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Resilient Building Design: March 5, 2020

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Resilient Building Design: March 5, 2020

Home » Resilient Virginia Events » Collaborative Events » Resilient Building Design: March 5, 2020

Resilient Building Design: March 5, 2020

A Presentation and Networking Event

Co-hosts: USGBC Virginia and Resilient Virginia

Thursday, March 5, 2020
4:00–6:00 PM

Rainwater Management Solutions
2550 Shenandoah Ave NW, Roanoke, VA 24017

Tickets: $10–$20

Speakers:

Steve Sunderman, RA, LEED AP BD+C, BPI, President, Terrazia PC: Defining a resilient high-performance (RHP) building, determining what are the most affordable strategies that create RHP buildings while maximizing return on investment, and how resilient design helps ensure sustainable and viable communities.

Alysson Blackwelder, Project Manager, Advocacy and Policy, U.S. Green Building Council: How USGBC tools and systems — LEED, SITES, PEER, and LEED for Cities — contribute to the resilience of a variety of projects, both in Virginia and regionally.

This event is the first of a four-part co-hosted series by Resilient Virginia and USGBC Virginia that explores the intersection of resiliency and green building.

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