Description
Sustain Our Abilities and ISPRM is hosting an event with Adele Houghton.
Sustain Our Abilities is a climate change non-profit organization focused on the intersection of climate, health, and disability.
SOA is dedicated to addressing the health impacts of climate change and expanding disability-inclusive climate action through public education, research, organizing and advocacy. We work to transform climate adaptation and mitigation in ways that improve the independence, health and well-being of people with and without disabilities.
Speaker
Adele Houghton, FAIA, DrPH, LEED AP, is President of Biositu, LLC where she works at the intersection of buildings, public health, and climate change. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows and received a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she also teaches. Her book Architectural Epidemiology (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), co-authored with Professor Carlos Castillo-Salgado of Johns Hopkins University, proposes a novel method for architectural design: combining neighborhood-scale environmental health data with participatory community engagement to maximize a building’s positive ripple effect on community and planetary health.
Registration
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-disability-and-the-built-environment-tickets-978658593197
