OVERVIEW
Think you’re designing a 100-year building? Not if a 100-year storm destroys it next year.
In this section, you will:
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gather lessons learned from case studies of the very first resilient design projects
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understand how your green building expertise already overlaps with resilience
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find out how to assess the region-specific risks your project faces as a result of climate change
Once you complete your own resilience assessment, you can develop strategies to design for building “hardening,” food security, passive survivability, and program flexibility to accommodate community support functions.
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Checking for Resilience in Multifamily Housing
April 4, 2018Feature Short
Washington, D.C. is developing a tool to assess affordable multifamily housing for resilience to climate change.
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Improving Resilience in Affordable Housing
April 4, 2018Feature Short
A Q&A with Laurie Schoeman, director of resilience and disaster recovery, Enterprise Community Partners
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Mitigating Disasters: Invest Now, Spend Less Later
March 20, 2018Feature Short
Mitigation saves money, buildings, and lives, according to a FEMA-funded National Institute of Building Sciences study.
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The Death and Rebirth of DC Power
August 4, 2016Feature Article
Direct current is replacing AC in microgrids and other setups that maximize the efficiency of lighting, HVAC, and onsite renewables.
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Japanese Towns Switch to Microgrids to Increase Resilience
April 4, 2018News Brief
Japanese towns are increasing resilience by shifting to independent microgrid power systems.
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The Four Core Issues to Tackle for Resilient Design (And the Programs That Can Help)
March 7, 2016Feature Article
As new rating systems from LEED to REDi lay out key design steps for resilient design, it’s still up to project teams to bring critical perspective.
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels
January 24, 2018News Brief
The Solar Energy Industry Association says tariffs will cost 23,000 jobs.
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Natural Ventilation: The Nine Biggest Obstacles and How Project Teams Are Beating Them
August 3, 2014Feature Article
Designers are reinventing the art and science of passive comfort control even where climate and culture favor mechanical systems.
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Bouncing Forward from Disasters
January 5, 2018Op-Ed
Finding opportunities in the spate of recent devastating natural disasters.
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Net-Zero Water and More: Moving Beyond “Low Flow”
May 5, 2014Feature Article
These emerging water strategies are finding momentum and filling the need to address efficiency and resilience on multiple scales.
