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.
Let’s Talk Environmental Justice at Get Downtown in Lynchburg
On October 1st, come find our booth at Lynchburg’s Get Downtown Festival and learn more about Lynchburg Rising.
Investing in Resilience: Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy Session 1
What does it mean to invest in resilience, how does a community do that, and why is it important? On September 29th, Resilient Virginia is launching our Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy with a discussion on Investing in Resilience, touching on these questions and more.
Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy Topics
Our Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy will again focus on the 4 components for a resilient community.
Environmental Justice and Flooding the Focus of Lynchburg Project
A new project, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice and led by Resilient Virginia, has started up this summer to assist historically underserved people in flood prone neighborhoods of Lynchburg.
Take the Plunge to Support Resilience
We are dedicated to pushing resiliency initiatives forward in all Virginia communities, both rural and urban. Learn about how you can support our work.
Preparing to Work in the Adaptation field
Resilient Virginia intern, Sara Moreno, discusses her experiences that are preparing her for work in the sustainability and adaptation field.
Resiliency Academy – Infrastructure & Buildings: Transportation Progress Report
At Session 4 of Resilient Virginia’s Spring 2022 Resiliency Academy, four expert speakers will give a progress report on building resiliency in transportation.
2022 Resilient Virginia Annual Meeting
Our 2022 Annual Meeting was held in-person on June 30 at the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Training Room in Charlottesville.
Resiliency Academy – Ecosystem Services: Green Infrastructure Utilized
At Session 3 of Resilient Virginia’s Spring 2022 Resiliency Academy, four expert speakers will discuss utilizing green infrastructure to develop resilience.
