Resilience
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Riding Out Hurricane Damage With Solar and Battery Systems
When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?
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Learning to Build Safer Houses
The most powerful wind machine in the country is no longer enough to mimic the threat of bigger storms
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New Ratings Industry Helps Home Buyers Assess Climate Risks
Wildfires, floods, and other problems intensified by climate change complicate an already daunting process
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The International Code Council Advocates for a Uniform Ecosystem of Codes
With widespread adoption, building codes can support energy efficiency, increase resilience, boost the economy, and tackle climate change
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A Visit to a Water-Powered Sawmill
This New Hampshire mill is powered by a brook
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Heat Pumps, Auxiliary Heat, and Resilience
Do you have a plan for what to do when the heat pump stops working or the power goes out?
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Rising Sea Levels Deepen Miami’s Social Divide
Miami keeps building, but communities of color will likely bear the heaviest burdens of climate change
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Using Disaster to Your Advantage
The need for more resilient homes in the face of more severe weather is an opportunity for smart builders
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Architects and Engineers Must Act
Many design pros assume future weather conditions will resemble the past. They won't. As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently.
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Building More Resilient Communities in the Face of Climate Change
What helps us thrive in the face of floods, droughts, fires, and other disruptions and disasters?