Type Archive: GRCx
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GRCx: Addressing the Climate Crisis through Collaboration
Kelly Gifford, Deputy Director of the ICA, and Holly Salmon, John L. and Susan K. Gardner Director of Conservation of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, discussed the challenges and opportunities for compliance and innovation under BERDO. They also explored new approaches to energy efficiency, exhibition design, and art loans.
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GRCx: Collaborative Climate Action for Boston’s Cultural Sector
Boston’s cultural institutions face unique challenges amid the accelerating climate crisis as they work to balance the sometimes divergent demands of City goals and ordinances (BERDO) with the care and display of priceless works of art. Fortunately, the global museum field – through efforts like the Bizot Group’s Green Protocol – is rethinking long-held standards…
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GRCx: The House of the Seven Gables Coastal Resilience Planning
Director of Preservation at The House of the Seven Gables, Paul Wright, discussed the intensive two-year process of coastal resilience planning for their historic waterfront property in Salem, MA; and the institution’s plans for a multi-decade adaptation, resilience, and mitigation transition that proactively anticipates sea level rise and environmental warning signs.
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GRCx: Coastal Resilience Briefing
Julie Wormser, the inaugural Chief Climate Officer for the City of Cambridge, Chris Osgood, the inaugural Director of the Office of Climate Resilience for the City of Boston, and Mike Galvin, Project Manager at the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, discuss coastal resilience projects unfolding in Boston and Cambridge and…
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Scientists have captured Earth’s climate over the last 485 million years. Here’s the surprising place we stand now.
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Boston Children’s Museum CEO and Board Chair provide an in-depth look at the Museum’s Waterfront Initiative
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2024/25 Collaborative Climate Action Planning Cohort
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Climate Justice at Anchor Institutions
Download Slide Deck Here Additional Materials & Resources BMC Clean Power Prescription Program Northeastern University Climate Justice Action Plan Henry P. Kendall Foundation Food Vision Prize 2024
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Higher Education Working Group Meeting: Leveraging the IRA Direct Elective Pay Provisions to Advance Campus Sustainability
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GRCx Program: Climate Justice at Anchor Institutions
This GRCx will explore the potential for organizations to think beyond their own walls to accomplish their institutional missions. Representatives from three local anchor institutions (Boston Medical Center, MIT, and Northeastern University) will join us to share projects that demonstrate how they are actively supporting climate justice. The group of panelists will share best practices,…
