Come to a two day development workshop for planners, designers, project reviewers, investors, and other decision-makers, in the beautiful Berkshire foothills of Conway, Massachusetts, co sponsored by The Conway School and Pinchot University, on August 10 – 11.
Addressing climate change has often narrowly focused on public policy related to greenhouse gas emission controls and other issues seemingly out of most peoples’ hands.
In this workshop we will highlight specific roles for designers, planners, and project owners — those who help shape the economy’s underpinnings — in improving how buildings, infrastructure, and business processes affect and are being affected by changing climate.
Our investments in the built environment and its energy supplies are shaping future climate conditions. From warming oceans and weather extremes, to urban floods and regional droughts, threats related to climate change pose serious impacts to communities and businesses.
In the course, participants will learn practical strategies that work, and will explore how to more broadly apply them. Discussions will focus on:
How feasible is it to pursue sustainable and climate-compatible pathways?
How can thought leaders from business, design, and other relevant fields join forces for improved results?
How can we better integrate resilient options into our decision-making?
How can we better account for the known risks as well as unknown (or ignored) potential scenarios?
We have made special arrangements with nearby Berkshire East Resort to offer discounts to workshop participants and their families who want to recreate while they are here. Berkshire East offers: zip-lining, riding the mountain coaster, mountain biking, and rafting. Fishing, hiking, and other recreational activities are also available in the area and it is a short drive to MASS MoCA and other summer destinations. After you register for the workshop you will receive a discount code for recreation at Berkshire East. Register before August 4, $900, and see complete list of speakers and topics, at http://landscape.csld.edu/designing-future-climates-resilient-facilities-communities-economies?utm_campaign=Workshop%3A+Design+for+Future+Climates&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=19031188&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9A4mxBB5X7-p6_BTaYgqUSrxGWB4r-d_CulveDXYgqtJ3aHhSn0Gh4e1M_HXuatDsoCvoUb-0i7pPD0oPJcVdfcc9EcQ&_hsmi=19031188.
