LA Climate Tech Events: Aug 26 - Sept 6
LA Climate Tech Events: Aug 26 - Sept 6
Net Zero Accelerator Meet&Greet, Climate Tech Community AMA, Urban Forestry - and more
Hi friends,
Welcome to a special edition of our newsletter, containing LA-area climate and sustainability events for the next 2 weeks (as opposed to our standard newsletter containing events for only the upcoming week)!
Why the change, you may ask? Our team is focusing our efforts for the remainder of the month on pulling together some special curated thematic lists, tips & tricks, and things that you should know leading up to the inaugural LA Climate Week! Check your inbox for these special messages over the next two weeks, which we will send every few days. And in the meantime, flex your muscle for asking deep, thought-provoking climate questions, share a meaningful moment with a stranger-turned-friend, and get stoked for LA Climate Week!
Here are our top picks for the two upcoming weeks:
On Wednesday, get a chance to meet the innovative minds of the 2024 USGBC California Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) cohort companies for an online 👥 Meet & Greet.
Prepare your questions for the next live online 🙋 Climate Tech Community AMA session on Thursday hosted by Climate Circuit and featuring Omar Sher of Evvolve Partners, a startup operator in the built environment decarbonization space, including across smart grids, industrial internet of things, and AI.
The following Thursday (09/05), join a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, community members, and representatives from government and nonprofit organizations for a Symposium on 🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times.
Again, keep an eye out for news from us leading up to LA Climate Week! And if you’re planning on going all-in on climate in September and attending New York Climate Week as well, check out Climate Tech Cities’ Great NY Climate Week 2024 Guide.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events!
Cheers,
Maëlys, Niqat, Raiven & The Climate Tech Cities Team
Events for the next 2 weeks:
🥵 Countywide Heat Action Plan (CHAP) Workshop: Tue, Aug 27
👥 Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Meet & Greet: Wed, Aug 28
🙋 Climate Tech Community AMA: Thu, Aug 29
🌐 Silicon Beach Tech Mixer: Thu, Aug 29
🎥 Sustainable Production and Entertainment Certification Pilot Launch: Fri, Aug 30
✂️ RootDown LA August Garden Workday - Goodbye Summer: Sat, Aug 31
🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium: Thu, Sept 5
📈 Making Energy-Efficient Choices During Design: An Interactive Live Analysis: Fri, Sept 6
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Join us at LA Climate Week: LA CTC x The Carbonauts!
When: Wednesday, September 11th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Rivian, 660 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Celebrate Los Angeles Climate Tech Cities 1 year anniversary, with The Carbonauts, and Rivian! We invite you to join us for a lively Sustainability Mocktails event as part of the inaugural LA Climate Week.
Register here and mark your calendars now!
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Upcoming Events
💚 Get excited for LA Climate Week: Sept 8-15!
After Climate Week, continue your climate journey with...
👚 Hey SoCal! Design, Durability, Climate.: Wed, Sept 18
⚡️ EV & Renewables: Thu, Sept 19
🏳️🌈 Sunset Queer Ecology Walk: Wed, Sept 25
🏠 Building a Sustainable Home: Sat, Sept 28
🎵 Blue Hour 2024: Ocean Songs: Sat, Sept 28
The Next 2 Weeks in Depth
🥵 Countywide Heat Action Plan (CHAP) Workshop
When: Tue, August 27th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: Online
LA County is developing the region’s first-ever countywide heat action plan and is seeking input from community organizations and partners. Please come share your experiences during heatwaves, and your ideas on how to keep our communities safe and our ecosystems healthy in the face of rising temperatures. Workshop participants will be engaged through presentations and interactive exercises.
👥 Net Zero Accelerator 2024 Meet & Greet
When: Wed, August 28th from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Where: Online
Imagine a world where buildings not only contribute to the environment but also actively work toward achieving our net zero future. The future is here. Get a chance to meet the Innovative minds of the 2024 USGBC California Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) cohort companies. These pioneers are commercializing cutting-edge solutions for the building sector, and we want YOU to be a part of their transformative journey. In 30 seconds or less! NZA cohort members will take the virtual stage to fast pitch their revolutionary concepts as well as profile the perfect advisors and pilot partners that will propel these innovators toward unparalleled success.
🙋 Climate Tech Community AMA
When: Thu, August 29th from 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Where: Online
Please join us for our next live online AMA session featuring Omar Sher of Evvolve Partners. Omar brings a wealth of experience as a startup operator in the built environment decarbonization space, including across smart grids, industrial internet of things, and AI. Our AMAs feature community members who've attended meetups. We're excited to facilitate knowledge sharing and celebrate wins! The format will is simple: 5-10 minute intro followed by a flipped classroom experience where attendees can ask questions of the guest.
🌐 Silicon Beach Tech Mixer
When: Thu, August 29th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: LouLou Santa Monica, 395 Santa Monica Place ##300 Santa Monica, CA 90401
We’re LA's premier tech networking event with one of the largest membership groups in Southern California and growing every month. Don't miss this opportunity to meet your next big business connection. » Let’s bring climate to tech mixers.
🎥 Sustainable Production and Entertainment Certification Pilot Launch
When: Fri, August 30th from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Online
USGBC California has partnered with industry and technical experts Green Spark Group and Ereth Environmental, along with a range of industry advisors across film, TV, music, and live sports to develop and pilot a Sustainable Production for Entertainment Certification (SPEC). This foundational certification is worker-centered for a wide range of individuals across the entertainment industry – from executives to operations crew, tentpole producers to music engineers, art directors to live event personnel, and many more. This is an industry-first and exciting opportunity to advance professional development! This training applies cross-functionally as an industry standard, allowing learners to recognize the sustainable opportunities in their job function and in connection with other roles and responsibilities. This foundational certification is for all who work in the entertainment industry value chain, including all positions, roles, responsibilities, and affiliations.
✂️ RootDown LA August Garden Workday - Goodbye Summer
When: Sat, August 31st from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: George Washington Carver Middle School, 4410 McKinley Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90011
We look forward to getting our hands dirty as our awardee team’s brilliant vision comes to life- a fully mobile, passively cooled structure with solar-powered refrigeration to house the George Washington Carver Middle School garden’s culinary programming. RootDown staff Andres Chopin Food Production Manager will be in the garden to greet and assign you volunteer work that day. The garden has its own entrance located on the corner of 46th and McKinley.
🌳 Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium
When: Thu, September 5th from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: Angeles National Forest Headquarters (Supervisor's Office), 701 North Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006
Join a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, community members, and representatives from government and nonprofit organizations for a day of stimulating panel discussions and networking opportunities. Topics will include: the state of urban forestry research; science delivery & communication; urban forest equity; urban forest management planning; and more. The day will also include interactive breakout sessions to identify new researcher-practitioner collaborations and opportunities for engagement with LA City and County as they make future decisions about urban forest management.
📈 Making Energy-Efficient Choices During Design
When: Thu, September 6th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: Online
This interactive course demonstrates how early design decisions can achieve energy efficiency goals within budget and time constraints, using live polling and energy modeling simulations. Identifying energy efficiency measures while balancing real-world constraints such as client budgets and time constraints poses challenges to any project team. This interactive course demonstrates how energy efficiency goals—when addressed beginning early in design—can be successfully achieved, saving valuable resources. The session introduces how comparative analysis assists in achieving energy conservation goals alongside factors that drive energy use. A case study building will be presented, including energy conservation strategies available for consideration. Participants will utilize live polling to assemble “bundles” of selected energy efficiency measures to play out what-if scenarios, discussing the merits and challenges of each bundle.