Today’s kindergartners will face a much different world when they reach high school in 2030. So how do we teach science and civic duty for the next decade when we’re worrying about next year, next month, and tomorrow? After being concerned about these issues for a long time, our school found a new way to […]
After over a year of collecting responses from Pittsburgh commuters, GBA’s Make My Trip Count survey results are ready to be released to the public! Over 20,000 respondents from around the Pittsburgh region provided feedback on their daily transportation routines through Make My Trip Count. The survey results will help inform critical transportation and infrastructure […]
Current and former students of The Environmental Charter School (ECS) joined community members and Mayor Bill Peduto to unveil their new middle school, built out of the historic James E. Rogers Building in Garfield. The school is centered around sustainability for both students and environment, meaning the building, completed in 1914, required extensive reconstruction to […]
It is with mixed emotions that we announce the departure of Angelica Ciranni, GBA’s longest tenured 2030 District Director. Under her leadership, the Pittsburgh 2030 District set national standards for performance, fueled by a dedicated network of partners across Western Pennsylvania. Angelica has left an indelible mark on GBA, but we are equally excited as […]
Yesterday, our Green and Healthy Schools Academy took their Emerging Youth Program students to one of 17 living buildings in the world, Phipps Conservatory’s Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL). Phipps’ Meghan Scanlon joined the students to talk about the importance of green buildings and the synergistic nature between the natural world and high-performing buildings. Check […]
Young people are grabbing the mic from adults on climate change, evidenced by the numerous young people around the globe mobilizing for swift climate action. The Global Youth Climate Strike on September 20th, 2019 and the weekly Fridays for the Future protests (from noon-4pm at the City-County Building on Grant St.) are just a couple […]
Students at Gannon University complete GIS mapping research of green roof potential in the Erie Emerging 2030 District What exists between 19th Street, Presque Isle Bay, Cranberry Street, and Parade Street? Nearly 300 commercial buildings that have roofs favorable for green infrastructure! In a recent study by Gannon University students Stephanie Majewski, Leah Achille, and […]
Mel Chin has been creating art for decades, spanning the cultural, social, and political environments of each period while leaving his unique, lasting mark. Each piece his own commentary on a moment in time, a lesson on what it means to be human and feel. The recently named MacArthur Genius awardee brought those lessens to […]
An architect, a contractor, an energy policy advocate, a mechanical engineer, a landscape architect, a home energy auditor, and a sustainability coordinator: what do these professionals have in common? In 2018, they all joined together in a long-term learning cohort called the Sustainability Leadership Lab, to explore their individual and collective roles in how the […]
Art is typically described as an individual pursuit. It’s a creative vision, a personal expression with neither bounds nor required process. Science on the other hand is highly regulated, reviewed by peers and evaluated for strict adherence to precedent. And yet, at this unusual intersection stands one of the most influential artists of our generation […]
