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UConn TAB EPA Grant Office Hours

October 22, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

October 29, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

November 05, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Pop-in during the UConn Technical Assistance for Brownfield (TAB)'s open office hours. UConn TAB will be hosting an hour long office hour every Tuesday between October 15th - November 5th.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

WaterNow Alliance: Finding Best-Fit Funding and Financing for Sustainable Water Projects

November 06, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

There are a range of federal and state programs available to help water managers invest in sustainable, equitable and climate resilient solutions. But matching these various funding options to community’s priority projects can be challenging. WaterNow Alliance will host a 1-hour webinar for municipal, utility, and community leaders in the Intermountain West to learn about funding and financing options for sustainable water projects of all scales.

The program will feature U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART grant program as a way to kick-start water conservation projects, Colorado’s State Revolving Fund program as a key pathway to larger-scale investments in sustainable projects, and U.S. EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans as flexible financing for communities’ largest investments in sustainable infrastructure.

The webinar has 3 objectives:

  1. Answer participants’ questions about WaterSMART grants, Colorado SRF loans, and WIFIA loans.
  2. Equip participants with the know-how for matching their sustainable water projects with best-fit funding and financing options.
  3. Inspire broadened thinking about the types of projects that water infrastructure grant and loan programs can help fund.

Speakers:

  • Dallas Shattuck, Senior Program Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WIFIA program
  • Desi Santerre, Water and Wastewater Program Manager, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
  • Lucy Schurr, Program Analyst, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • Drew Manning, Program Analyst, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • Victoria Arling, WaterNow, [email protected]
  • Caroline Koch, WaterNow, [email protected] (moderator)
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Correcting Common Errors when Benchmarking in Portfolio Manager

November 06, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings

Recommended for: Those with a basic knowledge of Portfolio Manager who want to learn how to fix common benchmarking errors

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Intermediate

Build on your basic knowledge of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool by learning how to correct common issues that may arise when benchmarking. This includes issues with entering gross floor area, meter data, and running the data quality checker.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

CT DEEP: Community Resource Hubs Request for Comments Session 1

November 07, 2024 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am

DEEP will be selecting qualified partners to establish Community Resource Hubs in CT’s environmental justice communities. Community Resource Hubs will connect DEEP programs with communities facing disproportionate environmental harms. The Hubs will  facilitate communication, education, and outreach, and offer essential resources, including equipment and technical assistance, to empower residents in environmental and energy initiatives.

DEEP is seeking comments on any aspect of the draft RFQ, including the questions in our notice for comments and public meetings. After learning from our community partners and incorporating feedback from this public comment process, DEEP will release the final RFQ in December 2024, with responses due in early 2025.

Comments will be accepted in writing and at two virtual public meetings via Zoom. Please email the written comments to [email protected] with “Community Resource Hub Draft RFQ Comments” in the subject line by 3pm on November 18, 2024 and register for an upcoming meeting:

  • Virtual Meeting 1: Nov 7, 2024, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. To register, click here.
  • Virtual Meeting 2: Nov 7, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. To register, click here

If you would like to request Spanish interpretation for the meetings, please email [email protected] by November 5, 2024.

Can't join? These meetings will be recorded and made available on the Community Resource Hubs website here.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness 2024 Annual Meeting

November 07, 2024 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am

The CCEH Board of Directors invites you to join us for the 2024 Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 7th, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM, to be held via Zoom.

The Coalition is delighted to welcome all of our partners in our efforts to prevent and solve homelessness to participate in this event.

During this meeting, we will reflect on the past year, introduce CCEH’s 2024-2029 Strategic Plan and the exciting re-launch of the CT CAN End Homelessness Campaign. These initiatives are critical as we continue working together to strengthen our impact in Connecticut. We look forward to your participation and hearing your insights as we embark on these new strategic priorities.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Eversource First Thursdays: Ways to Save with Energy Efficiency

November 07, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Join Eversource on the first Thursday of most months to learn about their energy efficiency programs and offerings in Connecticut. These lunchtime webinars are an opportunity to learn directly from your desk.

