Members of the Oakland EcoBlock team met with Dan Hellmuth, the President and Director of Design for the Urban EcoBlock, to discuss their respective initiatives and explore future opportunities for collaboration.
Keisha Henderson, a homeowner from East Oakland, brought nonprofit organizations, local government, and residents together to restore their block. She thinks it can be a replicable model for the city.
The National Institute is the premier event for college faculty, students, and technical professionals aspiring to improve their knowledge and application of high-performance building operations. This year’s theme is “Less Carbon, More Action! Strategies for Buildings & Technician Education.”
EcoBlock was recently featured on KQED’s podcast, Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America, which delves into the intersection of the climate and housing crises.
Siegel & Strain Architects presented the Oakland EcoBlock as one of three case studies on adaptive reuse as part of AIA California’s Climate Action webinar series.
EcoBlock’s Amy Dryden, along with Alex Laskey of Rewiring America, will be keynote speakers for the second day of the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference.
A new report issued by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) highlights innovative strategies to reduce carbon emissions in existing U.S. housing stock.
Siegel & Strain Architects will present three recent and current reuse projects—including the Oakland EcoBlock—and discuss the process, opportunities, and benefits, as well as the challenges and lessons learned, of reusing and upgrading existing buildings to benefit the climate and community.
JUMP into STEM challenges the next generation of building scientists to help solve the industry’s most pressing issues and is open to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students across a variety of majors.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced a funding opportunity of up to $300 million in grants for states, tribes, and local governments to accelerate and streamline siting and permitting procedures for electric transmission projects across the United States.