Category: Climate Action & Science

Nearly two weeks after a summer derecho knocked out power, tens of thousands of people in Gary, Indiana were still without power, with many taking to social media to highlight the reality of living…

Voltpost’s new chargers cut install costs by sticking to ceilings and walls—meaning apartment dwellers could be the real winners. Source: InsideEVs.

How a fake holiday, a cheeky T-shirt, and a frustration with rotten walls grew into an annual campaign for better flashing details Source: Green Building Advisor.

Print article Share More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due to climate change. This is according to a new attribution…

New research finds a wide range of medical emergencies spiked during heat waves in recent years.By Keerti Gopal CHICAGO—Extreme heat is filling up emergency rooms, and not just with heat stroke victims. 

I have clients who want to convert a 23×23 garage into living space heated and cooled by minisplit. The current assembly is 2×4 walls with T1-11 on the outside — no…

Casa dell’Architettura of Rome announces the second edition of CONTEMPORANEA Call for Proposal (October–December 2026), with the aim of supporting original research and reflections in the field of contemporary architecture. The Call for Proposal…

At a time when timber is again reshaping architectural practice, Timbercraft: Lost Tectonics from East Asia revisits the enduring legacy of traditional East Asian construction. Spanning more than 1,400 years, the book examines nine…

The US is expected to resume its attempt to sink measures for a greener global shipping sector at closed-door talks between governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in early September. The US and…

A group of Chicago business leaders have announced plan to launch what they’re calling, “the first airport express train in the US.” The O’Hare Flyer is a fully electric train that will offer non-stop…

The current administration is following through with dismantling long-held biodiversity and public lands laws while freeing up environmentally damaging construction from environmental regulation. Anti-pollution measures are also being loosened to the highest emitting polluters.

Thousands of feet beneath the desert valley of southwest Utah, a slender tool tucked inside a drill pipe is barreling through hot granite. The rod-shaped device, built by the startup Hephae Energy Technology ,…