The infrastructure palette of a 21st Century city must include green infrastructure. From using vegetation to manage stormwater to restoring creeks and urban lakes, green infrastructure helps a city become more resilient to drought, improves the water quality of urban runoff and creates beautiful community spaces. Learn from LA Sanitation and Environment how to foster... Read more »
This tour is worth getting up early for! Tour the Port of LA, the future home of SpaceX, from the water (you may see a sea lion or three), learn about exciting new commercial and recreational waterfront developments and tour a blue tech incubator home to the discoverer of the Titanic and Bismark!
The decline in distributed renewable energy costs opens new opportunities for municipalities to achieve energy, resilience and economic development objectives. NREL supports these entities interested in pursuing renewable energy projects by providing energy planning, project procurement, and program implementation technical assistance through the Solar Energy Innovation Network and other platforms. This panel will highlight success... Read more »
Recycling is one of the most widespread environmental success stories of the last 50 years, and municipal recycling services have been at the center of it all. But as recycling has expanded to become a global industry, flaws in the system have also grown. The industry is fragmented into a confusing web of collection systems,... Read more »
The Los Angeles Arts District has transformed in recent years from industrial warehouses to a burgeoning urban oasis. Travel to the heart of this creative neighborhood dotted with murals, craft breweries and artisanal coffee shops to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) at the La Kretz Innovation Campus. A private non-profit organization, LACI is ensuring... Read more »
Municipalities and transit districts around the country face budget constraints in the while also dealing with growing requirements to be as green as possible. How do cities balance these conflicting pressures particularly when much attention is focused on expensive alternative fuels and zero-emission technologies? Increasingly, cities and counties in California have found a solution. The... Read more »
Combat climate issues with solar energy. Come to learn about your city’s eligibility for no-cost solar assistance in your community from SolSmart – a national solar designation and technical assistance program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technology Office. Hear representatives from cities participating in the SolSmart program discuss their experience and... Read more »
Goods movement is a national issue. Hear government and private sector professionals discuss the health impacts of the goods movement sector affecting cities across the country and the new technologies available to help city leaders address these challenges.
The National League of Cities has called on Congress to “Rebuild and Reimagine” American Infrastructure, but is your city ready for what may come next? Come to learn how your city can manage the comprehensive infrastructure projects of today, meeting multiple needs across transportation, water, and energy sectors. Hear leaders share stories about local governments... Read more »
The WaterNow Alliance Project Accelerator provides cities nationwide with free technical and program assistance to jumpstart local sustainable water projects. WaterNow has partnered with San Clemente to develop a framework to work with the Home Owner Associations (HOA) to help them irrigate better and smarter and reduce water waste. With large areas of outdoor landscaping,... Read more »
Learn more about Los Angeles’s current and future practices of environmental and sustainability programs for the convention center. Learn about the historical and benchmarking events of the facility, get an overview of programs at the building and future expectations for the Los Angeles Convention Center facility and the City.
2017 was the costliest year for natural disasters in United States’ history. It has long been known that every $1 spent on disaster mitigation saves at least $4 in recovery costs, and new tools are making it easier than ever to prioritize your investments. The implementation of technological advances can significantly reduce the time between... Read more »
What’s your city’s livability score? Sustainability is a component of maintaining a good quality of life. City leaders will learn how creating sustainable cities aids in the development of long-term and comprehensive strategies that support the triple bottom line – people, profit and planet. During this round-robin style session, local leaders will engage in facilitated... Read more »
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