ARCHITECTURE WEEK: YAF TALKS

The Young Architects Forum (YAF) of Hampton Roads presents the second YAF Talks:

Building A Sustainable Hampton Roads: From Problem, To Policy, To Possibility

The event will feature a panel of five industry professionals and research leaders from
sustainable green building, to resiliency, to policy and political advocacy.

Joining the panel will be:

Mickey Chapa
AIA, LFA, LEED AP

Project Architect & Sustainability Director at VIA Design Architects
Co-founder, Board Member of Young Architects Forum, Hampton Roads
AIA Hampton Roads, Director of Membership

Shana Udvardy

Climate Resilience Analyst at Union of Concerned Scientist
Co-author of Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate (2018)
& The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas (2016)

Hon. Lynwood Lewis

VA State Senator for the 6th District
Sponsor of C-PACE legislation; Co-Chair of Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding
2015 CBF Legislator of the Year

Joanna Hall
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GPP, GPCP

Sustainable Infrastructure Program Manager of NAVFAC

Sydney Covey

Sustainability Solutions Manager, STRUCTR Advisors
USGBC Market Leadership Advisory Co-Chair
USGBC Hampton Roads Community Planning Chair
Board Member of Young Architects Forum, Hampton Roads

Spend some time before the panel discussion to mix, mingle and meet the panelists!
Heavy refreshments and drinks will be served.

YAF Talks is a platform for emerging professionals within the architecture and design community of Hampton Roads to share their individual ideas, work, research, and interests.

Similar to TED Talk© , YAF Talks will be a recurring program, organized and curated by local emerging professionals, featuring the voices of local emerging professionals.

A big shout-out to our sponsors:

Event Sponsors
Hanbury, Ionic Dezigns, Aerotek, WPL, PPG, AIA Hampton Roads, Design For the People, SBBallard, Moseley Architects,
Ecovative Energy, ECS, Jackson Andrews Building + Design, PACE, MSA

Annual Sponsors
Clark Nexsen, SPC, McPherson Design Group, Yuzhu Zheng Photography, BDS, Lynch Mykins