ASTM International webinar on buildings, communities and resilience
Join us for a webinar on Buildings, Communities and Resilience on October 14th, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST. This webinar will explore resilience from both the community and component aspects, as well as help answer some questions about how codes and standards are helping to mitigate the risks associated with extreme weather events.
Meet Your Presenters:
Aris Papadopoulos
CEO, Titan America (retired)
Board Chairman of ST Equipment & Technology and an advisor to Titan Group. Mr. Papadopoulos has 35 years of industrial experience, 20 of which he served as the Chief Executive. He founded the non-profit Resilience Action Fund, aiming to advance transparency, awareness, and education for greater disaster resilience in the built environment.
Ryan Colker
Vice President, Innovation ICC
International Code Council's Vice President of Innovation. Mr. Colker works to identify emerging issues in the building industry, including how new technologies can be leveraged by codes and standards, methods to modernize the application of building regulations, and the development of new business strategies that support members and building safety professionals.
Christopher Clavin
Research Environmental Engineer, NIST
Research Environmental Engineer in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Community Resilience Group. Mr. Clavin has an academic and research background in developing assessment methodologies to characterize the environmental impacts of energy technology and infrastructure systems.
Brett Farbstein
Senior Commissioning Engineer, Canon Design
Senior Commissioning Engineer and Project Manager who oversees Canon Design's commissioning services, quality contact and development. He implements a comprehensive and client-focused turnover approach to whole-building commissioning - including MEP and enclosures for new construction and existing buildings of various facility types and across market sectors.
Anne Cope
Chief Engineer, IBHS
At the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, Dr. Cope leads the development of research programs to improve the performance of structures in hurricanes, wildfires, severe thunderstorms, and hailstorms as well as the team of engineers, scientists, and skilled craftsman who conduct research on full-scale homes and commercial buildings. Dr. Cope is responsible for the team's implementation of research findings into building codes and standards.