To support the work of Regional Climate Action, CAKC hosts an annual Clilmate Summit to celebrate success, vision towards the future, and prioritize regional opportunities wih the Kansas City metro area community. The 2023 Climate Summit will focus on what lies ahead in the next 10, 20, 30 years – as Kansas City aims to […]
Join USGBC for an overview of the new LEED v5 rating system and what that means for state and local governments. Senior USGBC staff will share highlights from the draft of LEED v5 and address potential impacts and opportunities for policies leveraging LEED. For government agencies using or considering LEED for public buildings, learn about […]
Join us to learn and connect with local real estate and construction leaders! As new incentives and regulations drive higher performing buildings, Kansas City construction firms are stepping up. Our Rising Trades business leaders will speak about their experiences in growing their firm to meet market demands and how they are installing energy efficient technologies, […]
Over the past decade, U.S. paint extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs have performed extremely well – collecting more than 70 million gallons of leftover paint with over 2,400 year-round locations currently (two-thirds of which are paint and hardware stores that have volunteered to serve as drop-off locations). The programs save governments millions of dollars each […]
Climate Action KC will be convening local government professionals to discover and discuss promising opportunities for collaboration. Attendees will discuss upcoming projects happening within their communities as well as longer term projects that could benefit from cost sharing, resource sharing or other coordination. We aim to maximize community benefit, stretch funding resources and accomplish more, […]
