Built to Belong Spring 2026
This event is open to the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation community only. Join us for the first of two community belonging events, where you can take some time and relax before the end of the semester!Food and activities will be provided.
April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026
SIRJ Lab Workshop: Internet of Things (IoT) Stormwater Training
This event is open to the University of Maryland community.The Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice Lab invites all graduate and undergraduate students to: Workshop: Internet of Things (IoT) Stormwater Training
April 30, 2026
April 30, 2026
EFC's Sustainable Maryland Releases 2025 Annual Report
2025 saw Sustainable Maryland continue to expand our efforts to convene, connect and inspire. We expanded our community to 94 municipalities; awarded the second year of SM Action Grants; instituted quarterly Happy Hours across the state; and continued our collaboration with the national Sustainable States Network.
TerraPlan Issue 02 Launch Event
This event is open to the UMD community.
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
2026 April
2025 EFC Annual Report
Dear Friends and Supporters,The Environmental Finance Center entered 2025 with hope in our hearts in the face of uncertainty. We learned a great deal about the spirit and tenacity of our team, our partners, and our profession. And, as we dared to dream just one year ago, we have seen that hope transform into action.
New Grant Brings Steel Appeal to UMD Design Studios
The University of Maryland’s architecture program has been awarded an inaugural grant from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to integrate structural steel design methods into its undergraduate and graduate design studios. The four-year, $110,000 grant will help deliver new teaching and learning opportunities to all architecture students, from field trips and industry mentorship to modeling kits and hands-on workshops.
DC’s Sewage Spill is a Harbinger to Troubled Waters, Says Hendricks
In the history of U.S. sewage spills, none has evoked a region’s collective “ick” reflex like the massive outburst of effluent into the Potomac River when a 6-foot-wide pipe broke on Jan. 19 upstream from Washington, D.C. By the time the rupture was fixed, enough raw wastewater had gushed out to fill 360 Olympic-size swimming pools.
Forward: The University of Maryland Campaign for the Fearless
The largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history aims to elevate interdisciplinary initiatives and build on momentum as a Top 20 public institution. The $2.5 billion initiative advances the university’s vision and values by expanding access to its world-class education, accelerating groundbreaking research, and uniting a global community committed to excellence and a mission to Do Good.
In Student ‘Shark Tank’ Competition, Creativity Is in the Water
With its tree-lined sidewalks, carpet-like quads and manicured flowerbeds, the archetypical college campus isn’t thirsty for scenery. But its scenery is thirsty all the time, gulping millions of gallons of water a year to keep up appearances. A pitch for a modular vegetation wall that could keep universities (and other properties) lush through rain- and gray water harvesting, filtering and storage was one of two concepts to take the top prize this year at ArchiNova, the annual “Shark Tank”-style ideas competition for University of Maryland architecture students.
Urban Lacunarity: Multiscale Analysis of Texture Patterns Through Satellite Images
This event is open to the UMD and MAPP community.Dr. Mauro Normando Macêdo Barros FilhoUrban Planner, Associate Professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande (Brazil)
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026