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Promised Land? Renewed Interest in the Resilient Belt
This Week’s Sustainable Building News. Could the Midwest become America’s next housing hot spot? This week, we look at the emerging “Resilience Belt”—plus, a major shift in where U.S. investment is flowing, surprising insurance data, wildfire-ready homes, new energy technology, construction exoskeletons, and more. Could affordable, lower-risk Midwest metros become America’s next “Resilience Belt”? Lincoln, Neb., earns LEED Platinum certification, putting it among a small group of U.S. cities reaching the highest level. Investment in information-processing equipment has now surpassed residential investment for the first time. New research finds homeowners insurance stress can actually be greater closer to downtown than farther out. Could a small plug-in battery bring home energy storage to renters and people without rooftop solar? A dramatic Colorado fire demonstration shows what happens when one home is built for wildfire and another isn’t. COGNITION Smart Data finds interest in all-electric homes has more than doubled in just one year. On The Impact Series, Mike Collignon and Valerie Miller examine what the AI data center boom means for communities, infrastructure, water, energy, and long-term planning. Texas A&M researchers find construction exoskeletons may reduce fatigue while helping workers recognize jobsite hazards. And in Washington state, one woman is connecting two unlikely tools for building stronger communities: women’s soccer and hempcrete homes. Like this video if you enjoy our coverage. Tell us which story mattered most to you in the comments. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. About Green Builder Media Green Builder Media provides news, insights and intelligence on sustainable building, high-performance homes, resilience, energy efficiency, building science and the future of housing. www.GreenBuilderMedia.com






