Environmental Tool Enables Comparison of Carbon Emissions from Construction Materials The Carbon Leadership Forum has released the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (“EC3”) tool. The open source tool is for architects...
Environmental Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Rule for Wetlands and Streams The Trump Administration revoked the 2015 Waters of the United States rule that defined which waterways were subject to federal regulations....
New-Construction Projects Report: 'Ballooning' Cities to Triple in Size by 2030 A new study by global research nonprofit the World Resource Institute estimates that by 2030, cities will expand upward and outward by 80...
Environmental Wildfires' Potential Impact on Property Values The Carr fire burning north of Sacramento, Calif. has already claimed six lives and 1,018 homes, and now local housing experts are assessing...
Environmental Theory of Climate Gentrification Labeled “climate gentrification,” a new paper from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design uses Miami-Dade County as a case study to flesh out the descriptive theory’s ramifications.
Environmental Climate Risk's Impact on Home Values Home values increasingly depend on how vulnerable the property is to climate change. Attom Data's finds that low-risk homes appreciated 17.2...
