Greenbuild Brings Global Design Leaders, More to Philadelphia
On November 20, Philadelphia hosted the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, a week long celebration of sustainable building that attracted top thinkers from around the world.
On November 20, Philadelphia hosted the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, a week long celebration of sustainable building that attracted top thinkers from around the world.
In three years, the digital incubator housed in Philadelphia's largest media hub has drawn $7 million in investment and created 50 jobs.
It's 10 times stronger than diamonds, can conduct electricity and is being pioneers by a brilliant group working out of the University City Science Center.
This in-school initiative created by the University City Science Center's art outreach program, Breadboard, engages young women in STEM.
Drexel's LeBow College of Business is launching an innovative student investment program alongside the Dragon Fund, now one of the largest student-managed investment portfolios in the country.
Sustainable housing is one of the few weaknesses in Philly's "greenest city" aspirations, but these three projects could change all that.
Philadelphia's fertile entrepreneurial environment has produced world class tech and science companies. We're checking in with some of the city's most successful homegrown hits.
Building 661, a crumbling, long-forgotten structure, is being reborn as the Center for Building Energy Science. When construction is complete, it will serve as a nationally-recognized lab and test case for energy-efficient retrofits.
Part detective, part hostage negotiator, Project Rehab's Ryan Spak is reviving University City's abandoned properties, and saving taxpayer dollars in the process.