The Reflect Effect

Climate Resolve, along with co-hosts Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, and Smart Surfaces Coalition, with support from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network and Climate Mayors, will bring public works professionals from throughout the country to Los Angeles to learn from technical experts, business leaders, policymakers, and other practitioners about the latest technologies and innovations in cool surfaces – cool roofs, walls, and pavement – that cities are deploying to make the built environment and people more resilient to heatwaves.

As part of a larger suite of interventions to combat urban heat, including nature-based strategies, the program will focus on implementing cool surfaces at the local level. The program includes expert presentations designed to inform practical applications, site visits of recent cool surface projects in communities throughout Los Angeles, live installation demonstrations of cool pavement products, and robust discussions on opportunities, challenges, and solutions surrounding cool roofs, walls, and pavement.

High-level Program:

• Thursday, July 24
  • Catered Breakfast & Lunch Provided
  • Classroom Presentations at LACI: 9am - 4pm 
    • What are cool surfaces? with Sarah Schneider (Cool Roofs Rating Council) and Iona Isachsen (Smart Surfaces Coalition)
    • Case studies in deploying and maintaining cool surfaces with Ana Tabuena-Ruddy (StreetsLA), Doug Melnick (City of San Antonio) and Ryan Stevens (City of Phoenix)
    • Determining success in deploying cool surfaces with Glynn Hulley & Ashley Agatep (​NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Chapman University) and Marc Futernick (US Acute Care Solutions)
    • Community engagement solutions to facilitate project implementation - in California and Mexico with Melanie Torres (Pacoima Beautiful) and Emilia Garcia (Climate Resolve)
    • What's next for cool surfaces? The untapped co-benefit - reflective surfaces help cool the Earth with Kurt Shickman (World Resources Institute) and Selena Melgoza (Climate Resolve)
  • Product Tabletop Demonstrations: 4pm - 5pm
  • Rooftop Reception in Downtown LA: 7pm - 9pm

• Friday, July 25:
  • Catered Breakfast & Lunch Provided
  • Presentations at Los Angeles City Hall: 9am - 10am
  • Bus tour with programmatic information en route, visiting cool surface sites around Los Angeles: 10am - 4:30pm

Climate Resolve has compiled a list of travel accommodation recommendations that can be found here.

The Reflect Effect event will have limited capacity. As such, we will review all registrations on a rolling basis and follow up to confirm your participation within two weeks. Registration closes on July 18th.