January 19, 2026

Happy New Year from Future Proof: Keeping the Lights On
- December 30, 2025
- Benjamin David Gilliland, Founder
As we step into 2026, we want to wish each of you a peaceful and hopeful new year.
This past year tested us. Wildfires tore through the Palisades, hurricanes battered the Gulf Coast, floods displaced families across the Carolinas, and extreme heat waves pushed ordinary people to their limits. Through it all, we witnessed something powerful: neighbors helping neighbors, strangers becoming friends, and communities refusing to break.
At Future Proof, we’re working for everyone rebuilding in Altadena and the Palisades, for those still recovering in Asheville, for families who lost everything in Lahaina, Maui, and for everyone facing an uncertain climate future.
Let Love Light the Way
This year, let’s lean into what binds us together: our shared humanity, our need for connection, security, and a place to call home.
When you harden your home against wildfire, you’re protecting your neighbor’s property too. When your town invests in flood mitigation, it helps the whole town, protecting your home and those of families you’ve never met. When you share what you’ve learned about climate resilience, you’re lighting the way for others.
That’s the kind of 2026 we want to build together.
Looking Ahead
We’re entering this year with renewed commitment:
For homeowners: We’ll keep refining Magic Window® and release XHome Survey™ to give you the intelligence you need to protect what matters most: your home.
For contractors: We’re creating new tools to help you deliver solutions to families desperately in need while building a sustainable business you can thrive from/with.
For partners: We’re deepening our relationships with IBM, insurers, and community organizations that share our vision of a more resilient America to make sure we create the best products possible and build the bridge to meet climate challenges head on, together.
For investors: We’re grateful for those who see what we see—that doing good and doing well can go hand in hand. It will take investment in our shared survival and prosperity to weather what’s coming, and there’s plenty of money to be made in building solutions to today’s problems.
The Light Stays On
Our lighthouse stands as a promise. No matter how dark the storm, no matter how uncertain the future, we’ll keep the light burning.
Here’s to 2026. Here’s to building something that lasts. Here’s to supporting each other through whatever comes next.
Let love light the way.
— The Future Proof Team



