Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Abandoned buildings and paved-over vacant lots are cranking up the heat in Houston, with new research from a Texas A&M University team showing that empty buildings and vacant lots are raising land surface temperatures by up to 20 degrees in parts of Houston, exacerbating record-high heat across the region. Instead of tearing down vacant buildings, cities like Houston should consider repurposing them in ways that support environmental goals and local economies.

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