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How 4 Companies Are Working To Bring New Technologies to Communities in Need—With Help From National Laboratory Experts

By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy and Stacy Parker, NLR

A year after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires destroyed more than 13,000 homes in Los Angeles County, fewer than a dozen had been rebuilt. Rebuilds are expensive, time-consuming work.

But what if a new technology could help homeowners rebuild faster and save money, too? Sounds good right? Right. But what if that new home is the first to use this new technology? The owner might be a bit more wary to give it a go.