Emerging Professionals

The Urban Green EP Career Fair is NYC’s premier recruiting event for companies seeking talented young professionals in sustainable architecture, interior design, engineering and real estate. We encourage companies in these industries and in other sustainability-related fields to host a table and meet candidates in person.

The Career Fair is presented by Urban Green Council’s Emerging Professionals in partnership with the Sustainability in the Urban Environment program and Career and Professional Development Institute at The City College of New York.

TABLE PRICING
Urban Green Sponsors: $250
Non-Sponsors: $350
Non-Profits: $150

If more than one person will be attending for your table, please only register yourself as an attendee and contact bm@urbangreencouncil.org with the names of additional tablers. 

Not sure if you’re an Urban Green sponsor?
Visit urbangreencouncil.org/support-us/current-sponsors

SCHEDULE
2:30-3:30pm Table Setup
3:30-6:00pm Career Fair

RECRUITERS
475 High Performance Building Supply
BKSK Architects
COOKFOX Architects
Darius Toraby Architects, PC
EN-POWER GROUP
EnterSolar
Horizon Engineering Associates
NYC Center for Materials Reuse
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Trane
TRC Energy Services

CONTACT
Questions about the event or hosting a table? Please contact emergingprofessionals@urbangreencouncil.org.

For an invoice or to process payment by check, please contact Bea Mora at bm@urbangreencouncil.org or 212.514.9385 x124

The 2017 EP Career Fair is a great opportunity to present your skills to New York City's green leaders in architecture, engineering, real estate and interior design.

Presented by Urban Green Council’s Emerging Professionals in partnership with the Sustainability in the Urban Environment program and the Career and Professional Development Institute at The City College of New York,* the event is perfect for those seeking a job or internship or considering a career change. 

RESUME AND PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Staff from Urban Green and the Career and Professional Development Institute at City College will be on hand to offer resume and portfolio reviews. Students will be able to sign up for 15-minute review sessions at the event, so bring your materials with you!

AGENDA
3:30-6:00pm Career Fair
6:00-6:30pm Networking and Reception
6:30-7:30pm Panel Discussion
8:00pm Happy Hour at Bierstrasse Harlem

RECRUITERS
475 High Performance Building Supply
BKSK Architects
COOKFOX Architects
Darius Toraby Architects, PC
EN-POWER GROUP
EnterSolar
Horizon Engineering Associates
NYC Center for Materials Reuse
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Trane
TRC Energy Services

STUDENTS
*CUNY students are invited to attend this event for FREE. Please contact emergingprofessionals@urbangreencouncil.org to receive your free ticket. 

Become an Urban Green member by 9/13 and receive free admission to the Career Fair and Panel Discussion. Student memberships are $25 for a full year of discounted and/or exclusive access to Urban Green programs. Contact Bea Mora for details.

HIRING?
The Career Fair is a great opportunity to meet talented candidates who care about sustainability. Please visit our Table Registration Page for pricing, event details and to reserve a table.

CONTACT
Questions about the event? Please contact emergingprofessionals@urbangreencouncil.org or call 212.514.9385 x124

Special thanks to The City College of New York for hosting this event.

Join Urban Green’s Emerging Professionals and the Structural Engineers Association of New York for a happy hour at Pera Soho. Catch up with colleagues, play networking games and enjoy a complimentary cocktail. 

The price of your ticket includes one drink.

Not a Member? Join or renew your membership before July 31 and receive 20% off! Use discount code SUMMER17. 

Photo courtesy of Delilah NYC.

*Please note location change. Details below.

Celebrate spring at an Urban Green Emerging Professionals Happy Hour! Meet our EP Committee members and catch up with friends over drinks at Delilah in the East Village. This is a great chance to make new connections and catch up with colleagues.

First drink included in ticket price.

Not a member? Join or renew your membership by June 6 to receive free admission to our Summer Member Reception & Service Awards.

Registration for this event is now closed. 

For more information, check out our photo recap. 

We’re getting into the Earth Day spirit! Urban Green members will join the Lower East Side Ecology Center in beautifying the East River Park by removing invasive weeds, mulching with compost and wood chips, and planting native plants. Spend the day outside getting your hands dirty and meeting other green building professionals through a community project.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is an organization offering community-based recycling and composting programs and environmental education opportunities for all New Yorkers.

Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided. Pack a lunch for a communal picnic after our work is done.

This event is open to Urban Green Council members only. Space is limited - register now! 

Thanks to the Lower East Side Ecology Center for having us.

Not a member? Join or renew your membership. For more information on membership, contact Bea Mora.

This event is sold out and registration is now closed.

For more information, check out our event recap. 

This is a joint event with Emerging New York Architects (ENYA).

Join us for a night of networking and a talk on current innovations in biophilic design from Susie Teal (COOKFOX Architects) and Jonce Walker (Terrapin Bright Green). Terrapin is on the forefront of the biophilic design field, conducting extensive research into our biological responses to built spaces and how we can harness our innate connection to nature to make our built environment healthier for humans and natural ecosystems. COOKFOX Architects is a sustainable architecture firm well known for high-performance, environmentally integrated design. Their work ranges in size and scope from the LEED Platinum Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park to sustainable supportive housing in Brownsville and their own biophilically designed studio which includes a vegetable garden and apiary. Teal and Walker will present the science behind biophilic design as well as its practical implementation in NYC projects.

PROGRAM FORMAT

6:00 – 7:00 PM Registration and Networking
7:00 – 8:00 PM Presentations and Q&A

Refreshments will be provided.

Thank you to our host Fisher & Paykel Experience Center.

Kick off 2017 with an Urban Green Emerging Professionals Happy Hour! Meet our new EP Committee members and catch up with friends over drinks in the East Village. This is a great chance to make new connections and catch up with colleagues.

Not a member? Join or renew your membership by March 14 to get free admission to our Spring Member Reception - plus, get an extra 6 months of membership! Email us for the discount code.

The Emerging Professionals of Urban Green Council invite you to our 2016 Holiday Networking Party! Join us to celebrate a great year in green building.

After a great party last year, this year’s festivities will be held at Van Diemens (383 3rd Avenue, between 27th Street and 28th Street). Don't miss EP's biggest party of the year—come thirsty and hungry for some holiday treats and happy hour specials!

This event is free but please RSVP!

How much of the solid waste stream is attributable to construction and demolition waste? Which president established the first national park in the U.S.? What is the efficiency of an average nuclear power plant?

Following the success of last March’s Green Trivia Night, Urban Green's Emerging Professionals Committee invites you to ROUND 2 of EP Green Trivia! Come compete with industry peers and test your sustainability knowledge.

Save your spot now—space is limited! Teams will be assigned upon arrival; please arrive on time for assignments as it will be hard to join mid-game.

SCHEDULE

6:30 - 7:00 pm   Registration and Team Assignments
7:00 - 8:00 pm   Trivia

How do you feed growing populations when space and resources for farming are shrinking? In response to methods of food production that threaten to exhaust global natural resources, innovators across the country are coming up with imaginative alternatives to make better use of land and hold a brighter promise for our future. Explore some of these more sustainable options at a screening of the documentary America’s Shrinking Farms with our Emerging Professionals.

Following the screening, Howard Brin, a vertical farming research expert, will lead a discussion and answer questions. Refreshments will be provided.

This event was coordinated by our Emerging Professionals Committee, a dedicated group of young professionals who work to create a network of leaders in the field of sustainability.

SCHEDULE

6:00pm - 6:30pm   Registration and Reception
6:30pm - 7:00pm   Film screening
7:00pm - 8:00pm   Presentation and Discussion