Mass Timber, Mass Impact
November 4th, 2026
Via Yale School of Environment, a look at how a conventional steel and concrete terminal was turned into a climate-forward blueprint for the next generation of airports: Portland International [...]
Losing Ground: World’s Biggest Cities Are Sinking
November 3rd, 2026 Via Scientific America, a report on how global cities are subsiding by up to several inches a year: Major cities across the world—including hotspots such as New Orleans, Mexico City, Jakarta and [...]
November 3rd, 2026 Via Scientific America, a report on how global cities are subsiding by up to several inches a year: Major cities across the world—including hotspots such as New Orleans, Mexico City, Jakarta and [...]
Art, Artisans and Ancient AC: CoolAnt’s Solutions for India’s Heat Crisis
October 15th, 2026 Via ImpactAlpha, a look at one individual’s efforts to wean people off air conditioners using natural materials: When architect Monish Siripurapu was growing up in southern India, [...]
October 15th, 2026 Via ImpactAlpha, a look at one individual’s efforts to wean people off air conditioners using natural materials: When architect Monish Siripurapu was growing up in southern India, [...]
No Shade: An Old Solution to Heat Is New Again
October 8th, 2026 Via the Los Angeles Times’ Boiling Point series, a look at role that shade may play in urban heat adaptation: A bicyclist makes his way through the Hoover Recreation Center in Los Angeles, [...]
October 8th, 2026 Via the Los Angeles Times’ Boiling Point series, a look at role that shade may play in urban heat adaptation: A bicyclist makes his way through the Hoover Recreation Center in Los Angeles, [...]
Can a Network of Miniature Sponge Cities Help Central Asia Curb Climate Change?
September 25th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a look at how – in lieu of decisive regulatory action and funding – much of the work of adapting to new climate realities falls on individual gardeners and cooperatives. [...]
September 25th, 2026 Via The Diplomat, a look at how – in lieu of decisive regulatory action and funding – much of the work of adapting to new climate realities falls on individual gardeners and cooperatives. [...]
How to Cool Buildings with Paint
September 9th, 2026 Courtesy of The Economist, a report on new paints which promise to get rid of heat without using energy London buses have a cool secret. Viewed from above, they are often white, not red. This [...]
September 9th, 2026 Courtesy of The Economist, a report on new paints which promise to get rid of heat without using energy London buses have a cool secret. Viewed from above, they are often white, not red. This [...]