Monday, May 11, 12:00pm–1:30pm ET | Online | 1.5 HSW/LUs
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Emergency Management Training | Building Assessment and Inspection
Architects in New York State play a critical role at the intersection of the environment, the built world, and the communities they serve.
Program Summary
This course is centered on the AIA New York State Disaster Assistance Resource Guide, a comprehensive tool developed to help architects, firms, and AIA Chapters prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Modeled after national AIA resources and tailored to the specific conditions of New York State, the guide provides practical, actionable frameworks that position architects as key contributors to community resilience.
Architects in New York State play a critical role at the intersection of the environment, the built world, and the communities they serve.
Using the Disaster Assistance Resource Guide as its foundation, this course provides an overview of hazard identification in New York State and the mitigation strategies that can be implemented before and after disaster events. It then addresses the critical “rapid need-to-know” areas of preparedness, including how individuals, firms, and AIA Chapters can organize and plan effectively. The course also explores appropriate response actions during and immediately following a disaster, as well as longer-term recovery and community rebuilding efforts.
That role is increasingly vital as hazardous events—many intensified by climate change—become more frequent, unpredictable, and costly. Across the state, communities face a wide range of risks, including floods, hurricanes, winter storms, wildfires, landslides, and seismic activity. Population growth in vulnerable areas further amplifies the potential impact, placing greater responsibility on design professionals to anticipate, mitigate, and respond to these challenges.
The session concludes with case studies and examples of how AIA members and Chapters in New York State have contributed to resilience and recovery initiatives, demonstrating the tangible impact architects can have in helping communities prepare for and respond to disaster events.
Instructors
Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA
Principal
Peter J. Arsenault Architect
Tim Boyland, AIA
Owner & Director of Design
tba architecture + planning
Learning Objectives
1. Identify and compare the different types of natural and human-made environmental hazards that are documented to exist in the State of New York.
2. Review the ways that individuals, firms, and AIA Chapters in New York State can engage in preparedness for emergencies and disasters.
3. Explain the appropriate responses that architects, firms, and Chapters can take when a disaster does strike.
4. Assess the appropriate recovery and mitigation processes and activities that can be undertaken in a community where disasters occur or are expected to occur.
Registration Fees:
Early Bird Pricing (Ends April 17): Members $40 | Non-members $65
Standard Pricing (Begins April 18): Members $50 | Non-members $80