Build Change is an award winning non-profit social enterprise that has worked as a systems’ change catalyst in the housing sector in 24 countries, both to mitigate risk for future hazards and to recover and rebuild after a disaster, with a mission to prevent housing loss caused by disasters. Resilient housing can only be achieved at scale when the three main barriers: people, money and technology are addressed simultaneously to provide solutions. To best contribute, structural engineers must understand their role, not only in building the supply of resilient housing through technical solutions, but also how that work integrates with the larger resilient housing ecosystem. This webinar will introduce Build Change’s theory of change, addressing aspects of people, money and technology; provide examples of how technical solutions were brought together with financial, social and policy solutions to make housing more resilient in both preventive as well as post-disaster scenarios in Colombia, Haiti and the Caribbean, the Philippines, Nepal and Indonesia; and feature an introduction to the newly released Build Change Guide to Resilient Housing, an essential handbook for governments and practitioners seeking to plan and implement programs for more resilient housing.

• Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
• This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.