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Phoenix has a new 5-year, $60M shade plan. Is it enough to cool down the city?
KJZZ Phoenix — September 10, 2026
Does air-conditioning contribute to urban heat?
The Economist — August 15, 2026
Letter: A Smart Surface Solution for our Overheating cities
Financial Times — August 3, 2026
The Color of Cities - What might be the market value of lighter, higher albedo and cooler Cities?
John Elkington for Rewilding Markets Substack — July 27, 2026
11 U.S. Cities Turn to Smart Surfaces to Beat Extreme Heat
E+E Leader — July 27, 2026
The Technologies poised to win the materials race against Extreme Heat - and why they need to scale up
World Economic Forum — June 19, 2026
The Weekly: How Data and Tools Enable Cities to Adopt Resilience at Scale
The Epicenter — April 3, 2026
Cooling our cities: Why smart surfaces should be India’s next infrastructure priority
The Economic Times | India — October 2, 2025
Dallas is way too hot. The city says less pavement could help cool it down
KERA News | NPR North Texas — September 9, 2025
Columbia Star — September 4, 2025
The Dallas Express — August 27, 2025
WBUR Radio Boston — August 6, 2025
AXIOS Boston — August 27, 2025
Dallas roofs, roads and parking lots making parts of the city hotter, study finds
WFAA — August 4, 2025
WCNC Charlotte — July 18, 2025
Grist — July 7, 2025
United Nations — July 1, 2025
How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
The Guardian — June 1, 2025
How India Can Keep Cool As Heatwaves Grow
CodeBlue — May 25, 2025
National Academy of Sciences — January 5, 2025
‘Smart surfaces’ policy tracker shows how cities boost green infrastructure, solar, cool pavement
Smart Cities Dive — December 20, 2024
New group wants to help US cities scale up climate-resilient ‘smart surfaces’
Smart Cities Dive — December 3, 2024
Standard to quantify the carbon impact of concrete launched
Building Design + Construction — November 4, 2024
Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it’s hot. Trees are a solution
The Associated Press — September 28, 2024
Classrooms across the US are heating up. School districts need cooling beyond AC
The Associated Press — September 4, 2024
Smart Surfaces Help Reduce Urban Climate Impacts, 40 Organizations Agree
The Energy Mix — August 20, 2024
A $59M grant will help the Midlands reduce the effects of heat islands, preserve SC wetlands
Post and Courier Columbia — July 20, 2024
Cool, Green Infrastructure Can Beat Urban Heat and Drought, Experts Say
The Energy Mix — July 4, 2024
Engaging Black Churches for Resilience
The Washington Informer — September 16, 2024
10 Simple Actions to Take to Protect Your Home from Heat
American Lung Association — July 17, 2024
Shifting Federal Investments To Address Extreme Heat Through Green And Resilient Infrastructure
Federation of American Scientists — April 4, 2024
Lincoln Institute — February 27, 2024
Bloomberg CityLab — July 14, 2021
Climate Law — October 17, 2023
Cities Today — October 2, 2023
Smart Cities Dive — September 3, 2023
These thermal images show how Phoenix uses technology to keep cool
The Washington Post — July 23, 2023
PoliticoPro — July 21, 2023
NPR — July 20, 2023
Bloomberg Law — July 20, 2023
Axios — July 21, 2022
Barcelona Prepares Climate Shelters to Keep Residents Cool During the Summer Months
ArchDaily — June 2, 2022
Hope in light of climate change
WYPR — March 5, 2022
Thomson Reuters Foundation — August 21, 2021
Amid Climate Change and Inequality, ‘Heat Islands’ Pose a Threat
US News & World Report — September 30, 2021
The Hill — July 26, 2021
Popular Science — July 15, 2021
climate leaders make A To-Do List for the White house
Bloomberg — January 27, 2021
National Geographic — March 23, 2021
Buildings.com — April 6, 2018
NextCity.org — February 14, 2018
The climate crisis presents a lot of problems. Centering equity offers a number of solutions
The Grio — April 22, 2024
US Green Building Council — February 4, 2018
Economic Times for India — 2018
Global Construction Review — August 6, 2022
Governing — July 28, 2023
US News and World Report — August 5, 2021
Baltimore Sun — March 8, 2022
LEED Must Lead on Climate — 2022
Here’s How Cities Can Reduce Climate Change Risk
Risk & Insurance — June 26, 2019
Out of excuses: Businesses must commit to real action on climate
The Hill — April 6, 2021
Video Interviews
Smart Surfaces: A Public Health Solution to a Hotter World
American Public Health Association — 2026
America’s Black Pavement Problem | How to Fix it with John Avlon
The Bulwark — July 27, 2025
Columbus City Council Meeting — July 23, 2025
Morning Rush — July 27, 2022
Accuweather — September 1, 2022
Volans — 2022
Atlantic Council — April 5, 2021