Tim Logan of The Boston Globe discusses “Living With Heat” a new study released by the Boston/New England chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in collaboration with a team of planners and design professionals, including Perkins + Will, Arrowstreet, Halvorson, and several other experts in development, planning, architecture, and sustainability. The report identifies areas most at risk for extreme heat and outlines opportunities to protect the community from extreme heat.
Ideas range from small to large scale, from simple interventions such as painting rooftops to redeveloping existing parking lots to create new housing and open space.
Arlen Stawasz, a resiliency strategist at Perkins + Will says, “We need to think different, act now, and develop an all-inclusive vision for the future that focuses on understanding the earth’s ecology within the built environment,” said Arlen Stawasz, a resiliency strategist at architecture firm Perkins + Will.
Learn more via The Boston Globe, Channel 10 News, Boston Channel 25 News, and Boston Neighborhood News. You can view the full report here.