent/ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. In particular Passive House and the idea of mandatory wildfire construction codes get airtime.Elsewhere, the Passive House Accelerator gathered 4 Stories of Fire Resiliencehighlighting "their inherent survivability in wildfire events" how "Passive House design elements in concert closely parallel best practices for fire-resilient design." and sharing details of the RESTORE Passive House.A few related stories on the topic of Passive House...Unzoning; A conversation with Seattle's Mike Eliason about Passivhaus, not-for-profit housing and the marriage of high design with high functionLEED? BREEAM? WELL? Six Major Green Building Labels ExplainedHow one viral home survived the LA firesResilient housing prototypes designed by Marvel Architects utilized a range of self-sustaining strateg...