What We Read In January

Starting in 2023, we’re rounding up the best articles in sustainability, green building, development, and more every month! Check out the articles GBA staff learned from this past month:

Local

In Pennsylvania, heat pumps could be a climate change solution - 90.5 WESA

Pittsburgh ranks among America’s best cities for outdoor activities - NEXTpittsburgh 

Program to convert Downtown Pittsburgh offices into homes starts Tuesday - 90.5 WESA

City of Pittsburgh to give grants to first-time homebuyers - 90.5 WESA

Buildings

Preconstruction tips for designing and building mass timber structures - Building Design & Construction

Are Home Insurers Abandoning Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change? - Scientific American

With Concrete, Less Is More - RMI

6 ways "choice architecture" enhances student well-being in residence halls - Building Design & Construction

Climate

How our time perception shapes our approach to climate change -  NPR

5 New Year's resolutions to reduce your carbon footprint - NPR

Seed banks may be a secret weapon against climate change - NPR

Beavers and oysters are helping restore lost ecosystems with their engineering skills – podcast - The Conversation

Economy

Green jobs are booming, but too few employees have sustainability skills to fill them – here are 4 ways to close the gap - The Conversation

Renewable Energies Saw A $500 Billion Boom in Government Investment In 2022 - Forbes

How state and local leaders can harness new infrastructure funding to build a stronger, more inclusive workforce - Brookings

Energy

The smelly, greasy truth about how sustainable aviation fuel is made - Canary Media

Community-solar industry shoots for 30GW by 2030 - Canary Media

Is ‘Net Zero Carbon’ The New ‘Net Zero Energy’? - Construct Utopia

The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization: A Joint Strategy to Transform Transportation - Energy.gov

How California's ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world - The Conversation

Justice

DOE Launches $10 Million Prize to Accelerate Community Solar in Underrepresented Communities - Energy.gov

3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize- The Conversation

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