Building Resilience Archives - Page 2 of 21 - Pacific Northwest Building Resilience Coalition

PNWER Delegate Council Elects New Officers at 2024 Annual Summit

July 30, 2024
Frank Came
0 Likes

Building Resilience, News, People, Press Release

In the closing hours of a highly successful 2024 Annual Summit, the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Delegate Council elected three new leaders to join its executive board, which includes a president and four vice presidents – two from the U.S. and two from Canada.

New Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Centre of Excellence Proposed

July 19, 2024
Frank Came
0 Likes

Building Resilience, News, Policy, Research

New centre to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies.

Crises are multiplying: here’s how science can help our public decision-makers

July 5, 2024
Frank Came
0 Likes

Building Resilience, News, Opinion, Research

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023 defines it as “a set of interrelated global risks whose cumulative effects make the overall impact greater than the sum of the parts.” The report describes the cost of living crisis as the most immediate global risk, and the climate crisis as the greatest future threat facing the world.

What can cities and towns do to lower extreme temperatures?

June 28, 2024
Frank Came
0 Likes

Building Resilience, News, Research

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

People displaced by disasters tell of orecovery challenges

June 13, 2024
Frank Came
0 Likes

Building Resilience, News, People, Policy, Research

Designing for Resiliency can help to reduce the damages caused by extreme climate-related disasters and can speed up the recovery processs. Many suvivors of climate emergencies are forced to wait for years to put their lives back together.