Sep 26, 2023
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might improve urban planning. She says our cities are working in so many different ways to be more livable and healthier spaces.
They also discuss:
- Building new greenways and bicycle paths in...
Sep 19, 2023
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might improve work. She talks about how heat mapping can help begin with work strategies and thinking about exposure over the long term at work.
They also discuss:
- How to avoid accidents in extreme...
Sep 13, 2023
Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography at University of South Carolina, talk about how heat mapping might help improve health. She says heat is the one hazard our cities have done the least planning around.
They also discuss:
- How heat mapping can impact the livability of cities.
- The variables that...
Sep 5, 2023
Heat is the deadliest of all the weather hazards. Peggy Smedley and Kirstin Dow, professor, Dept. of Geography, University of South Carolina, talk about heat mapping. She says it is timely in Columbia, South Carolina, and the way we have built our cities actually traps heat from solar radiation—the roads and...
Aug 29, 2023
Peggy Smedley and Benedict Talplacido, VP of brand strategy and marketing, Sunflare, talk about solar panels. He says people have different motivations for wanting solar panels, but most are interested in saving money.
They also discuss:
- The benefits that exist depending on where you are in the country.
- The various...