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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Resilient Design: 7 Lessons from Early Adopters
November 1, 2013Feature Article
As storms reveal weaknesses in our built environment, some project teams have adopted more robust, durable principles.
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Building Industry Helps Disaster Victims Recover
December 11, 2017News Analysis
How an architectural firm, timber company, and carpenters’ union are helping communities rebuild after Maria, Harvey, and the California wildfires.
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Waste Water, Want Water
January 28, 2013Feature Article
Options for small-scale, onsite wastewater treatment and reuse are improving-but can we solve a global crisis one building at a time?
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Resilient Design-Smarter Building for a Turbulent Future
February 28, 2012Feature Article
Resilience is the new green. With decades of green building experience, we are ready to face climate change.
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USGBC Announces RELi As Its Resilient Design Rating System
November 7, 2017News Brief
RELi is USGBC’s new standard for projects designed to endure and recover from extreme weather.
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Design for Adaptation: Living in a Climate-Changing World
August 28, 2009Feature Article
Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, rising global temperatures would still bring major changes to the climate system and our way of life. This article offers solutions for designing buildings that not only mitigate our impact on the global climate, but also adapt to the changes that are coming-and those that are already here.
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Pete’s Product Puzzle: VersaDry
October 3, 2017Blog Post
Simple folded metal solves a common moisture problem
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Two for One: Growing Food and Solar Energy Together
September 6, 2017News Analysis
As more projects are plugging into off-site solar, dual-use installations are gaining favor to minimize adverse impact.
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DC Power Supply Integrates AC and Renewables
September 7, 2016Product Review
Nextek PhD provides AC-to-DC power at the building scale, integrates renewable energy, and can even save on first costs.
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SIREWALL: The Next Generation of Earthen Walls
July 6, 2016Product Review
Made from local earth, rebar, and polyiso, SIREWALL rammed earth walls are beautiful, durable, and are stronger than concrete with less portland cement.
