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  • Build More or Build Green? Affordable Housing’s False Choice

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    The housing crisis is also a climate crisis and a social equity crisis. If we change our ways, we can address them all at once.

  • For the Trees

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    Mass timber is a billion-dollar industry poised to reduce embodied carbon. Its trajectory may surprise us all.

  • Save the Birds

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    At least a billion birds die each year in the U.S. after crashing into windows. Here’s how to protect them with bird-safe planning, engineering and construction.

  • We Must Decarbonize Existing Buildings by 2050—but How?

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    Curbing carbon emissions requires that we address our vast stock of existing buildings. Here’s how to make the case and get it done.

Quick Takes

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Product Guidance

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In The News

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Perspective

Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.

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