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Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top

Columbia University- Low Library, Faculty Room New York, NY, United States

Sustainability is now widely recognized as an essential component for development in China, with the Chinese government setting ambitious environmental and social targets. However, the…

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Blue Dunes: Climate Change by Design

AIA Center for Architecture Hines Gallery, 435 LaGuardia Place , New York , NY, United States

Blue Dunes: Climate Change by Design is a book documenting the proposal to create an offshore barrier island chain in the New York/New Jersey Harbor. Today,…

$10

Gardening Workshop: Healthy Compost

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Learn several different methods to create and maintain a compost pile, which can serve as the foundation for healthy garden soil all year long. Please…

The Future of Domestic Hot Water in NYC

GROHE 160 Fifth Avenue (Entrance on W 21st street) New York, NY 10010, New York City, United States

As buildings in New York City become more reliant on renewable and stored energy, air source heat pump (ASHP) domestic hot water systems will likely…

$15

Three Strikes: An Overview of our Quest for Sustainability

Consulate General of Hungary 223 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY, United States

2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of Paul R. Ehrlich’s seminar book entitled “The population Bomb” and the 30th Anniversary of James Hansen historical testimony on…

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The Right to Food in the US: A Conversation with Smita Narula

Project Farmhouse 76 East 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative (FLI) is a collaboration between the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and the Natural Resources Defense Council.…

$10

Understanding Food with the Stone Barns Center

NYU MakerSpace 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States

**The $10 fee is refundable upon attendance** Our “Understanding Food” Workshop investigates the problem of "gastro-anomy"—a state of normlessness that leaves us without guidance on…

$10

Social Equity in the Built Environment

ARUP 77 Water Street, East River Meeting Room (4th Floor), New York City, NY, United States

In creating a sustainable building, what if we could create something that helps the people in the community, the people who take care of the…

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Designing and Modeling for Net Zero

AKF Office One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 22nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

Completed in 2015, P.S. 62 is NYC’s first net-zero energy school, designed under the requirements of the New York City School Construction Authority. The 66,000…

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Grow Your Garden Group

Bushwick Inlet Park Center 86 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

With spring around the corner, this is a key time to welcome new members to get involved in your garden. This workshop will cover creative…

NYC H2O Ridgewood Reservoir Public Meeting

Redeemer Lutheran Chuch 6907 Cooper Ave, Queens, NY, United States

Join us to make your voice heard to protect the Ridgewood Reservoir’s unique ecology. The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding…

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Sustainability ∩ Resilience | Integration Series 1

AIA Center for Architecture Hines Gallery, 435 LaGuardia Place , New York , NY, United States

How can our projects better meet both climate change adaptation and mitigation goals? How can our profession more proactively discuss issues of risk related to…

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