Ryan M. Colker is Vice President of Innovation at the International Code Council, Washington DC, United States. He also serves as Executive Director of the Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR), a national coalition working to provide communities with the tools necessary to holistically assess and improve their resilience. Prior to joining ICC, Colker served as Vice President at the National Institute of Building Sciences where he led the Institute's efforts to improve the built environment through the collaboration of industry stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. At the Institute he directed the Consultative Council which develops findings and recommendations on behalf of the entire building community and served as staff director of the Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; the National Council on Building Codes and Standards; the Off-Site Construction Council and the Institute's STEM Education Program. He is a recognized expert on emerging issues within the built environment including resilience, building performance, and off-site construction and speaks and writes frequently on these subjects. Previously, he served as Manager of Government Affairs for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and as Program Director of the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. He is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School, and holds a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in environmental policy from the University of Florida.

Introduction to Infrastructure Resilience Part I: Making the Case Introduction
1. Resilient Infrastructure: Understanding Interconnectedness and Long-Term Risk
Alice C. Hill and William Kakenmaster
2. Sustainable and Resilient Buildings: Essential Together
Jason Hartke

Resilience SolutionsPart II: UtilitiesIntroduction
3. Managing Risk to Critical Infrastructures, Their Interdependencies, and the Region They Serve: A Risk Management Process
Jerry P. Brashear
4. Resilience of Electric Power Infrastructure
Jeff Dagle
5. Becoming a Resilient Water System: A Transformative Process
Michael Hooker, Geoffrey G. Miller and Timothy Taber Part III: FinanceIntroduction
6. Financing Resilient Infrastructure
Joyce Coffee
7. Addressing Climate Risk in Financial Decision Making
Natalie Ambrosio, Yoon Hui Kim, Stacy Swann and Ziyue Wang Part VI: Landscapes and Land UseIntroduction
8. Harnessing Green Infrastructure for Resilient, Natural Solutions
Charriss R.H. York and John Jacob
9. How Smart Land Use Policies Help Avoid Future Headaches
Samantha Medlock and James Schwab Part V: Buildings?
Introduction
10. The New Resilient Built Environment: Perspectives from Investors and Owners of Private Buildings
Devesh Nirmul and John Scott
11. The Role of the Designers and Other Building Practitioners in Advancing Resilience
Allison Hoadley Anderson
12. Building Codes: The Foundation for Resilient Communities
Cindy Davis and James Tim Ryan Part VI: Policies & PracticesIntroduction
13. Designing for Resilient Systems Under Emerging Risks
Allison C. Reilly and Bilal Ayyub
14. Where Are We? Why Community-Wide Benchmarking is Important
M. John Plodinec
15. How Philanthropy is Transforming Resilience Theory into Practical Applications at the Local Level
Robert G. Ottenhoff Part VII: Conclusion16. A Vision for Resilient Infrastructure
Ryan M. Colker