PUERTO RICO— Con la intención de reconstruir un Puerto Rico más fuerte y resiliente, el Departamento de Vivienda administrará fondos a los municipios a través del programa de la Planificación de la Recuperación Municipal (MRP, por sus siglas…
PUERTO RICO— In hopes to rebuild a stronger, more resilient Puerto Rico, the Department of Housing (Vivienda) will be administering funds to municipalities for recovery planning through the Municipal Recovery Planning program, or MRP. These…
White Paper: COVID-19 Life Safety and Economic Stability Support Services Third-Party Remote Plan Review and Inspections for Temporary and Repurposed Structures Purpose This white paper describes the need for life safety evaluation plan reviews and…
Comprehensive Planning: Building Your Community’s Future From Today’s Vision By Avery Share Featured in the Missouri Municipal Review! Learn what makes comprehensive planning so important – and how to make sure you develop the right…
Fostering Small-Business Resilience: Local Government Plays a Key Role By Patrick Howell Featured in ICMA’s Public Management Magazine! The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that roughly 40 to 60 percent of small businesses…
Lessons from Hurricanes: Unlocking Community-Scale Resilience After Katrina, Sandy, and Maria By Patrick Howell Featured on Triple Pundit! As Hurricane Michael—among the strongest storms ever in the U.S.—fades from the headlines and long-term…
Stepping Back to Move Forward: The Benefits of Community Energy Strategic Planning Featured in the North American Clean Energy Magazine! Community energy strategic planning is a crucial first step for cities and counties…
Disaster Mitigation and Resilience: Bouncing Back Sooner from a Disaster Preparation and relationship-building took center stage as IBTS Chief Marketing and Development Officer, Chris Fennell, recently moderated a National Association of Counties (NACo) roundtable…
Emergency Shelter Assessment By David Hattis, Senior Advisor of Federal and State Programs, IBTS Establishing strategies for evacuation and local emergency shelter is an essential component of comprehensive resilience planning to ensure the safety…
States and Community Energy Strategies Featured in The Council of State Governments’ Book of the States 2017 Community Solar and Community Choice Aggregation, or CCA, are two relatively new, increasingly pursued, and still evolving…
