Name
Panel Discussion: Resilient & Scalable Retrofitting: Strategies for Sustainable, Multi-Property Success
Date & Time
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Duncan Rowe Marzieh Riahinezhad Darrell Alexander
Description

As climate change and urbanization drive the need for resilient infrastructure, property owners and managers must balance sustainability, cost, and efficiency across large portfolios. This panel brings together architects, engineers, designers, and project managers to explore strategies for retrofitting multiple residential, commercial, and institutional properties while enhancing long-term resilience.
•    Resilience as a Portfolio-Wide Strategy – Integrating resilience in architecture, engineering, and design across multiple properties to withstand climate and urban challenges.
•    Standardization for Efficiency – Optimizing materials, construction methods, and processes to ensure consistency, cost control, and sustainability across diverse retrofit projects.
•    Stakeholder Coordination & Risk Management – Aligning property managers, tenants, contractors, and engineers while proactively addressing delays, cost overruns, and regulatory challenges.
•    Lessons from Scalable Successes – Case studies on resilient retrofitting at scale, highlighting innovative approaches and emerging trends in adaptive design and project management.