For Eversource's November webinar, they will begin with an overview of energy efficiency as a concept and then share programs and offers that may fly a little under your radar. You will hear from Eversource and Connecticut Green Bank staff, who will share information about available financing programs. The program will conclude by learning more about Eversource's online marketplace, where you can find energy efficiency products for your home and business.

Why should you attend? 

  • You want to hear more about what energy efficiency is and why it is a valuable resource 

  • You want to learn about available financing programs and consumer offers for energy efficiency projects, products, and solutions

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Portfolio Manager 101 - Navigating Portfolio Manager, Adding a New Property, and Entering Use Details

November 07, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings

Recommended for: Anyone new to the use of Portfolio Manager

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Webinar Level: Beginner

Join ENERGY STAR as they introduce and demonstrate the core functionality of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. Attendees will learn how to navigate Portfolio Manager, add a property and enter details about it, enter energy and water consumption data, and generate performance reports to assess progress.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  • Getting started with benchmarking.
  • Understanding how to assess your energy performance.
  • Generating reports.
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Think Pozzotive!™: Urban Mining Industries Tour - Ground Glass Pozzolans for Sustainable Concrete

November 07, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Urban Mining Industries

105A Breault Road, Beacon Falls, CT 06403

The cement component of concrete imparts a large Global Warming Potential (GWP) and replacing the cement with Ground Glass Pozzolans (GGP) dramatically reduces concrete’s GWP. GGPs are made from recycled post-consumer bottle glass that would otherwise be landfilled. The glass is sourced regionally, GGPs are manufactured locally and distributed regionally – this constitutes the perfect circular economy. GGPs produce a stronger and more durable concrete with extreme resistance to chloride penetration (road salts), sulfate attack and freeze/thaw damage from water penetration. 

Join Build Green CT and Managing Partners, Patrick Grasso & Louis Grasso, Jr. on a tour of the Urban Mining Industries factory.
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

CT DEEP: Community Resource Hubs Request for Comments Session 2

November 07, 2024 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

DEEP will be selecting qualified partners to establish Community Resource Hubs in CT’s environmental justice communities. Community Resource Hubs will connect DEEP programs with communities facing disproportionate environmental harms. The Hubs will  facilitate communication, education, and outreach, and offer essential resources, including equipment and technical assistance, to empower residents in environmental and energy initiatives.

DEEP is seeking comments on any aspect of the draft RFQ, including the questions in our notice for comments and public meetings. After learning from our community partners and incorporating feedback from this public comment process, DEEP will release the final RFQ in December 2024, with responses due in early 2025.

Comments will be accepted in writing and at two virtual public meetings via Zoom. Please email the written comments to [email protected] with “Community Resource Hub Draft RFQ Comments” in the subject line by 3pm on November 18, 2024 and register for an upcoming meeting:

  • Virtual Meeting 1: Nov 7, 2024, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. To register, click here.
  • Virtual Meeting 2: Nov 7, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. To register, click here

If you would like to request Spanish interpretation for the meetings, please email [email protected] by November 5, 2024.

Can't join? These meetings will be recorded and made available on the Community Resource Hubs website here.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ArtsWest CT: All Nations/All Neighborhoods Day

November 09, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Music Back Then Performance Theater

221 Bull Hill Ln, West Haven, CT 06516

All Nations Day is unique among local traditions because it is not only multicultural and intergenerational but also features artists of mixed abilities. Such programming helps further ArtsWest CT's mission: to center creative performance by and for the West Haven community.

Join ArtsWest CT for their celebration taking place on November 4th, 2 to 6 PM, at the Music Back Then Performance Theater located in West Haven.

Activities Include:

  • Join Michael Mills on a migratory journey of rhythms from around the world 
  • Art, Vendors, Cultural Displays, Dance Lessons, and Prizes
  • Shop at a Bazaar set up by Sudanese Cultural Society
  • Caribbean Fusion Platters by Paradigm Events
  • Eishumaru Japanese Food Truck 
  • Global Cupcakes by Izzy's Sugar Rush
  • Let's Get Together Translation Project: Help us repeat the chorus of Elaine Kolb's inspiring song in as many languages as possible
  • High Energy Bomba Finale with Movimiento Cultural
Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: Event Directly Aligned to Sustainable CT

