NY Climate Tech: May 16 - May 23
Our May meetup, passive homes, and cemetery-arboretums
Hi all,
This week kicks off tomorrow with a talk on sustainability in NYC buildings and Local Law 97, featuring Andreas Benzing from NY Passive House, Stephanie Margolis of NYC Climate Action Alliance, and John Opperman of the Earth Day Institute. On Wednesday, head over to Brooklyn for monthly climate drinks at the Estuary bar in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
On Thursday we have our May meetup, and it’s going to be a big one. We’re joining up with Diamond List for their launch party, sponsored by Collaborative Fund, CityLight VC, and WeWork Labs. We’ll be on the roof deck of WeWork’s Times Square space, and pizza and drinks will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Finally, wrap up the week with a trip to Green-Wood (which I just learned is written with a hyphen) to get a behind-the-scenes the cemetery as arboretum, with their director of horticulture, Joseph Charap.
Online, GreenHome NYC has two events on Wednesday: the first is a volunteer orientation, the second a nice pairing with Tuesday’s sustainable buildings event, with a deeper dive into passive homes and NYC.
Next week we’ll be kicking off a new phase of NY Climate Tech, with some new ideas to help build the community. In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you: what are your favorite parts of the NY climate community? What do you wish there was more of? How can we help guide new people into climate, and how can we support better connections between those already in it and working here in the city? Send me your thoughts, or come find me at the meetup on Thursday. Looking forward to it.
In-Person Events
Online Events
Upcoming Events
In-Person Events
🏙 Sustainability in NYC Buildings
When: Tue, May 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Where: 900 Broadway, 2nd Floor , New York, NY 10003
Join Avenue 8 agent and Executive Director of Earth Day Initiative, John Oppermann, for a conversation on the sustainable future of buildings in NYC with New York Passive House Executive Director, Andreas Benzing, and NYC Climate Action Alliance Executive Director, Stephanie Margolis. The discussion will cover the latest trends in sustainability and wellness in NYC real estate, NYC’s ambitious energy efficiency and climate action regulation and what buildings will need to do to get up to speed, and how we can better market sustainable and healthy properties to the broader public. The conversation will include range from Passive House design and Local Law 97 to trends in what homebuyers want in the sustainable and healthy real estate sector. A particular focus will be brought to real estate brokers’ role in communicating and marketing sustainable and healthy buildings. Refreshments will be served.
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn
When: Wed, May 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Where: Estuary Brasserie & Bar, 159 Bridge Park Drive , Brooklyn, NY 11201 , View Map
Is your work related to the environment or sustainability? Are you interested in sustainability or environmental issues. Do you want to meet some like minded folks and share your thoughts and passion. Come down to Estuary at ONE15 Brooklyn Marina for Happy Hour drinks. We'll have a few folks introduce themselves and their work.
Tell anyone from NGOs, academia, government, business or anyone interested in the environment/sustainability issues and ask them to bring a friend!
Green Drinks Brooklyn - Every third Wednesday of each month!
🗽 NY Climate Tech Meetup X Diamond List
When: Thu, May 19, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Where: WeWork at 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Our May meetup is the Diamond List launch party, co-organized between NY Climate Tech, Diamond List, WeWork Labs, Collaborative Fund, and CityLight VC.
Gather on WeWork's Times Square rooftop for pizza, drinks, and conversation
Hear from NYC-based startups that appear on the 2022 Diamond List
Participate in a mini speed-networking exercise to mix things up and help you meet new people
Food and drinks generously provided by sponsors and space by WeWork.
🪦 Green-Wood’s Hidden Treasures: A Horticulturist’s View
When: Sat, May 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Where: The Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street , Brooklyn, NY 11232 , View Map
Did you know that Green-Wood is a Level III accredited arboretum? For this morning's walking tour, Green-Wood’s Director of Horticulture Joseph Charap will give you a behind-the-scenes look into the inner-workings of the arboretum. How does the horticulture department manage and care for Green-Wood’s natural landscape? What goes into tree selection and preservation? How can we steward our landscape for the future? Joseph will answer these questions and more as he fills you in on recent research initiatives, special projects, and landscape renovations—including the partnership with Cornell University to leverage urban grasslands in the fight against climate change.
Online Events
🏡 Volunteer with GreenHomeNYC!
When: Wed, May 18 from 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
GreenHomeNYC has been promoting sustainability and energy efficiency issues, and supporting green professional development in NYC since 2003.
Our volunteers develop, organize and manage all our programs. If you are looking for an interesting and challenging experience to help the environment, connect with like-minded professionals and meet new people, join us at our next information session to learn more.
You will hear about our programs, discuss how you can get involved and find the best match for your skills and interests.
🌆 Monthly Forum - Removing Barriers to Sustainable Urban Living
When: Wed, May 18 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
As the populations of cities continue to grow, there is more pressure to increase housing stock and expand the transportation system to keep up with demand. While cities like New York City certainly have parts of the puzzle solved, there isn’t widespread implementation of best practices to make buildings and the neighborhoods in which they reside sustainable in an affordable, equitable way that checks off all the boxes.
By attending this forum, you will learn about:
How Passive House principles are essential to making buildings go green in both new construction and retrofits
Passive House Accelerator
The latest projects that exemplify sustainable design elements, such as Arverne East, the city’s first net-zero development