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Pew, Institute to Host Webinar on Case for Building Stronger, Smarter Infrastructure
The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Institute of Building Sciences will host a joint webinar, The Business Case for Building Stronger, Smarter Infrastructure, on Tuesday, October 30, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET.
The webinar will feature the release of the latest Interim Report of the Institute’s “Mitigation Saves” multi-year study. The new report builds on the results presented earlier this year that every $1 invested in disaster mitigation through federal grants saves society $6 in future disaster costs. These latest results examine the return-on-investment associated with resilient infrastructure related to transportation, electric grid and water systems.
The event will feature:
- Forbes Tompkins, Officer, Flood-Prepared Communities Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Ryan Colker, JD, Vice President, National Institute of Building Sciences
- Philip Schneider, Program Director, National Institute of Building Sciences
- Melissa Clow, Civil Engineer, Iowa City
About NIBS
National Institute of Building Sciences brings together labor and consumer interests, government representatives, regulatory agencies, and members of the building industry to identify and resolve problems and potential problems around the construction of housing and commercial buildings. NIBS is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization. It was established by Congress in 1974. For more information, visit nibs.org or follow @bldgsciences on Twitter and Facebook.
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