Explain the importance of resilience and the role of architects in mitigating hazard risk, advancing community well-being, and aligning with relevant policies and standards. 

Identify common hazard types and explain how risk, exposure, and vulnerability contribute to disaster outcomes. 

Describe how shocks and stresses affect building performance, and apply design strategies—such as avoidance, resistance, and adaptation—to reduce risk and support long-term usability. 

Explain strategies for addressing hazards using risk-informed thinking, including shelter-in-place, passive survivability, and continuity of operations—and how they extend performance beyond code. 

Apply the resilience design process across all phases of architectural design, using scenarios to assess risk, guide decision-making, and evaluate performance from pre-design through post-occupancy. 

Acknowledgments

• Laura A Blau, AIA CPHC CPHB
• Elizabeth Camargo, AIA, LEED AP
• Claire Bonham-Carter
• Julia Donoho, AIA, Esq. 
• Nathan Kipnis, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C 
• Diantha S. Korzun, AIA LEED AP
• Michael Lawrence, AIA, BSE
• Alan Scott, FAIA, LEED Fellow, LEED AP BD+C, O+M, CEM, WELL AP
• Jacob Werner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA, CPHC 

The course is part of the Resilience in Practice: Mitigating Hazards, Protecting Communities series, purchase as a series to save up to 15%