Welcome to the Alcima Project, named for one of the many streets in the Pacific Palisades that were taken out by the wildfires in January.

This particular house, at 16144 Alcima, is being rebuilt as a state-of-the art “smart home” along with non-combustible, flame retardant materials, made from eco-friendly compounds. 

The Alcima Project features a rebuild using materials which include no wood and are

• Noncombustible and mold-proof.
• Manufactured in custom-built panels which are steel-reinforced, neutral material-insulated, pre-plumbed, and with built-in electrical conduit. 
• Capable of withstanding earthquakes and hurrican-force winds

So far, the materials, from Apex Building Technology (a CA-based company) are passing permit processes in Northern CA.  Soon the designs and structural plans, (created with assistance from Malibu-based bam!) will be sent for Pacific Palisades (L.A.) permits.

The architectural design process is similar to “stick-built”  in that the manufactured panels are customized to each homeowner’s desired shape(s) and size(s). These panels will be manufactured at the same time as a traditional foundation is laid on the lot; the panels will be delivered in a container, crane-lifted into place, and assembled onto foundation hold downs.

“Our  Apex Building Technology’s ‘speed of manufacture’ and ‘ease of on-site assembly’ is why this process is proving both more cost-effective and less time-consuming.  We believe it’s a significant advance in building technology,” said the California-based inventor Greg Nickel, CEO Apex Building Technology