This two-day workshop features sessions and discussions on the direct impacts of weather hazards on communities, as well as on national and regional security with a focus on hazard information needs, and economic efficiencies and benefits. As weather hazards increase and become more complex, and as federal policy continues to evolve, the need for both local and national collaboration is growing.
Speakers from the insurance/finance industry, science and engineering fields, and local communities, will come together to discuss risks, recent research, and the costs/benefits of community adoption of hazard-based building codes.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office forged a formal engagement with the University of Maryland (UMD) Center for Technology and Systems Management (CTSM) to accelerate the development of climate-smart engineering codes and standards.
The task force between ASCE, the world’s largest civil engineering professional society, NOAA, the nation’s largest provider of climate information, and the UMD center with a focus on systems engineering was established to help the nation account for climate change in future infrastructure design and construction.