Speaking Engagements
Our team values face to face interactions with our peers and community partners. Check this page for upcoming events where we will be presenting or participating in conversations about sustainable development and design.
UPCOMING EVENTS
How to Advocate for Healthy Change Through Architecture: Sustainable Design in Your Community
Join us at evolveEA’s new offices for a Pittsburgh Architecture Week panel discussion: How to Advocate for Healthy Change Through Architecture Our built environment has a major impact on both climate and culture. Architecture can help drive cultural change on all scales – from individual decisions to communities, firms, clients, and governmental leadership – and… View Article
Franklin MiniCon
MiniCon is the largest commercial design showcase in Western Pennsylvania – featuring the latest interior products and trends from leading flooring, furniture, interior construction and specialized manufacturers. Building a Sustainable Future – Panel Discussion & Happy Hour Presented By CREW Pittsburgh 4:00 – 7:00pm Panelists: Mogens Smed – CEO of Falkbuilt, Marc Mondor – Principal… View Article
Sustainable Roofing & Waterproofing Alliance
The Sustainable Roofing & Waterproofing Alliance (SRWA) is hosting its annual Fall Conference for consultants, architects, engineers, roofing and waterproofing designers, as well as facility managers and building owners. Marc Mondor, AIA LEED Fellow will speak at the 2024 conference. More information can be found on the SRWA Conference Website.
Salk Hall Building Tour
On Monday, August 5, Marc Mondor will lead a tour of the newly completed Salk Hall building on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland. The project, which earned Pitt’s first (and currently only) LEED Platinum certification, houses the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine. The tour, hosted by AIA COTE, will… View Article
Consortium for Scenario Planning 2024 Conference
The Consortium for Scenario Planning will host its seventh annual conference in Portland, Oregon, from January 31 to February 2, 2024. Christine Mondor, FAIA, and Ashley Cox, AICP, will be presenting: Housing Futures :: Scenarios for the Triboro Ecodistrict to understand the driving forces and possible futures for housing in Millvale, Sharpsburg, and Etna, Pennsylvania. Scenario… View Article
APA Sustainable Communities Division 2024 Symposium
Join us at the SCD Annual Symposium 2024 – Health, Equity and Climate Change Registered attendees will receive a Zoom webinar link prior to the event. You can attend one session, or multiple sessions. CM Credits will be available for individual sessions. AICP CM Credits pending (3 hours). SYMPOSIUM OUTLINE: Thursday, January 18, 2024 (1-5 pm EST,… View Article
2023 Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership Summit
Transformative Leadership, Partnership, and Co-creation The Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) biennial Summit offers an opportunity to connect 1,000+ attendees with pertinent resources; identify and develop cross-sectoral strategies for nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and the public sector; and empower individuals as well as organizations to collaborate, advocate, and act. This year’s Summit will focus on… View Article
Greenbuild 2023
This year, Greenbuild’s theme highlights the decades-long legacy and unwavering commitment of the green building movement to transforming the built environment to serve, prepare and protect our communities in a rapidly changing world. Join the evolveEA team and thousands of others to create a more sustainable and resilient future, commemorate the USGBC’s 30th anniversary and… View Article
Mpact Transit + Community Conference
The Mpact Conference (formerly Rail~volution) is a national gathering focused on transit, connected mobility options and transit-oriented development. Through more than 60 conference sessions as well as plenaries and networking events, attendees delve into issues facing cities and regions everywhere, including climate change, transit-oriented development, housing affordability and designing cities around transit and emerging mobility… View Article
Living Future 2023
On May 5th at 10:00 AM (ET), Anna Rosenblum LFA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts AP will participate in a presentation panel with Mike Gable (Construction Junction), Darren Spielman (Pennsylvania Resources Council), and Clare Miflin (Center for Zero Waste Design). Taking Action Towards Net-Positive Waste Living Buildings are designed to operate with net-positive resource flows, such… View Article
Green Building Tour: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
