Local governments take active role in reducing North Carolina carbon emissions, setting own goals, weighing in on Duke Energy’s long range power plans
North Carolina is on the front lines of climate change, managing through hurricane seasons with increasingly frequent and intense storms and battling health and economic impacts from other extreme weather events – intense heat, drought and heavy rainfall. In the last few years, local governments across the state have taken on the task of reducing…
Read MoreSSDN 2019 Annual Report
2019 was a year of building, a year of trying new things, and experimenting with creative opportunities to meet the network’s strategic planning goals.
Read MoreCANCELLED: 2020 Annual Meeting Savannah, Georgia
The SSDN 2020 Annual Meeting will be held in Savannah, Georgia, from May 4th to 6th, 2020.
Read MoreGREEN LIST:Registration for SSDN 2020 Annual Meeting Open; Charlotte Listed as the Largest US City to Purchase Renewable Energy Through a Green Tariff; SEEA Announces two new reports important to our build environment; Events and Job Opportunities
Network updates, news, and resources.
Read MoreGREEN LIST: SSDN Announces New Fiscal Sponsor, USDN; IECC Voting Efforts Made an Impact, Orange County, FL Hires New Resilience and Sustainability Officer; Erin Gill of Knoxville, TN Receives a Promotion;
Network updates, news, and resources.
Read MoreThe Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund (SSCF) Awards Five New Sustainability Grants in the Southeast
Projects are focused on creating innovative, equitable, and scalable solutions to climate change, related specifically to water and/or energy.
Read MoreGREEN LIST: Deadline Round 2 Peer Learning Charrettes, All Network Call, Website Updates
Network updates, news, and resources.
Read MoreRequest for Proposals (RFP) SSDN 2019 Peer Learning Charrettes
SSDN’s Peer Learning Charrettes (PLC) program offers a limited number of small grants to support SSDN members to share, develop, and learn about specific sustainability or resilience practices that can be spread widely throughout the South.
Read MoreDurham, NC, Finds Creative Ways to Engage the Community in Imagine a Day Without Water
Check out Durham’s very funny and creative way to engage their community in imagining life without water.
Read MorePROFILE: David Ingram, Sustainability Project Manager, Wilmington, NC
While in the nation’s capital, I worked as the Sustainability Manager at the International Monetary Fund on a variety of sustainability, facility operations and green building projects.
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