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Oceanographer John Englander talks resiliency and buildings [new on HorizonTV]

Resiliency

Oceanographer John Englander talks resiliency and buildings [new on HorizonTV]

Learn how rising sea levels will impact building design and construction.


By BD+C Staff | June 24, 2021
Oceanographer John Englander talks resiliency and buildings [new on HorizonTV]
Oceanographer John Englander talks resiliency and buildings [new on HorizonTV]

New on HorizonTV, oceanographer John Englander discusses his latest book, which warns that, regardless of resilience efforts, sea levels will rise by meters in the coming decades. Adaptation, he says, is the key to future building design and construction.

More on John Englander's book: Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path.

 

 


 Check out more exclusive video content from the BD+C editorial team at HorizonTV: https://www.horizontvweb.com.


 

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