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Discussions with tag 'Urban Resilience'
Urban Resilience Case Studies – Social, Ecological, Technological System Pairs - May 21, 1:15 pm (EDT)
Urban Resilience Case Studies – Social, Ecological, Technological System Pairs May 21, 2015 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM EDT This is the second webinar in the “Along the Urban Path” four-part webinar …
Resilient Architecture And Urbanism, April 10-12, Groningen, Netherlands
Our attitudes, business models, products, services and actions related to the design, build, maintenance and transformation of our Built Environments have to change fundamentally. New build, renovatio…
Resilience is on everyone's tongue these days
I hope you’ll check out my latest blog post for US Green Building Council - Los Angeles Chapter on Resilience: "Just over a year ago I started this blog to better understand what people think abo…
Designing Climate Resilience Forum, October 5, 2018, Boston, MA
In the first of two forums exploring resiliency and adaptation, the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) are partnering to explore the importance of desi
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Million Cool Roof Challenge (Solar Reflective Roofs)
The Million Cool Roofs Challenge is a $2 million global competition to rapidly scale up the deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress
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Webinar: Energy Code Evolution: What's New for Denver, Boulder, and Colorado, June 10, 11:45am MDT
Energy codes have changed a lot this year. This diverse panel of local building officials and energy experts will discuss the impacts of the new energy codes in Denver, Boulder, and statewide. He
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Webinar: Risk Assessments: Evaluating Buildings Sites for Portfolio Resilience, February 2, 3 pm EST
This Better Buildings webinar will explore a variety of strategies commercial building owners can use to address climate-related risks and identify cost-effective strategies and improvements to protec
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Webinar: Decarbonization and Technology - Urbanization and City Infrastructure, March 2, 12 pm BST
In the build up to COP26, Resilience First, in partnership with Intel, is pleased to present a series of webinars in March 2021. Which will be followed by a white paper in the next quarter, on the the
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November 11: Climate Urbanism - Strategies for Just Transitions, November 11, 9:30 EST
Urban Studies Foundation (USF) in recent years. The talks will showcase five short interventions that cover several of this year's COP26 Presidency campaigns, with a key focus on Cities
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May 26: Protecting Open Spaces Through Well Planned Cities, May 26, 6 pm PST
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
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Online Workshop: EcoDistricts -- A New Model of Urban Re-Generation, July 19, 1 pm EST
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
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Green Building United: 2022 Groundbreaker Awards, November 17, Philadelphia, PA
The 2022 Groundbreaker Awards honors our area’s outstanding teams and leaders committed to a sustainable, healthy, and resilient built environment.
Nominations are now op
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Free Green Building Webinar: Copper -- Essential Element of Sustainable and Resilient Design, November 30, 12 pm ET
In this one-hour course, you will learn copper’s contribution to sustainability in the built environment. Leave the program with a better understanding of how copper enables our world to work mo
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Building Energy Exchange Event: Climate Ready Buildings Training, New York City, January 23
The Climate Ready Buildings Training educates affordable housing project teams – including building owners, architects, and contractors – on how to design and construct high-performance bu
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