Webinar | 12 – 1PM CT Join the Illinois Green Alliance for a roundtable discussion with Inherent Homes and Chicago Women in Trades to discover how Chicago residents are learning to build and maintain high-performance all-electric homes. Explore the connections between workforce training and affordable homeownership to catalyze sustainable neighborhood revitalization. Significant investments from the…

Join Illinois Green Alliance for a webinar on sustainability and waste reduction in foodservice. According to a 2021 study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the food industry accounts for more than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Join us to hear industry experts and select speakers share the methods utilized by restaurants, cafeterias,…

Webinar | 12 – 1PM CT Join Illinois Green for a mid-day webinar to investigate resilient and functional landscapes through a variety of lenses: equity and partnerships; integrating into architecture; long-term maintenance; and net-positive impacts. When properly designed, installed, and managed, sustainable landscapes reduce the carbon emitted during construction and throughout the life of the…

Taking place September 26-29, 2023 | Expo: 27-28 in Washington DC, the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference + Expo will keep participants at the forefront of the industry covering sustainability, resilience, health, and wellness in the spaces where we live, work, learn and play. Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide where…

Please join Illinois Green Alliance and Living Future Illinois Community for a tour of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center at Big Marsh Park! Once an ecological sanctuary dominated by wetlands, Big Marsh Park is one of many areas within the Calumet Region that was altered by more than a century of industrialization. The brownfield is…

Join Phius Alliance Chicago and Illinois Green Alliance for a guided tour of one of the first targeted Living Building Challenge projects in the Midwest – the first phase of the Cultivate Collective Campus, anchored by the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC). The facility, opening this fall, includes AGC, an early childhood education center, a…

Join Illinois Green Alliance and sustainability leaders from Google, The Green Cities Company, JLL and DBRS Morningstar for an insightful panel discussion on the path to decarbonizing their significant real estate footprints. In the race to net zero, learn how these organizations came to understand their carbon impact, develop carbon commitments, translate goals to actionable…

Please join Phius Alliance Chicago and Illinois Green Alliance for an mid-construction tour of Oak Park’s first Phius Retrofit residence. This historic home is being thoroughly refashioned for a young family, with an updated plan, a strong connection to the yard from the kitchen and new mudroom, covered patio, and flexible rooms for work-at-home, gym, or guest functions. The insulation…

The Chicago energy landscape is set to change on an unprecedented scale over the next decade. Guided by the Chicago Climate Action Plan, Chicago Energy Transformation Code, and Chicago Building Decarbonization Strategy, City leadership have set the stage for large overhauls in how buildings are both designed and operated. While sustainable design of new buildings…

This event has sold out and is no longer open for registration. Use the promo code IGA23 at checkout to receive the member price of $25! Join BOMA Chicago and Illinois Green Alliance for a timely half-day summit exploring industry trends and best practices around commercial building decarbonization. Throughout the afternoon, attendees will explore key…