Resilient Design: Transitioning to the New Built Environment
October 16th, 2014
Presenter: Alex Wilson, Founder, BuildingGreen Inc. and Resilient Design Institute.
In this webinar, Alex Wilson provided context for why we need to be considering resilience in looking at the built environment during the coming decades. He gave an overview of practical measures that can be implemented today to create more resilient buildings and communities. These measures included:
- improvements to the energy performance of building envelopes (ensuring that buildings will maintain habitable temperatures if they lose power)
- flood-proofing strategies
- enhancing wind resistance
- providing access to water, and
- providing access to some electricity in the event of an extended power outage.
