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A D A P T I N G O U R H O M E SI N T H E W A K E O F

M A J O R C L I M A T E C H A N G E

When we th ink about adapt ive s t ra teg ies in bui ld ingswe must f i r s t cons ider what the impacts o f

c l imate change are , and wi l l be in the fu ture .

C A U S Eincreased carbon pol lu t ion to our a tmosphere

E F F E C Tincreased sever i ty of hea t waves , droughts , and wi ldf i res

Also l ike ly are increas ing ly powerfu l s torms ,inc luding larger ra in events , which in

Santa Fe and New Mexico means increased l ike l ihoodand sever i ty of f l a sh f looding .

Changes to pes t behavior .We 've seen bark beet le infes ta t ions .

Increas ing d i f f i cu l t ie s for agr icu l tureas Ca l i fornia i s exper ienc ing today .

Our homes can eas i ly be des igned andconstruc ted to respond to these c l imat ic s t resses .

And of ten can be done in ways tha tadd no addi t iona l cos t in the context o f typica l

new cons truc t ion cos t s today .

E X A M P L E S O F H O M E A D A P T I O NF O R C L I M A T E C H A N G E

Proper so lar des ign :Where so lar ga in i s opt imized to increase theindoor temperature only in winter whi le fu l ly

shading the l iv ing space in summer .

Fire-res i s t ive ex ter ior bui ld ing mater ia l s( s tee l pos t s and beams , meta l s id ing

and roof ing and masonry wa l l s ) :minimize f i re danger to the s t ruc ture .

These mater ia l s are a l so pes t and water res i s tant ,improving our res i l i ence in the face of f looding .

Water conserv ing f ix tures , ra in water ca tchment ,and greywater reuse in l andscape i r r iga t ion .

The ways in which we bui ld and renovateour homes can a f ford us increased res i l i ence

to the impacts o f c l imate ins tab i l i ty .

S t a r t y o u r p r o c e s s b y s i m p l y c a l l i n g u sa n d g e t t i n g t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n s t a r t e d :

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