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SUMMARY:Virtual Distinguished Lecture: Accelerating Our Path to a Carbon Negative Society
DESCRIPTION:Join the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University for a Distinguished Lecture featuring Shashank Samala. \nThe lecture and discussion will focus on the engineering and robotics challenges behind scaling a direct carbon capture technology. \nShashank Samala is CEO at Heirloom\, a company whose goal is to remove carbon dioxide out of the air at a gigaton scale by 2035 to help reverse climate change. He grew up in southeast India where he saw first-hand impacts of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable people. \nShashank was previously Entrepreneur in Residence at Carbon180\, a leading climate policy NGO working solely on atmospheric carbon removal\, and a founder at Tempo Automation\, a soon to be public company that raised >$400M from leading investors and builds mission critical electronics for robotics\, satellites\, reusable rockets\, and more. Shashank previously worked in Marketing at Square and attended Cornell University. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegistration closes one hour prior to the virtual event. \nNote: This is a virtual event. A Zoom Webinar link will be sent closer to the event to your registered email address.
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/virtual-distinguished-lecture-accelerating-our-path-to-a-carbon-negative-society/
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SUMMARY:Embodied Carbon: Why It Matters for Your Carbon-Reduction Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Pittsburgh and CEOs for Sustainability \nYou have a handle on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with your organization’s operations\, and maybe you’ve even inventoried them as a basis for your carbon-reduction strategy. But what about emissions generated over the life cycle of the buildings you operate from? How about emissions generated over the entire life cycle of your products?  \nAccording to Architecture 2030\, embodied carbon will account for almost half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050. That makes for an incredible opportunity to reduce the emissions associated with buildings\, from the extraction\, manufacture\, and selection of the building materials through construction processes to occupancy. Suppliers of building materials have reduced their carbon emissions and achieved market advantage through Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)\, attesting to their low-carbon designs. Following this strategy\, manufacturers from other sectors are evaluating ways to reduce embodied carbon. Brands as diverse as Logitech\, Dove soap\, Lipton teas\, and Adidas are moving toward carbon footprint labels on their products. What are the opportunities for your organization?
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/embodied-carbon-why-it-matters-for-your-carbon-reduction-strategy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Sustainable Pittsburgh Events
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SUMMARY:8th Annual PA Renewables Summit 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join the Renewables Work for PA (RW4PA) coalition\, the PA Solar & Storage Industries Association (PASSIA)\, and the Mid-Atlantic Renewables Energy Coalition (MAREC Action) for the 8th Annual Renewables Summit and Advocacy Day in the PA State Capitol. The summit brings together industry professionals\, NGOs\, and decision-makers to discuss important issues to the Pennsylvania renewables market. The event is also a great networking opportunity.
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/8th-annual-pa-renewables-summit-2022/
LOCATION:Shenley Plaza\, 4100 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Bridge to 2030: Embodied Carbon and Existing Buildings
DESCRIPTION:Provided by: GBA \nEmbodied carbon consists of all the greenhouse gas emissions associated with building construction\, including those that arise from extracting\, transporting\, manufacturing\, and installing building materials on site\, as well as the operational and end-of-life emissions associated with those materials. While operational carbon and energy use reductions are critical to reducing impacts of the built environment\, project teams\, owners and operators must also consider the impacts of a building’s embodied carbon. \nThis topic has been on the minds of green building industry stakeholders for years\, and while it remains abstract or mysterious to some\, interest continues to grow as it becomes more tangible to more people – and as it becomes a larger portion of our buildings’ overall impacts.  In an interview about coming trends in the green building industry in early 2021\, GBA member Pete Jefferson listed embodied carbon as one to watch\, as the conversation has been evolving rapidly. \nAt this event\, we will explore what embodied carbon is\, how it relates to operational carbon\, what it means for existing buildings\, and how building operators can take advantage of retrofit opportunities to maintain low embodied carbon throughout the life of their buildings. Our speakers represent local expertise related to products and materials\, sustainable building standards\, building science\, and operations.
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/bridge-to-2030-embodied-carbon-and-existing-buildings/
LOCATION:Frick Environmental Center
CATEGORIES:Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Preparing Your Community for Solar Development: the SolSmart Program and Technical Assistance
DESCRIPTION:Provided by: Water Resources Center \nLocal governments have tremendous influence over the prospects for\, and shape of\, solar energy growth. The solar industry is a leading source of American job creation and attracting solar investment in your community is a great way to promote economic development and new jobs. Solar resources are inherently local and can benefit the community directly as energy sources.  However\, solar development – from the rooftop to the solar farm – presents both opportunity and risk to the community. Many communities are poorly equipped to navigate the issues of local solar development. The national SolSmart program (funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) offers free technical assistance to communities for navigating risks and capturing opportunities as the solar industry ramps up. This workshop will describe the burgeoning market for solar energy and solar development\, the components of ensuring your community is “solar-ready” to both capture benefits and minimize risks\, and the solar-ready certification process and technical assistance opportunities.  Water quality and watershed issues will be addressed.
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/preparing-your-community-for-solar-development-the-solsmart-program-and-technical-assistance/
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