EXPLORING RESILIENCY

AND SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN

Dawn M. Bauman is chief strategy officer at Community Associations Institute (CAI) and executive director of the Foundation for Community Association Research.

CAI is the leading international organization representing the condominium, homeowners association and housing cooperative sector.

CAI says this is the fastest growing type of housing in the world and represents at least 30 percent of housing worldwide.

“Knowing what we know now, we are encouraging community associations to incorporate mitigation practices when it comes to wildfire, flood, hurricanes, etc.,” Bauman said.

“[CAI] helps associations to understand that with a reasonable investment, they’ll be able to experience a return—whether it’s a more resilient building, lower insurance premiums, less maintenance cost, or greater sustainability.”