Urban Systems

Climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of natural disasters, amplifying the need for resilient housing and increasing repair costs.

What if the making of global buildings and cities could instead become a force to incentivize environmental restoration?

Providing intelligence and security communities with expertise on climate and environmental risks can drive lasting solutions to global challenges.

Building systems play a crucial role in climate adaptation, but they can be expensive and inaccessible to many communities.

Heat has disproportionate economic and health effects on low-income communities of color in inner-city neighborhoods.

The team developed a model of carbon emissions and carbon sequestration across the life cycle of cross-laminated timber.

Describe your vision for how Yale can lead and collaborate on planetary solutions in the next 25 years!

Describe your vision for how Yale can lead and collaborate on planetary solutions in the next 25 years!

In April, Yale University awarded nearly $1.5 million to 21 proposals in its inaugural round of Planetary Solutions Project seed grants.

In its second year, the Planetary Solutions Project seed grant program distributed over $1.5 million to 23 projects building novel solutions