Articles Tagged with ''resiliency''

For roofs with large surface areas, the potential for large overburden installations, such as solar, vegetative roofing, or amenity decks can be exceptional.

On Tuesday, April 4, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 5689, the Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans Act, or Resilient AMERICA Act. 

The National Institute of Building Sciences is getting ready for Building Innovation 2022, and they're looking for speakers. BI2022 takes place September 26-28, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Sustainability is too often seen as an afterthought to how we design and construct buildings.

The bipartisan bill seeks to preserve development of codes and standards that promote community resilience, advance sustainability and protect public safety.

The new certification reinforces expertise from both organizations to address solutions in disaster and climate resiliency.

The threat of climate change isn't just impacting the planet's temperature. Warmer conditions also create more severe weather events that are catching cities flatfooted. In addition to putting people at risk, these weather disasters also made it difficult or impossible to access the vital services — including hospitals — that they need in challenging times. 

By 2009, the building had begun to show its age. At the top of the building some of the twenty-six east and south facing Terra-Cotta columns had begun to show cracking and in some areas had began to shed large pieces of stone.

USGBC to focus on driving resilience strategies through its LEED green building program.

The AIA applauds enactment of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that will allow the U.S. to make meaningful advancements towards building a more resilient and sustainable built environment.