Well-designed senior living communities provide a sense of permanence and longevity; however that permanence can be routinely and sometimes dramatically challenged by natural or human-made disasters. Emergencies, violence and pandemics can completely disrupt our ways of life. Weather-related events such as hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding can compromise or destroy buildings in an instant. Owners, architects, engineers and contractors are called upon to design and build senior communities that can endure these challenges. Protecting the health, safety and welfare of our residents and their care partners is paramount.
To that end, SAGE is pleased to announce TOUGHTalk, a new educational series bringing best practices in resiliency front and center. TOUGHTalk highlights practical building design and emergency preparedness strategies that can more successfully adapt to today’s myriad challenges and that can more readily endure and recover from adverse events. This content is available for free, regardless of SAGE membership status.
The Experts
Grant Warner, AIA, LEED AP – Senior Housing Practice Leader, BKV Group | Partner, Elevate Senior Living Group
I will never forget the terror of cowering in our family home as a child in Houston during hurricanes and massive flooding. Then watching helplessly in college as tornadoes devasted communities in the panhandle of Texas and Oklahoma. Resiliency is a mission for me.
Brent Bartell, PE – Principal, Hart Gaugler + Associates