Eleven Ideas to Improve Miami Beach’s Resilience Initiatives
The City of Miami Beach’s elected representatives and staff have shown commendable leadership and initiative in taking-on its flooding issues. Such leadership comes with challenges and learning from experience is […]
RAF Chair speaks at ARISE Resilience Forum in Mexico City
Resilience Action Fund Chair Aris Papadopoulos was a keynote speaker on October 30, 2019 at a Resilience Forum organized in Mexico City by UNDRR ARISE-Mexico, and attended by over 800 […]
FLASH and RAF agree to develop Resilient-Smart Homebuyers Guide
The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) and Resilience Action Fund have agreed to jointly develop and promote a first-of-its-kind Resilient-Smart Homebuyers Guide. This is expected be available in print […]
New York Times quotes RAF Chair as Dorian menaces towards Bahamas
With a menacing hurricane Dorian approaching, the New York Times reached out to RAF Chair Aris Papadopoulos, who is also the Distinguished Expert in Resilience at Florida International University’s Extreme […]
RAF Founder & Christiana Figueres Share Panel During World Bank Annual Meeting
Resilience Action Fund (RAF) founder and construction industry veteran Aris Papadopoulos spoke to Kerry Sanders on NBC’s ‘Today Show’.
Resilience Action Fund Talks About Hazards on the ‘Today Show’
Resilience Action Fund (RAF) founder and construction industry veteran Aris Papadopoulos spoke to Kerry Sanders on NBC’s ‘Today Show’.
Spanish Translation of Resilience Book Released
he book makes the case that non-resilient hazard-vulnerable urban development is both economically and environmentally unsustainable.
RAF collaborates with Sustainable Curriculum Consortium
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text lead=”yes” letter_spacing=”” css=”.vc_custom_1476789913368{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]On October 14, 2016, RAF conducted a graduate-level seminar for Florida International University’ Civil Engineering Department on the subject of ‘Resilience in the Built Environment: […]
RAF delivers keynote address at 2016 Pacific Northwest Economic Summit
[vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text lead=”yes” letter_spacing=””]RAF founder Aris Papadopoulos was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Pacific Northwest Economic Summit held in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. The presentation was titled ‘Why Built […]
NEW WEBSITE SPOTLIGHTS INADEQUACY OF BUILDING CODES AND LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, INTRODUCES RESILIENCE HALLS OF FAME AND SHAME
Resilience Action Fund (‘RAF’) announces the launch of its new website (www.buildingresilient.com). The site aims to inform homeowners, tenants and businesses in a jargon-free easy-to-understand language, on the many unknowns […]