WEDG Professionals Course: Live & Online

A community’s waterfront is its flagship site. Whether it’s a small town’s river, an urban estuary, or a Great Lakes port, the waterfront is special. Resilience, ecology, and access make waterfronts thrive. Join the Waterfront Alliance for our live training of the WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Professionals Course featuring case studies of WEDG Verified sites and experts in resilient, nature-based design. After completing this two-day guided virtual course and passing the open-book exam, participants can earn their WEDG Associate credential.

About WEDG®
WEDG is an award-winning national rating system for waterfront design that recognizes developers and site owners for resilient, sustainable, and accessible waterfront design. An evidence-based system developed by a cross-cutting field of resilience experts, WEDG is akin to LEED®, Envision®, Green Globes®, or SITES® but focused on the unique complexities and opportunities that exist at the water’s edge.

WEDG guides projects and communities on how to develop and protect waterfronts, coastlines, and shorelines in the face of climate impacts that are unavoidable - sea level rise, increased storm intensity and more frequent flooding, and urban heat among them. By influencing projects with sound guidance, educating professionals, and engaging and supporting community groups, WEDG not only influences individual sites, but it can shift the field of practice. Through WEDG, all waterfronts can move toward resilience, ecology, and access for all.

Live Course Agenda
The live course will guide participants through the standard and feature case studies from the following projects:

Wednesday, January 24 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

• 12:00 PM – 12:45 | Resilience, Ecology, and Access at the Water's Edge
• 12:45 – 1:15 | Category 0: Site Assessment & Planning
• 1:15 – 1:45 | Category 0 Case Study: Domino Sugar
• 1:45 – 2:00 | Break
• 2:00 – 2:45 | Category 1: Climate and Hazard Resilience
• 2:45 – 3:15 | Category 1 Case Study: Oak Point/McInnis Cement
• 3:15 – 3:45 | Category 2: Community Access & Connections
• 3:45 – 4:00 | Next Steps

Thursday, January 25 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

• 12:00 – 12:05 | Category 2: Recap
• 12:05 – 12:35 | Category 2 Case Study: Bronx Point
• 12:35 – 1:05 | Category 3: Edge Composition
• 1:05 – 1:35 | Category 3 Case Study: Riverfront Park
• 1:35 – 1:45 | Break
• 1:45 – 2:25 | Category 4: Natural Resources & Sustainability
• 2:25 – 2:55 | Category 4 Case Study: Jose Marti Park
• 2:55 – 3:05 | Category 5: Innovation
• 3:05 – 3:20 | WEDG Policy & Finance
• 3:20 – 3:50 | WEDG Verification and Review
• 3:50 – 4:00 | Next Steps
  

Thursday, January 25 | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST

• Optional Networking Happy Hour

Speakers

• Dennis Burns, CIMA+
• Robert Curtis, Curtis + Rogers Design Studio
  
• Kenneth Huber, LANGAN
  
• Furhana Husani, Waterfront Alliance
• Tom Klein, Wenk Associates
• Sharai Lewis-Gruss, Two Degrees Adapt
• Dave Lombino, Two Trees Management
• Mary Lydecker, Hargreaves Jones
  
• Yadiel Rivera-Diaz, Marvel
• Steven Smith, Oak Point Property

WEDG Associate Exam

Following the course, participants will be sent an open book, 50-question exam that they must complete within two weeks to earn the WEDG Associate credential.

CEUs Available
6 AIA LU, 6 LA CES

Group Discounts

Groups registering five or more people from the same firm or organization are eligible for a discount from either the Private Sector or Public Sector/MWBE/Non-Profit/Student rate. Please contact Joseph Sutkowi, Chief Waterfront Design Officer, at jsutkowi@waterfrontalliance.org to confirm eligibility and a group discount code.