Sustainability and resiliency have been hot-button topics in the building industry for the last decade. Designers and owners are all looking for building materials that will withstand time… and weather. But what do sustainability and resiliency mean? If you are someone who has been affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, it would mean being able to return home after the storm and resume life as before. If you are the owner of a shop in downtown Tampa or Asheville, it would mean being able to restart your business with minimal effort. It might also mean that condo owners at the beach would have minimal disruption to their lives. Far too often, we say the words and have noble intentions, but the action never follows. I hear the same excuses all the time… building in a sustainable way costs too much, and it is far cheaper to go with a “conventional” build. Consider the cost of rebuilding a structure that’s no longer there. How much money do you lose when you can’t reopen your business and you have to repair or rebuild? It’s not an easy solution, but in reality, we already have the answers. We have to start somewhere. We have to approach building with a different mindset. Sustainability is not only a way to build,  it’s a way of thinking. Let’s do better!