Presented by Monika Serrano, WELL AP, LEED® AP BD+C, LFA, Climate Reality Leader, fitwel Ambassador, Turner Construction; Jessica Mederson, Managing Partner, Hansen Reynolds; Keith Bryan, Director, Built Environment, Americas, BSI Group; and Ryan Lynch, BSI Group.

If carbon emissions stopped today, there would be decades of baked-in effects from climate change in the form of climate disasters, both acute (e.g., floods, wildfires, hurricanes) and chronic (e.g., extreme heat, sea level rise).

Climate resilience and adaptation planning at the state level, while in some cases ambitious, often falls short in critical areas, such as sufficiently accounting for flooding and social vulnerability. That’s a key takeaway from new research, including a survey of 148 plans in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The survey was done by Urban Institute researchers and commissioned by the State Resilience Partnership, a network of nongovernmental and academic institutions convened by Pew and the American Flood Coalition.

Presented by Christoph Lohr, PE, CPD, ASSE 12080, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, IAPMO, and Wanda Lau, Editorial Director, Smart Buildings Technology & LEDs magazines.

Smart technology and the Internet of Things are everywhere. The global smart building technology market is estimated to grow significantly by 2030, from approximately $70 billion in 2021 to upward of $120 billion by 2026. In North America, which has the largest market share in smart buildings, the market reached approximately $27 billion in 2021.

Presented by Jim Schneider, LEEP, AP, Executive Director, PCI's Mountain States Chapter, & Tremco Rep for School Case Study, and Andy Horgan, Key Account Executive, K-12, Federal, Nudura Insulated Concrete Forms.

Buildings are a major pillar of communities. Whether large cities or small rural communities, the structures where people live, work, learn, and gather are a vital part of the fabric of society.

Presented by Mariana Egea-Casalduc, ORISE Science, Technology, and Policy Fellow, Dept. of Energy in the Building Technologies Office, (BTO); Luke Leung, Principal, Sustainability Engineering Studio, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLC; and Josh Jacobs, Director of Sustainability, WAP Sustainability. Moderated by Ryan Colker, JD, CAE, VP, Innovation, Executive Director, Alliance for National and Community Resilience, International Code Council.

Presented by Mai Tong, PhD, FEMA; Marc Levitan, PhD, Lead Research Engineer, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Glenn Overcash, Senior Civil Engineer, Building Resiliency Group, AECOM; and Judy Zakreski, VP, Global Services, International Code Council. Moderated by Jiqiu Yuan.