Marshall Fire Rebuilding Better Program

About the Program

Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

The Marshall Fire was the most destructive fire in Colorado history, amounting in $2 billion in damages. Over 1,000 homes and 30 commercial businesses were destroyed in the fire. The Rebuilding Better Program is a tool kit for households faced with rebuilding after the 2021 Marshall Fire. It contains resources for planning, designing, and constructing a high-performance home that is more resilient to future climate crises. The Rebuilding Better program includes a website maintained by EnergySmart, Boulder County’s neutral residential energy advising service, in collaboration with Boulder County, the City of Louisville, and the Town of Superior. Together with the Colorado Energy Office, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), Xcel Energy, the Colorado Green Building Guild, and others, Boulder County has led the collaborative effort to bring together incentives, discounts, education, advising, and support to homeowners looking to explore building a high-performance home.