Climate Mobilization Act Series: If, How, When – NYC Building Envelopes

Building envelopes are a crucial component of a building system, impacting energy efficiency, safety, and aesthetics. With NYC legislation in place, including Local Law 11 and Local Law 97, many building stakeholders are wondering if, how, and when they should upgrade their building envelope. Join BE-Ex and NRDC at the next Climate Mobilization Act Series event to demystify the policy...

A Carbon Neutral Campus: Maine’s First Mass Timber Buildings

Join NESEA in Maine for a Pro Tour of the first pure mass timber commercial structures in the state: Bowdoin College’s new Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies. With 1/4 the embodied carbon of a comparable steel structure, the buildings signal the College's continued commitment to sustainability after...

Cross-Learning Alliance NYC Bike Tour

On August 19, join the young professionals of the Cross-Learning Alliance for a bike tour of some of NYC’s newest and most intriguing projects. The tour will start at the Manhattan West Courtyard and will end at the Bean Sculpture in Tribeca. Along the way, we’ll hear from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill about the new Moynihan Connector...

March to End Fossil Fuels

Join the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York on September 17th,* 2023! With wildfire smoke choking the air we breathe, hurricanes and floods threatening our homes, and toxic pollution making us sick, it has never been more urgent to end our dependence on the leading cause of these crises – fossil fuels.  In...

2023 Denver Passive House Network Conference

BIG NEWS: Alpen High Performance Products is pleased to announce that we will be co-sponsoring the 2023 Passive House Network conference in Denver, Colorado.😊 Link: https://phnconference.org SAVE THE DATE: Join us online Sept 28th 2023, and in person Oct 4-5th 2023, at the McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W. Colfax Avenue). Thirty sessions over 2 ½ days...

Zero Net Carbon Design

Event Form Presenter: Todd Kimmel 1:Understand the impact and benefits of stone wool insulation in relation to energy efficiency and carbon emissions. 2: Identify design strategies to improve the environmental footprint of buildings, along with improving the health and well-being of building occupants related to acoustical, thermal comfort, indoor air quality and fire protection 3:...

Guidance for Emerging Sustainable Design Warriors 2: Passive House Case Studies

The first tour (House 1:The Von Mueller House in Midwood/Flatbush Area) will be offered at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM and the second tour (House 2: Park Slope House in Park Slope Area) will be from 2:30–4:00 PM.  It is a 45 minute car drive between both homes. We are organizing a bus to transport attendees from House 1 to...

Urban Green Live | Office to Residential Conversions: The Carbon Story

How much carbon could be saved by 2050 if NYC expanded the range of buildings eligible for office to residential conversions? Arup is a global firm dedicated to sustainable development, and they recently answered a simple question: how much carbon could be saved by 2050 if New York City expanded the range of buildings eligible...