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Regional Resiliency Roundtable: Designing for The Future of Our Communities
March 6 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
In this roundtable discussion, we will review historical and projected climate trends that will impact development in our area and explore how possible changes to building codes, zoning ordinances, mitigation planning, and mitigation assistance could be used to help meet resilient design and housing goals for Johnson City and our region. Dr. Andrew Joyner, the TN State Climatologist and Associate Professor at ETSU will open the discussion with a presentation on the recently updated TN State Hazard Mitigation Plan.
We will also explore the Horizon 2045 Johnson City Growth Management Plan as an opportunity to lay an equitable and sustainable foundation for the future of our city. We will explore how local architects, builders, and developers impact our regional communities and environment. We will examine how these groups and others influence the future land use strategies and policy framework of the Horizon 2045 Plan, and explore recommendations from local scientists and professionals. This roundtable discussion is brought to you by The American Institute of Architects- East Tennessee Chapter Committee on the Environment.
About the Main Presenter:
Our feature presenter is Dr. Andrew Joyner, the TN State Climatologist, Associate Professor at ETSU Department of Geosciences, and Geoinformatics & Disaster Science Lab Director. Andrew will open the discussion with a presentation on the recently updated TN State Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Whitney Hodges will also be joining us to share her knowledge about the Horizon 2045 planning process. Whitney is a planning consultant for the Johnson City Development Services and she serves as the local Project Liaison for KimleynHorn, the planners hired to prepare the Horizon 2045 20-Year Development Plan for Johnson City.
Moderators:
Margaret “Polly” Horne, AIA, NCARB Owner and Principal Architect of Polyarch Architecture & Design
Jen McMahon, Component Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects East Tennessee Chapter
Other panelists include:
Patricia Oldham, Executive Director of the Johnson City Development Authority
Uwe Rothe, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB ROTHE ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING, Johnson City Planning Commission
Cameron Bolin, AIA, CPHC, LFA, LEED Green Associate- Associate Architect at McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects & Interior Designers
Todd Wood, Civil Engineer President at DTWood Engineering, Inc
Jim Sullivan, President of Sullivan Inspection Services PC
Arpita Nandi, Professor and Chair of the Department of Geosciences at East Tennessee State University
Nick Shaw CPHC, PHIUS Certified Builder, 475 Senior Product Consultant
Carol Goldinger Ford, P.G., LEED AP Senior Geologist and Project Manager at S&ME
Adam Dickson, MPA Center Supervisor, Langston Centre
