Summer 2023 was the hottest on record but don’t call it ‘the new normal’

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While El Niño is a contributor to 2023’s extreme heat, that warm event has only just begun. The steroids fueling extreme weather…

Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

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C-Crete, founded by Rouzbeh Savary PhD ’11, has created a cement alternative that could significantly reduce the industry’s carbon dioxide…

Earthquakes and other natural hazards are a risk everywhere

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Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is…

3D printing promises to transform architecture forever

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3D printing promises to transform architecture forever – and create forms that blow today’s buildings out of the water

From Our Archives – The World has Changed. Now What?

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Americans recently received a sobering reminder that the world has changed forever. That fact has far-reaching implications for the industries…

Designing for Resilience

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As a society, we are just beginning to design our infrastructure for what major environmental changes we may experience in…

Canadians are unprepared for natural hazards. Here’s what we can do about it

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Over the last year, Canada has made important progress toward making it easier for people to determine if they’re at…

What can cities and towns do to lower extreme temperatures?

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Public green spaces and smart building materials can help cool cities in severe heatwaves.

MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials

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Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.

Designing for Resiliency – The Path to a More Sustainable Future

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Designing the built environment to withstand the impacts of climate change and natural disasters is critical to our future survival,…