{"id":296,"date":"2026-11-08T09:40:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalintelligence.us\/?p=296"},"modified":"2026-11-08T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:40:57","slug":"tackling-buildings-that-kill-the-moral-imperative-of-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalintelligence.us\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/tackling-buildings-that-kill-the-moral-imperative-of-our-time\/","title":{"rendered":"TACKLING BUILDINGS THAT KILL: The Moral Imperative of Our Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"article-byline\">By <a class=\"author url fn\" title=\"Posts by Edward Mazria\" href=\"https:\/\/www.architectmagazine.com\/author\/edward-mazria\/\" rel=\"author\">Edward Mazria<\/a><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"article-timestamp\">November 2, 2026<\/time><\/header>\n<div class=\"zonda-post-content article-content o-article\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As emissions-driven global temperatures continue to rise, the structures we rely on for shelter are becoming increasingly dangerous. Instead of offering refuge from extreme heat, buildings and infrastructure designed for a climate that no longer exists, are turning homes and workplaces into life-threating environments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We often picture climate change as raging wildfires or catastrophic floods; extreme heat is far more lethal.<\/strong> While <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/ourworldindata.org\/natural-disasters___.YXAzOjUyNm1lZGlhZ3JvdXA6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTViY2EzZDMyMDM5ZDBhNzg3NzI4ODhiYzhkZTJiMzA6Nzo2M2EwOjllMDJlYmNjZjRkZjIwZjNhOTNjMTEyOGE5MDk2MGVhZDIwZjYzMDA3MTUwOTI2OTIwODVhMTI0NTJhZWJjOWY6cDpUOk4\">fires, floods, and droughts combined typically claim tens of thousands of lives annually<\/a>, extreme heat is roughly <strong><em>15 to 25 times more deadly<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/wmo.int\/media\/news\/extreme-heat-impacts-millions-of-people___.YXAzOjUyNm1lZGlhZ3JvdXA6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTViY2EzZDMyMDM5ZDBhNzg3NzI4ODhiYzhkZTJiMzA6NzowYjE5OjJmZDg3MmNhNzFiNTNiYjhlMmE3MTU1MTg5YzNmYjYyYjFkMDU4NTI4Y2Y5NzE5YzA5YWM5YmJhOTcwNzYxYTk6cDpUOk4\">killing nearly half a million people globally each year<\/a> (though a <a href=\"https:\/\/url.avanan.click\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/28-10-2026-climate-change-is-a-growing-health-emergency--lancet-countdown-warns___.YXAzOjUyNm1lZGlhZ3JvdXA6YTpvOjYyYjRlZWI3NGU1OWI2Njg4MGE0MzFmZmM4ZDE1NzZhOjc6OTIyYjpjY2JiMmVlNmZiNDRkZThiNmM5MjM1OTcxYTc5MTIzZTc3OWVkNTU5ZjJmN2NmZTdkZDBmMjFiYjVlYzRjMGYxOmg6VDpO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent study<\/a> published in <em>The Lancet<\/em> revealed this death toll surged to 710,000 in 2023).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectmagazine.com\/carbon-positive\/tackling-buildings-that-kill-the-moral-imperative-of-our-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Edward Mazria November 2, 2026 As emissions-driven global temperatures continue to rise, the structures we rely on for shelter are becoming increasingly dangerous. Instead of offering refuge from extreme heat, buildings and infrastructure designed for a climate that no longer exists, are turning homes and workplaces into life-threating environments. 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