Real Estate Transaction Services

Upresilience offers a groundbreaking approach to wildfire risk assessment and mitigation, transcending the minimum requirements of AB-38 real estate transaction inspections. While we certainly conduct assessments that ensure compliance with defensible space and vegetation management regulations, our evaluation is meticulously engineered to provide a far more nuanced understanding of a property's vulnerability to wildfires.

Our analysis focuses on six key elements—site and defensible space, roof and gutters, exterior envelope, decking and attachments, openings, and wildfire protective systems—resulting in the calculation of a dynamic Fire Resilience Score. This score serves as a real-time index to gauge the current fire risk for an asset, whether it's a single residential structure or a complex of buildings.

Unique to upresilience is our focus on highlighting a property's inherent protective features that reduce wildfire risk. Whether it's a particular construction material, an innovative design aspect, or strategic vegetation management, we identify and emphasize features that not only contribute to the property's resilience but could also add value during real estate negotiations or reduce insurance premiums. For a truly actionable report, we go further by offering targeted recommendations for mitigating wildfire risk. Each recommendation is carefully ranked based on its cost-effectiveness and efficacy, providing property owners with a strategic approach for long-term risk reduction. Whether you're looking to prioritize quick wins or undertake significant renovations, our guidance is designed to maximize your investment in safety.

Properties assessed by upresilience may apply for a dynamic risk rating, which is classified into one of three tiers: Sentinel Tier, Vanguard Tier, or Guardian Tier. These tiers offer a quantitative measure of a property's resilience against wildfires, serving as a valuable tool for property owners, real estate professionals, and insurers alike. Grounded in cutting-edge engineering practices and peer-reviewed safety standards, upresilience's comprehensive wildfire risk assessment equips property stakeholders with a holistic understanding of the existing conditions, current risks, and the best paths for continual improvement in resilience. This approach not only ensures state compliance but, most importantly, provides a roadmap for elevating a property's resilience against the devastating impact of wildfires, now and into the future.