Tornadoes and severe storms downed trees and ripped off entire roofs in more than a couple of cities last week. It’s a reminder of how we constantly should be thinking about upgrading the built environment to respond to the threats of natural disasters, whether were thinking about roofs or utility infrastructure.
Read MoreTLDR: Probably not. But I’m bringing up the question in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed about a third
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Gather round, children, for Handbuilt story hour. A few years ago at the Michigan Transportation Bonanza, an all-day forum in
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In the aftermath of a catastrophic flooding event a few weeks ago, Detroiters cleaned out their basements of water-damaged and
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Throw the climate modeling out the window with your flood-damaged worldly possessions. It’s time to figure out how to adapt.
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Widespread flooding across Metro Detroit has left basements filled with water, backed up sewage, and has left homeowners with questions about what the state and city have been doing, if not preparing our infrastructure for climate change.
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One day, a resident of Port Angeles, Washington could swing in a hammock in his backyard and look out over
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If we fail to push for market transformation oriented toward climate adaptation solutions, the market will do it on its own. Like, in a really bad way. This has the unintended consequence, however, of incentivizing better decisions about development and planning.
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Day 1 of the Climate Leadership Conference provides some solid lessons in adaptation and reslience while also revealing some important schisms in the sustainability movement.
Read MoreToday, tomorrow, and Friday, I’ll be attending the Climate Leadership Conference in Detroit. The conference will bring together practitioners working
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