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05/14/2008, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Learning Units: 3.75-Entry level
Training Units: 0.9375-Training Area 16 (Professional and Community Service)
A major disaster occurs, on average, 10 times a year, with minor disasters striking as frequently as once a week. Architects have a pivotal role to play in ensuring that communities are designed to ameliorate the effects of disasters, are equipped with the tools for effective assessment of disasters, and that sustainable reconstruction is guaranteed by making the adequate decisions affecting the livability of the built environment. This workshop will introduce participants to the AIA Disaster Assistance Program, providing tools and procedures to assist communities in disaster preparedness and response highlighting the importance of adequate disaster resources for a sustainable and efficient recovery of the areas affected by disaster.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the importance of disaster preparedness in promoting sustainability, livable communities, and how architects can help in the recovery after disasters through damage assessment, rebuilding, and community design and planning
- Relate your skills to the efforts of government agencies and relief organizations that provide disaster-recovery assistance
- Assess specific damage to structures in several disaster types (i.e., earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, tsunami)
Speakers: Terrance Brown, Neil B. Hall, and R. Kirk O'Brien, AIA
Provider: AIA Center for Communities by Design
WE54a Wednesday, 1-5 p.m., $125 AIA Member
WE54b Wednesday, 1-5 p.m., $175 Nonmember
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