Urban Green Council

Urban Green is pleased to be an industry partner of the #FacadesPlus conference in #NewYorkCity on April 3rd + 4th! We hope you can attend this not-to-be-missed event and be inspired by excellent presentations and discussions about emerging Facade engineering and fabrication trends in New York City! To learn more, view the full agenda and register at https://lnkd.in/dpxJUttV The Architect's Newspaper #Facades #Architects #Engineering

The next Urban Green Live is just around the corner! Join us on March 19 for a live conversation with Con Edison President Matthew Ketschke. Come hear about plans to decarbonize NYC's district steam system, the largest in the country! https://ow.ly/fPJx50VhnB8 #ConEdison #Steam #Energy #Electrification #Buildings

New York Passive House is now accepting symposium session proposals for Regenerative Metropolis 2025! Do you have ideas on how Passive House helps or hinders the landscape of emerging regenerative architecture? Share your thoughts with the larger community by March 21: https://lnkd.in/etw34_e3 #RegenerativeMetropolis #PassiveHouse #NYCArchitect #Architecture

Missed out on last week's NYC Mayoral Forum on the Environment? Watch the recording to hear where the candidates stand on key environmental topics such as Local Law 97, public transit, and building resiliency in the face of extreme weather events: https://ow.ly/CBOx50VhmbN #NYC #NYCPolitics #Climate

As the U.S. exits the Paris Climate treaty and expresses renewed interest in fossil fuels, many may worry that climate action is a lost cause. On March 27, Urban Green's CEO John Mandyck will deliver a lecture at the University of Connecticut to discuss where we can go from here. He will explain?how cities and states can take the lead on sustainability and how investors and corporations might navigate?new political realities. Learn more and register to attend: https://ow.ly/KE7y50VgyLl This lecture will be based on his recently published article in Harvard Business Review, which you can read here: https://ow.ly/PX4N50VgyLm #Sustainability #Climate #ClimateAction #NYC

Do you want to support rebuilding in wildfire-affected communities? ?? Offer your expertise as a building professional to the Wildfire Defense Rebuilding Support program organized by USGBC California in their expert volunteer application: https://lnkd.in/gVWQTZAr If you're part of an organization with supplies and resources to offer, you can fill out their donation form here: https://lnkd.in/e5izqpEG Your support will help with sustainable rebuilding and community resilience in impacted communities. #Wildfires #California #Resilience #Community

Save the date! This year, Urban Green's 2025 conference will be held on the afternoon of June 2 at the New York University Kimmel Center for University Life. Stay tuned for when registration becomes available and check out the recap of last year's conference: NYC Next! https://ow.ly/zgja50VcZyN #Sustainability #Networking #Energy

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Do you ever walk around Manhattan, see vented steam from the 100+ miles of ConEd's district steam system, and think "How do we decarbonize that?" Come find out!

Join us on March 19 for a live discussion with Matthew Ketschke, President of Con Edison, about the first steps to decarbonize NYC’s district steam system—the largest in the country! Then, tour the Con Edison district steam plant on April 16 as part of this special two-part series. https://ow.ly/vQax50V7LO6 #ConEdison #Electric #Decarbonization