Hurricane Ida’s power as a category 4 with up to 150mph winds barreling through Louisiana, potentially the worst storm to hit the state since the 1850’s, reflects government findings that, as devastating as 2020 was for the economy, global warming continues to devastate our communities.Read More
The new UNIPCC report issues dire climate warnings, urging immediate action. The U.S. emitted “more green gases greenhouse gases historically, so they have a greater responsibility…to be reducing more., Tracy Raczek, a former top UN climate advisor said. Will Congress act?Read More
Is the nature of business changing? Employers and universities are requiring vaccinations of their employees and students. Companies are leading on climate too. Does this mean the workplace is now taking responsibility to address society’s ills?Read More
Green building materials are a $433B business. But are they safe? About 700 manufacturers are publicly reporting the contents of their building materials through the HPD Open Standard to give more transparency about these products. What is it? Their Executive Director Wendy Vittori explains.Read More
“When it comes to Surfside, building retrofits, and climate change, the most important bias affecting risk perception, in my mind, is solution aversion,” Michele Wucker, author of “You Are What You Risk” wrote me. “If you don’t like the solution, you perceive the risk to be lower.”Read More
The Surfside catastrophe justifies a closer look at how building materials are tested for strength and durability – especially in light of two urgent concerns: whether or not to return to offices as the economy emerges from the pandemic; and how building for climate resilience and reduced carbon..Read More
As our hearts go out to all the families and friends and colleagues of the residents of the collapsed Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, it’s fair to revisit the questions around how new eco-conscious technologies and buildings materials are tested and certified for safety and durability.Read More
