SUPERIOR, Colo. — As we approach one year since the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes and buildings in Boulder County, fire victims are working to rebuild their homes in a way that gives them a better chance of lessening — or even surviving — the next disaster.
As Rocky Mountain PBS showed you in “Colorado Voices: Building Better after the Marshall Fire,” several families in Boulder County are clearing their ashen rubble with the intention of building a home that is not only more eco-friendly, but also more fire resistant.
Kathryn Russell is one such person. Her Louisville home burned to the ground in the Marshall Fire, and now she plans to rebuild in a way that is more energy-efficient.
“As soon as all our houses burned down, everybody — within a month — felt like the clock was ticking,” Russell said about the process to rebuild.
She …