Resiliency is the ability to quickly recover from disruption. But, how quickly can our buildings and systems bounce back from natural or man-made disasters? Can our infrastructure rapidly adapt to changing environmental, social, and economic conditions?
Join AIA Virginia from 12:00-1:00 pm each day from April 22 to April 26 for an exploration of resiliency in the built environment and discover why investing in resilient solutions can help protect us all.
Schedule:
4/22: Luisa Black Ellis with Elizabeth River Project – The Ryan Resilience Lab: Accessible, Resilient Design – 1 AIA LU pending
4/23: Lindsay Brugger with Urban Land Institute – The Business Case for Resilience – 1 AIA LU pending
4/24: Paul Robinson with RISE – Architectural Adaptation and Risk Transfer: Making buildings safer and protection more affordable – 1 AIA LU pending
4/25: Lewis Lawrence with Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission – Flooding is Changing the “Landscape”= New $ Opportunities – 1 AIA LU pending
4/26: Troy Hartley with Virginia Sea Grant – Finding Innovative Climate Solutions: Knowledge Integration through Resilience Design – 1 AIA LU pending
Click below to view the Emerging Leaders in Architecture 2023 class project presentation to the leaders in Charlottesville and Albemarle County on October 13, 2023.
Register for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)
Seminar and SAP Training Being Hosted During Resiliency Week
During the 2019 General Assembly,
AIA Virginia was proud to endorse Senate Joint Resolution 277 which designates
the first week of September as Resiliency Week.
For this inaugural occurrence, AIA Virginia will host two events: a
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) seminar in collaboration
with the USGBC in Reston and a Safety Assessment Program Training in Richmond. Please consider joining us for one or both of
these events.
Sustainable Building through Commercial Property
Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) in Northern Virginia
Develop more efficient, more competitive, and more valuable
buildings with C-PACE financing for Existing Building retrofits and New
Construction projects! This Lunch & Learn will demonstrate the value
proposition from C-PACE to commercial real estate owners, developers, and
service providers. Plus, the event will summarize the addressable market for
C-PACE across the NOVA Region and provide the latest on progress toward C-PACE
in several jurisdictions. Interest in C-PACE across NOVA is growing; this is
one event you won’t want to miss!
Learning Objectives
List C-PACE
(Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing benefits to building
owners, developers, and service providers, and general eligibility requirements
for existing building and new construction projects.
Describe how C-PACE
financing impacts the economics and accessibility of energy efficiency,
renewable energy, water conservation, stormwater management, and resiliency
measures.
Discuss how to
integrate C-PACE into client discussions and project proposals to improve
building performance, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Describe the
addressable market for C-PACE in existing buildings and new construction across
NOVA today and one year out.
Agenda
11:30 a.m.: Lunch & networking
12:00-12:20 p.m. Panel 1: C-PACE Financing Value Proposition for Owners, Developers, and Service Providers
12:20-12:40 p.m. Panel 2: C-PACE Addressable Market in NOVA
12:40-1:00 p.m. Q&A & networking
Panelists
Panel 1: Scott Dicke, Sustainable Real Estate Solutions, Director of VA C-PACE Programs. Daron Coates, Thinkbox Group, Managing Director of Finding Opportunities
Panel 2: Rich Dooley, Arlington County, Arlington C-PACE Program Manager. Dennis Cumbie, Loudoun County, Loudoun C-PACE Program Manager. Bill Eger, City of Alexandria, Energy Manager
Location: DPR Construction 109 Sunset Hills Road Suite 200 Reston, Virginia 20190
Registration is open for Safety Assessment Training on Sept.
6, 2019, in Richmond. Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP)
training provides architects, engineers, and building inspectors with the
knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath
of a disaster. Learn more.
At the end of this training, you will be able to:
Recognize the important role architects
and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response,
and recovery.
Accurately conduct a post-disaster
rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.
Demonstrate understanding of the
Applied Technology Council’s ATC-20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of
Buildings and ATC 45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods
damage assessment procedures.
