Speaker(s):
Nadja Turek, PE, LEED AP BD+C, GGP

Sustainable Research and Solutions

Woolpert, Inc.

Bruce Rankin, RLA

Project Director

Woolpert Inc.

Presentation Title:

Resiliency in Campus Planning and Design: New Technologies Enliven Old Ideas

Abstract:

“Resilience” is the capacity to adapt to changing conditions and to maintain or regain functionality and vitality in the face of stress or disturbance. Resilient design has come to the fore in discussions of emergency response and climate change adaption at the building, campus and community level. However, from an economic perspective, resilient designcan also address the question, “how does a campus come back again and again – reinvesting and reinventing – over decades and centuries?” Resilient design is particularly relevant for campus buildings with an anticipated functional life of 50 to 100 years, or more. For campus and building designers “resiliency” can combine sustainable design strategies, with physical security improvements, with infrastructure upgrades and energy efficiency projects, with place-making and disaster preparedness projects.Through case studies, the audience will look at projects through a resiliency lens. We’ll share the area development plan and design of a new campus which combined green buildings, a hybrid micro-grid, renewable energy and generators, anti-terrorism and physical security protocols, along with excellent place-making to create a resilient new campusfor an emergency response organization. Next, we’ll investigate the application of resiliency to existing campus buildings, particularly districts, at a number of Universities. Technological advances in net-zero design, local and/or renewable energy generation, and smart industrial controls combine to enable resiliency for campuses, or a portion of a campus, to maintain basic functions during a disruption. In turn, campuses then can act as functional “islands” or “lifeboats” for the community during outages. Many of these same design concepts improve campus economic longevity as well, through flexibility of design and lower operating cost. Time will be available following the interactive presentation for questions and discussion.

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand how to give a campus, or portion of a campus, the capacity to bounce back after a disturbance or interruption through the facility program.
  • To hear about options for incorporating resilient design features and infrastructure and discuss their impact on campus economic and social function.
  • To understand the synergies between sustainable design, physical security improvements, infrastructure upgrades, energy efficiency projects, place-making and disaster preparedness.

Target Audience:

Sustainability, Leadership, Facilities, Engineering, Architecture and Planning

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