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.
Developers around the country are focusing on constructing energy-resilient community microgrids, which function as self-contained power grids.
On July 27, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved a final rule that aims to streamline and speed up the grid interconnection process for transmission providers.
As one of the grant recipients, the Oakland EcoBlock project will use the funding to improve stormwater capture on the pilot EcoBlock site via urban stormwater retrofits within the existing public right-of-way.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants aim to modernize the electric grid and enhance its resilience against climate-driven extreme weather and natural disasters, ensuring reliable and clean electricity for all communities.
The future of renewable energy may lie in microgrids—but what does it actually take to implement one? From navigating utility regulations to weathering the effects of COVID-19, the EcoBlock research team reflects on the complexities of executing the pilot microgrid project.