Design decisions for buildings and communities will significantly impact local and regional resilience. Designers, owners, and operators of residential, institutional, and commercial structures should strive to incorporate passive and active survivability concepts into new and renovated structures.
Community planners and developers should incorporate systems that will ensure continuity of operations in water management, transportation flow, energy service, and communication systems against a variety of risks.
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2018 National Solar Jobs Census
The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2018 is the ninth annual report on the size and scope of the American solar workforce. Based on a rigorous survey of solar employers, it is the most comprehensive analysis of solar labor market trends in the United States.
American Resilience Project: Current Revolution – A Film Series for the Energy Transition
“Current Revolution” is a film series produced by American Resilience Project that covers various topics concerning the energy transition.
Better Buildings
The DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative finds new ways to connect partners and stakeholders with key resources and recognition opportunities.
Center for Climate Change Communication
The center develops and applies social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the earth’s climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.
Clean Energy Can Supercharge Virginia’s Economy — If State Leaders Seize this Moment
Virginia could capitalize on federal funding and become a leader in clean energy industries of the future – creating hundreds of thousands of new, well-paying jobs. But for this to happen, state leadership must recognize the economic opportunities of this moment.
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool from the Council on Environmental Quality features an interactive map and uses datasets that are indicators of burdens in eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development.
Climate and Energy Educational Resources (CLEAN)
The CLEAN Collection of Educational Resources offers over 800 accurate and credible resources for education about climate and energy topics.
Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool
CHaMP provides users with a single point of access to county-, state- and region-specific historical climate and hazard data and projected climate information.
Climate Change Adaptation for Agriculture: Mitigating Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Climate on Crop Production
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University produced this publication in 2014 outlining climate-related challenges facing agriculture and some options for mitigating and adapting to them. Included in the publication are adaptation strategies and conservation techniques touching on soil water-holding capacity, tillage, crop rotations, drainage, irrigation, nitrogen use, and buffers.
Climate Change and Displacement in U.S. Communities
EcoAdapt conducted a survey with the Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge to determine if and how people working to address displacement pressures are considering the effects of climate change. This survey is part of a broader project in collaboration with the Urban Displacement Project to better understand the intersections between climate change and displacement pressures.
2018 National Solar Jobs Census
The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2018 is the ninth annual report on the size and scope of the American solar workforce. Based on a rigorous survey of solar employers, it is the most comprehensive analysis of solar labor market trends in the United States.
American Resilience Project: Current Revolution – A Film Series for the Energy Transition
“Current Revolution” is a film series produced by American Resilience Project that covers various topics concerning the energy transition.
Better Buildings
The DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative finds new ways to connect partners and stakeholders with key resources and recognition opportunities.
Center for Climate Change Communication
The center develops and applies social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the earth’s climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.
Clean Energy Can Supercharge Virginia’s Economy — If State Leaders Seize this Moment
Virginia could capitalize on federal funding and become a leader in clean energy industries of the future – creating hundreds of thousands of new, well-paying jobs. But for this to happen, state leadership must recognize the economic opportunities of this moment.
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool from the Council on Environmental Quality features an interactive map and uses datasets that are indicators of burdens in eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development.
Climate and Energy Educational Resources (CLEAN)
The CLEAN Collection of Educational Resources offers over 800 accurate and credible resources for education about climate and energy topics.
Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool
CHaMP provides users with a single point of access to county-, state- and region-specific historical climate and hazard data and projected climate information.
Climate Change Adaptation for Agriculture: Mitigating Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Climate on Crop Production
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University produced this publication in 2014 outlining climate-related challenges facing agriculture and some options for mitigating and adapting to them. Included in the publication are adaptation strategies and conservation techniques touching on soil water-holding capacity, tillage, crop rotations, drainage, irrigation, nitrogen use, and buffers.
Climate Change and Displacement in U.S. Communities
EcoAdapt conducted a survey with the Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge to determine if and how people working to address displacement pressures are considering the effects of climate change. This survey is part of a broader project in collaboration with the Urban Displacement Project to better understand the intersections between climate change and displacement pressures.