Gas vs. Electric Leaf-Blowers with Sustainable Fairfield

November 10, 2024 - 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Fairfield Woods Branch Library

1147 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT 06825

This will be an informative discussion about the pros and cons of gas and electric leaf blowers. Participants will include professional landscapers, health professionals, and members of Sustainable Fairfield Task Force. Ample time will be allowed for questions and answers.
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Verifying the ENERGY STAR Certification Application

November 12, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Relevant Building Type: All commercial buildings

Recommended For: Professional engineers and registered architects

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner

Do you verify commercial building applications for ENERGY STAR certification? This webinar, based on the ENERGY STAR Guide for Licensed Professionals, covers the role of the licensed professional, as well as requirements for verifying commercial building applications for ENERGY STAR certification.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ADA Coalition of Connecticut: Virtual State Conference 2024

October 28, 2024 - 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

November 13, 2024 - 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

November 21, 2024 - 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

The ADA Coalition of Connecticut (ADACC) Conference takes place on October 28, November 13, and November 21, with one 90-minute session in the morning and a second in the afternoon.

This event is a must for municipalities, businesses, non-profits and individuals across various industries, looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It will offer an excellent opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and learn from ADA professionals from around the country.

The ADACC is excited to welcome you and looks forward to providing a platform where passionate people can come together to share knowledge, experiences, and insights and foster more inclusive and accessible communities for all.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Ask the Expert

November 13, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings 

Recommended for: Building owners, managers, and service providers

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Every other Wednesday at noon, ENERGY STAR holds a Portfolio Manager “Ask the Expert” session. It’s a live webinar that gives all users an opportunity to ask their questions directly to the EPA experts in an open forum. Want to talk to a “real” person? Have a question about how Portfolio Manager calculates your score? Want to learn more about entering green power? Join ENERGY STAR and they’ll answer all your questions about Portfolio Manager in this public forum.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Just Zero: Waste-Free Future Summit

November 13, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 8:30 pm

November 14, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm

November 15, 2024 - 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

Join Just Zero for their inaugural Waste-Free Future Summit. Over the course of three days, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in five free, virtual sessions highlighting innovative tools and successful strategies that communities across the country can utilize to tackle our waste crisis. Register today to engage with experts, advocates, and volunteers who are working to shape a more sustainable, waste-free world.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Sustainable CT: 2024 Awards Celebration

November 13, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, "The Kate"

300 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Please plan to join us for the 2024 Sustainable CT Awards Celebration on November 13 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center ("The Kate") in Old Saybrook. We'll be honoring all of our 2024 certified towns and a brand new cohort of Climate Leaders. We'll also be celebrating FIVE YEARS of Community Match Fund success!

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts organization located in an historic theater/town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911, the building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The center includes a 285-seat theater that presents works in music, theater, opera, dance, comedy, film, and a variety of children’s programming. The Katharine Hepburn Museum, located on the first floor, is the only museum of its kind honoring Katharine Hepburn, Old Saybrook’s most celebrated resident. Exhibits feature costume and personal wardrobe items, photographs, home movies, awards, and other memorabilia.

Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We're always happy to connect with you.

Your hard work and continuing support are of vital importance to us, so we look forward to seeing you on November 13th!
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: Sustainable CT Event, with Eligibility to Earn Points

UConn and CT DEEP: New London Urban Forestry Community Workshop

November 16, 2024 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

FRESH, New London

26 Broad St, New London, CT 06320

​​Please join the University of Connecticut and the CT Department of Energy and Envrionmental Protection for a free two-hour workshop to discuss the community and environmental health of New London. We want to learn what's important to you as a member of the New London community. Your lived experience is important and sharing it can influence solutions to improve the quality of life for you, your family, and the New London community.

​​Anyone who lives in New London is welcome and invited. Please share your important voice while learning about the resources and benefits around urban forestry in New London. Free food and free childcare provided.

​​This is a research study being done by UConn. Your participation is voluntary and your contributions during the workshop will be kept anonymous and confidential. Upon arrival to the venue, you will sign a consent form that confirms participation in the study.


