By Joyce Lee on
17 May 2018 •
openbook 8 minute read
A recent report by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) states the total economic contribution of US museums in 2016 amount to more than $50 billion in GDP, 726,200 jobs supported and $12 billion in taxes to local, state and federal governments. Not included in the ab …
By Evan Bowechop on
16 Nov 2015 •
openbook 1 minute read
In a world with a changing climate, building designers, developers, investors, and entire communities are increasingly exposed to risks that cannot be navigated by referencing historic conditions alone. This is the central challenge that is explored in a 2011 research p …
Thinking about disasters is a hard sell. But whether we think about them or not, we pay for them. According to the 2015 UNISDR Global Assessment Report, expected annual global losses are estimated to reach $314 billion in the built environment alone. All indicators su …
By Sue Hall on
22 Apr 2015 •
openbook 9 minute read
While many campuses are pursuing clean energy visions with vigor and determination, others recognize that preparing for climate impacts has become essential. Boston University (BU), in concert with a myriad of local city partners, recently recognized that given climate …
By Kara E. Reeve on
06 Aug 2014 •
openbook 2 minute read
Cities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise, drought, and extreme weather. With more than half of the people in the world living in urban areas, the global population will become more vulnerable to these impacts in coming decade …
By JP Jaudel on
07 May 2014 •
openbook 1 minute read
How can our buildings be designed to limit energy, water, and land use but also be built to withstand our growing extreme climates? Last month, The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) held a Green Resilience: Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies Meeting to discuss t …
By Marge Anderson on
16 Apr 2014 •
openbook 2 minute read
The potential to curb greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use in the built environment is substantial. But is mitigation enough to expect of our building design when we can also design for resilience? A new study uses climate data and energy modeling to estimate …
By Máté Orosz on
20 Dec 2013 •
openbook 1 minute read
A new Insight Technical Report co-authored by Mate Orosz, LEED AP BD+C and Chris Pyke, Ph.D. explores the nexus between green building strategies and durability considerations. It provides a new systematic framework to evaluate elements of the LEED for New Construction …
By JP Jaudel on
01 Nov 2013 •
openbook 2 minute read
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States with an incredibly diverse existing building stock and interesting opportunities and challenges for improving preparedness to climate change.
Beyond building new to enhance resilience, older cities are left with …
By JP Jaudel on
17 Oct 2013 •
openbook 2 minute read
Changing climate puts the health, safety, and performance of buildings at risk. Rising temperatures undermine the assumptions used to design the envelopes and HVAC systems in homes and commercial buildings. Rising sea levels increase risks of flooding for coastal as …
