Course
Available on 8/10
Climate change is impacting our nation’s critical public infrastructure and climate risks are being re-evaluated by governments, insurance companies, and regulatory entities. This shifting landscape has implications for public and private owners, requiring design professionals to design differently.
You’ll learn how:
- Insurance companies use cat modeling software to model hazard, vulnerability, exposure and loss from climate change events—including catastrophic floods and wild fires –to quantify adaptation measures and assess mitigation efforts;
- Our nation’s critical highway transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to climate change. Case studies illustrate how CDOT is incorporating resilient design approaches in Colorado, and how forward-thinking transportation professionals are addressing climate risks.
- The expanding definition of resilience includes a holistic approach and nature-based solutions can maximize project outcomes.
- Local and state governments are responding to climate change by adjusting regulations and policies;
Join our panel of experts:
- Patricia B. Gary (Lewis Brisbois): Moderator
- Nancy M. Rigassio (AXA XL): Climate Change and Insurance: Evolving Trends
- Heather Paddock (Colorado Department of Transportation): Resilient Infrastructure
- Nicole Boothman-Shepard (AECOM) and Kelly Maiorano (Muller): Case Studies of Resilient Infrastructure Planning and Design