To commemorate GBA’s 30th anniversary in 2023, we are re-visiting some of the green buildings that influenced our region’s path to sustainable leadership. These early adopters were among the first of their kind (the FIRST of their building type to achieve certain green building certifications!) and not only caused positive ripple effects throughout Western Pennsylvania,… View Article
Inspire Speaker Series
Leveraging Change for a Sustainable and Just Future Our cities and communities are changing whether we are ready for it or not. One place where that notion is especially evident is Atlanta, Georgia, which predicts incredible population growth in the coming years. Author, urban designer, and civic entrepreneur Ryan Gravel will explain how his city… View Article
Build Pittsburgh
Build Pittsburgh, AIA Pittsburgh’s annual continuing education conference, brings together architects and industry professionals for learning and networking. On Wednesday, April 26th, members of evolveEA will co-present the following sessions: – Etna: World’s First EcoDistrict Anna Rosenblum EcoDistricts AP, LEED AP, LFA – Leveraging Networks as Citizen Architects to Motivate Resilient Community Development … View Article
ACSA Annual Meeting: In Commons
Christine Mondor FAIA will present her paper, “HELIOStudio and the Energy Commons: The Third Generation of Energy Landscapes”. HELIOStudio speculated how solar technologies and the (re)emergence of distributed energy infrastructure will reshape the reciprocal relationship between landscape, urban form, and spatial practices. The studio tapped the talents of Carnegie Mellon University Scool of Architecture faculty/alumni… View Article
Just Growth: The EcoDistricts Evolution
Join EcoDistricts’ founder Rob Bennett and Suzanne Burnes, Just Growth Director of Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), in a conversation with Christine Mondor FAIA and Sarah Heinicke, two of EcoDistricts most active and long-standing leaders on the evolution of EcoDistricts. Dec 15, 2022 02:00 PM EST Register Here
Designing for Mental Health AIAU Webinar
Registration is open for the AIA YAF Advocacy panel discussion on Mental Health + Equitable Design. Join AIA YAF on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 2:00 to 3:30pm ET. To register visit: bit.ly/YAFMentalHealth 1.50 HSW LU + FREE FOR AIA MEMBERS WITH PRE-REGISTRATION. If you can’t make the live event, on-demand is available with pre-registration…. View Article
Energy Efficiency: A Powerhouse for PA
The Energy Efficiency Alliance (EEA) is hosting a series for Pennsylvania-based members and partners to share their excitement about energy efficiency with PA candidates for state and/or federal office. These events are opportunities and business leaders to meet and mingle with candidates and share how energy efficiency can benefit their constituents, whether businesses located in… View Article
green|spaces Regenerative Design Summit
At the 2022 Regenerative Design Summit, Christine Mondor and Marc Mondor will present virtually: Scale + Performance Using the scales of time, space and influence, this presentation will describe the concepts and impacts of pioneering Ecodistrict and Living Building projects. Christine Mondor FAIA; LEED AP; Principal, evolveEA; Adjunct Professor Carnegie Mellon University Marc Mondor; AIA LEED… View Article
Oregon Design Conference
Oregon Design Conference 2022 is a 3-day hybrid event hosted by AIA Oregon Christine Mondor FAIA will co-present on June 3, 2:40pm-3:40pm Session 7 – Sustainable Design & Housing Equity for Bozeman’s Missing Middle Behind the Bridger View Neighborhood project is a compelling story that touches on all objectives of the conference (Resilience, Housing, Transportation,… View Article
National Planning Conference
As communities continue to navigate the effects of the pandemic, NPC22 is an opportunity to reconnect and re-envision post-pandemic futures. The program is focused on seven core areas, developed through peer discussion and research into areas most likely to be agents of change in the planning profession. Program areas include: Climate Change Impacts and Action,… View Article
Society of Architectural Historians Culture + Ecodistrict Tour
Located directly outside the City of Pittsburgh, the community of Millvale has a rich history, which it has built upon to establish a sustainable path forward. Learn about the evolution of Millvale’s cultural identity on Saturday, April 30 from 1-5 pm ET beginning with a tour of the Maxo Vanka murals followed by an immersive… View Article
APA Sustainable Communities Division Webinar on Award-Winning Sustainability
The SCD’s annual Awards for Excellence in Sustainability honors projects, plans, policies, individuals, and organizations whose work is dedicated to supporting and growing sustainable communities. Award winners speaking on this webinar include Anna Rosenblum and Christine Mondor, FAIA of evovleEA representing the Etna EcoDistrict Plan, 2021 winner in the Community Plan category. Also sharing insights… View Article
