Fireside Chat
Risk and Resilience — Designing for a Changing World
Fireside Chat
Risk and Resilience — Designing for a Changing World
From extreme weather events to shifting environmental conditions. Today's buildings–and the people who manage them–face unprecedented challenges. In this engaging fireside chat, Ralph Dinola joins Rob Tanner to explore how forward-thinking design can enhance resilience, protect investments, and support long-term performance. You'll gain practical insights into how the built environment can adapt to uncertainty, and thrive in the face of it.
From extreme weather events to shifting environmental conditions. Today's buildings–and the people who manage them–face unprecedented challenges. In this engaging fireside chat, Ralph Dinola joins Rob Tanner to explore how forward-thinking design can enhance resilience, protect investments, and support long-term performance. You'll gain practical insights into how the built environment can adapt to uncertainty, and thrive in the face of it.
Why you should join:
Why you should join:
• Discover how environmental risk is reshaping building and retrofit considerations
• Learn design strategies that go beyond code compliance
• Hear real-world examples of resilient, future-ready buildings
• Discover how environmental risk is reshaping building and retrofit considerations
• Learn design strategies that go beyond code compliance
• Hear real-world examples of resilient, future-ready buildings
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April 8th, 2026
12-1 PM CST
April 8th, 2026
12-1 PM CST
Guest:
Ralph Dinola
Founder, Building Insights Group
Guest:
Ralph Dinola
Founder, Building Insights Group
This webinar is perfect for
Sustainability Leaders
Architects
Urban Planners
Anyone making decisions for durability, safety, and long-term value
About Ralph
Founder of Business Insights Group and former CEO of New Buildings Institute, Ralph DiNola has dedicated his professional life to bringing sustainability, green building and energy efficiency innovation to scale. For more than 20 years he has served as a consultant to developers, governments and Fortune 500 companies seeking quantum advances in their building practices and projects. Ralph served as a technical advisor for the Living Building Challenge™ standard and has consulted on over 130 LEED® projects, including ten precedent-setting LEED Platinum certifications. Ralph was founding Board Chair of the International Living Future Institute, served on the USGBC LEED Retail Committee and was recipient of the Better Bricks Green Building Advocate Award and voted one of the 50 most influential Portlanders by Portland Monthly Magazine.
About Ralph
Founder of Building Insights Group and former CEO of New Buildings Institute, Ralph Dinola has dedicated his professional life to bringing sustainability, green building and energy efficiency innovation to scale. For more than 20 years he has served as a consultant to developers, governments and Fortune 500 companies seeking quantum advances in their building practices and projects. Ralph served as a technical advisor for the Living Building Challenge™ standard and has consulted on over 130 LEED® projects, including ten precedent-setting LEED Platinum certifications. Ralph was founding Board Chair of the International Living Future Institute, served on the USGBC LEED Retail Committee and was recipient of the Better Bricks Green Building Advocate Award and voted one of the 50 most influential Portlanders by Portland Monthly Magazine.
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