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On January 24th, President Trump made a statement by signing off on the continuation of two major oil pipelines that have made headlines in the United States: The Dakota Access and Keystone XL.... Read More

Hurricane Matthew How to Weather a Power Outage Using the 4 Phases of Emergency Management Photo credit: Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA When Hurricane Matthew tore through the Caribbean and up... Read More

Summary              In the second to last article of the adaptive building series, I explore the way extreme storms serve as economic shocks, describing... Read More

Summary             This ‘Visualizing Building Code’ section of the Adaptive Building Series aims to help us view the... Read More

Summary This building code article, of the Adaptive Building series, is essentially the WHY I am writing this whole series. As a young individual entering the real world, I learn more about the... Read More

Collectively all nations agree that more than ever in the past there is a need for going green and enabling sustainable choices in day to day life. In order to incorporate sustainable choices in... Read More

Long popular, Energy Star has increasingly become a top symbol for energy conservation and going green, helping save families and businesses $300 billion on utility bills while at the same time... Read More

Over the past few years, urban farms and community gardens have become increasingly popular throughout the United States. In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations... Read More

Richard Ludt is passionate about sustainable deconstruction, and his energy shined through on a recent Greenbuild tour to see the Interior Removal Specialist, Inc. (IRS) construction demolition... Read More

Introduction Peatlands are naturally occurring ecosystems similar to wetlands. They are areas with/without vegetation that are characterized by year-round water logging, a surface layer of... Read More