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Mandeville: How One Louisiana City Became Flood Resilient

Mandeville, founded in 1834, sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain across from New Orleans, just 26 miles to the south across the lake. The community flood protection consists […]

Webinar: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering

Designing a structure to resist earthquakes requires several considerations. The loading is more severe, the permissible response will usually include damage to the structure, as well as the systems and […]

Building Resilient Communities by Incentivizing Investments

With wildfires in the West, hurricanes in the Southeast, tornados in the nation’s midsection, and flooding endemic to the entire nation, disasters have become all too common in the United […]

Resilience 2021: Building Resilience through BIM

The built environment is being challenged by many trends and disruptors: digital transformation, off-site manufacturing, sustainability concerns, an aging workforce leading to lack of skilled labor, as well as COVID-19, […]

Supporting the Built Environment Workforce on the Nation’s Existing Buildings

With more than 5.6 million commercial buildings and 118 million housing units in the United States, existing buildings are a key asset to the nation. But as the needs of […]

Resilience 2021: The Pandemic’s Impact on Technology in the Built Environment

The COVID-19 crisis presented architecture, engineering and construction companies, and code departments with an enormous challenge: transitioning an industry long reliant on personal relationships and in-person connections to a remote, […]

Resilience 2021: What’s in Store for 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season?

Will this year’s hurricane season be a record breaker? Meteorologists from Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science anticipate a highly active season, predicting 17 named storms and eight hurricanes—four […]

How to Tackle Home Restoration Projects That Result From Storm Damage

Hurricanes are ramping up and tornado season is right around the corner, and if you live in an area that is prone to storm damage, you’re likely no stranger to home restoration. […]

Resilience 2021: What You Can Do to Manage Increased Flood Events

Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters. According to testimony from Federal Emergency Management Agency representative Michael Grimm, flood damage cost approximately $17 billion each […]

Resilience 2021: How to Stay Safe as Lockdowns Lift and Buildings Reopen

Because of COVID-19, many buildings have sat empty for the better part of a year, and there are possible health risks tied to the return of these unoccupied spaces. On […]

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