Sustainable Pittsburgh

Transparency is the New Black: Education Session on Ingredient Disclosure, Red List and Material Health
2018-01-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Green Building Alliance, 33 Terminal Way, Suite 331, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Come learn about the growing trend in the building industry around transparency of product ingredients and material health. Industry expert Andrea Cooper, who leads the Declare program and Materials Petal for the International Living Future Institute, will be visiting Pittsburgh to shed light on the new ingredient transparency requirements of various green building rating systems and how you can position your company to gain access to this market opportunity. Andrea will provide advice on avoiding common road blocks and offer step-by-step instruction on the process for achieving a Declare label with Red List Free status. Learn as we share the experiences of multiple manufacturers, and discuss feedback received from stakeholders. For more information, view the event flyer here.
Presenters:
Andrea Cooper, Living Building Challenge Materials Petal + Declare Manager, International Living Future Institute
Benson Gabler, Pittsburgh Living Product Hub Manager, International Living Future Institute

90 Years of Allegheny County Parks: Celebrating their Legacy, Imagining their Future
2018-01-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Honoring County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Featured Speakers – Thomas Woltz
Woltz is the award-winning landscape architect leading the design of public parks nationally and internationally. The event will also feature University of Michigan Professor Robert Grese on Jens Jensen, Paul Riis and the design that influenced our
Allegheny County Parks system.
Registration is and includes refreshments and free parking.
To purchase tickets, please register at: http://bit.ly/90YEARSOFPARKS.

90 Years of Allegheny County Parks: Celebrating their Legacy, Imagining their Future
2018-01-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Honoring County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Featured Speakers – Thomas Woltz
Woltz is the award-winning landscape architect leading the design of public parks nationally and internationally. The event will also feature University of Michigan Professor Robert Grese on Jens Jensen, Paul Riis and the design that influenced our
Allegheny County Parks system.
Registration is $10 and includes refreshments and free parking.
To purchase tickets, please register at: http://bit.ly/90YEARSOFPARKS.

Southwestern Pennsylvania Mobility Showcase 5p-7p
2018-01-04 16:00 - 18:00 | University of Pittsburgh Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Transportation is changing rapidly in our region and never before have there been so many options in travel and information to aid our travel decision-making!
Hosted by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, the showcase will feature a range of different mobility services and innovations – both existing and emerging – that can serve the goals, objectives and values of our region. Modes featured span the gamut from bicycle to public and private transit to shared mobility to autonomous mobility, in addition to various innovations in operating systems and information technologies.
Come and explore! You’re invited to contemplate how these many options can best serve our people, industries and economy!
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Open House periods
12 noon – 2pm
5pm – 7pm
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh
4227 Fifth Ave
For more information or any questions please contact Justin Miller (Justin.miller@pittsburghpa.gov).

Southwestern Pennsylvania Mobility Showcase - 12p-2p
2018-01-04 11:00 - 13:00 | University of Pittsburgh Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

City Planning: Riverfront Zoning Open House #3
2017-12-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join Pittsburgh Riverfront Zoning for open houses (click here to register) to learn and talk about Pittsburgh’s riverfront zoning! They have developed a first draft informed by existing conditions, public feedback and previous planning efforts. And now need your input to help us work toward a final zoning proposal for Pittsburgh’s 35 miles of riverfront!
The same information will be provided at each event, so if you can’t make the meeting closest to you please feel free to come to any of the others. Light snacks will be available at all events.
** If you require an accommodation or interpretation services, please email the Pittsburgh ADA office at Richard.Meritzer@pittsburghpa.gov at least five days prior to the event.

City Planning: Riverfront Zoning Open House #2
2017-12-13 08:00 - 15:00 | 805 Liberty Ave, 805 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

City Planning: Riverfront Zoning Open House #1
2017-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | 517 South 27th Street, 517 S 27th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Brownfields 2017: Sustainable Communities Start Here
2017-12-05 07:00 - 2017-12-07 16:30 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The heart of Brownfields 2017 is a dynamic educational program of speakers, discussions, mobile workshops, films and other learning formats that are calibrated to provide you with case study examples, program updates, and useful strategies for meeting your brownfield challenges head on. Featuring dozens of educational sessions and mobile workshops including many showcasing the Steel City and the redevelopment in the surrounding region, the exceptional training offered by the conference has something for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
The conference is also a premier stop for the private sector as many events including a vibrant exhibit hall and other transactional activities are catered towards companies doing the business of brownfields cleanup and redevelopment. The exhibit hall will feature upwards of 150 booths housing federal agencies, engineering firms, developers, environmental cleanup companies, legal and financial expertise, nonprofits, and other types of organizations.
Who Should Attend
If you are in the brownfields industry or are part of a locale with a brownfields site, and you are looking to revitalize your community, spur economic growth, restore the environment, and protect the public health, then don’t miss Brownfields 2017.
