Smart + Resilient Cities The Fall of Sidewalk Lab’s Smart City A tech-filled utopia has met its match in Toronto. Economic uncertainty was the final blow to Sidewalk Labs’ plans for a megaproject that...
Resilient Construction New NIBS Report Evaluates Natural Disaster Mitigation Strategies The National Institute of Building Sciences has released: “Mitigation Saves 2019 Report.” The document addresses strengthening buildings for...
Government + Policy Feds Prod Use of Eminent Domain to Force People Out of Flood-Prone Homes The federal government is giving local officials nationwide an ultimatum: Either use eminent domain to force people out of flood-prone homes...
Smart + Resilient Cities How to Build Smart Cities That Empower Communities We’re teetering on the edge of a new age. As technology integrates into nearly every aspect of our life, builders and city planners have the...
Smart + Resilient Cities Bay Area Communities Struggle With What to Do About Rising Sea Levels The Pacific Ocean has risen 4 to 8 inches along the Northern California coast over the last century, and is expected to continue to rise two...
Environmental Florida Residents Most at Risk of Property Damage Resist Flood Warning A study of an information campaign to inform Florida residents of the risk of flooding due to sea-level rise produced a surprising result....
Smart + Resilient Cities How Is Climate Change Affecting Buying and Selling? Climate change is not affecting the choices of buyers and sellers...yet. But 73 percent of those who responded to a Redfin survey are...
Smart + Resilient Cities How Cities Lost Control of the Smart City Revolution to Corporations The term “smart city” may conjure up images of a shining urban landscape with glowing highways and holographic billboards. But in reality,...
New-Home Sales Why Are Americans Sacrificing Walkability When Buying a New Home? Americans used to pay a premium for a home in a great, walkable location: You could easily drop off your kid at school, make it on time to...
Resilient Construction Rebuilding After Disaster: A Painstaking Process Homeowners don’t want to leave where they live, despite future risk of another natural disaster. That translates to a willingness to rebuild, but the process is far from easy
