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Green Building United’s 2023 Sustainability Symposium – May 24

hillarya — Fri, 12 May 2023 18:46:47 +0000

Green Building United is excited to announce the 13th Annual Sustainability Symposium taking place May 24th, 2023 at Drexel University! The Symposium is a full day of educational sessions covering cutting-edge green building and sustainability topics and industry best practices, including LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise Green Communities, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, and 2030 Districts. Join us to hear experts from across the region and beyond as they discuss their current work, opportunities for social, environmental, and economic impact, and challenges ahead in the sustainability field.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn and earn various CEUs (AIA, GBCI, PHI, Phius, LA CES are pending), explore the expo hall, and network with speakers and fellow attendees.

Learn more and register.

2022 Sustainability Symposium – May 6

hillarya — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 17:39:57 +0000

Get ready for the 12th Annual Sustainability Symposium on May 6th at Penn State at the Navy Yard! This event will showcase transformative ideas, projects, and opportunities to inspire visionary movement toward a generous, verdant, decarbonized built environment. Session topics will include Circular Economy/Zero Waste, Integrated Design, Financing, Incentives and Policies, Green Schools, Carbon Neutrality, Indoor Air Quality, LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, 2030 Districts and so much more!

Date and Time: Friday, May 6, 2022, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: Penn State at The Navy Yard, 4960 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112

We are taking every measure in the planning process to ensure attendee safety. Learn more about the health & safety protocol on the event page.

A $150 Annual Membership will discount your ticket by $100 and has many more benefits!

Sponsor Event.

Volunteer for this year’s Symposium: Would you like to assist with this year’s hybrid event? We are recruiting two dozen volunteers to assist with tours, photos, room monitoring and more. Fill out our Symposium Volunteer form to express interest.

Community Climate Resilience Workshop – May 30

hillarya — Thu, 09 May 2019 02:07:02 +0000

Green Building United is excited to partner with PACDC to present this Community Climate Resilience Workshop, aimed at increasing knowledge of resilience from the city scale down to the neighborhood level in Philadelphia. Experts will present information on how climate change is impacting communities, what resiliency means and looks like, and how communities can take action. Projects, policies, tools, and other cities will serve as references.

When: Thursday, May 30th – 9 a.m – 2 p.m.
Where: The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive
Cost: $10 for PACDC and GBU Members; $25 for Non-Members

Green Building United 2019 Sustainability Symposium – May 3

hillarya — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:54:20 +0000

Green Building United is excited to announce the ninth annual Sustainability Symposium, happening May 3 at Penn State at The Navy Yard. The Symposium is a full day of educational sessions covering cutting edge green building and sustainability topics and industry best practices, including LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise Green Communities, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, and 2030 Districts. Early bird tickets open at the end of February.

Learn more.

https://greenbuildingunited.org/events/2019-sustainability-symposium

2030 District Annual Celebration and Happy Hour

hillarya — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 02:49:02 +0000

Wed, November 7, 2018 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Drexel University | Bossone Research Center | 3140 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join Green Building United for its fall networking happy hour and a progress update on the Philadelphia 2030 District!

FREE to Green Building United members and Philadelphia 2030 District participants.
At this event, we’ll recap the first year of the Philadelphia 2030 District, a voluntary, private-sector-led effort by the owners, managers, and developers of the city’s largest buildings to achieve deep reductions in energy use, water use, and transportation emissions.

Join us to celebrate our partners who have committed over 19 million square feet of building space to meet the goals of the district as well as the members of Green Building United who help to support the organization’s mission.

https://greenbuildingunited.org/events/2030-district-annual-celebration-and-happy-hour

A special thanks to our event host, Drexel University, one of the first partners to join the Philadelphia 2030 District! And thank you to Veolia, our Philadelphia 2030 District Program Sponsor, for sponsoring this event!

2018 Sustainability Symposium

hillarya — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:23:49 +0000

Green Building United is excited to announce the eighth annual Sustainability Symposium, happening May 4th at Penn State at The Navy Yard. The Symposium is a full day of educational sessions covering cutting edge green building and sustainability topics and industry best practices, including LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise Green Communities, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, and 2030 Districts. Please join us to hear experts from across the region and beyond as they gather to discuss their current work, opportunities for social, environmental, and economic impact, and challenges ahead in the sustainability field.

Location:
Penn State at The Navy Yard, 4960 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112

Date and Time:
Friday, May 4, 2018 – 8:00am – 4:30pm
Happy Hour on the Atrium Expo Floor: 4:30 – 6:30pm

https://greenbuildingunited.org/events/2018-sustainability-symposium