Sustainable Pittsburgh

Nicaraguan Coffee Tasting with Cooperative Aldea Global
2018-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Global Switchboard, 305 34th Street, Pittsburgh, PA|PA
Taste the coffee and meet the leaders and farmers behind the internationally recognized Nicaraguan coffee cooperative, Aldea Global, during an interactive tasting and light reception.
Social impact investor Oikocredit is teaming up with Building New Hope, a Pittsburgh based non-profit who collaborates with Central Americans to build sustainable livelihoods, to introduce you to the delicious taste and compelling stories behind quality organic coffee and the communities that produce it.
Maria Mercedes Aleman will join us from the Jinotega region of Nicaragua to share the stories and experience of Aldea Global. Aldea is a recognized leader not only in producing delicious coffee but in building strong and thriving communities where women own land and hold positions of leadership, where farmers retain more of their profits, and where a diverse array of community programs contribute to a sustainable and productive future.

Healthy Schools Summit 2018
2018-10-26 08:30 - 15:30 | Pattan Center, 3190 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh
The Healthy Schools Summit invites attendees to participate in a learning opportunity to promote green and healthy learning environments. The summit will address key issues in indoor air quality, green cleaning, and school renovations, as well as interactive activities with a STEAM Curriculum workshop and Grant-Writing and Communications panel to help community members implement sustainable practices.
Featured Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Stephanie Chalupka, RN
Fred Remelius, Director of Operations at Upper Merion School District
Mary Ann Settlemye, EPA Environmental Educator of the Year

All are welcome to attend.
Contact Kara Rubio, Healthy Schools PA Coordinator with questions at kara@womenforahealthyenvironment.org.

PCCA Floodplain Management Course
2018-10-29 08:00 - 2018-11-01 17:00 | Lawrence County Dept. of Public Safety, 1451 County Line Road, New Castle, PA|PA
Floodplain Management Course 273
PA Construction Codes Academy
This is the field deployed version of the FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) MI E273 course. This course is designed to provide an organized training opportunity for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.
This course is intended for local officials responsible for administering local floodplain management ordinances, including but not limited to floodplain management administrators, building inspectors, code enforcement/zoning officers, conservation agents and commissioners, planners, city/county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public works officials. Federal/State/regional floodplain managers also are encouraged to attend. The course is designed for those officials with less than 3 years of floodplain management experience.

What to Expect When Fracking Is Your Neighbor in Indiana Twp.
2018-11-01 19:00 - 20:30 | 1220 Powers Run Rd, 1220 Powers Run Rd., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The natural gas industry has begun work on 8 natural gas wells in Indiana Township, Pennsylvania. Moms Clean Air Force – PA will share insights into what has happened to date and how to join together to protect all the communities in the area.
Come out for a discussion on how to protect your family and community.
Speakers are:
•Patrice Tomcik, Moms Clean Air Force, “Fracking 101 Review”
•Fox Chapel Area Fracking Safety Awareness Group, “Community Updates”
•Nathan Ribar, Environmental Health Project, “Health Protections”
•Lisa Graves Marcucci, Environmental Integrity Project, “Community Protections”

A Conversation with Melanie Harrington
2018-11-05 17:00 - 19:00 | 20 Stanwix Street, 20 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
A Conversation with…MELANIE HARRINGTON
President & Chief Executive Officer, VIBRANT PITTSBURGH
Meet Melanie – serving as the first President and CEO of Vibrant Pittsburgh, a nonprofit economic development organization that was established to build a more diverse and inclusive Pittsburgh region by spearheading initiatives to attract, retain, and elevate a diverse workforce. Vibrant Pittsburgh recently published a Diversity and Inclusion Guidebook that presents real world examples of how Pittsburgh-based companies improved operational performance through Diversity and Inclusion practices.
Melanie received her Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in Psychology.
The conversation welcomes interviewer: ULI Member, Dusty Elias Kirk, Partner, Global Practice Group Leader for Real Estate, ReedSmith LLP

Building Re-Tuning: an Energy Sustainability Series
2018-11-06 00:00 - 23:59 | Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, 1040 Eberly Way, Lemont Furnace, PA|PA
Building Re-Tuning Workshop: 1 of 3
Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
Fay-Penn Business Event Center
Fayette County, PA 15146
FREE
Please join PennTAP for the first of three Building Re-Tuning (BRT) workshops being offered at the Fay-Penn Business Event Center. The November workshop will focus on the fundamentals of BRT, including energy benchmarking and creating an energy-conscious facility.
BRT is a systematic low cost/no cost approach to ensure that buildings are operating at maximum efficiency. BRT can reduce facility energy costs for government buildings, community colleges, or K–12 schools.
The BRT workshop includes a webinar, guest speakers, and two building walk-throughs in regional facilities. The webinar will be made available the week of October 29, and is intended to be a prerequisite to the workshop.
Space is limited, so register early!

