
- Advocate for local building codes in flood-prone areas to have increased freeboard requirements, like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has required in its newest building code;
- Retrofit building roofs with simple additions as hurricane clips, even in areas where high winds have not yet posed a regular threat, as is now required for all new construction through model building codes across the country;
- Install tension connectors between existing porches, decks, and the framing of residential dwellings, as national model codes have required since 2009;
- Retrofit existing drainage infrastructure to minimize the potential damage from water events;
- Encourage the use of alternative energy sources for infrastructure, home, commercial energy, and transportation as in jurisdictional energy conservation codes for new construction in California, Washington, DC, and Massachusetts;
- Recommend all new buildings comply with a “green” standard (e.g., LEED, IgCC, EnergyStar, HERS) for both energy efficiency and building materials, as they are currently being required in states and jurisdictions across the nation;
- Utilize more private and public land/property as bases for solar arrays and wind farms through the application of eminent domain principles that have happened throughout the east and west coasts of the U.S.;
- Advocate for legislatures to adopt new policies and protocols that recognize, address, and respond to the impacts of climate change and humanity’s role in it; similar to the Massachusetts and California legislation requiring meaningful study and action planning for mitigating the effects of climate change.