The symposium will feature brief presentations by leading researchers and authors on the consortium’s 2019 body of work. A social Q&A session will follow the presentations with authors, funders, and attendees. Refreshments will be provided.

*Note: links to the published reports are below. Please download in advance. Limited copies will be available at the event.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager

3:40 p.m.

Affordable Multi-Family Housing: Risks and Opportunities

Presenter/s: Community Design Resource Center-University of Houston / Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research / LISC Houston

Q&A

4:00 p.m.

Cypress Creek Watershed: Analysis of Flooding & Storage Options

Presenter/s: SSPEED Center / Texas Southern University

Greens Bayou Watershed Analysis & Resiliency Planning – Preview

(to be published Fall 2019)

Presenter/s: Community Design Resource Center-University of Houston / SSPEED

Q&A

4:30 p.m.

Research Paper 1: Detention and Drainage Regulations

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager / HARC

Research Paper 2: Development Regulations

Presenter/s: Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research / Texas Southern University / HARC

Q&A

5:00 p.m.

The Flood Next Time: What we can do now

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager + TBD

5:15 p.m.

Conclusion & Remarks

Following the closing remarks, attendees are invited to a social Q&A session with authors and funders.

The BRC is centrally located in the Medical Center with convenient access via the METRORail Red Line via METRO routes 56 and 84 and to underground parking.