First-of-its-kind Home Raising Academy trains public and private sector professionals — With sea levels projected to rise significantly over the next three to five decades, cities in Hampton Roads are exploring various ways to mitigate the impact of increasing flooding. RISE Challenge winner Resilient Enterprise Solutions (RES), a Florida-based company, advocates elevating homes above the threat and wants to help train…

RISE Challenge winner VPA’s C-PACE program offers borrowers a new, cost-effective way to finance resilience improvements — Building a resilient economy includes developing structures that can withstand the myriad symptoms of climate change. But making those necessary upgrades can be a financial challenge for businesses and property owners. …

Jim Nigg: Constructis Founder and CEO — Inspiration can strike at any time. The key is to recognize it when you see it. For Jim Nigg, CEO and founder of Constructis, a company based on the concept of capturing and repurposing kinetic energy, that moment came as he watched traffic pass over a highway bridge in 1994. …

RISE Challenge winner Wetlands Watch pilots first high school level “green” landscape certification program — A new program recently launched by RISE Challenge winner Wetlands Watch and partners is offering high school students a glimpse into the world of Chesapeake-Bay-friendly landscape practices — and potentially a leg up into a future job or career. The Norfolk-based nonprofit is partnering with Portsmouth, Virginia public schools to…