Climate change
14 Results
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Sumaq Wasi Housing: Beating the Cold
In this three-part series, Bechtel's Heloisa Schmidt, manager, Corporate Sustainability, and Mellissa Case, sustainable development manager, Mining and Metals, share their on-the-ground experiences in Peru talking to Bechtel colleagues, partners, and community members. In this first installment, learn about the innovative partnership that is helping to protect indigenous families from extreme frost in the remote Andes.
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Green financing: A look at the history and the options available for developers
Learn more about green financing opportunities for owners and developers.
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Disrupting Cooling Technology: Accelerating the Path to Net Zero
Bechtel is disrupting cooling fundamentals with our novel cycle technology. Crescendō targets improved cooling performance with its breakthrough architecture, commanding greater energy and cost efficiencies to meet growing demands globally.
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Tsunami Evacuation Shelters: Solutions for At-Risk Communities in Developing Nations
In disaster-prone areas, elevated evacuation shelters can be an integral part of a national or local disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategy and programs. They enable vulnerable communities to get to safety at the first warning of an incoming tsunami.
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Nuclear Energy Benefits The Environment
Understanding the science behind nuclear power is the first step to understanding its important role in our clean energy future.
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Construction Practices for a Sustainable Future
Reducing GHG or CO2 emissions takes a concerted effort, and the engineering and construction industry plays an important role to support a low carbon future through innovation, enhanced practices, and the future of work.
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Leveraging the Human Factor to Manage Extreme Weather Events
Bechtel and IBM teamed up to discuss supplemental recommendations for emergency preparedness in response to Hurricane Maria.
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Philippines Coastal Protection: A Green-Grey Approach to Resilience
Bechtel is partnering with Conservation International to increase resilience in Iloilo in the Phillippines
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Infrastructure for economic development in SE Asia
Bechtel's Ian Laski joins Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief of Devex, to discuss the dynamic and growing challenges in Southeast Asia.
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What is resilient infrastructure for Southeast Asia?
Bechtel's Ian Laski and Raj Kumar sit down and discuss what resilient infrastructure means for a diverse region of the world.
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Partnership for resilient smart development
Rapid urbanization in Asia has created an unprecedented challenge for the development community. From 2000 to 2010, nearly 200 million people moved into East Asian cities, according to the World Bank.
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Public-private partnerships are critical in addressing global challenges
Enhanced collaboration between civil society, government, and business in the planning, design and implementation of core and social infrastructures should grow economies; build resiliency; and help to solve societal problems.
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Sustainable resilient energy infrastructure
Bechtel's Amos Avidan discusses how Big Data is integral in designing more resilient energy systems.