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In Palm Beach County, County capital construction projects that meet or exceed half a million dollars in project costs must consider resilience and sustainability principles during design development through a Resilience & Sustainability Checklist. This ensures that County projects are considering climate and environmental impacts and helps identify potential opportunities to mitigate risks. The County recently completed a State-funded vulnerability assessment and is now integrating these results into the checklist. The County’s Built Environment Risk Reduction Division, within the Facilities Development & Operations Department, will use the Vulnerability Assessment hazard GIS tool to create a “mini hazard assessment” for each project, showing project managers potential risks of extreme heat and extreme flooding for their project site. This will further enhance the County’s ability to make informed design and construction decisions that mitigate flood and heat risks.