How can the design of cities address the challenge of climate change?

Patrick Condon, author of “Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities”, presents simple guidelines for community design that can help cities flourish in the post-carbon world. A book signing follows the program.

Attendance is always free, but registration is now required for Smart Growth Speaker programs. Registration is for event planning purposes only and does not guarantee a seat. Online registration for National Building Museum programs closes one day before the scheduled date.

Walk-in registration is available beginning one hour prior to each program and is based on availability.

TIME/DATE:        February 14, 2011 –  12:30 - 1:30pm

LOCATION:         The National Building Museum, 401 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

http://www.nbm.org/programs-lectures/programs/2011-programs/february-2011/seven-rules-for-sustainable.html

The event will assemble nationally recognized scholars Feb. 17 - 18 at UH’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture’s auditorium (Room 150). “Concrete Utopias” is free and open to the public.

“Attendees will have the opportunity to hear discussions on how ideas about the built environment percolated during a key moment in both social unrest and change,” said Michelangelo Sabatino, UH assistant professor of architecture. “Through these discussions, they will be able to evaluate whether any of these ideas had any concrete results? Are there parts of cities that have been changed by these ideas? Did cities profit from these ideas? If not, why?”

Sabatino is among the esteemed presenters at this event. The keynote speaker is Jean-Louis Cohen, the Sheldon H. Solow Chair for the History of Architecture at New York University. Other guests include Martin Melosi, UH’s Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen professor; Craig Hodgetts, professor of architecture at the University of California-Los Angeles; Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice School of Architecture; and Kurt W. Forster, professor emeritus at the Yale School of Architecture.

To find out more, visit: http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2011articles/Jan2011/0126ConcreteUtopias.php

This FREE webinar qualifies for AICP credentialing maintenance (CM) credits! If you would like to earn credits for the event, please let us know in the area provided below.

In 2010, EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization established the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program (AWP) and selected 23 pilot communities from across the country. The AWP pilot program will assist communities in developing area-wide plans that integrate the cleanup and reuse of brownfield sites into larger, coordinated efforts to revitalize surrounding areas.  Through focused attention to an area (such as a neighborhood, district or corridor) affected by brownfield sites, the pilot communities will conduct community involvement and reuse planning activities that will result in a framework within which site assessment and cleanup can take place.  Once developed, the area-wide plans for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment can be integrated at local and regional levels, which is expected to yield mutual benefits for both processes, improved environmental quality, and better and more efficient outcomes for communities. By more explicitly tying brownfields cleanup and redevelopment with planning, EPA sees an opportunity to use lessons from the pilot to incorporate planning into other brownfields programs.

David Lloyd and Aimee Storm from the EPA will give an overview of the AWP program, describe which communities were selected for the pilot and why, and discuss how the program fits into OBLR programs, EPA priorities, and Obama Administration initiatives. Andy Bracker from Kansas City will provide an on-the-ground perspective by describing Kansas City’s proposal and early implementation.

Slides from the webcast: http://www.nalgep.org/issues/brownfields/events.cfm?Page=1&EventsID=8229

This session provides an overview of the 2011 updates to the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, a set of green building criteria developed for all affordable housing developments across the country. The Criteria is the foundation of the Enterprise Green Communities program and focuses on smart land use, energy and water conservation, environmentally sustainable materials, and healthy living environments. This training provides an introduction to the Green Communities Criteria, including examples of green building methods and materials referenced in the Criteria. The session will also provide a brief overview of the online Enterprise Green Communities Certification process.

For more information, visit: http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2011/01/10/webinar-overview-of-the-2011-enterprise-green-communities-criteria/

The Inaugural 2011 National Green Infrastructure Conference is a gathering of policy-makers, practitioners, and on-the-ground implementers of green infrastructure practices and design from around the country. This is the first official conference of the National Green Infrastructure Community of Practice.

To learn more, visit: http://www.greeninfrastructure.net/GIC2011

The Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) will be hosting an Experience Fair on Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 12 to 2:30pm in the Health Nursing and Environmental Studies (HNES) building, Room 140. This will be a great opportunity to connect with FES students and new grads who are interested in learning about your organization and its employment opportunities.

The 2011 FES Experience Fair offers a forum to share information about your organization and positions while developing relationships with FES students and new graduates. We are looking for companies who offer quality, challenging positions to participate in our Field Experience Fair.

What we have to offer…

• Highly motivated and qualified students available from a wide range of disciplines
• Three term system means students are available year-round
• Fill your special projects, vacation, contract and seasonal requirements
• Enhance your company’s visibility and reputation on campus
• Reduce recruitment costs for future hires
• Evaluate on-the-job performance for future full-time positions
• Eliminate or reduce training periods for future graduate hiring

This event is free for all employers

Interested?

If you would like to advertise your positions or participate in the 2011 FES Experience Fair, please reply by January 18, 2011 to:

Joseph Cesario,

Student Resource Assistant

(416) 736-2100 ext 33196 fesworks@yorku.ca

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is launching a 4-part webinar series in 2011 addressing the impact of transportation systems on health outcomes. From APHA:

Join us for this series that explores the intersections between health and transportation, highlights innovative state and local programs that leverage opportunities in transportation that benefit health, and explains what the future may hold for the federal surface transportation authorization.

Part 2 of the series, “The Health Benefits from Active Transportation” is on February 15 from 2pm-3pm EST. Register for the series here.

Event Date: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 ~ 1:30 p.m.

Event Location: 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West). New York, NY

Event Description:
Localists argue that by making subtle shifts in our economic strategies we can create economic systems that are more responsive to social justice problems and better at addressing environmentalist challenges. How would this approach work? What is localism, and what needs to be done in order to reap the benefits of it? This workshop will explore the localist movement, its challenges, and ways that it can be implemented in your community.

Contact Information:
Curt Collier (914)375-2151 or curt@groundworkhv.org