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SPUR Sustainable Development Committee meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR Addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. Contact Laura Tam, SPUR Sustainable Development Policy Director, at ltam@spur.org.
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: Addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. Contact Laura Tam, SPUR Sustainable Development Policy Director, at ltam@spur.org.
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: The Sustainable Development Committee addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. The topic of discussion on Monday, February 14th will be CALGreen, the new state green building code that went into effect on January 1. Join us for a comparison of CALGreenwith LEED and GreenPoint Rated, […]
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: This month, our guest speaker is Amy Norquist, founder and CEO of Greensulate, a green roof company that installed more than 1/3 of the new green roofs in New York City last year. Amy will share the latest news from the green roofs world, including recent construction costs, and what changes in the policy environment […]
SPUR Lunchtime Forum: The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Metrics for a greener city
By Valerie Carrasco |
"The Sustainable Sites Initiative is the nation’s first rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes. This missing link in green design has the potential to reshape urban landscape design. Learn about the program’s new ratings system, and hear about case studies that demonstrate the process of landscape measurement. With April Philips, […]
SPUR SJ Forum: Understanding Walkability: An Audit of Downtown San Jose
By Stan Parkford |
From SPUR: Want a safer, healthier neighborhood? Want to make your community more equitable and sustainable? Evidence shows that walkable, livable neighborhoods can improve quality of life for communities in a variety of ways. Join us for a walkability audit of downtown San Jose and learn how to spot the elements in the public realm […]