How to make your Philly-area home greener
Worried about your carbon footprint, but not sure where to start? Turns out there’s plenty you can do at home.
Source: whyy.org
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Toxic Mold Can Hurt Your Health—Climate Change Could Make It Worse
For Earth Day, WH breaks down toxic mold and the illness it causes in some. As climate change creates damper conditions, toxic mold may become more common.
United States Staten Island New York Environmental Protection Agency District Of Columbia Miranda Davis
Source: womenshealthmag.com
How climate-resilient buildings could help protect elderly from heat
Engineer Amir Baniassadi researches how heat affects older people indoors, and how better building design could help protect them.
Source: statnews.com
Cambridge enacts ambitious building emissions reduction standards
“It’s really quite groundbreaking,” said Councilor Quinton Zondervan, who worked on the legislation.
Source: bostonglobe.com
The struggle to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape
GSD Associate Professor Holly Samuelson explains how climate change is catalyzing dramatic new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers are struggling to stay current.
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Source: harvard.edu
President Faust's climate initiative awards $1M in grants – Harvard Gazette
The recipients of grants awarded by the Climate Change Solutions Fund, an initiative launched last year by President Drew Faust, were announced. The 10 winning projects are purposely diverse in focus, ranging from policy and law to science and health. Several use Harvard’s campus as a “living laboratory” — when possible — for testing and evaluating their ideas.
Source: harvard.edu