Pittsburgh, PA
Recent Executive Orders have required federal agencies to prepare policies, programs, operations, and infrastructure to adopt adaptive and resilience strategies for future climate impacts. This session explores the various White House and agency-specific tools and resources available to help identify climate hazards and plan for future resilience. Government officials will discuss these tools, how they support the goals of the Administration, tool requirements, and their actual use within their Agency or as a resource to other agencies. Session speakers include representatives from the White House, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the General Services Administration.
Instructors
Jeremy Alcorn, Climate and Sustainability Officer, Climate and Sustainability Division, General Services Administration Read Bio
Jeremey Alcorn is a certified energy manager and currently serves as a Climate and Sustainability Officer for the Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration. He has over 20 years' experience in sustainability, facility energy and water management, high performance buildings, renewable energy, greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, climate risk and adaptation. He has authored publications on energy efficiency and renewable energy, alternative fuel sustainability, sustainable security and fragile states, and implications of climate change on U.S. access to space. He holds a BS in Environmental Science and Political Science from Allegheny College and a MS in Environmental Science and Policy from George Mason University.
David Herring, Communication, Education, & Engagement Division Chief, Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Read Bio
David Herring manages the Communication, Education & Engagement Division within NOAA's Climate Program Office in Silver Spring, MD, where he also serves as Program Manager of NOAA Climate.gov (www.climate.gov) and the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit (toolkit.climate.gov). In 2015, David was awarded NOAA's Dr. Daniel L. Albritton Outstanding Science Communicator Award. Before joining NOAA in 2008, David worked for 16 years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where he led development of NASA's Earth Observatory (earthobservatory.nasa.gov), Visible Earth (visibleearth.nasa.gov), and NEO (neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov) websites. David is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and received his Master's Degree in Science and Technical Communication from East Carolina University.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Recognize why these key areas identified as climate impacts are important to plan for and develop mitigation strategies for federal agencies;
- Recognize shared federal agencies approach, tools, and risks;
- Select best practices for using a climate tool in your facilities management and operations;
- Identify how to prioritize facility, campus, or installation planning based on climate impacts.
