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SUMMARY:Community-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling
DESCRIPTION:Community infrastructure\, such as thermal energy networks\, district geothermal\, urban forests\, shade structures\, and smart surfaces\, can have a collectively lower upfront cost and lower community-wide energy consumption and the costs of cooling. For example\, strategic deployment of cool roofs in Atlanta\, mandated by ordinance\, are expected to cool the city by 2.4°F in peak summer\, deliver $310 million in direct energy savings\, and generate $760 million in net financial benefits. \nThis webinar will explore community-system technologies and strategies for resilient cooling and their benefits for community-wide energy reliability\, grid resilience\, and extreme heat preparedness. Participants will hear directly from experts on targeted solutions and the policy levers needed to scale up their broad adoption. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExplore Technology Solutions: Discover the range of solutions that can be implemented at a community-system level to lower temperatures outdoors and indoors.\nClarify the Co-Benefits for Mitigation: Learn how shared cooling infrastructure can provide community-wide energy reliability\, grid resilience\, and extreme heat preparedness.\nExamine the Policy Landscape: Understand how existing federal\, state and local policy levers and strategies can increase access and affordability of resilient cooling technologies and discover real-world examples of implementation.\nUnderstanding Traditions of Community Cooling: Connect Traditional and forward-thinking community-level cooling solutions.\n\n  \nThis webinar is part of the Facing the Heat Webinar Series hosted by NIBS and the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) which explores the intersection of risk mitigation\, building performance\, energy reliability\, and policy innovation to address the growing risks of heat in our communities.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/community-system-strategies-for-resilient-cooling/
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CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Building-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling
DESCRIPTION:The existing building stock in the United States was not designed to cope with current extreme temperatures. Much needs to be done to fix aging housing\, from upgrading poor insulation to fixing ineffective air conditioning\, while also designing new buildings for future temperatures\, if warming trends continue. \nThis webinar will focus on building-system strategies to reduce the impacts of extreme heat on buildings\, showcasing cooling solutions beyond conventional air conditioning. Participants will hear directly from experts on the policies that will enable greater proliferation of resilient cooling solutions that offer co-benefits for energy efficiency\, reduced household energy burdens\, and greater energy reliability. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the Link Between Heat and Housing Affordability: Scope how housing infrastructure is unprepared for current temperatures\, impacting consumers costs to adequately cool their indoor environments.\nExplore Technology Solutions: Discover how resilient cooling technologies can offer co-benefits for energy efficiency and reduced household energy burdens\, as well as resilience during power brownouts and blackouts.\nExamine the Policy Landscape: Understand how existing federal\, state and local policy levers and strategies can increase access and affordability of resilient cooling technologies\, and discover real-world examples of implementation.\n\n  \nThis webinar is part of the Facing the Heat Webinar Series hosted by NIBS and the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) which explores the intersection of risk mitigation\, building performance\, energy reliability\, and policy innovation to address the growing risks of heat in our communities.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/building-system-strategies-for-resilient-cooling/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T140000
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SUMMARY:A Cooling Conundrum: Setting the Stage for Resilient Cooling
DESCRIPTION:Every region in the U.S. is experiencing record-breaking heat. More households now require home cooling solutions to maintain safe and livable indoor temperatures. While air conditioning (AC) can offer immediate relief\, the rapid scaling of AC has created new vulnerabilities: rising energy bills are straining people’s wallets\, while surging electricity demand mounts pressure on an aging power grid increasingly prone to blackouts. What Americans need to be prepared for more extreme temperatures is a resilient cooling approach. Resilient cooling works across three interdependent systems — buildings\, communities\, and the electric grid — to affordably maintain safe indoor temperatures during extreme heat events and reduce power outage risks. \nThis webinar will overview resilient cooling\, implicated technology systems and the policies needed to affordably cool people and communities under extreme heat conditions. Participants will hear directly from experts about dimensions of access and affordability\, public health\, workforce development\, and grid reliability. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the Basics: Define extreme heat and the vulnerabilities created by the rapid scaling of air conditioning and mechanical cooling systems.\nClarify the Landscape of Need: Explore the essential imperatives to rethink the way we cool as heat waves increase in duration.\nExplore Strategies for Action: Discover the concept of resilient cooling as a strategy to address existing cooling needs\, while ensuring affordability\, health\, sustainability\, grid resilience\, and workforce development.\nClarify Stakeholder Roles: Learn how different levels of government and non-governmental organizations coordinate and play a role in advancing resilient cooling for both households and communities.\n\n  \nThis webinar is part of the Facing the Heat Webinar Series hosted by NIBS and the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) which explores the intersection of risk mitigation\, building performance\, energy reliability\, and policy innovation to address the growing risks of heat in our communities.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/a-cooling-conundrum-setting-the-stage-for-resilient-cooling/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Extreme Heat 101 & the Policy Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Extreme heat is the most lethal weather hazard in the United States and has an economic burden of over +$160 billion a year. This introductory webinar will explore the growing threat of extreme heat and the evolving policy responses across all levels of government. Participants will hear directly from local\, state\, and federal officials about their roles\, responsibilities\, and strategies to mitigate heat risks and build resilience. \nFor all AECO professionals and legislators\, this session will equip you with foundational knowledge and insights to engage meaningfully in the heat resilience movement. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the Basics: Define extreme heat and explore its causes\, health impacts\, and social implications\, especially in the context of climate resilience.\nNavigate the Policy Landscape: Identify key policies\, frameworks\, and initiatives addressing extreme heat at the local\, state\, and federal levels.\nClarify Government Roles: Learn how different levels of government coordinate and respond to extreme heat.\nExplore Opportunities for Action: Discover ways individuals\, organizations\, and communities can support and influence heat resilience efforts through advocacy\, planning\, and partnerships.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/extreme-heat-101-the-policy-landscape/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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