Madame Athena Chang: How to Be Healthy, Happy & Beautiful
2018-11-07 08:00 - 10:00 | August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Women for a Healthy Environment is holding a fun and informative event with International Health and Wellness Expert Madame Athena Chang. She will discuss the risks to health from beauty products like hair relaxers and skin lighteners and the toxic and increasing chances for disease.
Food and local vendors will be onsite.
All are welcome to attend.

Etna Ecodistrict Education Series: Social Equity
2018-11-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Fugh Hall, 27 Crescent St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Learn about equity, including a discussion of what resources and opportunities are needed to improve quality of life for Etna residents, Etna’s equity-related initiatives, and share your vision for Etna’s equitable future.

Inspire Speakers Series: Walter Hood, Stacy Levy, and Alisha B. Wormsley
2018-11-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
How can an urban landscape preserve its community’s history and ecological story, all while celebrating the future?
Green Building Alliance’s Inspire Speakers Series returns with renowned landscape designer Walter Hood, environmental sculptor Stacy Levy, and interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer Alisha B. Wormsley who will share their experiences capturing the multi-faceted stories of urban spaces. Levy’s work includes the Rain Ravine at the Frick Environmental Center. Wormsley’s body of work includes There Are Black People in the Future and The People Are the Light. Hood, who works across the country, has deep connections to Pittsburgh as he led the Green Print master plan for the Hill District and is the commissioned artist for that neighborhood’s Curtain Call community art project. As always, the inspiring conversation comes with dinner, drinks, and a warm and inclusive community atmosphere.

Kathryn Gillespie: The Cow with Ear Tag #1389
2018-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Tree Pittsburgh, 32 62nd St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join for a reading/launch of The Cow with Ear Tag #1389, a book about the lives of cows in the US dairy industry.
About the book: To translate the journey from a living cow to a glass of milk into tangible terms, Kathryn Gillespie set out to follow the moments in the life cycles of individual animals–animals like the cow with ear tag #1389. She explores how the seemingly benign practice of raising animals for milk is just one link in a chain that affects livestock across the agricultural spectrum.
Please let us know if you can make it so we have an idea of numbers.

Madame Athena Chang: How to Be Healthy, Happy & Beautiful
2018-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | East End Cooperative Ministry, 6140 Station Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2018 Shale & Public Health Conference
2018-11-14 08:00 - 16:00 | University of Pittsburgh University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Presented by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania’s “Straight Scoop on Shale” initiative and hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health. As in previous years, this year’s conference will feature important new research on shale and public health impacts. The event is free but there is a $14 charge for lunch.

Pennsylvania Municipal League Fall Sustainability Conference
2018-11-14 08:30 - 16:00 | The Chubb Hotel & Conference Center, 309 Manor Road, Lafayette Hill, PA|PA
View Agenda & Register Here
Cost: $50 (Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided)
This fall’s day-long Sustainability Conference is filled with exciting and informative sessions running the gamut of sustainable community development, including conversations about community planning, energy financing, local food, and affordable housing.
The Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML), in collaboration with Sustainable Pittsburgh, is hosting this conference in support of the statewide performance recognition program, Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification.
During lunch, Jim Price, Sustainable Community Manager for Sustainable Pittsburgh, will share the nuts and bolts of earning certification in the Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification (or improving your score) and some of the key actions to take for a deeper dive into sustainability, positioning your community for the best possible outcomes.
Join us to find out more!

DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Workshop
2018-11-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Collier Township Community Center, 5 Lobaugh Street, Oakdale, PA|PA
Register Here
FREE
This workshop is designed to help applicants develop project ideas in preparation of submitting a grant application to the Community Conservation Grant Program, which opens Tuesday, January 22, and closes Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
DCNR Bureau of Recreation and Conservation staff will be on hand to deliver a power point presentation on the application process, review current program priorities, and discuss eligible project categories. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend at least one of the six statewide in-person grant workshops held this fall.
For more information about this and other DCNR grants available for communities, see their website.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Program To Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE)
2018-11-14 18:15 - 22:00 | City Theatre Company, 1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, PA|PA
PACE is excited to commemorate their 50th Anniversary and honor Mr. William, (Bill) Strickland, Jr., Founder & Executive Chairman of Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC), and 1996 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, as they host a special benefit performance of “PIPELINE” by 2018 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Dominique Morisseau.
A ‘Friends of PACE’ Cocktail Reception, will take place 6:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Remarks & Performance at 7:10 p.m.
Visit http://www.citytheatrecompany.org/, for more information about the City Theatre Company.
