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SUMMARY:Fostering Collaboration for Climate Adaptation and Decarbonization in the Built Environment
DESCRIPTION:In a time characterized by rising climate extremes\, this session underscores the significance of bridging the gap between the public and private sectors to effectively prepare for climate challenges. Led by experts from Arcadis\, the session will delve into two key aspects of climate action: climate mitigation\, which focuses on energy conservation and sustainable operational practices\, and climate adaptation\, which emphasizes readiness for extreme weather. \nThe evolving regulatory environment\, exemplified by measures like Local Law 97\, now positions decarbonization of the built environment as a necessity rather than a choice. \nSpeakers will share case studies of successful responses to risks following extreme weather events over the past decade and long-term public initiatives. By demonstrating the long-term cost savings for private owners through reduced insurance claims and damages and to public cities/agencies by preventing or reducing future hazard response and recovery costs\, the discussion will underscore the benefits of public-private collaboration in working toward adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change. \nArcadis\, renowned for its expertise in sustainable development and resilience\, will moderate the panel discussion. Through Arcadis’ Dutch roots and metropolitan clients such as the city of Rotterdam\, New York City and Miami\, there is tremendous potential to re-evaluate urban areas in a way that they are climate resilient and include other measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. \n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the value proposition associated with ESG (Environmental\, Social\, and Governance) performance\, including the benefits and significance of effectively implementing ESG practices within buildings.\nUnderstand the current state of practice of climate resilience planning and risk preparedness in the public and private sector through best practice introductions.\nUnderstand climate risk mitigation through risk scoring and defining base and design flood elevations for built assets\, performing vulnerability assessments\, and defining conceptual solution strategies for flood mitigation.\nLearn from real-world examples\, such as Battery Park City in New York City\, and 7 Square Endeavour in Rotterdam\, on how private sector investments can supplement public resources for an integrative approach on climate resilience\, decarbonization and hazard mitigation.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/fostering-collaboration-for-climate-adaptation-and-decarbonization-in-the-built-environment/
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SUMMARY:Introduction to 2024 Edition of the IRC/IBC Seismic Design Category Maps and FEMA’s Building Code Strategy Implementation to Advance National Building Code Adoption
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Event\n\n\nJoin us for an inside look into the 2024 editions of the Seismic Design Category (SDC) Maps for the International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC). The SDC maps were developed under FEMA’s responsibilities within the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and have been adopted by the 2024 IRC and IBC. This webinar is one of FEMA NEHRP’s outreach activities to keep at-risk communities and relevant professionals informed about the latest seismic hazard information for building design and construction. As one of the four NEHRP agencies\, FEMA NEHRP’s responsibilities include helping translate and implement research results and lessons learned from recent earthquakes into practical guidance through publications\, tools\, trainings and building code work to improve the Nation’s earthquake resilience. \nSeismic design maps illustrate the varying earthquake demands considered in the design of buildings and other structures across the U.S. and territories. These maps also provide general earthquake hazard information and informing earthquake risk reduction projects. \nThe concept of the SDC integrates several key factors that influence seismic performance of structures\, including potential earthquake ground motions\, site soil amplification of ground motions\, structure size and configuration\, and structure occupancy and use. \nThis webinar also will feature an introduction to FEMA’s Building Code Strategy program\, advancing the adoption and enforcement of hazard-resistant building codes and standards for FEMA programs. The program’s goals and objectives focus on leveraging partnerships to promote current hazard-resistant building codes and understanding stakeholder needs to identify opportunities that advance building code adoption and enforcement. \n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nLearn the illustration objectives and development process of the 2024 IRC/IBC Seismic Design Category Maps through FEMA NEHRP.\nUnderstand how to use the SDC maps to assess seismic hazard and risk.\nRecognize when the SDC maps apply to different building types and locations.\nLearn how the FEMA Building Code Strategy supports building code adoption through FEMA grant programs and partnerships with other Federal Agencies.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/introduction-to-2024-edition-of-the-irc-ibc-seismic-design-category-maps-and-femas-building-code-strategy-implementation-to-advance-national-building-code-adoption/
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SUMMARY:NASA’s POWER Project: Global Solar Insolation\, Meteorological Parameter Data\, and Web Services to Support Sustainable Building Design and Operations
DESCRIPTION:The building industry is striving to adopt green solutions to make infrastructure more energy efficient to meet the 2050 net-zero climate goals. \nPlanning requires reliable environmental datasets that are crucial in designing\, building\, and maintaining the global built environment\, as well as other energy-related processes and investments. NASA’s Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project informs decision-making and development for sustainable building design and operations by enabling public open discovery\, efficient access\, and convenient distribution of NASA’s Earth Observations and atmospheric model datasets to support three focus areas: 1) renewable energy deployment and management\, 2) sustainable infrastructure\, and 3) agroclimatology applications. \nTo this end\, solar data from several NASA projects and meteorological data from NASA assimilation models have already been reformatted and disseminated to the public via a user-friendly web GIS-enabled based data portal through the POWER platform. \nThe POWER Data Access Viewer (DAV) also features data consistent with ASHRAE Climate Design Conditions and has developed web image services showing building climate zones and their variability. Through those tools\, the data can be downloaded into multiple formats that support the infrastructure community\, including CSV\, Geo-JSON\, and Energy Plus Weather (EPW). \n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nProvide an overview of the NASA POWER Project’s data and services developed in collaboration with the sustainable infrastructure community\nDiscuss the data sources and the process of determining their uncertainties\nFeature brief demonstrations of using the DAV to obtain parameters\nDiscuss examples of how the renewable energy and building communities have utilized POWER data products to make decisions and preview of future data product expansion\, including climate projections\, and web services will also be provided
URL:https://nibs.org/event/nasas-power-project-global-solar-insolation-meteorological-parameter-data-and-web-services-to-support-sustainable-building-design-and-operations/
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