Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Are Green Buildings your thing? Save the date for DVGBC’s signature event. DVGBC is hosting the 2017 Groundbreaker Awards on September 19th at 1900 Market, a soaring 8-story sunlit atrium and $25M in improvements—including the addition of a koi pond,...

These #FuturePHL nominees are propelling Philadelphia’s future in sustainability. In August, Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards will highlight and celebrate 3 of these community changemakers. Join us to celebrate these visionaries and announce our award recipient at the SustainPHL Awards on August 3rd at WHYY!...

On Tuesday evening, Green Philly hosted our second Beyond the Blog panel. After 45’s announcement that the US will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we aptly named the discussion Paris Postmortem: How to Make Philly a Clean & Energy...

As Philly recently announced its 100 renewable energy goals, residents are putting an increasing amount of thought into how to make the best choices to live a sustainable lifestyle. Whether it is shopping at one of the city’s numerous locally...

Tomorrow, we’re hosting an energy panel Paris Postmortem: How to Make Philly a Clean & Energy Efficient City. Here are 5 reasons why you should attend: Hear best practices for saving energy and financial/tax incentives to create a more valuable and...

After mixed feelings about Trump announcing the US will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, Philly took a cue from Rocky to fight back. On Wednesday, Jim Kenney and the Office of Sustainability announced new steps for Philly in...

  As a child, my father would tell me about all of his allergies – cats, bananas (as a child), pollen, etc. But, I’ve been fortunate throughout my life to have zero allergies. That is, until the past 2-3 years....

“Well, what is the bar of the nation doing about this?”  In 1963, this question inspired 46 lawyers from around the country to bring attention to civil rights and spark the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2016, that same question...

We’re excited to announce the 2017 nominees for SustainPHL! First and foremost, we can’t believe how awesome the nominations submissions were. Thank you for sharing over 150 organizations and individuals with us. How we determined the below list:  We listened...