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The buildings around us were built for yesterday’s weather and climate. But what about the buildings of tomorrow? 

A new report reveals a large a gap between current building standards and those we’ll need for the climate of the future.

Two authors of the report — Heidi Roop from the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and Ariane Laxo from the architecture firm HGA — joined Climate Cast host Paul Huttner to discuss “climate-resilient” design. 

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The buildings around us were built for yesterday’s weather and climate. But what about the buildings of tomorrow? A new report reveals a large a gap between current building standards and those we’ll need for the climate of the future.

The buildings around us were built for yesterday’s weather and climate. But what about the buildings of the future? 

A new report reveals a large a gap between current building standards and those we’ll need for tomorrow’s climate.

Two authors of the report — Heidi Roop from the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and Ariane Laxo from the architecture firm HGA — joined to discuss ‘climate-resilient’ design. 

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