The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas; the GSM headquarters garden roof in Pennsylvania; the Byron White U.S. courthouse in Denver; the CK Mondavi family…
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The reality of climate change will forever change community building, with planning and development decisions increasingly based on strengthening community resilience through what is built, and…
Former President Bill Clinton has announced a global commitment to the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge during the opening plenary of the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative…
There were tornado warnings in the south Chicago suburbs last night. Although the funnel-cloud-producing storm was still 43 miles south of my home, I was more…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, D.C., was created after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to keep our nation safe from all types…
Today’s minimum requirements of current building codes only emphasize life safety. As long as occupants can be evacuated during a fire, hurricane or other major event,…