Sustainability

Heat Island Effect: What You Need to Know (& Solutions)

Aug. 2, 2018

Our Editor-in-Chief hops over to our sister site Buildings.com to lay out the risks and solutions to Heat Island Effect. As global temperatures rise, things are heating up in cities—literally. What is Heat Island Effect and how are cities and properties combatting it?

Kadie Yale

About the Author

Kadie Yale | Former Editor-in-Chief

Kadie Yale holds a BA in Industrial Design from San Francisco State University and a MA in Decorative Art History and Theory from Parsons the New School. In her role as editor-in-chief from 2015-2018, she led the interiors+sources team in creating relevant content that touches on sustainability, universal design, science, and the role of design in society.