Grid-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling
The U.S. electric grid is straining to keep up with rising demand for electricity, creating potential risks to communities’ cooling systems in the face of intensifying extreme heat. This challenge […]
Facing the Heat: A Five-Part WEBINAR SERIES on Extreme Heat AND THE Built Environment
NIBS & FAS Facing the Heat Webinar Series
Of the growing natural hazard risks, extreme heat is one of the most pervasive and underestimated threats to human health, infrastructure, and community livability.
This five-part webinar series hosted by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) explores the intersection of risk mitigation, building performance, energy reliability, and policy innovation to address the growing risks of heat in our communities. Learn from industry experts about adaptive design solutions and public-private partnerships focused on energy affordability and grid resilience.
Participants are eligible to earn AIA and ICC continuing education credits.
The U.S. electric grid is straining to keep up with rising demand for electricity, creating potential risks to communities’ cooling systems in the face of intensifying extreme heat. This challenge […]