NYC Accelerator, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Climate Ready Buildings: Integrating Resilient & High Performance Design Strategies in Affordable Housing
Date:
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
New York City faces challenges resulting from a rapidly changing climate. Many capital projects, including infrastructure, landscapes, and buildings, will experience flooding, precipitation, and heat events. Climate Ready Buildings is a free, online training developed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for HPD-financed projects. This training incorporates climate ready principles from NYC’s Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines. The primary topic areas covered are: climate change, resiliency, energy performance, integrated design process, best practices.
Who Should Take This Training
This training is intended for architects, general contractors and building owners/developers. This training is a pre-requisite to the certification process for the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria for HPD financed projects. The training is also optional for other HPD Preservation Programs. A certificate of completion will be issued after completing the training. The certificate is valid for two years, after which it can be renewed by taking the Climate Ready Buildings training.
Who Should Take This Training
This training is intended for architects, general contractors and building owners/developers. This training is a pre-requisite to the certification process for the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria for HPD financed projects. The training is also optional for other HPD Preservation Programs. A certificate of completion will be issued after completing the training. The certificate is valid for two years, after which it can be renewed by taking the Climate Ready Buildings training.