Resilient Virginia Conference

Economic Opportunities for Community Resilience

Resilient Virginia’s 2023 Resilient Virginia Conference will deliver the tools, information, and networking opportunities you need to help build resilience in your community. Our hybrid event spans two days on August 1st and 2nd, and includes multiple tracks and breakout sessions as well as plenaries to help you on the path toward resilience. Join us in person at UVA’s Darden School of Business or online.

The conference will highlight how businesses and communities can work together to:

  • Grow investments that support a low-carbon economy;
  • Provide examples from urban and rural communities on approaches to resiliency that include climate risk assessments that lead to economic, health, and equity considerations; and
  • Increase resilience in the face of disruption from extreme weather disasters and ongoing climate concerns that impact community health and vitality.

The conference will also address the significant catalyst, provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is bringing business and workforce development to communities while providing extensive investments in the resilience of infrastructure and clean energy systems.

REGISTER>>

The 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference

Posted on by cguske

resilient_virginia-logo343x144March 22-23, 2016

Take the Lead in Building and Infrastructure Resiliency

The 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference, taking place March 22-23, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia provides Virginia design professionals with skill enhancing opportunities in the resiliency area.  This inaugural conference has the goal of activating community and business stakeholders around the Commonwealth:

  • to learn about resiliency planning and design in order to address current and future climate, social, and economic challenges, and
  • to become leaders in their communities to formulate plans for a resilient future.

In addition to design professionals, the conference brings together state and local governments, businesses, the military, and community leaders to network, learn and explore opportunities for resiliency in their buildings and organizations.

Agenda presentations on building design and resiliency planning will feature:
– Daniel Slone, McGuire Woods, on resilient design concepts for buildings and communities,
– Rachel Minnery, FAIA, LEED AP, on LEED Resiliency Pilot Credits,
– Therese McAllister, National Institute of Standards and Technology, on their newly published “Community Resilience Planning Guide: Infrastructure and Buildings”
– Greg Mella, SmithGroupJJR, on Living Building Challenge design;
– Representatives from Arcadis and Dewberry on long range planning and infrastructure solutions

Find additional details about the Agenda and Speakers at www.resilientvirginia.org.
Register to join other resiliency leaders in shaping a resilient future at  www.resilientvirginia.org.