On Christmas Day in 2011, Steven and Cindy Ambers’ house in Los Angeles, CA, was destroyed beyond repair by a tragic kitchen fire. At the time, the family never imagined it would be the catalyst for a new healthier home life for them. In January of 2014, they became the first on the West Coast to move into a bungalow specifically engineered to be fire-safe, non-toxic and energy efficient. The property was built mostly with donations and discounts from builders, architects and designers with eco-friendly materials and sustainable design. They pitched in to help at the request of a family friend, New York-based designer Robin Wilson.
“I had to help,” said Wilson, owner of Robin Wilson Home. “I needed to make sure they had a happy home and could put their lives back together. We should all pay it forward because this was an accident that could happen to anyone.”