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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 Rodgers Publisher & Executive Editor Sustainable City Network • www.sCityNetwork.com 801 Bluff St. • Dubuque, IA 52001 • 563-588-3853 For Leaders in Government, Education & … 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 Raymond Post, P.E. $299. Learn more... Randy Rodgers Publisher & Executive Editor Sustainable City Network • www.sCityNetwork.com 801 Bluff St. • Dubuque, IA 52001 • … 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 promote a community's civic brand. Free webinar sponsored by National Sign Plazas. Register now... Randy Rodgers Publisher & Executive Editor Sustainable City Network • www.sCityNetwork.com … 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 and risk transfer. Instructed by Mark Selman, P.E. $295. Learn more... Randy Rodgers Publisher & Executive Editor Sustainable City Network • www.sCityNetwork.com 801 Bluff St. … Continue reading Brownfield Site Restoration and Remediation →

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 federal level. State and federal officials are looking for input from landowners on conservation policy and implementation of conservation programs. To facilitate this dialogue, Drake … 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 3, uses three-dimensional illustrations of cities to show value per acre - highlighting the development patterns with the highest return on public investment. Minicozzi is … 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 types of developments create the best return for local government investments. Networking begins at 7:30 a.m. Urban3 is a consulting company formed by an Asheville, … 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 two days of education, inspiration and collaboration for those interested in the convergence of economic prosperity, ecological integrity and social/cultural vibrancy in community design and … Continue reading “Growing Sustainable Communities” Conference in Dubuque on Oct. 6-7 →