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SUMMARY:Clearing the Air: Advancing IAQ Policy for Healthier Communities
DESCRIPTION:Indoor air quality (IAQ) has emerged as a critical public health and building performance issue\, especially in the wake of rising temperatures\, pandemics\, and increasing urban density. This virtual session\, hosted by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)\, brings together a panel of leading subject matter experts to explore the evolving landscape of IAQ policy\, standards\, and implementation strategies across the built environment. \nAttendees will gain insights into: \n\nFederal and state-level IAQ regulations and emerging policy trends such as The Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act\nThe role of codes\, ventilation standards\, and energy efficiency mandates\nAccess to IAQ improvements for schools\, housing\, and workplaces\nPathways for women in the industry to promote innovation in IAQ policy\n\nWhether you’re a policymaker\, architect\, engineer\, facility manager\, or public health advocate\, this session will equip you with actionable knowledge to shape healthier indoor environments.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/clearing-the-air-advancing-iaq-policy-for-healthier-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Women Executives in Building
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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:20260326T120000
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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/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Grid-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling
DESCRIPTION: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 presents an opportunity for policymakers to proactively identify potential vulnerabilities in energy systems’ ability to sustain safe indoor temperatures. \nThis webinar will explore grid system technologies and strategies for resilient cooling. Participants will hear directly from experts on how they prepare the electric grid for increased energy demand and ensure its reliability during extreme heat events as well as the policies needed to scale up these interventions. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand Grid Vulnerabilities: Clarify the current state of grid systems in the U.S. and the needs for extreme heat preparedness. Define resilient cooling as a solution and what it looks like for communities and energy officials.\nExamine solutions for Grid Resilience: Explore how grid-enhancing technologies and demand-side management can prepare electric grid for increased energy demand and ensure its reliability during extreme heat events.\nClarify Roles for Utilities and Policymakers: Learn about the existing policy tools that utilities and policymakers have to advance grid resilience solutions that offer benefits for resilient cooling\nExplore Opportunities for Action: Hear from energy and utility experts on real-world examples of policy 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/grid-system-strategies-for-resilient-cooling/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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