Design decisions for buildings and communities are critical to efforts to increase local and regional resiliency. Building designers — of residential, institutional, and commercial structures — should strive to incorporate passive and active survivability concepts into new and renovated structures.
Community planners and developers need to incorporate concepts that increase the capacity to maintain transportation flow, strategies to handle water management, and infrastructure approaches that will withstand a variety of risks.
Charlottesville Community Engagement’s Coverage of the 2021 Resilient Virginia Conference
Charlottesville Community Engagement’s Sean Tubbs covers the first day of the 2021 Resilient Virginia Conference.
Adapting Infrastructure to Mitigate Climate Impact and Build Resilience
Investing in projects and initiatives in four critical sectors — transportation, buildings, energy, and water — are key to both working on mitigation strategies and building resilience as communities face increased challenges from sea level rise, extreme storm events, and rising temperatures.
Take the Resiliency Challenge to Move Your Community toward an Equitable, Healthy, and Economically Strong Future
Given the climate emergency we are facing, there is a need for bold action to build resilience in marginalized communities across our country. These communities are the most vulnerable to effects of climate change. Local, state, and federal governments are taking sweeping steps to address environmental inequities and strengthen these communities.
The Senate’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Will Help Virginia’s Resiliency Efforts
On August 10th, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Investment and Jobs Act – a comprehensive infrastructure package that will help us maintain our roads, bridges, rail systems, and other critical infrastructure.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to Participate in the 2021 Resilient Virginia Conference
Resilient Virginia is pleased to announce that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam will provide Opening Remarks at our Morning Plenary Session on August 25 (9:00-10:00 AM), as part of the virtual 2021 Resilient Virginia Conference, taking place August 25-27, 2021.
Find out How Cities Drive Economics and Resilience Solutions
Cities around the world are hubs of economic activity and are attracting millions of global citizens each year. Cities produce 70% of economic activity today and by 2050, we expect 70% of global residents to be urban dwellers. Building resilience in these population centers across the globe will be critical to secure a prosperous future.
VA DMME Works to Reenergize Coalfields
Reenergize Southwest Virginia is a brand-new effort to help the coalfields regions at a time when major moves away from coal energy production is occurring across the nation.
Krystal Laymon, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Joins 2021 Plenary
Come hear the latest on President Biden’s plans to build resiliency in America. Krystal Laymon, an expert on climate, resiliency, and energy policy, joins the opening Plenary at our 2021 Conference from the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Resiliency Academy
Resiliency Academy webinars highlight some of the best resiliency planning, program, and funding tools available to help communities build capacity. In our Spring 2021 series, we’ll present several options for communities to explore to help finance these initiatives.
