Building Resilience Coalition Achieves Major Gains in Promoting Designing For Resilience

2 years ago

The Building Resilience Coalition, a major sponsor of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, has achieved major goals in strengthening efforts…

What can cities and towns do to lower extreme temperatures?

2 years ago

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

Designing for Resiliency – The New Face of Sustainability

2 years ago

The fact that our weather patterns are changing is not headline news. The rising frequency and severity of extreme weather…

Why Canada needs to dramatically update how it prepares for and manages emergencies

2 years ago

Canadians are facing larger disasters on a more frequent basis. There is no doubt that some of these recent and…

The cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornado

2 years ago

Engineers, architects and builders can design and construct affordable new buildings that can resist tornadoes, floods and wildfires without making…

2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – how global warming fuels climate disasters

3 years ago

The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped…

A new report highlights the decarbonization progress of the global cement industry.

3 years ago

As world leaders debate climate action at COP28, a new Report provides an update on the global activity and progress…

Jackson Jewett wants to design buildings that use less concrete

3 years ago

The PhD student is honing algorithms for designing large structures with less material — helping to shrink the construction industry’s…

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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