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? ?? Can’t take the heat? You shouldn’t have to! Extreme heat causes more deaths in the US than hurricanes, floods, and tornados combined, according to the CDC. Thankfully, there are environmental and infrastructure solutions that can help. https://lnkd.in/ggzCcTwh In part two of our blog series on public health, Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Intern Ellie Johnson and Emergency Management Intern Brooke Lovett discuss the impacts and risks of heatwaves and what governments, corporations, and individuals can do to cool off. What are you doing to protect yourself, your community, and/or your employees from the dangers of heatwaves? Let us know in the comments. #Heatwave #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalSolutions #Sustainability #ResilientCommunities #InPursuitOfBetter

Disaster Ready Homes + How Some Regulations have Unintended Benefits: https://bit.ly/3UnZXB8 In this talkback video, Green Builder Matt Hoots comments on a conversation in which Grace and Corbett Lunsford interview Matt Risinger about his experiences with extreme cold in Texas. Matt adds his own thoughts about water management in Atlanta, introducing a wider conversation about the climate-related and weather-challenges we're increasingly facing in different areas. As Matt points out, some required actions are resulting in other positive changes, like reducing power outages. What extreme weather or conditions do you face in your area, and what have you been able to to do mitigate possible damage (required or not)? Are there other positive outcomes you've noticed, like water or energy savings? We look forward to learning from your ideas, experiences, and lessons learned. #homes #water #watermanagement #stormwater #stormwatermanagement #storms #droughts #extremeweather #climatechange #climatecrisis #diasters #emergencies #homes #sustainability #building #construction #repairs #maintenance #renovations #retrofits #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia #Austin #Texas #trees #utilities #energy #renewableenergy

Good to see climate science being incorporated into policy and policy-related financing in my home state. No doubt we will see more and more of this. #climatechange #climateimpacts #climatepolicy #climatefinance

Disaster Ready Homes + How Some Regulations have Unintended Benefits: https://bit.ly/3UnZXB8 In this talkback video, Green Builder Matt Hoots comments on a conversation in which Grace and Corbett Lunsford interview Matt Risinger about his experiences with extreme cold in Texas. Matt adds his own thoughts about water management in Atlanta, introducing a wider conversation about the climate-related and weather-challenges we're increasingly facing in different areas. As Matt points out, some required actions are resulting in other positive changes, like reducing power outages. What extreme weather or conditions do you face in your area, and what have you been able to to do mitigate possible damage (required or not)? Are there other positive outcomes you've noticed, like water or energy savings? We look forward to learning from your ideas, experiences, and lessons learned. #homes #water #watermanagement #stormwater #stormwatermanagement #storms #droughts #extremeweather #climatechange #climatecrisis #diasters #emergencies #homes #sustainability #building #construction #repairs #maintenance #renovations #retrofits #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia #Austin #Texas #trees #utilities #energy #renewableenergy

I’m thrilled to share this blog post I got to co-author with Brooke Lovett. Our blog discusses the critical issue of heatwaves, offering practical tips for individuals to mitigate their heat risks and advocating for necessary governmental actions. Dive into our insights and join the conversation on how we can all stay safe and cool:

Thanks, Jacqueline. It is a very important reminder to highlight that Regulatory Compliance is still grossly insufficient to address climate resilience. Some outdated codes even promote bad behaviors, like the infamous "squeeze effect": not allowing height increases discourages higher design flood elevations. Similarly damaging "shortcuts" give the impression of higher standards and result in a false sense of security. Unfortunately, most of the topics discussed at ULI Leadership Institute Resilience Days in 2018 and 2019 are still relevant (because they are unresolved). From a pure real estate business point of view, going way beyond code compliance is mandatory to manage risks and find significant opportunities. Sophisticated real estate investors have found "Money" before regulatory requirements. We look at asset-level issues for due diligence, portfolio assessments, adaptation strategies, and design. But those detailed analysis to maximize value by assessing risk correctly are relatively few and far between to change the broad market dynamics. https://lnkd.in/e5w7X7xc

#Water is a fundamental resource essential for life on #Earth, yet #dwindling supply is making #availability a growing concern in many regions. The ever-increasing water demand, fueled by population growth and?accentuated by climate change, means that limited resources must be stretched much further than ever before. And it means that water #managers must #plan for the #unpredictable. It’s a seemingly impossible task and yet, it’s an essential task. This report, from the U.N. is based on the goal of water #security. Something few communities currently have. Where are you are the scale and who can you turn to for help? Texas 2036 Florida Association of Counties Texas Water Foundation Texas Association of Counties https://lnkd.in/eHzJGvBa

Sharing some helpful resources, including a new infographic, that distribution professionals can use to advocate for stronger building codes to protect their customers and communities from severe weather. #ProtectionIsOurPurpose #BuildingCodes https://lnkd.in/g_5Mb8t8 ?

Ever consider the damaging impact of #WaterDamage? It's often the overlooked symptoms that can lead to long-term structural issues, compromising not only your property's durability but also your family's safety. Ice dams, for example, are almost always overlooked. They can cause under-the-radar water damage that might not become apparent until the peak of summer. But the fundamental question remains, how can you spot these signs early on, and what's the best preventative strategy? That's where professional #HomeMaintenance expertise comes in. At Koch Restoration Services, we're passionate about equipping homeowners with the right knowledge to protect their homes. Our team of water mitigation experts is always up-to-date with the latest property maintenance insights and ready to address your concerns. As homeowners, we have countless maintenance tasks on our lists, but let's not let water damage slip through the cracks. Let's decide to live in a safer, longer-lasting, and hassle-free home environment. Contact Koch Restoration Services today for guidance on how to prevent the often overlooked aspects of water damage. #KochRestorationServices #WaterMitigation

We went to see Dune Part 2 last night and today I can't stop thinking about how communities are dealing with water. As a disaster response professional, and as a former candidate for public office, I often think about stormwater as a drainage problem and flooding threat to be mitigated rather than collected as a resource. As communities around the country, including my own, deal with a mix of drought as well as large single day rain events, it makes sense that smarter stormwater infrastructure and “sponge city” techniques be utilized by urban areas to become far more sustainable?on a warming planet. "Urban areas in the United States generate an estimated 59.5 million acre-feet of stormwater runoff per year on average—equal to 53 billion gallons each day—according to a new?report from the Pacific Institute. Over the course of the year, that equates to 93 percent of total municipal and industrial water use.? https://lnkd.in/gVsG2HtF