WSP | Climate, Resilience & Sustainability

WSP USA helps organizations develop strategies to mitigate emissions and enhance sustainability, as well as identify potential climate-related risks and opportunities to become more resilient. Our team possesses the expertise necessary to assist clients in developing effective, equitable solutions that prioritize community and stakeholder engagement and environmental justice, across the entire process of climate preparedness.

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Green Infrastructure

The Ultimate Flexible Building
Think of a building: how’s it doing in the pandemic? Has it adapted well to a change in circumstances? Can you see it remaining useful and relevant for the foreseeable future?

Environment

Putt Your Way to a More Sustainable Future
WSP was honored to participate in design of waterfront PUTTING GREEN, an 18-hole climate change-themed mini golf course in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, now opened to the public.

Green Infrastructure

Watch: Hawaii DOT Infrastructure Adaptation Planning Updated
Highways in Hawai‘i are surrounded by water and crisscross rugged volcanic island terrain. As such, the infrastructure that island residents depend on is exposed to a variety of hazards, which are only increasing in frequency and intensity with a changing climate.

Environment

Webinar: Corporate Climate Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Commercial enterprises often take solace in the use of insurance to shift risks to third parties, yet the current path of emissions and climate change suggest a future market with insufficient capital to insure for all likely risks.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Blank Canvas: Can We Make a Totally Recyclable Building?
In a circular economy, how could we design a completely recyclable building? How do we recycle a building or materials in a way that we could really benefit from? Looking back on traditional constructions, old timber houses were often moved, so it should be possible with more natural materials such as brick, wood and glass. If the car industry can do it, we should be able to do the same.

Sustainable Development Goals

Centering Social Equity in Climate Risk Analysis and ESG Reporting
The lack of clear, measurable data to identify and assess social considerations like justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion can lead to unintended consequences, maladaptation, and divestments from underserved communities.

Innovation & Technology

Can We Reboot Office Buildings As Data Centers?
It is now almost universally accepted that we are not all going back to the office, at least not full time. So what does that mean for the proportion of commercial real estate that will be surplus to requirements?

Environment

WATCH: Caltrans Statewide Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
WSP USA worked closely with Caltrans to develop a study assessing climate impacts on the State Highway System and is continuing this work by prioritizing assets for further study.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Four Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Sustainability Trends to Watch
As communities start reopening post-pandemic, we look forward to the upcoming trends and what is next in this space. If the previous year taught us anything, it is that supply chains are complicated, opaque and sensitive to shocks.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Assessing Climate Risks to Commercial Enterprises and Prioritizing Mitigation Actions
Even commercial enterprises that have established risk management practices often use historical data for risk measurement, which rarely considers forecast changes due to climate change, and mistakenly describing extreme events as “Black Swans.”

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