Building A Resilient City: Preparing Our Buildings for Climate Change 

This is the second event in A Better City's "Building A Resilient City" series. We have seen the effects of natural disasters like Superstorm Sandy on New York; is Boston ready for an event like this? This forum will address building design and resiliency. Hear from several leaders on how the city is focusing its efforts regarding this issue.

This event will help uncover an understanding of the current state of Boston’s existing and future building stock, as well its susceptibility to natural disasters related to climate change.  We will hear from local leaders who have been on the forefront of resilient development, representatives from government to discuss their role in adaptation, and experts from the design world.  

Our panel will address:

• How do we prepare our current & future building stock to make sure it is ready for sea level rise?  What will be different 1, 5, 10 years from now in terms of preparedness?

• What different sectors learn from Superstorm Sandy and how has that changed the discussions happening internally to increase attention on preparedness?

• What steps are being taken to ensure that future investments in maintaining and replacing our buildings takes into account potential sea level rise and other climate threats?

Agenda

7:30-8:15         Breakfast

8:15 – 8:25      Rick Dimino, ABC – Welcome & Intro

8:25 – 8:40      Alex Wilson, President, – Resilient Design Institute  

Co-author of “Building Resilience in Boston: “Best Practices” for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience for Existing Buildings”

8:40 – 9:30      Panel Discussion

Moderator – Rick Mattila

Panel

David Burson, Senior Project Manager – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital        

Kairos Shen, Chief Planner -  Boston Redevelopment Authority   

Blake Jackson, Sustainability Practice Leader - TK&A Architects

9:30 – 10:00   Questions & Open Discussion 

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