The Keeney Place Through a nostalgic reflection of his Iowa farm upbringing, Professor Keeney takes the reader through his personal and professional journey of understanding the true meaning of agricultural … Continue reading Meet the Author: Dennis Keeney
Thursday, April 23, 1-hour webinar featuring Sullivan County, N.H., Facilities Director John Cressy describing the county's $3.4 million biomass CHP system. Free webinar sponsored by Hurst Boiler. Register now... Randy … Continue reading The Benefits of Biomass Combined Heat & Power
April 28-29, 4-hour online course examining cooling tower fundamentals including basic design details and heat transfer, followed by discussion of chemistry and water treatment issues. Instructed by Brad Buecker and … Continue reading Cooling Water Solutions for Power Plant Professionals
Thursday, April 30, 1-hour webinar featuring Grant Hayzlett, who has worked with more than 100 civic projects involving signage, furniture and interactive elements that all work together to illustrate and … Continue reading Designing Wayfinding Systems that Extend Your Civic Brand
May 12-14, 6-hour online course covering the components of a brownfield transaction and the critical due diligence tasks necessary to complete a successful transaction, including legal, real estate, environmental, financing … Continue reading Brownfield Site Restoration and Remediation
Are you Pro H2O? If you swim, paddle or fish in our state's lakes, rivers and streams; walk, run, hike or bike along our waterways; enjoy seeing Iowa's wildlife thrive; … Continue reading Pro H2O – Celebrating 20 Years
Good morning. I wanted to let PFI farmers and landowners know of an opportunity to provide input on Iowa conservation policy and implementation of conservation programs at the state and … Continue reading Conservation Policy Landowner Workshop
If a picture is worth a thousand words, consider the maps produced by planner and speaker Joe Minicozzi. For more information, visit http://dmampo.org/events/speaker-joe-minicozzi/. Minicozzi-Joe-300x225Minicozzi, the principal at consulting company Urban … Continue reading Smart Growth – Event August 26 & 27
Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 LLC will discuss mixed-use developments that cater to pedestrians at 8 a.m. Aug. 27 at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. He will also discuss what … Continue reading Minicozzi to discuss development areas
The 8th annual Growing Sustainable Communities conference will be held on the Dubuque riverfront in early October. Hosted by the City of Dubuque and Sustainable City Network, the event features … Continue reading “Growing Sustainable Communities” Conference in Dubuque on Oct. 6-7