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21 Mayors Pledge US $5.2 Billion - 10 percent of budgets - to Resilience Strategies, at COP21

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

From CitiesToday, December 2, 2015: 21 mayors have pledged US$5.2 billion to fund resilience strategies by signing up to the 10% Resilience Pledge at the COP21 conference in Paris this week. May…

Filed under: Climate Change

Keywords: Resilience,COP21,Cities

0 replies | 945 views | Posted on: 12/03/2015 | Last updated: 12/03/2015

Cities Leading the Push For Zero-Energy Buildings

by Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student

In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, much of the world’s attention has been turned to what is being done on national and international levels to combat the ever-growing threats of climate cha…

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Services,Sustainable Communities and Developments ,Government Agencies and Initiatives

Keywords: Green Building,Energy,Netzero,Cities,Sustainable Cities

0 replies | 2693 views | Posted on: 06/29/2016 | Last updated: 06/29/2016

10 Cities That Are Sustainable Food Vanguards

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

With the world population expected to rise from 7.4 billion to a whopping 11.2 billion by 2011, a serious and significant question has been percolating through the international community: how are we …

2017 Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE): Connected Cities - Economic, Environmental & Equity Solutions, April 20

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

16th Annual MGBCE: Connected Cities - Economic, Environmental & Equity Solutions (MGBCE) - #MGBCE2017 April 20, 8 am - 4:30 pm 7:00 a.m. check-in and continental Breakfast Event begins promptly …

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Social Equity,California,Cities,Infrastructure

1 replies | 784 views | Posted on: 04/08/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

Boston's "Love Your Block" Neighborhood Improvement Program - Grant Applications are Due January 22nd!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Are you and your neighbors looking for funds to complete a much needed community project? Apply for a Love Your Block grant! Love Your Block is a program that supports grassroots citizen engagement…

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cities,Beautification,Neighborhood Improvement

0 replies | 1413 views | Posted on: 01/05/2018 | Last updated: 01/05/2018

SPEER Clean Energy Exchange, April 8-9, Austin, Texas

by SPEER (South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource)

CEE19 is the premier energy efficiency event for Texas & Oklahoma. We will be hosting Katharine Hayhoe and Jeff Butler as this year's keynotes. In addition to excellent keynote presentations, our form

FREE Webinar - Singapore: Dense and Green Cities: Architecture As Urban Ecosystem, May 5, 6-8 pm (Singapore Standard Time)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Welcome to the Dense+Green Cities online presentation and panel discussion, hosted by the National Design Centre, that will explore the interaction between buildings and the city as ecological systems

Filed under: Urban Planning

Keywords: Architecture,Urban Planning,Cities

0 replies | 876 views | Posted on: 04/21/2020 | Last updated: 04/21/2020

ULI Boston Webinar: The Future of Urban Areas, July 15, 10-11am EDT

by AbbieKnight

Cities and urban areas have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.  Prior to this, they were the economic engines of the country.  Are cities down and out for the count?

Join on July 15th

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cities,COVID19,Urban

0 replies | 1126 views | Posted on: 07/06/2020 | Last updated: 07/07/2020

Cities Alive Virtual, October 20 - 23

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In response to the COVID 19 Pandemic, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation have teamed up tocombine the best of CitiesAlive and Grey to Green.  

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Keywords: Cities,Green Cities,Green Roofs,Cities Alive,Grey to Green

0 replies | 859 views | Posted on: 10/06/2020 | Last updated: 10/06/2020

Sustainable Cities Webinar with Joey Aoun, Environmental Designer, January 26, 8:30 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Joey has an interdisciplinary academic background, holding a master’s degree in Architecture (2014), a postgraduate diploma in Green Building Technology (2016) and an MSc in Urban Energy (Newcas

Filed under: Urban Planning

UK Green Building

Keywords: Design,Urban Planning,Cities

0 replies | 1336 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020 | Last updated: 12/28/2020

Free Webinar: Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Webinar Series, February 25, 9-10:30 pm GMT

by SarahA

This webinar series brings together speakers from the three universities to discuss the future role of infrastructure in cities.

The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight

Filed under: Urban Planning

UK Green Building

Keywords: Urban Planning,Cities,Sustainable Cities,Building Technology,Urban Infrastructure,Infrastrucutre

0 replies | 984 views | Posted on: 01/29/2021 | Last updated: 02/06/2021

The Earth Convention Webinars - Sustainable Cities, April 14, 1 pm EST / 6 pm BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Today, we live in an increasingly urbanised world. According to the UN around 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase, rising to 68% by 2050

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

UK Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Cities,Urban Development

0 replies | 1061 views | Posted on: 03/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/27/2021

Webinar: Regenerative Design: Breathable Architecture & Resilient Cities, April 7, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

We have always looked to nature for design inspiration. Now we’re also designing with and for nature. Building on decades of expertise in sustainable design, our design focus is expanding to enc

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Economy,Cities,Environmental Policy,Urban Development

0 replies | 1357 views | Posted on: 03/19/2022 | Last updated: 03/19/2022

May 26: Protecting Open Spaces Through Well Planned Cities, May 26, 6 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This webinar will discuss how Bend, Oregon's open space advocates lead the successful move away from sprawl to a more dense, walkable, and vibrant cityscape.

Bend had spent the last few decades

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Urban Resilience,California,Leadership,Cities

0 replies | 590 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022 | Last updated: 05/18/2022

Online Workshop: EcoDistricts -- A New Model of Urban Re-Generation, July 19, 1 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This workshop will provide a framework to transform existing neighborhoods through the lens of Equity, Resilience and Climate Change and a process to create a roadmap and structure for communities to

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Communities,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning,Cities,Urban Development,Equitable Development,EcoDistricts Protocol

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 06/24/2022 | Last updated: 06/27/2022

Free Event - Live Stream and in Weston, MA: City and Suburbs: Addressing Climate Change and Equity Together, June 6, 7:30 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join MetroWest Climate Solutions and special guest the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond for a discussion on the intersection of climate change and questions of equity. As a lifelong resident, pastor, and ac

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Policy,Cities,Low Carbon Development,Equity

0 replies | 778 views | Posted on: 05/15/2023 | Last updated: 05/31/2023