Seattle Climate Tech: Jan 29 - Feb 5
Energy conferences, fisheries, agro-tourism, coffee chats, and more this week! Read on below for details on the 19 events coming up in February.
Hi friends,
We’re excited for the week ahead and for a jam packed February with 19 great events on the calendar so far. Several events to choose from tomorrow: Start your day with ☕ Sustainability Professionals Coffee in Green Lake, then head to downtown Seattle for the 🏙️ Energy Insights Forum, and cap off your day in the U District with a lecture on 👩🌾 Empowering Change through Community Farming, Agro-tourism, and Climate Action in Nepal.
Another great event at UW on Thursday on ⚖️ Procedural Justice As a Success Measure in Small Scale Fisheries, which is part of this year’s Bevan Series. Head to Fremont to party for a good cause on Saturday at the 🏂 Winter Stoke Party and Protect Our Winters Fundraiser and to learn about sustainability through timber construction at the 🪵 Living Stone Tour on Monday.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maya, Alec, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
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Events This Week
☕ Sustainability Professionals Coffee: Tues, Jan 30
🏙️ Energy Insights Forum: Tues, Jan 30
👩🌾 Empowering Change through Community Farming, Agro-tourism, and Climate Action in Nepal: Tues, Jan 30
⚖️ Procedural Justice As a Success Measure in Small Scale Fisheries: Thurs, Feb 1
🏂 Winter Stoke Party and Protect Our Winters Fundraiser: Sat, Feb 3
🪵 Living Stone Tour: Mon, Feb 5
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🌎 Cool Jobs for a Cooler Climate: Tues, Feb 6
🤝 Seattle Climate Tech Series: Wed, Feb 7
🍸 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails: Wed, Feb 7
🔌 Electrify Your Life!: Wed, Feb 7
🎣 “Success” in Fisheries Management, Climate Change: Thurs, Feb 8
☕ EcoBuilding Coffee Chats: Sat, Feb 10
♻️ Waste Reduction Workshop: Sat, Feb 10
🧑🏫 Climate Justice League, Assemble (NW WA Cohort): Thurs, Feb 15
🍎 Climate Change: The Impact of Washington Farms & Forests: Thurs, Feb 15
🌊 The Moving Target of Ocean Recoveries in the Anthropocene: Thurs, Feb 15
🦀 Aquaculture’s Role in Sustainable Diets: Wed, Feb 21
🍃 Ecosystem Restoration and Cultural Renewal in Elwha Valley: Thurs, Feb 22
🏗️ Tacoma-Pierce County Clean Buildings Symposium: Fri, Feb 23
🌲 February Meetup: Urban Forests - Effects of Urban Heat Islands: Tues, Feb 27
⚛️ Green Hydrogen Summit North America: Wed, Feb 28 - Thurs, Feb 29
🌴 A Global Tropics Perspective on Making Ocean Science & Governance More Equitable and Effective: Thurs, Feb 29
Event Details
☕ Sustainability Professionals Coffee
When: Tues, Jan 30th from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Where: Retreat, 6900 East Green Lake Way N, Seattle, WA
Join Hillary Prince, Carbon Lead, Corporate Partnerships at Arbor Day Foundation, for a casual coffee gathering for Seattle sustainability professionals. Come to connect and start the day energized by community!
🏙️ Energy Insights Forum
When: Tues, Jan 30th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: Smart Buildings Center, 1200 12th Ave S Seattle, WA
The Seattle and Bellevue 2030 Districts and Building Potential (formerly Northwest Energy Efficiency Council) are excited to invite you to the 'Energy Insight Forum,' a two-hour education event focused on demand-side energy reduction.
In our first panel, city and utility leaders will discuss crucial regulations and incentives shaping the energy landscape. Learn about the policies that impact the industry and discover the incentives propelling sustainable practices forward. The second panel features property managers and service providers delving into the practicalities of reducing building energy use. Gain valuable insights into successful strategies, implementation challenges, and collaborative approaches that are transforming the sector.
👩🌾 Empowering Change through Community Farming, Agro-tourism, and Climate Action in Nepal
When: Tues, Jan 30th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: THO 317, University of Washington, Seattle
Join for a lecture from Shree Krishna Dhital (Executive Director of Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre), who has over a decade of experience in tourism, community farming, and sustainable technological implementation. The converging forces of climate change, migration, and shifting livelihoods have thrust Nepal's farmers into precarious positions as they adapt to their changing socio-ecological systems. Join us for a case study on how Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre is responding through innovative and sustainable agricultural practices at a local scale while empowering the community.
⚖️ Procedural justice as a success measure in small scale fisheries
When: Thurs, Feb 1st from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: FSH 102, University of Washington, Seattle
The Bevan Series is a popular annual event held one quarter each year, usually in the format of 10 weekly seminars. The series features internationally recognized experts seeking to examine current issues affecting fisheries and marine conservation, representing as many viewpoints as possible, focusing on solutions to pressing problems. All lectures are free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “What does success look like, and how do we get there?”
Join this Thursday to hear from Erendira Aceves from the University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs on procedural justice as a success measure in small scale fisheries.
🏂 Winter Stoke Party and Protect Our Winters Fundraiser
When: Sat, Feb 3rd from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Experience Momentum, 1100 N 35th St Seattle, WA
Experience Momentum has partnered with Protect Our Winters (POW), a nonprofit that activates passionate individuals across the country in its charge towards positive climate action. With a donation to Protect Our Winters , we will be tuning skis/boards to set you up for success on the slopes, while our dietitians combine post shred fueling with aprés fun drinks and a s'more station.
We’ll have Ski Movies,Raffle Prizes, Photo Booth, S’More Station, Ascent Outdoors will be here doing Boot Fitting consults, River Rock Dry Goods, and more!
🪵 Living Stone Tour
When: Mon, Feb 5th from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: 3540 Stone Way N Seattle, WA
Join the Seattle CTBUH chapter for a construction tour of Seattle's latest mass timber office building. Please bring your own PPE.
Telling a timber story of sustainability, 35 Stone celebrates Seattle’s origins with its mass timber framework and an industrial inspired form. The neighborhood-focused workplace and retail experience anchors the corner of evolution Project’s Campus Seattle and will be a showcase for Seattle’s Living Building Pilot Program. The five story commercial building leverages the strength of a Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT) floor system with a glulam structural frame that reduces the building’s carbon footprint compared to steel and concrete construction. The warmth of the Douglas Fir interior provides a visual reminder of the building’s connection to nature and honors the region’s historic timber industry.
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