Urban Green

Our mission is to lead the advancement of sustainability in the urban built environment, and serve as a model for other cities, through education, advocacy, collaboration and research.

Our vision is to see cities that coexist in harmony with their natural environment and contribute to the health and well-being of all.


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Urban Green Career Fair, Presented by Emerging Green Builders

"Green collar" jobs are of increasing importance in today's marketplace.

Urban Green Career Fair connects students and young professionals with esteemed architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate firms. It is also a recruiting event and a corporate showcase aiming to draw attention to the activities and achievements of high-performance, environmentally responsible companies.

In addition to recruiting, several informational sessions will be held (tba), focusing on ways to green your business and advice for entrepreneurs/small businesses in the green marketplace. Stay tuned for more info on these educational sessions.

Past employer participants include: Cook+Fox, SOM, Gensler, Skanska, Turner, AKF, JB&B, Viridian, Kinetix, Atelier Ten. See full details if you would like to RSVP or register your company for a table.

Annual Member Meeting

Please join us at Steelcase on Thursday, December 3rd for our Annual Member Meeting.

This important event will give members an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates for the 2010 Board of Directors. (Voting will officially open on December 3 and close on December 31, 2009.) Then we’ll kick off the holidays by raising a glass of good cheer to a very Green New Year.

If you are not currently a member, please JOIN or RENEW today to be eligible to vote in Board elections. Sign-up before December 3rd to receive free admission to the Member Meeting. Member dues are expected to increase slightly in 2010, so sign-up now to take advantage of the low $75 core membership rate before the year is over.

Urban Green Council relies on generously donated event space for this and all of our events. Please contact us at events@urbangreencouncil.org if you have a centrally-located space in New York City. Ideal spaces would have their own A/V equipment, capacity for 50 or more seated people, and illustrate sustainability-conscious design or construction.