Harrisonburg Summits

Earlier this month I was fortunate to take-in Green Community, an exhibit currently on display at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C.  The exhibit runs through October of this year a......

Smart growth is not a new concept to those involved in planning and development here in the city.  However, it is acknowledged that smart growth is a buzzword that isn’t easily defined.   ......

The August 29, 2009, Harrisonburg Health and Wellness Summit has attracted 30 partner organizations (listed below)! The summit is your opportunity to join hundreds of people, community leaders, ......

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC)  has received a lot of attention for its LEED program.  Its popularity has lead numerous municipalities and states to require new public building......

Surf the internet for about 3 seconds and you will probably see an ad asking you to click to find your credit score.  If the cheesy animation doesn’t tempt you, then you’ve probably ......

Welby Lehman is a contributing blogger to HarrisonburgSummits.com. The following is an excerpt from the report of the “The Greenest Buildings Aren’t in the Landfill: Historic Preser......

Please check out this awesome event at Clementine THIS Sunday at 7pm… Peter Bane is a wonderful and invigorating speaker who understands the urgency in creating new systems and lifestyles ......

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about how “the greenest building is the one already built.”  This is a good reminder to view adaptive reuse as a sustainable practice.  There is ......

Congratulations to Mayor Degner and the participants of the 2009 Mayor’s Sustainability Summit. Many citizens demonstrated great dedication to a sustainable future for the city and region......

             Some years ago, there was a cartoon of a chirpy looking guy coming up to some people gathered around the office water cooler and saying, “Hey, I’m new around here – where’s the sugg......

Part of the goal of HarrisonburgSummits.com is to record and share what happens on the day of the Summits – but another goal is to provide a venue for the conversation to continue afterwar......