The next decade will reshape the places where we live and work in the Pittsburgh region. Rapid growth in data and artificial intelligence, rising energy demand, aging infrastructure, new technologies, and changing patterns of development are creating challenges, and opportunities that will require new thinking across sectors. The “New Horizons: Infrastructure, Energy, and Data in the Coming Decade” conference on Oct. 20 will bring together leaders from government, industry, h

Almost half of U.S. public school buildings are 46 years old or older, and billions in investment is needed to address the looming crisis, an expert explained during the Center for Energy and the Built Environment’s recent webinar. "Built to Last? Understanding America's School Building Crisis" brought together three presenters who are studying the issue of deteriorating school buildings and developing suggestions for possible solutions. Mary Filardo, Executive Director of th

The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy and the Built Environment will host a free August 12 webinar on the state of America's K-12 school buildings as part of its Energy Lecture Series. "Built to Last? Understanding America's School Building Crisis" will be presented at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 12. The webinar brings together three presenters who approach the same set of questions from different vantage points. Mary Filardo, Executive Director of the 21st Centu