Building Better: Fire-Resistant Accessory Dwelling Units in California

California built 20,000+ ADUs last year. How many of them were designed with fire spread in mind?

Builtech Construction just started an 850-square-foot ADU built to Type IA fire-resistance standards — the highest classification under both the International Building Code and California Building Code.

Most people think fire risk is a WUI problem: a Wildland-Urban Interface issue for homes at the edge of forests. That assumption is becoming outdated. Every ADU built without fire-resistant design becomes a potential relay point for fire spread, even in neighborhoods that have never experienced wildfire.
This is not a reason to stop building ADUs. It's a reason to build them better.

At Apex Homes, fire code isn't a checkbox at the end of a project. We build it to last. Every ADU we deliver is designed to be a home where people can live safely for decades, not just a unit that passes inspection.

California's housing crisis creates urgency to build more. We don't think that urgency should come at the cost of building right.
📖 Planning to build a sustainable ADU in California? Start here: https://www.apex-homes.us/blog/adu-planning-guide-california/
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