| ADC
was pleased to offer timely and helpful information to the Cerro
Grande Survivors right after the Los Alamos fire in May of 2000.
Once these homeowners had a chance to reach fair settlements with
their insurance companies ADC Member Firms helped some survivors
to design and build new homes.
How
ADC helped Los Alamos / Cerro Grande Fire survivors get ready to
rebuild
May
4th, 2000 Controlled Burn Started
May 7th, 2000 Fire Out of Control due to strong winds and drought
May 10th, 2000 Fire threatening Los Alamos - the entire town is
evacuated
May 11th, 2000 The town of White Rock is evacuated
May 14th, 2000 The citizens of White Rock are allowed to go home
May 15th, 2000 Los Alamos citizens whose neighborhoods were not
burned are allowed to go home
ADC Member Firms offer to teach our Home Design and Building Classes
to educate Los Alamos fire survivors about the design and building
process. Survivors need credible information so they can reach fair
and realistic settlements with insurance companies and begin understanding
what they will need to do to rebuild their homes.
Class attendance was 30 to 40 survivors per class.
The
Santa Fe New Mexican
Sunday, May 21, 2000
Seminars Offer Tips on Rebuilding
Much of Los Alamos was built in the 1940s and 1950s by people who
weren’t as used to New Mexico’s adobe-and-stucco style.
Many of the homes that burned were more typical of the East Coast:
wooden structures and A-frame cabins.
So as Los Alamos rebuilds itself, some Northern New Mexico organizations
are offering help in thinking about style and layout.
Architects, Designers and Contractors Referral Service - ADC for
short - hopes to hold a symposium in Los Alamos with a panel of
Los Alamos officials, architects and builders.
The organization, which helps match families with contractors and
architects, also has some suggestions for Los Alamos about volume
purchasing, Web sites to help coordinate building and other construction
ideas.
ADC also is offering free classes this week and again in June for
Los Alamos residents about Southwestern design, alternative building
and other construction topics.
The classes usually are offered through Santa Fe Community College
for a fee. This week they will be free.
*
Southwestern Design in Energy Efficient Homes will be held 7 pm
to 9 pm Tuesday
* Alternative Building Methods will be held 7 pm to 9 pm Thursday
* Strawbale Building is 10 am to noon Saturday
* A Guide to Successful Building will be held 2 pm to 5 pm Saturday
For more information and to register, call the community college
at 428-1251 or ADC at 474-8388.
Testimonials
from Los Alamos citizens who attended the ADC classes.
“These classes are refreshing and mind broadening in regards
to design and building possibilities. They are also helpful and
informative.” Norman & Ann Hamer
“We got a lot out of A Guide to Successful Building. It is
good to be aware of the steps in the process; this class is very
useful.” Chick & Yvonne Keller
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