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Discussions with tag 'Sustainable Infrastructure'

The Mississippi River: Is Sustainable Infrastructure a Watershed Solution?

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Security and Sustainability Forum Wednesday, March 25 12 - 1:15 pm EDT Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/536553242851934210 Through the efforts of several national civil …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Security and Sustainability,Webinar,Sustainable Infrastructure

0 replies | 1102 views | Posted on: 03/23/2015 | Last updated: 03/23/2015

LG Electronics honored by USGBC New Jersey for best practices in Green Building and Sustainability

by Stella Ng'oma // Green building enthusiast

LG Electronics' new LEED Platinum Building Project in Englewood Cliffs has earned the company an award from USGBC New Jersey. The USGBC New Jersey further applauded LG Electronics for being a good cor…

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Sustainable Infrastructure

0 replies | 973 views | Posted on: 11/03/2015 | Last updated: 11/03/2015

Microscopic Bacteria Bring Concrete to Life

by Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student

More and more often, engineers find themselves turning to the natural world for inspiration. By handpicking key properties from the planet’s biodiversity, scientists are able to create designs that …

Filed under: Concrete

Developing Technologies

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Infrastructure,Biomimicry,Concrete

0 replies | 2272 views | Posted on: 06/08/2016 | Last updated: 02/13/2017

June 22nd: RMI INNOVATION CENTER TOUR: BASALT, CO

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Join the tour to learn about how the Innovation Center was contracted, designed, constructed, commissioned, and operated and what RMI learned in the process. Quick Fun Facts: · 15,610 sq. f…

June 22nd: Energy Connections: State Efficiency Standards And Their Business Impact

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

EVENT DETAILS Many states, including Colorado, have energy efficiency resource standards that set specific long-term targets for electric utility’s energy savings. We’ll hear from several multi…

World Green Infrastructure Congress, June 4 - 6, Bengaluru, India

by karthik // Digital Marketer

"Biggest Academic Conference On Green Technology & Urban Infrastructure" The World Green Infrastructure Congress is a multi-day event conceptualized to address Urban Infrastructural developments, wit…

Rural Resiliency Forum, October 23- Staunton, Virginia

by AbbieKnight

The most recent extreme weather event — Hurricane Michael — has tallied deaths and destruction in Virginia and even more massive consequences in our neighboring states. The Rural Resilienc

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Resilient

0 replies | 555 views | Posted on: 10/17/2018 | Last updated: 10/17/2018

NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience, Jan 7-10, Washington DC

by Aditya

The National Council for Science and the Environment works with scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels of government to inform environmental policy and deci

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Sustainable Living,Sustainability,Resilience

0 replies | 1554 views | Posted on: 11/13/2018 | Last updated: 11/13/2018

Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo, April 1-4, Denver, CO

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers the most comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. We deliver premium networking and edu

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Urban Planning,Smart Cities,Technology,networking

0 replies | 992 views | Posted on: 03/04/2019 | Last updated: 03/04/2019

Ecocity World Summit 2019, October 7-11, Vancouver, BC, Canada

by mkilmartin // Intern

Can cities be both ecologically healthy and socially just? There are no easy answers, not even in Vancouver, one of the world’s greenest cities. Yet multiple solutions are emerging with new lead

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Infrastructure,Sustainable Communities,Affordable Green Housing,Vancouver Canada

0 replies | 1058 views | Posted on: 09/18/2019 | Last updated: 09/18/2019

(New Dates!) EGLE - Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, December 1-3, Novi MI

by mkilmartin // Intern

INFRASTRUCTURE – the pipes, pumps, wires, and technology – is the unseen backbone supporting our modern lives, but investment has lagged nationwide and much of it is aging.  The commu

Filed under: Green Living

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Infrastructure,Drinking Water,Michigan,Great Lakes

0 replies | 1630 views | Posted on: 12/20/2019 | Last updated: 03/27/2020

FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, July 8, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti

Filed under: Architects

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors ,Designers,Development

Keywords: Architecture,Sustainable Infrastructure,Canopy

0 replies | 1259 views | Posted on: 06/18/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

Webinar: Electric Vehicles, Charging and their Status in Sustainable Infrastructure, July 7, 12-1pm

by AbbieKnight

The accelerating pace of Minnesota utilities’ decarbonization efforts provides an opportunity to improve health and resilience by drastically reducing our transportation energy consumption, air

