Looking Ahead: Sustainability Events 2013-2014

Written by:
Meghan Woodcock, EDAC 
SCAD Professor, Interior Design
IIDA Sustainability Forum Director

Looking Ahead: Sustainability Events 2013–14

2013–14 offers a wide range of events focused on bringing environmentally minded individuals together. Engaging activities, diverse line-ups and thought-provoking content promise to continue raising awareness and inspire the next set of meaningful steps towards change. From conservation efforts and film festivals focused on the urgent environmental issues of our time to understanding the built environment's most rigorous and ambitious performance standards and the world's largest expo dedicated to green building, here’s a glance at what’s coming up in 2013–14.

Georgia

Georgia Conservancy Tybee Island Beach Swap
September 21, 2013 7:30 AM // Savannah, GA
georgiaconservancy.org/index.phpmact=Calendar,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01year=2013&cntnt01month=&cntnt01event_id=126&cntnt01display=event&cntnt01lang=en_GB&cntnt01returnid=69

Smart Cities and Ecosystems
Thursday, October 3, 2013 6:00PM – 8:00PM // Atlanta, GA
usgbcga.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&Itemid=110

2013 Forestry Symposium
Oct 4, 2013 8:30 AM // Athens, GA
usgbcga.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&Itemid=110

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Public Workshop
December 5, 2013 // Atlanta, GA
living-future.org/events/understanding-living-building-challenge-workshop-atlanta-ga

Greenprints 
March 12–13  2014 //  Atlanta, GA
greenprints.org

National

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Public Workshop
September 25, 2013 // Cincinnati, OH
living-future.org/events/understanding-living-building-challenge-public-workshop-cincinnati-oh

The New Metrics of Sustainable Business Conference
September 24–25, 2013 // Philadelphia, PA
sustainablebrands.com/events/sbiif/newmetrics13

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Public Workshop
October 11, 2013 // New York, NY
living-future.org/events/understanding-living-building-challenge-public-workshop-new-york-ny

Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design
October 6– 8, 2013 // Minneapolis, MN
www.di.net/events/summit

Net Zero Cities 2013
October 23– 24, 2013 // Fort Collins, CO
netzerocities.net

CitiesAlive 11th Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference
October 23, 2013 - October 26, 2013 // San Francisco, CA, USA
citiesalive.org

BECC 2013 – Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference
November 18 – 20, 2013 // Sacramento, CA
beccconference.org

2013 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
November 20-22, 2013 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
greenbuildexpo.org/faqs/General-Information.aspx

DC Environmental Film Festival 2014
March 18-30, 2014 // Washington, D.C.
dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org

Living Future 2014
May 21–23, 2014 // Portland, OR
living-future.org/unconference2014

San Francisco 4th Annual Green Film Festival
May 29–June 4, 2014 // San Francisco, CA
sfgreenfilmfest.org

Sustainable Brands '14 Conference
June 2–5, 2014 // San Diego, CA
sustainablebrands.com/events/sb14/register

2014 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
November 8–10, 2014 // New Orleans, LA
details TBA

International
Sustainable Brands London Conference
November 18-19, 2013 // London, England
www.sustainablebrands.com/events/sblondon13/register

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Public Workshop
November 19, 2013 // Madrid, Spain
living-future.org/events/understanding-living-building-challenge-workshop-madrid-spain

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Public Workshop
November 21, 2013 // Barcelona, Spain
living-future.org/events/understanding-living-building-challenge-workshop-barcelona-spain

14th Annual Environmental Film Festival
November 21–24, 2013 // Toronto, Canada
planetinfocus.org/film-festival

2014 International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
January 22–24 2014 // The University of Split, Split, Croatia

onsustainability.com/the-conference

Ecobuild 2014
March 4–6, 2014 //  London, England

ecobuild.co.uk

International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction Engineering
April 29–30, 2014 // Paris, France
waset.org/conferences/2014/france2014/icsdce/