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Heat created by underground structures is increasing the risk of damage to buildings, recent studies have found. Basements, train tunnels, sewers, and other underground systems are making the ground around them warmer, which causes soil, sand, clay and silt to shift, settle, contract, and expand.
The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued more stringent flood protection requirements for new and rebuilt homes that are developed with, or financed with, federal funds. The rule strengthens standards by increasing elevations and flood-proofing requirements of new properties in areas at risk of flooding.
The River Grove Elementary School in Oregon was designed for net-zero carbon and resiliency to seismic events, storms, and wildfire. The roughly 82,000-sf school in a Portland suburb will feature a microgrid—a small-scale power grid that operates independently from the area’s electric grid.
The man made hills are the latest attraction to open on the island that has been under development since 2006.
The move highlights innovative insurance, mortgage, tax, and finance-based strategies.
Significant risk increases seen in some areas of the U.S.
Continued waterfront development may be regretted later this century.
$400 million flood plan includes new valves, pumps, and raised roadways.
HUD, FEMA, GSA, Army Corps of Engineers make policy changes.
Applies to structures larger than 7,000 sf.
The coalition released a set of guiding principles to help the building industry adopt resilient design and policies. Since the initial signing, the coalition has added 19 new signatories.
The program will teach resilient design and decision-making on hazard mitigation, climate adaptation and community resilience.
Thanks to new floodplain maps, this market, previously the sole province of a federal program, looks more profitable.
