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GRCx Program: How a Sustainability Group, a Developer, and Voters came together for a Large-Scale, All-Electric Apartment Complex in Newton

From 8:30AM - 9:45AM

This GRCx will explore the dramatic story of how expert volunteers with the sustainability advocacy group Green Newton persuaded and worked with housing developer Northland Investment Corp. to adopt and commit to rigorous, all-electric, Passive House certification for an 800-unit, mixed-use community called the Pattern District. The resulting residential buildings will be so efficient that

Commercial Real Estate, Community Engagement, Mitigation, Policy and Regulation

AASHE Conference & Expo: A Collaborative Approach to Scale Climate Action In Boston (Panel)

From 2:00PM - 2:45PM

The Collaborative Climate Action Planning program shows that working together fosters climate progress & lasting change. Rapidly changing regulations that limit carbon emissions from large buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston require adjustments to energy procurement, building plans, and site management of institutions across a range of sectors. The pace

Commercial Real Estate, Community Engagement, Higher Education, Mitigation, Policy and Regulation, Resilience

GRCx Program: Campus as Lab (CaL) Best Practices to Increase the Climate Action Impact of Higher Education Institutions

From 2:00PM - 3:30PM

Join us on November 7 for a GRCx program Presented in Collaboration with the Campus as Lab Community of Practice Higher education institutions can play a unique role in informing, facilitating, and accelerating city climate action. Their research knowledge can inform investments and regulatory decision making; their students can provide the critical skills needed by

Community Engagement, Higher Education, Mitigation

UMass Boston Chancellor’s Lecture Series: From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience

From 2:30PM - 4:30PM

Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston “Bending the Curve and Bouncing Back to Climate Resilience” Dr. Ram RamanathanDistinguished Professor Emeritus of Climate Sustainability at Scripps Institution of Oceanography & Climate Solutions Scholar, Cornell University November 9, 2023Campus Center, Ballroom, University of Massachusetts BostonReception, 2:30–2:45 p.m.Lecture and Discussion, 2:45–4:30 p.m. Other featured panelists, experts and scholars:Gina

Community Engagement, Higher Education, Mitigation, Policy and Regulation, Resilience

GRCx Program: Our Shared History, a Report on Systemic Racism and Boston’s Climate Opportunities

From 2:00PM - 3:30PM

Presented in Collaboration with Embrace Boston and featuring Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space; Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Northeastern University; and Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO, Embrace Boston. Boston is on the verge of a significant transformation into a resilient,

Climate Justice, Community Engagement, Mitigation, Policy and Regulation, Resilience

City of Boston BERDO Flexibility Measures I: Building Portfolios

3:00PM - 4:30PM

Join the BERDO team to learn more about Building Portfolios. This event is part of a webinar series about BERDO flexibility measures and emissions compliance. The BERDO team is hosting a series of online webinars to provide information on BERDO flexibility measures and emissions compliance. This session will focus on Building Portfolios. The BERDO team

Community Engagement, Financial, Policy and Regulation

New England Aquarium Lecture Series: Inundation District

6:30pm

Join us for the Boston premiere of Inundation District, a new film from award-winning journalist and filmmaker David Abel. This feature-length documentary examines the development of Boston’s Seaport District and the risks posed to this commercial and residential neighborhood by rising sea levels due to climate change. A moderated panel discussion follows the screening to discuss

Cultural Institutions, Mitigation, Resilience

City of Boston BERDO Flexibility Measures II: Individual Compliance Schedules

3:00PM - 4:30PM

Join the BERDO team to learn more about Individual Compliance Schedules. This event is part of a webinar series about BERDO flexibility measures and emissions compliance. The BERDO team is hosting a series of online webinars to provide information on BERDO flexibility measures and emissions compliance. This session will focus on Individual Compliance Schedules. The

Community Engagement, Financial, Policy and Regulation