A House in the Sierra Nevadas Built to Withstand Both Fire and Ice
"25 miles from where the 2021 Caldor Fire burned through more than 220,000 acres of woodland and destroyed roughly 1,000 structures"
The 10 best places to live to avoid fires and floods from climate change
Evaluating the climate risks of America's 50 most populous cities
Air conditioning causes around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. How will this change in the future?
Ensuring the purchase of more efficient AC units and implementing energy efficiency
How Singapore Is Trying to Build a Climate-Proof City
What does it mean to be a climate-proof city on a climate
Which roof beats urban heat better, the white one or the green one?
Cool roofs are more effective than green roofs, according to a study focused on the Greater London area.
This is how much hotter urban sprawl makes US cities feel
Dark, paved surfaces and lack of greenery contribute to the urban heat island effect, exacerbating heatwaves in certain neighborhoods.
How a new capital hub is raising €650bn to decarbonise Europe’s cities
Urban areas must be redesigned to reduce the impact of climate change, including installing renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency.
Making roofs white or reflective is the best way to keep a city cool
"Cool roofs outperformed all other interventions ..lowering average outdoor temperatures"
112 European Cities Seek €650B to Hit Net-Zero by 2030
The EU is helping a group of 112 cities find €650 billion in public and private financing to bring their climate pollution to net-zero by 2030.
City sprawl is now large enough to sway global warming over land
Once thought to cover too little of the Earth's surface to affect climate at larger scales, the new work suggests that urbanization does indeed have a detectable influence on global
Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing
"climate change impacts on housing will force some [people] to move elsewhere"
Climate change causes home values to fall off a cliff
$100 billion in potential losses for 77K properties at significant flood risk in just 33 zip codes on the East End Gulf Coast of the U.S.
Colorado takes a giant stride toward clean and healthy buildings
"the state’s Public Utility Commission approved the investment of $440 million dollars, mostly in energy efficiency and electrification"
Vancouver Sets 2040 Decarbonization Deadline for Large Buildings
Vancouver has adopted a first-in-Canada bylaw aimed at decarbonizing all its large buildings by 2040.
