Developers join city in considering climate resiliency as Austin grows - Austin Monitor
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"Texas is supposed to be the leader in energy, and we discovered how fragile the energy grid is in Texas and beyond, so part of our risk assessment is looking at what can we do in working with utility companies to deal with this stress that's in the energy grid?"
"It feels like a political issue, but I'm seeing cities begin to rethink how they deal with this through land use policies, so we're working closely with cities about developing policy to deal with climate change."
"Hesitancy combined with ongoing high interest rates make it difficult to prioritize resiliency in new projects, even if the resulting commercial or residential spaces are expected to be more durable against weather-related damage."
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