Events

September 6, 2019

Conquer the NYS Energy Code through training with top sustainability experts.

September 10, 2019

Please join Urban Green’s Emerging Professionals for a speed mentoring event.

September 13, 2019

Urban Green Council is partnering with GreenStep Education to bring you a LEED Green As

September 14, 2019

Join us for a joint volunteer event between Urban Green’s Emerging Professionals and the American Society of Landscape Architects.

September 16, 2019

Join Urban Green, the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and NYU Tandon for a Global Exchange forum about energy and sustainability opportunities

News

In the News

New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from the deadliest disaster: heat

On average, heat kills more people in the United States each year than any other natural disaster. In New York City, around 120 people die from heat exposure annually. Eighty percent of them perish...
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Thank You Summer Interns!

Urban Green had five amazing interns this summer, and we’d like to thank them for their valuable contributions and share some of the work they’ve done.
In the News

How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

Growing up in an old New York City apartment building, Andrew Gladstone associated winter nights with a certain soundtrack.
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Designing for Diversion

Many buildings are not designed with safe or hygienic waste disposal in mind, forcing building operators to come up with innovative ways to manage the problem.
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Russell Unger's Farewell to Urban Green

It has been my privilege over the past 12 years to have worked with the city's brightest minds while making significant progress on the city's most urgent problems. But now it's time for me to do...