After Jerry Camarillo’s childhood home in Altadena, Calif., burned down, he was determined to rebuild the one-story, midcentury ranch house exactly as it was before the Los Angeles wildfires. That all ...

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In 1966, Jerry Camarillo’s parents moved from an apartment near St. Andrew’s Catholic Church off of Raymond Avenue to a home in Altadena. Over the years, there were remodels, giving it an open feeling ...

In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, the idea of building a green home using traditional techniques might sound like you’d be taking a step backward. However, it's important that we re-evaluate ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

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