​​Por favor, únase a nosotros en un taller gratuito de dos horas para discutir la salud comunitaria y ambiental de New London. Queremos conocer qué es importante para usted como miembro de la comunidad de New London. Su experiencia vivida es valiosa y compartirla puede influir en las soluciones para mejorar la calidad de vida para usted, su familia y la comunidad de New London.

​​Todos los que viven en New London son bienvenidos e invitados. Comparta su importante opinión mientras aprende sobre los recursos y beneficios relacionados de la bosque urbano en New London. Se ofrecerán comida gratuita y cuidado infantil gratuito.

​​Este es un estudio de investigación realizado por UConn. Su participación es voluntaria y sus contribuciones durante el taller se mantendrán anónimas y confidenciales. Al llegar al lugar, deberá firmar un formulario de consentimiento que confirma su participación en el estudio.

Dirección / Address: 26 Broad St, New London, CT

​​**Estacionamiento gratuito**Free Parking**

​Park at Fiddleheads Co-Op Lot
 

Event Type: Event Specific to one Municipality or Region

Partnership for Strong Communities: 2024 Affordable Housing Conference

November 18, 2024 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

November 19, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Partnership for Strong Communities (the Partnership) is thrilled to announce this year’s Connecticut Affordable Housing Conference (CAHC) November 18-19, 2024 with the theme Here for Housing. The CAHC is your opportunity to convene, collaborate, and drive meaningful change to improve and expand housing affordability, creation, choice, and stability across our state.

The CAHC will span two days, offering a diverse array of sessions tailored to advocates, policymakers, housing and service providers, lenders and funders, and the public. All are welcome. Each year, the Partnership spotlights strategies and solutions that help advance the vision that everyone in Connecticut has a safe, stable, affordable home.

The Partnership for Strong Communities is dedicated to promoting equitable change in Connecticut’s housing policy landscape. Through coordinated advocacy, expert research, and collaboration with partners, the Partnership strives to address historic and ongoing housing injustices and support equitable and resilient communities across the state. CAHC content is free and open to all thanks to our generous sponsors.

CAHC content is free and open to all thanks to the Partnership's generous sponsors.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Aging CT: Summit 2024

November 19, 2024 - 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Aqua Turf Club

556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT 06479

Register now for the Aging & Disability networks annual Summit. The Conference promises to inform, educate, and inspire Social Workers, Municipal Agents, Care Managers, Healthcare Administrators, Resident Service Coordinators, Community Health Workers, and other personnel in the field of aging and disability. The AgingCT Summit provides valuable resources and tools for anyone supporting older adults and persons with disabilities. This year’s conference focuses on best practices to overcome the barriers of health-related social determinants. The program has been approved by the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators for 4.5 CEUs to Connecticut Nursing Home Administrators attending the entire event. This program has also been approved for Continuing Education Credit Hours by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for CT Social Work License renewal. Approval also meets the continuing education criteria for CT LMSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, and licensed psychologists.
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Portfolio Manager 201 - Editing Property Details, Data Quality Checker, and Sharing Property Data

November 19, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings

Recommended for: Those with a basic knowledge of Portfolio Manager who want to learn about the tool’s more advanced features 

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Webinar Level: Intermediate

Build on your basic knowledge of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool by taking a deeper dive into more advanced features, such as editing property data, correcting and updating property use details, using the data quality checker, and sharing property data with other users.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  • Going beyond the basics of Portfolio Manager functionality.
  • Learning about property sharing, improving data quality, and more.
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships: Heating Electrification Workshop 2024

November 19, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Marriott Syracuse Downtown

100 E Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13202

November 20, 2024 - 7:00 am to 4:15 pm

Marriott Syracuse Downtown

100 E Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13202

States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are committing to widespread adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030. These aggressive goals aim to stabilize energy bills, improve health, and cut climate pollution amid extreme weather challenges by adopting heat pumps for most heating, cooling, and water heating needs.

Join the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) at their Heating Electrification Workshop 2024 to explore market intervention strategies and collaboration opportunities to advance these markets regionally. The workshop will feature solutions to stubborn barriers as well as new opportunities to leverage.

