Hurricane Delta brought more flooding than wind, but teams surveying Louisiana and Texas so far are reporting less damage to infrastructure and facilities than what they saw after Hurricane Laura just a few weeks ago.
Initial reports indicate flooding and power outages in area that completely rebuilt its electrical grid weeks ago from previous hurricane; more complete damage picture expected in days.
Performance-Based Structural Fire Design—to date the most in-depth guidance in the U.S. for the “proper execution and potential benefits of structural fire protection”—is available free-of-charge for download.
Only 20 out of 100 U.S. cities surveyed in the 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard have community-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals and are on track to meet them.
Investment focuses on renewable energy and building efficiency, but concerns are raised over lack of core infrastructure and oil and gas spending; wage subsidy program is extended