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Presented by
Grant Warner, AIA, LEED AP – Senior Living Practice Leader, Assoc. Partner, BKV Group
Brent Bartell, PE – Principal, Hart Gaugler + Associates
Course Description
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 resilient senior communities that can endure these challenges. Protecting the health, safety and welfare of our residents and their care-partners is paramount. Both during an event and equally importantly to return to use as shelter in the aftermath. This session will highlight practical building design and emergency preparedness strategies that can more successfully adapt to today’s myriad challenges and that can help communities endure and recover from adverse events.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and understand the terms and principles of resilient building design.
- Assess a variety of proven, practical and readily available methods to protect occupants and buildings from natural disasters.
- Become familiar with other influences on resilient design including evolving codes, safe room design resources, safety technologies, passive resilient design techniques and insurance requirements.
- Explore a growing variety of back-up power, water and ventilation systems as well as alternative care site planning tools for more severe emergencies.
