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Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Climate change is increasing billion-dollar disasters, many of them from intensifying hurricanes. Some housing developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to such extreme weather, and friendlier to the environment at the same time.
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Ontario tells feds it’s more important to build fast than green

Rules to ensure new homes use less energy could reduce homeowners' bills. But at a meeting between two levels of government, Ontario said it's focused on building fast and reducing costs for developers.

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Wildfire Recovery in Paradise Holds Lessons for Lahaina

A California town rebuilt after wildfire destruction has become an attractive home for new and old residents. But challenges with reconstruction, and trauma, remain.
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In North Carolina, housing affordability at center of debate over building codes

Builders claim efficiency upgrades will prices homes out of reach, but numerous experts say energy savings more than make up the difference.
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High-tech wooden cities could fight fire, climate change, study says

Future cities composed of fire-resistant, high-tech wooden buildings could help counter the climate impacts of the coming urbanization boom, a new paper suggests.

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After fire and floods, glimmers of hope

Americans may be finding some common sense about building homes in vulnerable areas.
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