2019 Resilient Virginia Conference
Resources from Resilient Virginia’s 2019 Conference, including event presentations and plenary sessions videos, are now available.
Rural Resiliency â First Steps Taken with Resiliency Forum
By Sean Tubbs, Guest Contributor As both average temperatures and rainfall counts continue to climb, government agencies, businesses and other organizations are seeking ways to
Rural Resiliency Forum 2018
Resilient Virginia’s Rural Resiliency Forum was held October 23, 2018 at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. Presentations from this event are now available.
Utilities of the Future: Recap
On October 4th, 2018, Leaders in Energy (LE), in partnership with Resilient Virginia, held its âUtilities of the Future Forumâ at the US Navy Memorial in Washington DC. The event had over 80 attendees and was an exciting opportunity to look at recent developments in the role of utilities and future of energy provision and new changes.
RELi: USGBC’s New Resilient Design Rating System
RELi, the U.S. Green Building Council’s new standard for projects designed to endure and recover from extreme weather, is a national consensus standard. It was developed through an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) process, and focuses on creating resilient buildings and communities.
Resilient Virginia Supports These Summer Resiliency Events
Resilient Virginia is teaming with groups around the Commonwealth to offer events this summer. June 8: Green Leaders for Local Impact Retreat; June 12: Community and Building Resilience; July 17: Collaborations on Flooding Adaptation; July 19: Resilient Virginia Annual Meeting; August 25: PrepareAthon at Science Museum of Virginia.
United Nations COP23 Meeting
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, the 23rd annual “Conference of Parties” (or COP23) took place in Bonn, Germany, November 6â17, 2017.
Resilient Virginia News: April 2017
Resilient Virginia News: Find out what’s happening in the region!
Costs of Doing Nothing: Economic Consequences of Not Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Hampton Roads Region
Recent studies have pointed out the economic costs of rising temperatures, increased sea levels, and extreme weather events â all factors associated with climate change impact in the Southeast United States. Costs of Doing Nothing: Economic Consequences of Not Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Hampton Roads Region narrows down the data to the Hampton Roads area. This report looks at several scenarios for sea level rise and the economic consequences.
