Climate Resiliency Planning in Massachusetts

Description

Join ACEC/MA at CDM Smith in Boston for this in-person breakfast program with a Zoom option focused on climate resiliency planning and infrastructure delivery across the Commonwealth. 

Current Program Schedule:

• 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast 
• 9:00 AM Opening Remarks from ACEC/MA 
• 9:10 AM Incorporating Resilience in the Building Code and Infrastructure Design (Confirmed)
  • Mia Mansfield, Assistant Secretary for Resilience, EOEEA
  • Sarah Alexander, Director of Resilience and Finance, EOEEA
• 10:00 AM Climate Resiliency Panel Discussion 
• Moderator: Undersecretary for Decarbonization and Resilience (EOEEA) Katherine Antos (confirmed)
  • Chris Mancini, Executive Director, Save the Harbor, Save the Bay (confirmed) 
  • Chris Osgood, Director, Office of Climate Resilience, City of Boston (confirmed)
  • Stephen Estes-Smargiassi, Director of Planning and Sustainability, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (confirmed)
  • Transportation infrastructure (Invited) 
• 11:00 AM Program Concludes

Learning Objectives

1. Understand current approaches to incorporating climate resilience into building codes and infrastructure design criteria in Massachusetts.
2. Learn how resilience considerations are applied during project planning, design development, and review for public infrastructure projects.
3. Examine how climate risk, hazard mitigation, and long-term performance considerations affect infrastructure design decisions.
4. Identify ways engineering consultants can support resilient outcomes through design, analysis, and coordination with public agencies.

This program will grant 2 PDHs.