Resilient Buildings:
Design for Change
Ensure that your commercial projects are prepared for the uncertainties of climate change. Discover design strategies, participate in lively discussions, earn credits and hear from industry experts at Resilient Buildings: Design for Change.
Prepare for weather extremes and:
- Gain insight on key principles with the LEED Resilient Design Pilot Case Study
- Conduct hazard and climate change assessments for project sites
- Implement resilient design strategies — including those of the pro-active insurance industry
- Help your project qualify for LEED pilot credits
- Design for thermally resilient buildings using advanced modeling techniques
- Discover back-up power strategies for extended power disruptions
*All fields are required.
Friday, March 10, 2017
GAF Headquarters
1 Campus Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Questions?
Contact Marty Grohman at
207-423-8260 or MGrohman@gaf.com.
Schedule | 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
*Breakfast and lunch will be provided
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast, Registration, Networking
- 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome / Introduction
- 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Why Resilience?
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Emerging Resilient Design Standards and Rating Systems
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Conducting Hazard and Climate Change Assessments for Project Sites
- 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Implementing Resilient Design
- 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break & Networking
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Thermally Resilient Buildings & Back-up Power for Extended Power Disruptions
- 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM LEED Resilient Design Pilot Credit Case Study – GAF’s Global Headquarters
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Building Tours and Group Resilience Exercise
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch with panel discussion and open mic for attendee participation
- 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Closing Remarks
Instructors
Alex Wilson
Founder and president of the Resilient Design Institute, founder of BuildingGreen, Inc., and national award-winning visionary and educator.
Mary Ann Lazarus
FAIA, Resident Fellow on Sustainability at AIA and co-chair of the USGBC Resilience Working Group.
Chuck Miccolis
Director, Commercial Lines Engineering for the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS).
Valerie Walsh
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Sustainability Strategist, Walsh Sustainability Group, and USGBC Resilience Working Group.
Martin Grohman
Moderator: CSI, LEED AP, Sustainability Expert at GAF.