Retrofitting represents one of the best opportunities to improve the environment in our cities. Two-thirds of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050, and since buildings account ...

Mill Valley will require earthquake retrofitting for some apartment buildings built before 1978. The City Council unanimously approved the ordinance on Monday. The ...

This blog post was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated ...

As discussed in a previous Otten Johnson Alert, many Denver and Colorado property owners are subject to a slate of new benchmarking and energy performance requirements. Property owners will be ...

Nationwide, local governments and jurisdictions are mandating climate change goals. Though different from state to state, a common thread between many of the goals is to reach some form of net-zero ...

Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds ...

Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. OAKLAND — To prevent hundreds of multi-story, wood-frame apartment buildings from collapsing ...

The Marks & Spencer store on Oxford Street in London, on July 20, 2020.Hollie Adams—Getty Images An unusual conservation battle is brewing on Oxford Street, London’s busy shopping avenue. Marks and ...