Trainings & Events

Join Sustainable CT Equity Coaches for “Equity Connections” – regular opportunities to share your questions about equity actions, challenges, successes, or just listen to the conversation, and get ideas on how to approach or deepen your equity work. Municipal officials, staff, and Sustainability Team members are welcome to join the Sustainable CT team for these new bi-monthly virtual sharing sessions.
 

Connecticut’s rising housing prices are putting homeownership out of reach for an increasing number of households. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are a type of shared equity model growing in popularity across the country that can increase the supply of accessible and affordable homes for low- to moderate-income households while working collaboratively with the local community. Join the Partnership for Strong Communities for an in-person discussion on how community land trusts (CLTs) can facilitate affordable homeownership by examining the strategic contexts where they offer the most value within the affordable housing toolkit and assessing the barriers and opportunities associated with their creation and operation in Connecticut.

Guests will hear from national expert Jenee Gaynor, Director of Shared Equity Housing at NeighborWorks America, for a virtual keynote presentation. Jenee Gaynor leads the Shared Equity Housing Initiative, supporting NeighborWorks network organizations explore, adopt and scale shared equity housing models to serve their communities, such as community land trusts, deed restricted homeownership, limited equity housing cooperatives and resident-owned manufactured housing communities.

Following our keynote remarks, participants will be joined by an in-person panel of Connecticut affordable housing leaders for "In the Trenches: A Practitioner's Perspective on Community Land Trusts." Panelists include:

• Terence Floyd, Vice President - Senior Social Impact Specialist at Wells Fargo
• Kiley Gosselin, President of the Housing Development Fund
• Mirna Martinez, Executive Director of the Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust
• Patrick McKenna, Interim Executive Director of the North Hartford Partnership

The Partnership for Strong Communities is excited to welcome you back to the Lyceum for this important and timely event. Join us in-person for a networking breakfast at 9:30am, 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.
 

Join the CT Green Bank as they provide an update on current programs and solutions for homes, buildings, and investments. Topics will include potential implications of the Inflation Reduction Act, update on Energy Storage Solutions, news on C-PACE, Green Liberty Notes and more.
 

You're cordially invited to the 2023 Sustainable CT Awards Celebration taking place at the American Mural Project. Join us on October 17th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. as we honor the local governments and key actors that are taking local action with a state-wide impact. Sponsorship opportunities are available! Call 860-259-4729 for details.
 

The Connecticut Age Well Collaborative inaugurated its Community Leaders Fellowship, a compensated opportunity to engage individuals with lived experience of aging, dementia, and disability and their care partners, with a focus on lifting up voices of historically disempowered populations. The Connecticut Age Well Collaborative’s new municipal resource guide describes how to build community authority and honor lived experience in the earliest stages of community partnership. Local government is invited to explore this model to embed an authentic lens in community decision-making. The guide will be posted to the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative website after this launch event and e-mailed to all registered participants.

This event is the fifth in our 2023 Age Well Academy series, with special recognition to be awarded to participants who join us for all five events during the year. Municipalities are encouraged to send teams of attendees. This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CMMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). If you are interested in receiving CMMO credit, please be sure to register with your municipal e-mail address.
 

The Connecticut Power & Energy Society (CPES) is partnering with Operation Fuel to plan the 2023 Energy Expo, which will take place on October 19-21, 2023 at the Connecticut Convention Center. The Expo is designed to attract homeowners, renters, and small businesses looking for access to clean and affordable energy options, with over 100 exhibitors showcasing energy efficiency and renewable energy applications.

The Connecticut Energy Expo is free to attend!

Explore everyday energy efficiency solutions for tenants, landlords, and residents looking for cost-saving strategies of today and tomorrow. Learn about cutting-edge products and services that can change the future of energy consumption for businesses owned and operated in CT.
 

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

Heating electrification is at a pivotal moment marked by historic tailwinds. With mature technologies at hand, it's time for the market to address non-technical barriers like installer training and consumer awareness to support scaled up deployment. Join the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) at HEW2023, to explore strategies for electrifying heating, cooling, and water heating that leverage new investments and new technologies. Collaboratively, guests and hosts will dig into topics including contractor insights, designing and implementing heat pump programs for underserved customers, and new heat pump categories that provide additional solutions to various sectors.

This year, NEEP is kicking off HEW2023 at the Hotel Marcel with a Day Zero Welcome Reception followed by an optional networking opportunity to dine-out at local, New Haven restaurants with small groups of conference attendees including NEEP staffers. Day One workshop sessions will explore topics important to navigating this evolving market including technology advancements, contractor barriers and opportunities, and equitable policies and programs.

Book your room at the amazing passive house Hotel Marcel and get registered for HEW2023 today.

Registration Fees:

• Standard - $149 
• Government/Non-profit - $99

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

Each fall, more than 1,000 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.

Note: During the registration process, selecting a session DOES NOT reserve your seat for that session. It is simply for scheduling purposes.

Registration Fees:

• The municipal member rate is $199 through November 10th. After that registration must be completed onsite at a rate of $249.
• The non-member (municipal, state) rate is $249 through November 10th. After that registration must be completed onsite at a rate of $309.

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