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Thursday, November
6
3:00 - 7:00
p.m.
Zero Emissions - Passive House Building Workshop
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Join us for a workshop focused
on the future of residential housing specifically tailored for developers, builders and architects. This is a high-value opportunity designed for you to interact, teach, and learn alongside your
peers and a stellar group of industry presenters and panelists to imagine what the built environment of the future could look like and how we can get there. Come away with clear pathways and steps
for increasing affordability and lowering development time for zero emissions, passive house construction. Food and drink will be provided. BRAG Building
- 179 Little Lake Rd. Free. Pre-registration required. Click here for registration.
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Thursday, November
6
5:30 - 7:30
p.m.
Climate Happy Hour: Citizens' Climate Lobby
Join fellow climate advocates for some fun, food, and
refreshments! Union
Rec, 545 S. Main St. Free (pay for own food/drinks).
annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org
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Tuesday November
11
12:00 - 1:00
p.m.
Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan: Mass Timber
Mark Bell from Harbor Bay Development and Sidney Filippis from Sterling
Solutions will provide examples of successful Mass Timber developments in the Midwest, including INTRO (Cleveland), and discuss how design professionals can use Mass Timber components in their
designs. Virtual.
Free. Click here for registration.
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Tuesday, November
11
7:00 p.m.
Designing the Green Economy through Systems Thinking & Local Innovation
Building a green economy is core to fighting climate change, and that means
using a lot of minerals from around the world for green technology. Sometimes mining for these minerals has profound impacts on both the environment and the people of the lands with the minerals. M.
Nyenyenzi Grace Lweendo, Computer Scientist & Systems Thinking Strategist will help us understand all that’s involved in procuring the minerals used in green
technology. Zoom.
Free. Click here for Zoom
link. Passcode: 811619. dgurk@hotmail.com
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Saturday, November
15
Electronics Collection
Have unwanted electronics that you want to get rid of? Register now for the
November 15th electronics collection. This program collects unwanted electronic devices from the Ann Arbor community and prevents them from becoming waste by facilitating reuse, refurbishment/repair,
and—as a last resort—recycling of these devices. Electronics collections are in alignment with strategy 5 of the A2ZERO plan: change the way we use, reuse, and dispose of
materials. Free.
Registration required. Click here for registration.
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Wednesday, November
19
1:30 - 6:00
p.m.
USGBC Building Transformation Forum
-- Building Resilience in Michigan: Strategies for a Changing Climate
The importance of resilience in our built environment cannot be overstated.
2024 and 2023 saw the highest number of billion-dollar disasters on record in U.S. history. The increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, wildfires, floods
and heat waves can disrupt critical infrastructure, endanger lives and damage property. Our built environment must be designed, constructed and operated to mitigate risk and sustain our
communities.
USGBC works to transform the way buildings and communities are designed,
built, and operated — resilience is a clear extension of this work. We know that more sustainable buildings are the cornerstone to enhancing community resilience.
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Join USGBC Michigan for an inspiring afternoon focused on
resilience. Hear leading-edge examples, best practices, and practical tools to accelerate your goals.
- Resilience on Campus: Join Shana Weber to hear how the
University of Michigan is focusing on resilience and what actions they are taking to ensure their campus meets changing climate needs
- Zoo sustainability in action: Advocates from John Ball Zoo
and the Detroit Zoo will share real-world projects, impacts, and lessons learned.
- Ann Arbor’s Sustainability Landscape: City and campus
leaders will highlight Ann Arbor’s aggressive A2ZERO plan for community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030; the innovative, community-owned Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) advancing local renewables;
and early achievement of the University of Michigan’s greenhouse gas reduction goals and commitment to sustainability.
- Our presentation will include a summary of LEED buildings
across University of Michigan's campus, details of the soon-to-open College of Pharmacy Building (pursuing LEED Gold), and insights into the recently opened Leinweber Computer Science and Information
Building. Tours of Leinweber will follow the presentations.
Explore these initiatives and more through a dynamic lineup of
speakers—then connect with peers during a LEED building tour and networking reception. Click here for further information. Click here for agenda. University of Michigan, Walgreen Drama Center
- Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Avenue. Click here for pricing. Click here to register.
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Wednesday, November
19
7:00 - 9:30
p.m.
Cinema and Sustainability Series: All Too Clear -- Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes
Directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team, Zach
Melnick and Yvonne Drebert, this immersive film uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels, known as quaggas, are re-engineering the ecosystem
of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. To capture this epic change, the pair spent more than 150 days filming underwater, likely making it the most ambitious underwater film ever
made about the Great Lakes. Part scientific exploration, part natural history adventure - the film showcases freshwater wildlife and environments like never
before. State
Theater. 233 S. State St. Free. Please reserve tickets in advance by clicking here.
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MONTHLY CLIMATE ACTION
MEETINGS
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Citizens' Climate Lobby -- Ann Arbor
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a national, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national
policies to address climate change. Second Saturday of every month. National CCL call at 1:00 p.m., followed by monthly chapter meeting at 2:00. Free. Downtown Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. 5th Ave., also
click here for Zoom. Passcode: 123 annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org
(734)
657-3150
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Washtenaw Climate Reality
Take action. Inspire Action. Washtenaw Climate Reality works for effective climate action in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and
worldwide. Second
Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. Free. Click here for Zoom
meeting.Meeting
ID: 823 3352 3056. Passcode: 088990 dgurk@hotmail.com
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The Ann Arbor: Climate Action City, USA calendar of climate action events is brought to you by the same people who present the A2 Climate Teach-in.
The Ann Arbor: Climate Action City, USA website, which includes a list of local climate action organizations; action steps individuals can take; and past issues of the newsletter can
be found here.
For information or to submit calendar events: info@climateactioncityusa.com
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