Category: Special Events

How to Create Your Condo’s Green Committee

Posted on August 3, 2010

When: September 27, 2010, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Join us for a special workshop on developing the tools to bring sustainable practices to your condominium. The program will feature condominium managers and residents describing the development and use of green committees, the challenges the might occur and the techniques for building a consensus for sustainability.

Presented in collaboration with the Green Condominium and Co-op Initiative.

To register, visit:  greencondocommittee.eventbrite.com/

Urban Sustainability Tour: Innovations in Green Intrastructure

Posted on August 3, 2010

When: August 19, 2010, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Join a guided tour of existing, new, and planned green infrastructure projects in Philadelphia. Green infrastructure attempts to provide a more natural approach to systems typically addressed by existing gray infrastructure; or the pipes, concrete and other engineered products on the average streetscape. (more…)

Permitting Solar Photovoltaics in Philadelphia

Posted on August 3, 2010

When: August 10, 2010, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

The Academy’s Center for Environmental Policy is joining with the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the city Department of Licenses and Inspections to present two information sessions for persons interested in installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the city of Philadelphia.

There will be two, separate sessions.  You can attend one or the other. Pre-registration not required:

  • August 10, 6:30-8:30 pm
  • August 11, 6:30-8:30 pm

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Urban Sustainability Tour

Posted on July 16, 2010

Due to unanticipated scheduling conflicts, the Urban Sustainability Tour for July 22 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconveniences resulting this last minute change!

We are planning another Urban Sustainability Tour on greening West Philadelphia for August 19, 2010.  Check back later for details.

Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum

Posted on February 26, 2010

When: March 25, 2010, 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm

The Academy of Natural Sciences Center for Environmental Policy and Blank Rome’s Energy Industry Group and are pleased to host and cosponsor the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum.

This special program will feature a panel of experts and thought leaders discussing cleantech venture and corporate investing as well as a showcase of leading Mid-Atlantic cleantech companies. (more…)

Philadelphia International Sustainability Conference

Posted on December 10, 2009

When: December 15, 2009, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

“Leading Change: Sustainability and the Future of Business, Technology, Policy, and the Environment in China and the US”

The Philadelphia International Sustainability Conference will provide a forum for the fruitful exchange of ideas to help meet the economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century. This conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Featuring:

  • Michael Nutter: Mayor, City of Philadelphia
  • Alan Greenberger: Deputy Mayor, City of Philadelphia
  • Doncheng He: Assistant of the Provincial Governor of Henan, China
  • Xinyong Liu: Deputy Mayor of Hebi City, China
  • Katherine Gajewski: Director for Sustainability, City of Philadelphia
  • Natalia Olson-Urtecho: CEO, The Ecolibrium Group

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