ERA Gathers and Disseminates Information to Create Resilient Roofs
During the last decade, the construction community has become increasingly aware of the need for resilience in the built environment. Sometimes this awareness has been…
Special Report
USGBC CEO Mahesh Ramanujam Calls for a Storytelling Strategy to Educate Everyday Americans about Green Buildings as Climate Solution
The latest report from the Geneva-based United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a dire warning about the need to act to reduce…
Building Rating Systems Promote the Benefits of Retrofitting Buildings to Withstand Disasters
Following devastating floods of 1935, when Houston’s population was about 400,000, city leaders constructed two large reservoirs outside the city to act as detention ponds…
Flooding is the No. 1 Climate Hazard in the U.S.; Here is How Architects Can Prepare Existing Buildings
Existing buildings surround us, from historically significant structures worthy of careful preservation to speculative commercial buildings that might not outlive their air-conditioning units. Many of…
Top 50 Products of 2018
Products are an integral part of any trade publication. As such, retrofit is celebrating the 50 products that received the most reader inquiries from our…
Top 50 Products of 2017
Products are an integral part of any trade publication. As such, retrofit is celebrating the 50 products that received the most reader inquiries from our…