When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

The built environment faces increasing pressures from climate change, resource limitations, and rapid urbanisation.

Climate change, extreme heat, and growing environmental instability are intensifying public health risks across diverse populations. In this context, ...

NEPA requires federal agencies to study environmental effects of infrastructure projects, like transmission lines, highways, and pipelines.

Society is built on increasingly complex and interconnected infrastructure systems to support our way of life. The National Academies study transportation, energy, water systems, and urban design to ...

Infrastructure may symbolize progress, but without ecological integrity and scientific rigor, it becomes a fragile triumph. Environmental compliance is the covenant that ensures resilience and ...

The fashion industry is entering a period where production reliability carries more strategic weight than stylistic novelty.

Communities across the country are living through a paradox: They have been promised more infrastructure money than ever, and yet many are finding it difficult to use that money in innovative or ...

Look around you. From the building you live in to the bike path you take to school or work to the farmer’s market you visit to buy healthy food, the built environment touches every aspect of your life ...