Behind the B: What it means to be a B Corp
You may have seen the Certified B Corporation (or the “circle-B”) logo on many of your favorite products, but what does that little stamp really mean? Join the B Lab U.S. + Canada as they go behind the scenes – Behind the B – to learn what it takes for a business to become a… View Article
Rail~Volution 2022
The annual Rail~Volution conference focuses on the interplay of transit, connected mobility options, land use and development in building great places to live. Join practitioners, leaders and advocates from communities across the United States and Canada. Share best practices, real-world solutions and innovative approaches to the challenges that face cities and regions of every size…. View Article
APA PA 2023
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) is hosting its annual conference in Scranton, PA, October 15-17, 2023. Members of evolveEA are presenting at these sessions: An Innovative and Equitable Vision for Pittsburgh’s Riverfront Sunday, October 15, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Incorporating Data-Driven Energy Decision-Making Into Communities With Diverse Priorities Tuesday, October… View Article
Architecture Media Politics Society (AMPS) Conference
The Architecture Media Politics Society (AMPS) annual conference this year focuses on (IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S). Picking up strands of art, architecture, design and socio-cultural debates found throughout the twentieth century (and before) this conference welcomes reconsiderations of ‘heritage’ as both a tangible and an intangible concept. It seeks perspectives from design, architecture, cultural theory, social history,… View Article
PCRG Summit
The Summit’s theme [Re]defining Equity, Equality, and Justice in Community Development is continued for a third year as we move from identifying obstacles, strategic planning, and best practices to improving Equity, Equality, and Justice by putting the information gained during the last two summits into action. Participants will hear from people who can speak to… View Article
Living Future 22
The Living Future 2022 unConference unites a community of deep-green thought leaders, practitioners, and healthy materials providers focused on the built environment. Attend the online event for inspiration and knowledge sharing as industry professionals collaboratively address solutions in the built environment to our climate emergency, environmental and materials health, and share insights and strategies for… View Article
ACSA Virtual Conference
The ACSA Annual Meeting convenes educators, practitioners, and students from around the world to share research and explore the past and future of architecture, design, and allied disciplines. The 110th Annual Meeting will provide multiple opportunities for scholarly exchange: a business & awards event March 18 & 19, 2022 (in-person), in Los Angeles, as well… View Article
ACSA 110th Annual Meeting (in-person)
The ACSA Annual Meeting convenes educators, practitioners, and students from around the world to share research and explore the past and future of architecture, design, and allied disciplines. The 110th Annual Meeting will provide multiple opportunities for scholarly exchange: a business & awards event March 18 & 19, 2022 (in-person), in Los Angeles, as well… View Article
Triboro Ecodistrict Workshop
Join the Triboro Ecodistrict and Anna Rosenblum of evolveEA on March 25-26 to learn about the tactics and strategies that are used to promote sustainable community development and how you can use them in your communities. This free two-day event will connect local communities, exchange some of the best practices we have learned, and hold… View Article
AIA National Conference on Architecture 2022
EDI Resolutions in Action—Bolstering Minority Pipelines & Underserved Communities Join Marc Mondor, AIA, Principal of evolveEA, and Erica Cochran Hameen, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Carnegie Mellon University as they talk about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the American Institute of Architects annual conference in June 2022. Consider… View Article
TransportationCampPGH 2023
At this year’s TransportationCamp, we’re discussing accessible public transit, walkable and bikeable communities, and emerging technologies and we want to hear your thoughts on improving all things transportation. This is the platform to share your ideas and questions about the future of mobility, whether they’re big or small. Join fellow innovative thinkers and doers in… View Article