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Building at Speed – How Los Angeles can Build Faster and More Sustainably

Name: Building at Speed – How Los Angeles can Build Faster and More Sustainably
Start: 2026-11-05T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-05T21:30:00.000Z
Location: Arts District

Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 a.m.PST

Arts District · Los Angeles

About the event Since the fires, permits in Los Angeles move about three times faster than before. Yet very few homes are finished: 26.7% of destroyed structures hold permits, but fewer than 1% have…

Building at Speed – How Los Angeles can Build Faster and More Sustainably

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When

Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 a.m.Ends 1:30 p.m.PST

Where

Arts DistrictLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), 525 S Hewitt St Ste 150, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA

Free

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Date and time: Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 a.m.Ends 1:30 p.m.PST — local Los Angeles time
Location: Arts DistrictLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), 525 S Hewitt St Ste 150, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USALos Angeles

About this event

About the event

Since the fires, permits in Los Angeles move about three times faster than before. Yet very few homes are finished: 26.7% of destroyed structures hold permits, but fewer than 1% have been rebuilt and occupied. Financing, insurance gaps, and limited building capacity are now the main obstacles.

This half-day conference brings together a delegation of German building industry companies with LA’s permitting officials, rebuild funders, homebuilders, and designers. The German companies cover everything from architecture and industrialized housing to façades, green roofs, and construction software. Other professionals interested in faster, more sustainable rebuilding are welcome to join, too.

Topics on the table

Industrialized construction: What can prefab and timber systems change about cost, speed, and long-term quality?

Insurance: What evidence do insurers need to accept timber construction in high fire-risk zones?

New business models: Can licensing or joint ventures