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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

Actions toward net zero that help deliver business resilience on multiple levels include onsite renewable energy, the central feature of net-zero energy buildings, because it withstands disruptions to a centralised energy grid. That kind of thing has to get integrated," he said. "If

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Kim Jones, Bluffton’s watershed resilience manager, said the city has surveyed septic systems, looking for failing tanks. Pavement is degrading faster. In 2009, high levels of fecal coliform, bacteria like E.

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Meet the urban planner responsible for San Francisco’s car-free Market Street

AGreenLiving

We started in 2011 meeting three demanding — and sometimes competing — objectives: placemaking, enhancing transit experience and improving infrastructure. It facilitates social resilience. A resilient city is better prepared to fight climate change.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse. Louisiana saw more than 20 such events between 2011 and 2021. C aribbean What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Without improved social and economic resilience, U.S.