Free event, open to the public! Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Presentation starts at 5:30 T-REX (911 Washington Ave. in downtown St. Louis) 5th Floor, Enterprise Event Space The Urban EcoBlock provides an equitable, ecological framework for rebuilding our inner cities at the block level, where efficiency and economies of scale reduce costs while … Continue reading Urban EcoBlock Presents: Reimagining the Urban Block to Create Net Positive Living
Meeting of the EcoBlocks (Midwest meets West Coast)
Urban EcoBlock president and Director of Design Dan Hellmuth met with a group of professionals who created an EcoBlock in Oakland, CA. Therese Peffer, principal investigator in the Project Management Division of the EcoBlock (and Associate Director, California Institute for Energy & Environment (CIEE) within the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of … Continue reading Meeting of the EcoBlocks (Midwest meets West Coast)
Urban EcoBlock Presents at Geosaurus Unleashed
As new members of the T-REX community, the board of Urban EcoBlock was invited to present the concept to an audience within T-REX on March 13 as part of the Geosaurus Unleashed program. Every second Wednesday of the month they spotlight a speaker (or a panel of speakers) to discuss how they’re using geospatial technology … Continue reading Urban EcoBlock Presents at Geosaurus Unleashed
Urban EcoBlock Now T-REX Member
After years of attending events and presenting to various audiences as a visitor of Downtown T-REX, the Urban EcoBlock board was invited to officially become members. This is a great place to hold events, including our monthly board meetings. Many thanks to Kathleen Klein for her patience, encouragement and always exceptional accommodations! We look forward … Continue reading Urban EcoBlock Now T-REX Member
This is What Net Zero Energy Looks Like
In working with the St. Louis City’s Planning and Urban Design agency, we created a theoretical model of an Urban EcoBlock to help them conceptualize this. We recently updated the model to estimate energy loads for each new and existing building based on gross square footage and EUI, and determined the capacity of each rooftop … Continue reading This is What Net Zero Energy Looks Like
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