AIA Virginia recently hosted its 3rd Safety Assessment Program (SAP) training since the start of 2018. This time last year, we had zero trained architects, engineers, or building officials on our internal roster. Today, we just eclipsed the 100 mark for program graduates. We stand by, ready to assist the Virginia Department of Emergency Management as second-responders after a natural disaster to perform building assessments and help get communities back on their feet.
If you are interested in bringing training to your region, contact Corey Clayborne at cclayborne@aiava.org
SAP Program Graduates:(As of April 2019)
Amanda Adams Regina Alexander Elinor Angel Edward Bass Yulia Beltikova Scott Berger Sarah Bettinger Lauren Bradshaw Beverly Brandon Wayne E Buhl David Burdett Thad Broom John A. Burns Timothy Calhoun Scott Campbell Christine Carlson Sheila Christian Corey Clayborne Jim Cochrane James Colfelt Tim Colley Christopher Comeau Rob Comet William Conkey Lawrence Cook Lucinda Cordo Timothy Danforth Abhishek Desai Mark Dreyer Matt Duerksen Rebecca Edmunds John Elliott Eliza Engle Marving Farmer Manuel Feijoo Amir Fouladgar Eddie Fraher Grace Gan Lynden Garland John Gass Jason Gauthier Luke Giaccio Natasha Graves Christina Harris James Hoffler Martin Huck Peter Johnston W. Lee Jones Richard Kadlubowski Kevin Kattwinkel William Kaufmann Christine Kelly Jean Kennedy Sleeman Sarah Kimble Ann Kosmal Grzegorz Kosmal Matthew Lawhead Paula Loomis Bob Magoon Jennifer Marca Georgie Marquez Harry Martin Barry Miller Darryl Moser Philip Muse Yousef Nawas Admo Ogun Kaye Orr Howard Pace Willie Parks David Peronnet Bill Pisa Erik Quackenbush Dennis Quinn Brittany Raffin Edward Rodriguez Gigi Scovel Brett Siebenhar Jonathan Smith Kenneth Somerset Scott Spence David Spriggs Raymond Strang Frank Sturgeon Joshua Swatman Andrew Swenck Kenneth Thacker Justin Trent Mark Treon Michael Turnbull Mabel Tweddle Lam Vuong Robert Waite Timothy Walton Sabina Weitzman Mark Wenger David Werder Rick Wick Cynthia Wilson Tiffany Wilson Michael Wijdoogen Dan Zimmerman
As we watched the natural disaster in Houston [and surrounding areas] unfold, it solidifies the importance of resiliency and reconfirms the significance of the role we play in our respective communities as architects. By the time you read this, another dangerous storm has hit the populated areas of Puerto Rico and Florida. At our last Design Forum in 2016, held in Norfolk at the Slover Library, we discussed the fragile state of our own Tidewater region. In reflection, I am moved to ask what can we do as individuals, communities, companies, professional associations and as a nation? We have seen neighbor helping neighbor and stranger helping a stranger and you may ask what you can do.
In addition, the AIA is coordinating with local components, agencies and other building industry organizations on response efforts. Efforts will be further coordinated with Texas architects to perform rapid or safety assessments of homes and buildings once the flood waters have receded. At the initial conclusion of the storm, AIA National suggested four ways to donate: The American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Coalition for the Homeless, and Global Giving. In acting with a sense of urgency, AIA Virginia donated $250 to each of the four entities totaling $1,000 on your behalf.
Our Executive Vice President, Corey Clayborne, AIA, recently connected with his AIA Texas counterpart, to share the action AIA Virginia took, provide a word of encouragement and to let them know the architecture profession in Virginia is standing with them.
At that time, we were informed that AIA Houston was constructing its new office space during the time of Hurricane Harvey. The office was in a floodplain and the project’s architects designed state-of-the –art flood mitigation that would have been a model for the region. However, Hurricane Harvey struck too soon and devastated that space with 4 feet of water while also flooding the current office. AIA Houston is now starting over.
The contractor’s risk policy includes a flood clause and may pay for a portion of the rebuild expense, however, it is accompanied with a $100,000 deductible. AIA Houston has established a GoFundMe page in an attempt to help defray some of the expenses. AIA Virginia hopes that you will consider contributing at gofundme.com/rebuild-architecture-center-houston.
