Design Strategies
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Design Strategies
Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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Assessing Climate Hazards: The First Step in Resilient Design
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The tools for conducting a multi-hazard exposure analysis are available if you know where to look.
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Resilient Design-Smarter Building for a Turbulent Future
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Resilience is the new green. With decades of green building experience, we are ready to face climate change.
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An Advocate’s Guide to Resilience Regulations
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Resilience is finding its place in city zoning and building codes. Here are some ideas to bring to your local government.
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The Four Core Issues to Tackle for Resilient Design (And the Programs That Can Help)
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As rating systems from LEED to RELi lay out key design steps for resilient design, it’s still up to project teams to bring critical perspective.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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The Combined Effectiveness of Prefab, Wood, and Passive House
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Recent projects have combined modular prefabrication, wood construction, and Passive House design to address sustainability goals.
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Resilient Retrofits for Fires, Floods, and Quakes
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Resilient design is all very well for new construction, but how do we deal with billions of square feet of existing building stock?
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Resilience Is Scaling Up
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With more and more cities developing resilience plans, investment in climate adaptation is becoming mainstream.
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Post Earthquake, Microgrids Supplied Power to Empty Schools
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Microgrids installed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria kept power on in ten schools, but doubts about structural integrity stopped class anyway.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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