At HEW2024, participants will explore emerging strategies and regulations for electrifying heating, cooling, and water heating to create regional opportunities for market transformation. Collaboratively, NEEP and guests will explore topics including low- to moderate-income program implementation, community-level electrification, emerging heat pump solutions, and manufacturer insights.

NEEP is kicking off HEW2024 with a Day Zero welcome reception for attendees, followed by an opportunity to dine-out at local area restaurants and network with small groups of conference attendees, including NEEP staffers. Workshop sessions will explore topics crucial to navigating this evolving market, including technology advancements, workforce barriers and opportunities, and equitable policies and programs.

Price:

  • Standard: $249
  • Goverment/Non-profit: $149

NEEP is committed to creating events and programming that are accessible to all. To uphold our intention to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity in all we do, we’ve set up a pay what you can (PWYC) option. For more information, please contact Jessica Augat.
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Ask the Expert

November 20, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings 

Recommended for: Building owners, managers, and service providers

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Every other Wednesday at noon, ENERGY STAR holds a Portfolio Manager “Ask the Expert” session. It’s a live webinar that gives all users an opportunity to ask their questions directly to the EPA experts in an open forum. Want to talk to a “real” person? Have a question about how Portfolio Manager calculates your score? Want to learn more about entering green power? Join ENERGY STAR and they’ll answer all your questions about Portfolio Manager in this public forum.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure to Reduce Facility Water Use

November 20, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings

Recommended For: Facility managers, building owners, consultants, or employees interested in water efficiency

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) offers frequent (e.g., hourly) water use data that facility managers can monitor to understand water use patterns, identify leaks before the bill comes in, and improve overall water management. Find out how to access, understand, and optimize water consumption data to better manage your facility. Featured speakers Dave Wallenstein and Alan Aki with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in California will share case studies illustrating how EBMUD uses its AMI system to identify and resolve large leaks—from toilets to cooling towers—for its commercial and institutional customers, saving facilities significant water and utility costs.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Sustainable CT Coffee Hour

November 21, 2024 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions most third Thursdays of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are free and open to all.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: Event Directly Aligned to Sustainable CT

ENERGY STAR: Class in in Session - How Schools Are Engaging Staff and Students around Energy Efficiency

November 21, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: U.S. K-12 schools

Recommended for: K-12 school faculty, facility managers, service providers

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

With rising fuel and energy costs, day-to-day attention on energy usage is needed now more than ever. Join this webinar to hear how adding an Energy Use Intensity-based (EUI-based) Incentive Program has helped Pinellas County Schools take control of their energy usage, improve participation, and reward decarbonization efforts made at each site. They will discuss how to design participation classes, how to select a target EUI, and the appropriation of funds. You’ll also hear from Gresham-Barlow School District about its Advanced Energy Management (AEM) Energy Champions program that employs high-school students in a paid internship in which they actively support the AEM Shutdown with ENERGY STAR program.

Speakers:

  • Clint Herbic, Chief Operations Officer, Pinellas County Schools 
  • Terry Taylor, Director of Facilities, Gresham-Barlow School District
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Preventing Food Waste Workshop at the Farmington Library

November 21, 2024 - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Farmington Library

6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT 06032

Learn about solutions to the waste crisis in Connecticut, specifically how municipalities, schools, businesses and individuals are practicing and developing innovative programs to reduce, reuse and recycle the organic portion of our municipal solid waste. Sherill Baldwin of CT DEEP will provide an overview of activities around the state and steps individuals can take to be part of the food waste prevention and food recovery solutions.
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR: Portfolio Manager 301 - Spreadsheet uploads, Setting Goals, and Creating Custom Reporting Templates

November 26, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: All commercial buildings

Recommended for: Regular users of Portfolio Manager who want to learn its most advanced features

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Webinar Level: Advanced 

Are you well-versed in the basic functionality of the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool and ready to take advantage of more advanced features? If so, join this webinar to learn about the tool’s most advanced features, including using spreadsheet upload templates to update property data, setting goals and targets to plan energy improvements for properties, creating custom reports, and using the Sustainable Buildings Checklist.

