Headline News:
- “In Mississippi, The Costs Of Coastal Flooding Are Adding Up” • First Street Foundation research found that between 2005 and 2017, flooding erased nearly $16 billion of real estate appreciation in coastal areas from Maine to Texas. Researchers did not even calculate losses in Louisiana due to the complexity of issues in that state. [CleanTechnica]
House built to code for floods and hurricanes (Nexus Media)
- “A Peak Inside the Unisphere, One of the World’s Largest Net-Zero Buildings” • The head of United Therapeutics, Martine Rothblatt, would not yield on the company’s new headquarters. When designers warned that building a net-zero building in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland would be a formidable task, she replied, “I don’t care. Figure it out.” [CleanTechnica]
- “Renewable Energy Could Top Natural Gas In New Capacity Added In US In 2019” • According to the SUN DAY Campaign, data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Energy Information Administration for the first ten months of 2019 show renewable energy sources are on track to place first for new US generating capacity in 2019. [Solar Builder]
- “The Largest Passive House In North America: 154 Low-Income Housing Units (46 For Formerly Homeless)” • The largest US residential building built to the Passive House US standard and the largest passive house building in North America came about at the end of 2019, with units for low-income tenants. The design even addresses storm resiliency. [CleanTechnica]
- “Australia’s Angry Summer: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like” • Summer used to be something we yearned for: long, lazy days spent by the beach or pool, backyard barbecues, and games of cricket with family and friends. But summer has become a time of fear, with heatwaves, fires, and evacuations. Australia has a changed climate. [Scientific American]
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