Sustainable Pittsburgh

Decolonizing Green Power
2019-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
Presented by The Natural History Museum, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents “Decolonizing Green Power,” a panel discussion focused on efforts to decolonize green energy among Indigenous activists.
Decolonizing Green Power is presented as part of Power Beyond Extraction, a mobile and pop-up museum curated and organized by The Natural History Museum and founded by the art collective Not An Alternative in 2014. An ongoing art intervention, The Natural History Museum has a mission to unleash the power of museums as agents of change.

Women in Green Mentor Mixer
2019-10-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Green Building Alliance, 33 Terminal Way, Suite 331, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
“Last year, Green Building Alliance launched Women in Green, an annual breakfast aimed at celebrating the work of women and non-binary individuals in sustainability and providing a supportive community for networking and relationship-building. …
Please join us at GBA Offices to enjoy appetizers, wine, networking, and tour our office. This event has limited space and advance registration is required. Appetizers, beer, and wine are included with your registration.”

Healthy Schools Summit
2019-10-25 09:00 - 14:30 | Doubletree Hotel and Suites, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
What does it take to create a healthy school for every child?
Join Healthy Schools PA for the 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit as we learn, collaborate, and commit ourselves to create healthier, greener, and more sustainable learning environments for all children in our region!

Native Plant and Sustainability Conference
2019-10-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
The annual Native Plant and Sustainability Conference brings together national experts for an engaging one-day forum on plants, landscapes and our role as environmental stewards. Topics this year include how to build beautiful landscapes that support the pollinators, herbivores, detritivores, predators, and parasitoids that run the ecosystems we depend on.

Deconstruction and Reuse 2019 Conference
2019-10-28 00:00 - 2019-10-30 23:59 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
Deconstruction and Reuse 2019 is the only national conference focused on how construction and demolition waste can be turned into economic opportunities. With dozens of speakers ranging from community development, architecture, advocacy, reuse operations and deconstruction, there is a place for you!

Landlords and Lead - Your Rights and Responsibilities
2019-10-29 08:30 - 12:00 | SpringHill Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh, 2950 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us to learn what every landlord needs to know about lead: rules and regulations, best practices from landlords, lead-safe practices for remediation. These topics will be covered by experts in the field and there will be an opportunity to address questions/concerns with a panel of your peers!
This event is being held in recognition of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and under the priorities creating public awareness around the impacts of lead on our communities.
Registration/Breakfast – 8:30 am
Program, Panel, Q&A – 9:00 am
Breakfast is provided and parking is free! For more information, call 412-404-2872.

Utility-Scale Wind & Solar Power: Industry Insights for 2019 and the Evolving Influence of Storage
2019-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Carnegie Mellon University, Bosch Conference Room, 5201 Scott Hall, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University for a Distinguished Lecture by Michael O’Sullivan, Senior Vice President of Development at NextEra Energy Resources.

Census 2020: Everyone Counts
2019-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland), Classroom A, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the Carnegie Library are teaming up to promote awareness for the 2020 Census on April 1st.
The Census determines how much federal funding we receive to support schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and community-based services throughout Allegheny County. It is estimated that our community loses almost $2,000 per person who goes uncounted. That is almost $20,000 per person over 10 years that is lost in the region. Our goal is to make sure 100% of our residents are counted.
Join us for an evening at the Carnegie Library and help our region achieve a complete count! Will provide refreshments (and cookies), and the event is free for everyone.

The Role of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar Series
2019-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Live Webinar, Select a Country:
Cities and towns across the commonwealth from Chester to Monaca are creating and implementing resiliency plans to protect themselves from increasingly frequent extreme weather events and other emergencies. One common component of resilience planning is energy efficiency. This webinar will discuss how energy efficient buildings make communities more resilient by keeping residents comfortable and safe during power outages and improving housing affordability, household financial security, local economies, and public health.

EcoDistricts Summit
2019-11-04 08:00 - 2019-11-05 16:30 | August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The EcoDistricts Summit is where community and urban leaders come together to reimagine cities – from the neighborhood up.
This November, EcoDistricts will welcome over 400 urban changemakers to Pittsburgh to co-design the neighborhoods of the future.
In celebration of the 10th Annual Summit, EcoDistricts is partnering with the City of Pittsburgh and regional leaders to bring the Summit to one of the most dynamic cities in the U.S. Pittsburgh is ofter cited as one of the world’s most dramatic “turn around” stories – a region rich in history and economic might that has reemerged from the collapse of the American steel manufacturing industry to rise again as a center of place-based sustainability and urban vibrancy. It is no wonder that Pittsburgh has emerged as a center of the EcoDistricts movement for over a decade.

Making a Difference: Women in County Government
2019-11-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Chatham University Shadyside Campus, James Laughlin Music Hall, 5798 W Woodland Rd, Pittsburgh, United States
This fall, the Pittsburgh Center for Women in Politics will host a networking reception and panel discussion, “Making a Difference: Women in County Government.” Women who work in Allegheny County Government will discuss their background, career path, and current or past roles and responsibilities in government.

Confronting Green Inequities with Kofi Boone
2019-11-05 15:15 - 16:20 | August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The Inspire Speakers Series is thrilled to partner with the EcoDistricts Summit to present award winning landscape architect and environmental justice advocate Kofi Boone. A Detroit native, Boone has been at the forefront of addressing racism through democratic design. His nationally recognized work reconciles the legacies of structural inequality with authentic cultural landscapes, creating places that weigh equally community and environment. Kofi will illustrate his research and insights in his provocative keynote presentation concluding the EcoDistricts Summit.

Networked Lighting Controls: Your Start to Smart Buildings
2019-11-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Live Webinar, Select a Country:
This webinar will explore what this functionality looks like and where the ambiguity kicks in. Working with retail, commercial and industrial businesses to deliver LED lighting, controls and internet of things (IoT) solutions, we have seen a standard conversation emerge between our clients and controls manufacturers that indicates the lack of clarity for which path to follow. This webinar will provide four options for moving forward with an advanced controls solution.

Launch Party for the PA Solar Center
2019-11-07 16:30 - 19:30 | Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Join us to celebrate the launch of the brand new Pennsylvania Solar Center. Our mission is to help the state become a national leader in solar energy. We’ll be discussing the goals and scope of the PSC, the launch of our website, and our first successful project helping a local non-profit go solar.
Appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Come and take part in a silent auction raffle of gifts and products from exclusively solar-powered businesses from across the commonwealth.

PA Municipal League Sustainability Conference
2019-11-13 08:00 - 16:00 | The Chubb Hotel & Conference Center, 309 Manor Road, Lafayette Hill, PA|PA
Join the Pennsylvania Municipal League for their annual Sustainability Conference, featuring opportunities for local government leaders and policy makers to strengthen their sustainability efforts!
