{"id":53070,"date":"2025-05-22T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=53070"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:59:10","slug":"la-wildfire-recovery","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/news\/la-wildfire-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk supports pre-approved home designs and AI-powered permitting to accelerate Los Angeles wildfire recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Autodesk is providing funding, software, and technical expertise to accelerate recovery and support climate-resilient rebuilding in wildfire-affected areas of Los Angeles.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Autodesk is backing The Foothill Catalog Foundation, a volunteer-led nonprofit creating a first-of-its-kind catalog of 100% pre-approved, modular home designs. Co-developed with community input, these designs will cut permitting timelines from over a year to weeks and reduce architectural costs for survivors by up to 95%.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Today, Autodesk announced new funding, technology, and support to accelerate rebuilding efforts in wildfire-affected areas of Los Angeles, following this January\u2019s devastating fires across the region. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Autodesk is partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foothillcatalog.org\/\">The Foothill Catalog Foundation<\/a> (TFCF)<\/strong>, a nonprofit organization and network of volunteers creating a first-of-its-kind catalog of modular, pre-approved home designs for survivors of fires in the Los Angeles region. The plans provided through TFCF are expected to reduce architectural and permitting costs for survivors\u2014which can often exceed tens of thousands of dollars\u2014by up to 95%. The plans will also help cut permitting timelines\u2014which can take up to a year\u2014down to a matter of weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/04\/30\/governor-newsom-announces-launch-of-new-ai-tool-to-supercharge-the-approval-of-building-permits-and-speed-recovery-from-los-angeles-fires\/\">Autodesk is also funding an AI-powered software tool<\/a> <\/strong>to supercharge the approval of building permits and speed recovery from the LA Fires, in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, LA Rises and other companies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> \u201cOur technology powers the industries that are rebuilding Los Angeles\u2014from planning, architecture, engineering, and manufacturing to construction,\u201d said Andrew Anagnost, president and CEO, Autodesk. \u201cThis is about designing and building for resilience\u2014not just to recover from disaster, but to efficiently scale solutions, inspire recovery models everywhere and futureproof our communities.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3>A scalable blueprint for wildfire recovery<\/h3>\n<p> With Autodesk\u2019s support, TFCF is enlisting hundreds of volunteer architects, engineers, and students to create home designs tailored to neighborhoods like Altadena. The plans will meet stringent climate resilience standards, including resistance to extreme heat, wildfire, and power outages, while preserving the region\u2019s unique architectural character. TFCF is also developing a standardized Revit template to ensure each design meets pre-approval and sustainability requirements from the outset. Architects contributing to the catalog will use tools including BIM Collaborate Pro, as well as tools from the Autodesk AEC Collection, such as Autodesk Forma, to streamline collaboration, provide AI-powered analyses and help deliver more resilient homes to families faster. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53135\" src=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-PALM-700x453.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/div>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53121\" src=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-07-TFCF-Habitat-Catalog-Concepts-MARIPOSA-1-700x453.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption video-caption-text js-video-caption-text\">TFCF&#8217;s initial concept designs, contributed by architects and designers from across Los Angeles and beyond. More concept designs are currently under development.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; \u201cThis partnership is helping turn our vision into reality at a time when families can\u2019t afford to wait,\u201d said Alex Athenson, co-founder of The Foothill Catalog Foundation. \u201cWith Autodesk\u2019s established role as a Design and Make leader and their invaluable resources, we\u2019re making sustainable, regionally sensitive home designs more accessible\u2014and creating a pathway for faster, more resilient recovery for communities that need it most.\u201d With a focus on design for long-term resilience and sustainability, Autodesk is deepening its commitment to helping communities recover. The company\u2019s Design and Make platform is used by AEC industry teams worldwide to reduce waste and lower environmental impacts. These community-centered donations offer real-time solutions to urgent system challenges for those impacted by the fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With technology, funding, and expertise, Autodesk backs community-led efforts to cut rebuilding costs, speed wildfire recovery, and scale climate-resilient housing across Los Angeles. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":53094,"template":"","categories":[3,4,18,7,322,319],"adsk_tags":[416,413,437],"class_list":["post-53070","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories-aec-bim","categories-architecture","categories-impact","categories-infrastructure","categories-sustainability-2","categories-sustainability","adsk_tags-artificial-intelligence","adsk_tags-philanthropy","adsk_tags-sustainable-construction"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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