The USGBC-CA Wildfire Defense Certificate Training Program was developed to educate professionals on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of materials, maintenance practices, and fire-wise design practices known to reduce properties’ risk of fire damage. The training highlights existing resources and includes a small group of diverse advisors across...
By reclaiming the term materialism from the realm of empty consumerism, we aim to bring it back to the practice of formulating our future through form and matter. We will go on an odyssey through the material world through the works of BIG starting with solid rock and ending with the flow of electrons. Kai-Uwe...
Join a dynamic conversation as part of the Berry Gordy Speaker Series, hosted by Dr. Tiffany Naiman in collaboration with the Music Sustainability Alliance. This thought-provoking panel will feature David Koenig, Program Director, and Amy Morrison, CEO, Co-founder, and Board Member of the Music Sustainability Alliance. Together, they will explore the intersection of the music...
The NZA accelerates the adoption of impactful solutions in the built environment. The program helps growth-stage companies de-risk their offerings, align with market needs, and implement technologies through pilot projects across our community. This year’s event will be virtual and will feature a keynote speaker, a panel discussion with investment partners, and live demonstrations of...
Join future food experts Jack Bobo, Janet Tomiyama, and Michael Roberts for a conversation moderated by David Welch as they discuss effective communication strategies for translating the science and real-life applicability of novel foods. REGISTER HERE
El Programa de Capacitación para la Certificación en Defensa contra Incendios Forestales de USGBC-CA fue desarrollado para educar a profesionales de la construcción y paisajistas en cómo reforzar mejor los hogares y paisajes contra incendios a través del uso de materiales, prácticas de mantenimiento y diseños adaptados para reducir el riesgo de daños por fuego....
An exploration and discussion on Indigenous fire stewardship Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center for a screening of the short film Fire Tender, directed by Roni Jo Draper (Yurok) and Marissa Lila, followed by a discussion. Fire Tender tells the story of Yurok tribal members returning to traditional fire practices as...
Join this upcoming monthly beach cleanup at Santa Monica Beach, Lifeguard Tower #20. All events will take place from 9AM - 12PM. REGISTER HERE
Join for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Andy Kleinhesselink will give a talk titled “A Scrap of Nature: Rediscovering UCLA’s Native Plants on Sage Hill.” One-hundred years ago,...
The fourth program in the AUD60 Celebration Transitioning Worlds is a two-day conference hosted by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (AUD), reflecting on the changing global conditions that shape architecture...