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Driving to outcomes: How evolving energy performance policies impact the building process
Speaker: Ryan Colker, J.D., from the National Institute of Building Sciences Communities are establishing energy performance and/or greenhouse gas emission goals. This requires a new approach to building codes and other policies. One approach is increasing focus on project outcomes for new construction and renovations. Outcomes rely on actual results rather than design and construction-based...
Report
“Americanism, not globalism”: President Trump and the American mission
This report argues that Donald Trump's stoking of the politics of grievance and resentment will continue to corrode domestic support for a more ambitious U.S foreign policy and in future, allies will have to think about the nature of American power differently.
Policy
LEED v.4 for neighborhood development
Is your local grocery store within walking distance…and is there a sidewalk for you to trek there safely? Does your neighborhood boast high-performing green buildings, parks and green space? Do bikes, pedestrians and vehicles play nicely together on the road? LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) was engineered to inspire and help create better, more...
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An earnings standard for New York City's app-based drivers: economic analysis and policy assessment
This report addresses a critical public policy challenge facing the City of New York—the low pay of app-based drivers.
Report
Technological entanglement: cooperation, competition and the dual-use dilemma in artificial intelligence
In the future, the quest to achieve an advantage in emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, will only intensify. This report argues that the U.S and Australia must look to enhance their own competitiveness in these strategic technologies.