Dr. Pierce Jones
Program for Resource Efficient Communities
University of Florida
Thursday, February 22, 2024
3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8)
Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom
University of Florida
Abstract: The Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) collaborates with large, master-planned community development projects to promote reduced-impact design, construction, and management practices. We use quantifiable metrics, like metered water data, to establish benchmarks, set goals, and monitor performance. This presentation will describe PREC’s work with developments with emphasis on Sunbridge – a 24,000-acre project in Central Florida approved to build 33,000 housing units. We are working to reduce the projects’ water demand and minimize its impacts on water quality. Initial successes will be discussed.
Biography: As director and founding member of the Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC), Dr. Jones administers the coordination, development, and delivery of educational programs on best management practices in the built environment. PREC gives special emphasis to energy, water, windstorm, termite, and indoor environmental quality issues related to residential construction.
All are welcome to attend.
For more information, email Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck at ghamerlinck@ufl.edu.