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Building resiliency

In a new book, MIT Professor Lawrence Vale spotlights projects from around the globe that help insulate communities from climate shocks.

6d ago

6d ago

How good old mud can lower building costs

Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork. MIT researchers invented a way to make these structures out of on-site soil.

Apr 7

How good old mud can lower building costs

Apr 7

Study shows how households can cut energy costs

An experiment in Amsterdam suggests providing better information to people can help move them out of “energy poverty.”

Apr 1

Study shows how households can cut energy costs

Apr 1

Street Smarts

Andres Sevtsuk applies new sources of data to creating more sustainable, walkable, and economically thriving city spaces.

Mar 18

Street Smarts

Mar 18

Enabling a circular economy in the built environment

A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices.

Mar 3

Enabling a circular economy in the built environment

Mar 3

Seeking our future in the deep past

MIT Associate professor of architecture Brandon Clifford scrutinizes ancient stone structures, searching for ideas that can revitalize our…

Feb 4

Seeking our future in the deep past

Feb 4

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

A U.S. program provides important flood insurance relief, but it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves.

Jan 22

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

Jan 22

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

Jan 17

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

Jan 17

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels.

Nov 18, 2024

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Nov 18, 2024

A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and…

Oct 21, 2024

Person walking with one leg and one prosthesis.

Oct 21, 2024

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