Heat Waves and How to Plan for Them
While I have long been loathe to oversize heating and cooling equipment, it may make sense to plan for higher cooling loads that are resulting from climate change.
Read MoreHot day in Vermont
How could climate scientists be so confident, I wondered, in predicting that 2015 would be the warmest year on record, since we were only three-quarters through the year?
Read MoreIn an Age of Climate Change, Passive Cooling Won’t be Enough
We should continue to strive for buildings that don’t require mechanical cooling—which usually means starting with an exceptionally well-insulated building envelope—but we need to be realistic also by providing for mechanical cooling.
Read MoreMunicipal Governments Working to Make Their Cities More Resilient
I came away optimistic that the attendees in the room weren’t going to simply sit by and wait for action; they were going to make it happen.
Read MoreAn Awesome New Tool for Mapping Coastal Flood Risk
In my opinion, there’s no more useful resource out there to help us understand flood hazards in coastal locations.
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