After two full years of travel and gathering restrictions, tradeshows and conferences are starting to make their comeback. Many of the shows we’ve attended for years are finally back on the schedule again, just as business and personal travel is back in full swing. While some shows started making their returns late last year, with more returning earlier this year, the American Institute of Architects’ Conference on Architecture is finally making its return after two years off.
Taking place June 22-25 in Chicago, the AIA Conference on Architecture has four full days of tours, seminars, events, parties, keynote speakers and the architecture expo.
A topic that is sure to be discussed at the conference is resiliency. Just last week, the GBCI released a new report, From Risk to Resilience, that focuses on climate resilience through green certifications. The report introduces resilience in the built environment, and a look at how green certification programs such as LEED, PEER and SITES can be used to advance climate-resilient buildings, landscapes, power systems and communities.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen just how vulnerable our spaces, communities and cities are to the effects of extreme weather. Warming temperatures, air pollution, weather events and other climate-related hazards pose grave risks to our social, economic and environmental systems.
Last year alone, the U.S. experienced 20 climate disasters that led to economic losses of more than $140 billion. The report shows how through concerted global action, and the implantation of established third-party certifications, we can mitigate climate risks, reduce vulnerability and serve as a roadmap for resilience that can reduce risk, save companies money, and improve lives everywhere. From Risk to Resilience can be found here: www.usgbc.org/resources/risk-resilience.
