This three-part online series is designed to promote the new ACEC book, Climate Change and the Built Environment, edited by Patricia B. Gary and Lisa L. Churchill. You’ll receive a FREE copy of the book when you register for any webinar in this series! (and PDH credits also available).

>>Click here to register for the full series and save 25% on our regular online class pricing! 

Designing for the Future - now available on-demand!

Climate change is impacting our nation’s critical public infrastructure and requiring design professionals to design differently.

You'll learn how:

• Our nation’s critical highway transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to climate change. Transportation projects in Colorado illustrate how forward-thinking transportation profesionals are addressing these risks.
• Green, nature-based solutions for stormwater systems can maximize project outcomes. Stormwater projects in New York City, the Mid-Atlantic region, and New Orleans illustrate how to build resilience.
• The expanding definition of resilience includes a holistic approach that encourages collaboration between disciplines.

Join our panel of experts:

Patricia B. Gary: Moderator
Amy Seek, April Schneider, Amanda Ludlow: Climate Adaptive Stormwater Management: A Living Systems Approach
Nicole Boothman-Shepard, Kelly Maiorano: Resilient Infrastructure Planning and Design
Elizabeth Bradford & Luce Bassetti: Looking Ahead: Designing a Resilient Future

Climate change risks are being re-evaluated by insurance companies, governments, and regulatory entities. This shifting landscape has implications for engineers, as well as public and private owners and asset managers.

You'll learn how:

• Insurance companies use cat modeling software to model hazard, vulnerability, exposure and loss from climate change events—to quantify adaptation measures and assess mitigation efforts;
• Local and state governments are responding to climate change by adjusting regulations and policies;
• Asset managers are incorporating resilience into their organizations;
• Design professionals can protect themselves through contracting practices.

Join our panel of experts:

Patricia B. Gary, Lisa L. Churchill: Moderators
Nancy Rigassio: Climate Change and Insurance: Evolving Trends
Stephanie Kruel: The Role of Governance and Regulation
Karin Holland: Asset Management: Assessing and Protecting a Portfolio
Patricia Gary: Contracting Practices and Risk Management

Case Studies of Resilient Vertical and Horizontal Projects
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern

Mitigation and adaptation are the two main defenses against climate change, and both build resilience into the built environment. Case studies provide new project approaches, design strategies, and best practices.

You'll learn about:

• Net Zero Buildings -- Canada and the U.S.
• The Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC -- new resilient design after Super Storm Sandy
• Lake Delton, Wisconsin -- Flood Control Project
• North End, Boston -- new Harbor-front Park, and Athletic Facilities

Join our panel of experts:

Patricia B. Gary, Lisa L. Churchill: Moderators
Rachel Bannon-Godfrey: Net Zero Buildings Case Studies
Amy Hwang: Whitney Museum Case Study
Raine Gardner: Lake Delton Case Study
Julie Eaton Ernst: North End, Boston Case Study

• June 7 - Designing for the Future - now available on-demand!
• June 14 - Legal, Insurance & Contracting Practices
• June 21 - Case Studies of Vertical and Horizontal Projects