Designing for Climate Resilience Webinar Series

Seminars

Designing for Climate Resilience Webinar Series

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Dr. Jairo Garcia

View the 4 Courses

Agenda

Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on
Structures and Communities
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Changing climate zones

Changing weather patterns

Forecasting future climate change effects

Effect of actions to slow or reverse climate change

Assessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise, Changing Temperature
and Changing Weather Patterns
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 1:00 – 3:00 PM CST

Impact of sea level rise on the built environment

• Reviewing scientific projections

• Revising flood plain maps

• Assessing insurance risks

• Adapting future building plans to sea level changes

Impact of changing temperature and weather patterns

• Understanding the practical impact of annual average temperature changes

• Impact on heating, ventilation and air conditioning

• Impact on landscape, heat island effect

• Impact on transportation systems and infrastructure

• Public health impacts

Studying the Impact of Extreme Weather
Events on Structures and Communities
Friday, March 13, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Study of hurricanes and recent weather events

Forecasting the types and intensities of future weather events

Current actions to mitigate impacts, preserve structures and protect infrastructure

Insurance and regulatory impacts

Adapting Sites, Outdoor Spaces, New Construction and Existing
Buildings to Withstand Extreme Weather Events
Friday, March 13, 1:00 – 3:00 PM CST

Adapting sites and outdoor spaces

• Existing initiatives toward sustainable sites

• Specific strategies for individual sites

• Strategies for communities and municipalities

Adapting new construction and retrofitting existing buildings

• Adapting/revising coastal construction guidelines

• Adapting/revising building codes

• Implementing design strategies to protect new and existing structures

Webinar Instructions

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Credits

Engineers:
7.0 PDHs

Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours

AIA:
7.0 LU|HSW

Continuing Education Credit Information

These live, interactive webinars are designed to qualify for engineer and architect continuing education credit in most states. Course participants need to be aware of any state continuing education restrictions/limitations on online learning. See each webinar listing for offered credits.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2)).

Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events. Certificates of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the quiz following the end ofeach webinar, and earned LUs (AIA/CES) and PDHs (LA/CES) will be reported by HalfMoon Education Inc.

Speakers

Dr. Jairo Garcia

Executive Director with Urban Climate Nexus

Dr. Garcia develops innovative policies and educational programs to make communities and cities cleaner, sustainable, resilient, and equitable. He is the lead author of Atlanta’s Climate Action Plan and led a collaborative effort with more than 40 stakeholders to the 100 Resilience Cities application, awarded to the City of Atlanta in 2016. Dr. Garcia is a member of the Georgia Research Roadmap steering committee, an initiative of the Georgia Climate Project lead by University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Emory University, which has a goal of improving understanding of climate impacts and solutions in Georgia. He received the Individual Climate Leadership Award by the EPA in 2017 and the Green Ring Award by the Climate Reality Project. These awards recognized Dr. Garcia’s leadership in addressing climate change and engaging organizations, peers, and partners. He represented the Mayor of Atlanta at COP23 in Bonn, Germany and presented at an event organized by the International Urban Cooperation Programmer related to global cooperation to address climate change. Dr. Garcia’s publications on urban sustainability, climate change and sustainability education are numerous. His academic experiences include a position as a research assistant and two teaching assistant positions at Columbia University, a faculty adjunct and thesis advisor position at Concordia University, and faculty adjunct positions for the UCLA-Extension Program, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Garcia holds an engineering degree, an MSc degree in Management of Information Technologies, an MSc degree in Sustainability Management, and a doctoral degree in Educational Technology and Sustainability.

There are 4 Courses in This Seminar

Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on Structures and Communities