Take part in the largest EV car show of the year! Bring your family, your friends, and an appetite for cutting-edge EVs!

Learn more and register here: https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=3870

The event will take place in Lot T on RIT's campus. https://maps.rit.edu/?details=T+Lot

Planning for Long-Term Electric School Bus Success

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) has partnered with World Resources Institute (WRI) to present a must-attend webinar for school district administrators, transportation managers, and anyone involved in the planning and implementation of ESBs and supporting infrastructure.

Expert panelists from BYD, Jacobs, Dallas ISD and Boston Public Schools will discuss topics including:

• Benefits of conducting an ESB transition plan

• Example insights gained from ESB planning efforts

• Scalable ESB infrastructure considerations

• Other tips for approaching a long-term ESB program

Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to begin a transition plan and why a plan is critical to their ESB program's long-term success. 

Register here

Earth Week Speaker Series 2023

Hear from Alex Fox, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Comfort, Inc. about the Roadmap for Low-Carbon Affordable Housing:

In 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act), one of the most ambitious climate laws in the nation, set an action plan to reduce GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050 from the 1990 levels. This presentation breaks out some of those ambitious goals while providing programs like Passive House and technologies that will be pivotal in the shift to electrification.

Register and learn about the other events in this series here

This series is brought to you by SWBR

Earth Week Speaker Series 2023

Hear from Heather Holdridge, Associate Partner, Sustainability Director, Lake|Flato Architects about Electrification at Atkinson Hall:

Building electrification is one of the most important factors in decarbonizing our buildings. Shifting to using electricity rather than burning fossil fuels equips buildings to achieve net-zero energy and operate using clean resources. Cornell University’s Atkinson Hall was designed by SWBR, Lake|Flato, and AEI to be all-electric, and this presentation will cover the electrified strategies and systems that were used throughout the building’s laboratory and classroom spaces.

Register and learn about the other events in this series here

This series is brought to you by SWBR

Earth Week Speaker Series 2023

Hear from Christina Ficicchia, Manager, Smart Grid Programs at AVANGRID about Grid and Resiliency:

Learn about how RG&E programs are encouraging business and residential customers around the region to adopt and transition to beneficial electrification technology solutions.

Register and learn about the other events in this series here

This series is brought to you by SWBR

The impacts of climate action often feel abstract, leaving each of us asking, can my organization really make a difference? What if you could see a direct line between reducing fossil fuel emissions, air quality, and improved health? What if the relationship was clear between inaction, and the disproportionate impact on the health and wellbeing of our most disadvantaged communities?  At this FREE webinar local experts will connect the dots between housing and transportation decisions, public health, and equity. Will you join us?

Webinar Goals

• Understand the connection between fossil fuels, air quality, and public health

• Hear about tangible health outcomes driven by electrification projects in our community

• Learn how systems designed to support the most disadvantaged are key to improving everyone's health

Learn more and register here

Join GreenSpark Solar’s Director of Commercial Sales, Doug Weishaar, for this free, 30-minute webinar to learn all about the current incentives and benefits solar can bring to the work of real estate developers, construction teams, architects, engineers, and more. This webinar will review the relevant provisions to this industry included in the recent climate bill, including groundbreaking incentives for affordable housing projects.

Many in the area are already taking advantage of partnering with GreenSpark for solar as part of their comprehensive development plans. We’ll chat about some of those projects and answer any questions you may have about your own.

If you’d like to learn more about solar specific to work in building industries, you won’t want to miss this webinar!

Register and learn more here

PRESENTED BY:

Doug Weishaar, GreenSpark’s Director of Commercial Sales

 Doug has extensive knowledge in the solar space and has worked with countless industry partners to develop custom projects that best suit the specific needs of individual businesses and organizations here in the Rochester and Finger Lakes regions and beyond. 

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $8 million is available under the third round of the Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program to install electric vehicle infrastructure in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, in support of New York State's climate and energy goals.

This round of funding under Program Opportunity Notification (PON) 4509 prioritizes areas that lack access to EV fast charging, including underserved communities, and supplements more than $7 million in awards under the first two rounds of the program for ChargePoint and EVGateway to improve access in upstate New York.

NYSERDA will be hosting a webinar for potential proposers to discuss this funding opportunity and proposal requirements.

Register Here

Behind the Wheel & Behind the Scenes: The Electric School Bus Workforce

Presented as part of the ‘Getting on Board’ webinar series

As school bus operators across the country make the shift to electric, drivers, mechanics, installers, and manufacturers will be critical to the success of the transition. These electric school bus workers have an unprecedented opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge in the rapidly growing electric vehicle sector. Furthermore, school districts have power through the procurement process to secure adequate training for their workers. Join the Alliance for Electric School Buses, WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative, and Jobs to Move America to learn more about ESB training opportunities, what you can do to ensure your team is ready, and other considerations for equitable workforce development and high-quality jobs.

Register and Learn More here: https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i-PbFiRDQvmJWtDS5UePng