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,EV - Electric Vehicles

0 replies | 909 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/25/2020

Webinar: Risk Reducing Strategies for Schools - Post COVID19, January 13, 1-2:30 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

These speakers are going to share “lessons learning” from how we are dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our academic institutions. The presentation will go over a short backgrou

Webinar: USGBC-LA and ISI: Virtual Envision Sustainability Professional Training, January 15, 8 am PT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Envision Rating System is a global standard recognized as a highly credible approach to sustainable infrastructure, and therefore, the ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important cred

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

California Green Building

Keywords: Design,Sustainable Infrastructure,Sustainable Communities

0 replies | 993 views | Posted on: 12/20/2020 | Last updated: 12/20/2020

FREE Webinar: Transforming Built Infrastructure to Support Net Zero, March 11, 9 am EST / 1pm BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

As part of the N8 Research Partnership’s ambitious Net Zero North agenda, we invite you to join experts from the N8 universities, House by Urban Splash, Northern Housing Consortium and

Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

UK Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Carbon,Net zero,built environment

0 replies | 954 views | Posted on: 02/20/2021 | Last updated: 02/21/2021

Webinar: The Highland Bridge Development, April 12, 1 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Over roughly a ten-year period, the City of St. Paul worked with Ford Motor Company and area stakeholders to establish the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan for the former manufacturing pl

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Green Communities,Sustainable Infrastructure,Urban Development

1 replies | 1103 views | Posted on: 03/06/2021 | Last updated: 03/19/2021

Webinar: Moving Toward Net Zero – Mass Transit Electrification, March 30, 9 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This EBC Infrastructure webinar will explore the electrification of mass transit fleets as a key element in the transition to a sustainable, green transportation economy. Transit agencies have frequen

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Net Zero Energy,Electrification,Public Transit

0 replies | 958 views | Posted on: 03/19/2021 | Last updated: 03/19/2021

Free Webinar: Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures, April 29, 9 - 10:30 pm BST (and multiple additional dates)

by samanthaklein // Intern

The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight. New questions on the ways we build (and build back) infrastructure in cities are now front and centre globally. Faced with a combi

Filed under: Urban Planning

UK Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Urban Planning

0 replies | 872 views | Posted on: 04/13/2021 | Last updated: 04/13/2021

Webinar: Principles for Delivering Urban Nature-based Solutions, April 29, 12 pm BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

The principles are primarily intended to be used by developers, owners, operators and occupiers of buildings within an urban context. The aim is to provide a concise overview of practical methods and

Filed under: Urban Planning

UK Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Urban Planning,built environment,Nature

0 replies | 921 views | Posted on: 04/13/2021 | Last updated: 04/13/2021

Virtual Event: VERGE Climate Tech, October 25-28

by samanthaklein // Intern

The urgency of the climate crisis is accelerating — and so, too, is the opportunity to build a clean economy. We have a once-in-a-lifetime moment to transform society and create sustainable, jus

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Sustainable Infrastructure,Economy,Resilience,Sustainable Investing,Utilities

0 replies | 1846 views | Posted on: 10/06/2021 | Last updated: 10/06/2021

EmPowered by AI: Should We Engineer a More Sustainable City? June 26, Museum of Science (Boston)

by samanthaklein // Intern

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning technologies are paving the way for our future cities. AI can perform some tasks better than humans, like going through large sets of data and complet

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Urban Planning,Sustainable Cities,Technology,artificial intelligence,AI

0 replies | 783 views | Posted on: 06/18/2022 | Last updated: 06/18/2022

Jumpstarting The EV Transition

by gracemorrison

This year might just be pivotal in the growth of electric vehicle adoption, a key shift necessary to lower vehicle energy consumption and emissions, as a part of the larger fight to mitigate the effec

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: EV - Electric Vehicles,Gas vs Electric,Gas Prices,Sustainable Infrastructure,Green Infrastructure,Energy Infrastructure,Scaling EV Infrastructure

0 replies | 3143 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 07/21/2022

Greenbuild Summits: The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit, October 13, 8 am PT

by gracemorrison

The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit will discuss best practices in developing and maintaining infrastructure systems that can absorb disturbances in consideration of environmental, economic, and soc

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure

0 replies | 1148 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/18/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, November 23, 12 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,canopy systems,Building Envelope

0 replies | 893 views | Posted on: 10/19/2022 | Last updated: 10/19/2022