Resilience Investment Forum

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EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate

EFC is pleased to announce the release of a new online course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate.  Developed in collaboration with  the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program and University of Maryland Extension, this course outlines ways in which a changing climate will impact landscaping within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and it describes sustainable landscaping practices that can help mitigate climate change and promote resilience.

Utility Energy Registry

EFC received a grant from the United States Department of Energy to help launch a Utility Energy Registry in the state of Maryland.

Net Zero Retrofit Initiative (NZER)

Net zero energy (NZE) buildings – those that produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year - stand to transf

MAPP+D Alumni Network Quarterly Meeting

Saturday, January 11, 2020
12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch will be provided

 

Low Cost Vacuum Insulated Glass (VIG) for Retrofit of Single Pane Windows

The project proposes to develop a thin, lightweight, thermal insulating window that can be used to replace all single pane window

Nexus Between Sustainable Buildings and Human Health: A Neuroscience Approach

The building science community, particularly environmental scientists, have rightfully focused their effo

History Lessons: Students Learn the Constructs of Good Planning through Hidden Histories

North Brentwood , Plats , Plats

When URSP students Lily Murnen and Will Duggan began researching the historically African-American town of North Brentwood, Md., for one of their f

MRED’s Fall Capstone Competition Showcases Creative Solutions to Sustainable, Equitable Housing

Maryland’s Real Estate Development Program kicked off the Fall 2019 Capstone competition on Friday night, December 13th, with five dual degree stud