The Lebanon Correctional Institution is a prison operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Warren County. The prison, located about 32 miles north of Cincinnati, opened in 1960 and sits on 1,900 acres, most of which is… Read More
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EESI Briefing: Hidden in Plain Sight? Why Resilient Buildings Are Critical U.S. Infrastructure
Friday, March 2 12:00 pm –1:30 pm Room 2247 Rayburn House Office Building C Street SW and South Capitol Street A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)… Read More
BCSE 2018 Factbook
For the sixth year in a row, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) & the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) have produced the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, which provides the latest industry information and trends from the energy sector… Read More
Testing for Resilience
Full Article The IBHS research facility, which opened in 2010 and is funded by property insurers, evaluates various residential and commercial construction materials and systems. The lab is the only lab in the world that can unleash the power of… Read More
An Industry Workhorse
For more than 40 years, EPDM membranes have been one of the roofing industry’s workhorses. Long appreciated for durability, longevity, ease of installation and repair, many EPDM membrane roof systems installed during the 1980s still are performing well. But EPDM… Read More
Investing in Resilience
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently issued its annual report on the damage caused by natural disasters during the past year. Not surprisingly, 2017 holds the unwelcome record of being the most damaging year since NOAA began tracking these statistics…. Read More
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION SAVES: 2017 INTERIM REPORT
https://www.nibs.org/page/mitigationsaves More than a decade after releasing its original report on mitigation, the National Institute of Building Sciences issued Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2017 Interim Report. The 2017 Interim Report highlights the benefits of two mitigation strategies. The Institute’s project team looked at… Read More
The Most Expensive U.S. Hurricane Season Ever
Read full article. This year’s U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is officially the most expensive ever, racking up $202.6 billion in damages since the formal start on June 1. The costs tallied by disaster modelers Chuck Watson and Mark Johnson surpass… Read More
Fans and Community Rally to Replace Barrel Roof at Roadside America
Lovingly and meticulously crafted over a period of more than 60 years, the 6,000-square-foot display of miniature villages at Roadside America in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, has been featured on the HISTORY channel and in such books as “1,000 Places to See… Read More
Farmers Insurance Opens a ‘Roof Farm’
Read full article. Farmers says the information it gathers ultimately will help homeowners save money on repairs and replacements. The work is being carried out In collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a non-profit industry… Read More