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Heat Waves: Preparing for and Managing the Effects of Extreme Heat on Health, Populations, Emergency Housing, and Hospitals

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Heat Waves: Preparing for and Managing the Effects of Extreme Heat on Health, Populations, Emergency Housing, and Hospitals

April 26, 2016 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Free – $10

When: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 26

Where: At The AIANY Center

What do architects, landscape architects, engineers, and health care planners need to know to help our region handle future unavoidable heat waves?

In an ongoing discussion about the long-term effects of extrene heat on New York, which has just experienced two of hottest years on record – the AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction and Health Facilities Committees and the New York Society for Health Planning (NYSHP) ask: Who has the information and answers we need?

This program will look at the planning and design of relief, recovery, and retrofitting in the face of uninterrupted heat waves. Keynote speaker Sabrina McCormick, a professor and videographer, will discuss the sociological and medical effects of extreme heat on population health. Other speakers will address redesign of cities, buildings, and open spaces; cooling centers and other disaster shelter in NYC; HVAC systems design for healthcare facilities; and related population health management.

The program coincides with the release of the print and online report of “Extreme Heat: Hot Cities” symposium, a day-long event last November led by DfRR that focused on mitigation and adaptation. Speakers from multiple city agencies (Health, Planning, and Emergency Management) as well as architects, planners, landscape architects, and materials and systems manufacturers tackled the issue.

“Extreme summer heat kills on average over 100 New Yorkers annually from heat stroke and the heat-related exacerbation of chronic health problems,” stated Dan Zarrilli, Senior Director for Climate Policy and Programs in the NYC Mayor’s Office. Hundreds more need hospital or emergency-room care for serious heat-related illness – numbers that quickly rise, especially for vulnerable residents without adequate cooling or care options. It is an issue that impacts power, water, telecommunications, and food access, ultimately affecting us all.

Greeting and Moderator: Illya Azaroff, AIA, Principal, +LAB Architects PLLC; Assoc. Professor, New York City College of Technology; Founding Co-Chair, AIANY DfRR

Presentation of “Extreme Heat: Hot Cities” Symposium Report: Joan Capelin, Hon. AIA, Fellow PRSA, Principal, Capelin Communications, Inc.; Co-Chair, AIANY DfRR

Details

Date:
April 26, 2016
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Cost:
Free – $10
Event Category:
Website:
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=9336

Organizer

Center for Architecture
Phone
(212) 683-0023
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Venue

Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012 United States
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Phone
212-358-6121
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