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Sustainability Crash Course

Pratt Institute Main Campus Engineering Building 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States

On Saturday, March 24, 2018, Pratt’s CSDS will host the 8th annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of presentations, panel discussions and workshops with a…

Free

Designing to Avoid Disaster

The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue 295 LaFayette Street, New York, NY, United States

Thomas Fisher, a professor and Director of the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota, will discuss the fracture-critical nature of many of the…

Free

March Forum: Sustainable Policy 201

Knoll New York Showroom 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, United States

The Policy 201 forum will engage students, professionals and interested citizens from across the sustainable spectrum in order to gain a deeper understanding of the…

$4 – $10

Marine Park Forest Restoration

Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park East 33rd Street and Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect natural areas in Marine Park! Volunteers will learn how to identify and safely remove invasive plants in order…

Zone Greener: Higher-Efficiency Wall Systems

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

In 2012, the City of New York adopted a package of amendments to the NYC Zoning Resolution, collectively called Zone Green, to facilitate more sustainable…

$10

City Design in Times of Proliferating Informality and Climatological Crisis

The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue 295 LaFayette Street, New York, NY, United States

This lecture by Alfredo Brillembourg will explore the work of ETH Zurich Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design…

Free

Michael Murphy: Justice is Beauty

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

Can buildings heal and promote justice in our divided communities? How can we use design tools to create a healthier community and a more just…

$10

WASTED! Food Documentary Screening (w/ Food and 21+ Drinks)

Kickstarter HQ 58 Kent Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join us for an evening of food + drinks with a sustainable twist during a screening of WASTED! The Story of Food Waste. We're bringing together…

$25

Battery Park City: Creating a New Neighborhood

Battery Park City South Cove, New York, NY, United States

After more than four decades of planning and construction, Battery Park City has been built out, following a master plan by Cooper, Eckstut and Associates. Learn about…

$30

Reimagining the Good Life: Sustainability Ethics in Theory and Practice

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY, United States

Please join us for a half-day conference on sustainability ethics and resilience. The conference, scheduled Wednesday, April 18, 2018, brings together philosophers and other environmental…

Free

Feeding the Apple: New York’s Future Food Supply

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Join Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of two restaurants, Blue Hill in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, NY, and New…

$25