Earth Month
Arrowstreet Celebrates Earth Year
Each year Arrowstreet has celebrated Earth Month in April. For 2020 we are recognizing Earth Year! With 2020 upon us, we are just a decade away from the deadline of the Architecture 2030 Challenge to reduce carbon emissions and build a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world. Healthy, sustainable buildings are a reality and we are designing them every day. They…
Earth Month Vendor Fair
Arrowstreet held our annual Earth Month Vendor Fair this week. The fair featured a curated group of vendors displaying specific materials and systems selected for their exceptional commitment to material health and sustainability. In addition to our staff, there was a great turnout from Boston area design firms and we thank all who participated! All architectural materials that were displayed…
Veg Out This Earth Month
Earth Day started in 1970 as a national plea to bring focus to the importance of our environment. Celebrations took place in two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States. Now, in 2019, it has become a global movement for people to come together and celebrate the common…
Kicking Off Earth Month 2018
We will be kicking off our annual Arrowstreet Earth Month on Monday, April 2nd. Each year we structure the month to feature staff presentations, tours, vendor fair, guest lectures, and friendly competitions focused on three aspects of building performance; sustainability, resilience, and wellness. It allows us to reflect and share what we’ve done in the past year, learn about new…
Earth Month at Arrowstreet
Each April is Earth Month at Arrowstreet. This year we ran a series of educational and collaborative environmental events throughout the month including a conversation about the role of bees in the ecosystem and how hives can be incorporated into architecture. Other events included a pecha-kucha, presentations on resiliency and advocacy, documentary screenings, green building tours, and green trivia. As…
Arrowstreet’s Vegetarian Feast
With Earth Month in full swing at Arrowstreet we decided to tread a little more gently on Mother Earth, by way of our plates. We hosted a Vegetarian Potluck to bring awareness to how what we eat impacts a number of environmental issues and how we can preserve our precious planet for generations to come. Here are 5 tips to try: Eat…