Attend this webinar if you’re interested in:

  • Learning about Portfolio Manager’s most advanced features, including goal setting, custom reports, and more
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

2024 Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Convention

December 03, 2024 - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Mohegan Sun Casino

1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382

Each fall, more than 1,100 attendees, including local government leaders from across the state and companies providing the best in products and services to towns and cities, gather together for two days of informative workshops, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities.

Save the Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Mohegan Sun!
 

Event Type: In-Person Event or Training
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

ENERGY STAR Making Data Actionable - When and How Data Can Trigger Decisions

December 05, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Relevant Building Sectors: U.S. commercial buildings

Recommended for: Building owners, managers, and service providers

Duration: 1 hour

Webinar Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Continuous improvement of energy performance requires establishing effective energy management practices and processes. With current technology and a drive for energy efficiency, organizations of any kind can effectively use the endless data available to them to create an actionable energy management strategy. Join this webinar to hear from representatives across two different sectors — schools and real estate—about how they are doing just that.

Des Moines Public Schools will discuss how they are using a building automation system to manage more than 100,000 data points that are actively feeding data into the system from the school district’s more than 6 million square feet of occupied space.

Empire State Realty Trust will discuss the ways in which meticulous tracking and reporting of energy data in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® supports and drives progress towards their net zero goal. They will also include strategies for staff training as well as the timeline of platform updates and data collection, benchmarking and reporting processes, and tracking mechanisms. 

Speakers:

  • Tyler Puls, Energy and Environmental Specialist, Des Moines Public Schools
  • Dana Robbins Schneider, Senior Vice President, Empire State Realty Trust
Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Antioch University: Environmental Justice and Democracy Fall 2024 Colloquium Series

October 04, 2024 - 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm

Environmental Justice and the Criminalization of Environmental Activism

November 01, 2024 - 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm

A Conversation with Jacqui Patterson

December 06, 2024 - 11:30 am to 12:45 pm

Environmental Justice: Agency and Environmental Joy

Antioch University’s School for the Environment and Sustainability is embarking on a year-long celebration to mark 50 years of community, excellence, impact and leadership. They are initiating a comprehensive series of events and international field study opportunities to mark this milestone. This year-long celebration uplifts their proud tradition of educating, inspiring and launching generations of environmental leaders who are dedicated to advancing a more just, sustainable and healthy future.

Environmental justice relies on democratic power, policies, practices, and institutions. Democracy is born through dialogue. Democracy has been called the worst form of government except for all others which have been tried. Democracy is not something we have, it is something we do, and if you aren’t at the table, you’re on the menu.

At their best, democratic systems create spaces of belonging, the rule of law, justice, and robust participation in the decisions that affect their members’ lives. Increasing rights, protection, and democratic representation and participation has been the work of environmental and social justice advocates in the United States and elsewhere for generations. New forms of rights are emerging, including the right to a healthy environment and the rights of nature.

Democracy in its most familiar forms, however, has often floundered in the face of systemic injustice. Democracy has also repeatedly been used as a shield to further environmental injustice and colonial extraction both domestically and internationally. How can we work toward justice while reckoning with and disrupting this disturbing legacy? How do we understand the importance, possibilities, and approaches for centering environmental justice in our contemporary democratic systems and processes? What solutions-oriented pathways already exist? What practices will no longer serve us? This colloquia series aims to support and enliven the discourse around these and other questions. Most fundamentally these colloquia seek to build our collective capacity for engaging in democracy to cultivate environmental justice.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

The Center for Land Use Education and Research: Understanding Housing in Our Communities using the CT Housing Data Hub

December 12, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

This webinar introduces a housing mapping and data application that the GIS Office (within CT OPM) has created in partnership with the CT Department of Housing (DOHG) and the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for use by governments, non-profits, planners, and interested stakeholders. Called the CT Housing Data Hub, this site uses a variety of maps and charts to show the current state of housing, housing programs, rent burden, and permitting across the 169 towns of CT. This resource allows users to understand housing trends over almost 20 years of time and get information about their local municipalities with linked maps, data, and charts. Please join us to learn more about this useful resource.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: General Sustainability Event

Sustainable CT Coffee Hour

December 19, 2024 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions most third Thursdays of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are free and open to all.
 

Event Type: Webinar
Event Category: Event Directly Aligned to Sustainable CT

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