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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How a Hurricane Forged New Hope for Resilience
Feature Short
Hurricane Maria is inspiring design that has the next natural disaster in mind
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‘Build Higher’: HUD’s Rules After Harvey, Irma, Maria
Feature Short
HUD’s new rules for disaster recovery funds reinstate floodplain building standards established by Obama and revoked by Trump.
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Checking for Resilience in Multifamily Housing
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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
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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
Feature Short
Mitigation saves money, buildings, and lives, according to a FEMA-funded National Institute of Building Sciences study.
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Japanese Towns Switch to Microgrids to Increase Resilience
News Brief
Japanese towns are increasing resilience by shifting to independent microgrid power systems.
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels
News Brief
The Solar Energy Industry Association says tariffs will cost 23,000 jobs.
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Bouncing Forward from Disasters
Op-Ed
Finding opportunities in the spate of recent devastating natural disasters.
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Building Industry Helps Disaster Victims Recover
News 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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USGBC Announces RELi As Its Resilient Design Rating System
News Brief
RELi is USGBC’s new standard for projects designed to endure and recover from extreme weather.
