Kelly Gifford, Deputy Director of the ICA, and Holly Salmon, John L. and Susan K. Gardner Director of Conservation of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, discussed the challenges and opportunities for compliance and innovation under BERDO. They also explored new approaches to energy efficiency, exhibition design, and art loans.

Director of Preservation at The House of the Seven Gables, Paul Wright, discussed the intensive two-year process of coastal resilience planning for their historic waterfront property in Salem, MA; and the institution’s plans for a multi-decade adaptation, resilience, and mitigation transition that proactively anticipates sea level rise and environmental warning signs.

Julie Wormser, the inaugural Chief Climate Officer for the City of Cambridge, Chris Osgood, the inaugural Director of the Office of Climate Resilience for the City of Boston, and Mike Galvin, Project Manager at the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, discuss coastal resilience projects unfolding in Boston and Cambridge and…