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Design & Build Competition
February 22, 2020 Dream in Green is proud to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Design & Build Competition. This competition is the genesis of a close partnership with Florida International University Department of Landscape Architecture. High school students were connected with architect graduate students and together they studied and reimagine areas of Miami to adapt to climate change. High school students were tasked with taking a look at Wagner Creek along the Miami River, studying its historical, social and economic relevance. This [...]
Shores Forward: City of Miami & Ocean Conservancy
"(Miami, FL December 13, 2019) - The City of Miami and Ocean Conservancy announced a groundbreaking partnership to protect the region’s ocean and coasts, including iconic Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. The City of Miami is the first ever “Shores Forward” partner, a brand new initiative led by Ocean Conservancy to partner with local leaders in the fight to conserve Florida’s most treasured asset: its marine environment. The partnership was announced at a press conference on the Biscayne Bay waterfront outside of Miami City [...]
Dream in Green partners with the British Consulate General to begin The UK-US Green School Partnership Project
-Nearly $12,000 awarded for implementation of the Green Schools Challenge locally- December 12, 2019 – Miami, Fla. – both the UK and US share the understanding of the need for quality environmental education for K-12 students. As a result, the British Consulate is collaborating with Dream in Green to engage students on issues of climate change, environment and sustainability, and to educate them on opportunities in green or environmental careers. Barbara Martinez-Guerrero, Executive Director of Dream-in-Green, and Magda Lowisz, Vice Consul at the British [...]
Ocean Conservancy and Dream in Green Announce Partnership
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Ocean Conservancy today announced a new partnership with Dream in Green, to help the South Florida non-profit craft its curriculum around ocean conservation using science-based content, like Ocean Conservancy’s recent Florida Report. Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Senior Manager & Policy Counsel for Florida Conservation at Ocean Conservancy, will join Dream in Green on Saturday, September 14that from 11:00am to 2:00pm for its kickoff event at Florida International University to discuss the partnership and share more about Ocean Conservancy’s work in Florida. “Ocean Conservancy is thrilled to be working [...]
13th Annual Awards Ceremony
On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Dream in Green hosted its 13th Annual Awards Ceremony. The evening brought together students, teachers, administrators, environmental activists and green businesses to celebrate another successful year of the Green Schools Challenge. Throughout the evening Dream in Green honored individuals and schools that excelled in the 2018-19 school year by implementing green practices and adopting the steps to become environmental stewards. Thank you to everyone who attended and showed their support. A special thank you to our sponsors and congratulations [...]
12th Annual Awards Ceremony
On Friday, June 1st, DIG celebrated its 12th annual Dream in Green Awards Ceremony. The ceremony brought together students, teachers, parents, administrators, facilities staff and our partners to celebrate all of the hard work that went into creating environmental stewards and greener schools during the 2017-2018 schools year. We would like to thank Stearns Weaver for graciously hosting this event at their law offices. Thank you to everyone who attended and showed their support, thank you to our sponsors and congratulations again to all the winners! [...]
Resilience strategies that work
Building Efficiency 305: Buildings play an important role in Miami-Dade County’s resilience efforts. For this reason, the County has joined a national initiative to cut waste in large buildings and make American cities healthier and more prosperous through energy and water efficiency. The Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience has teamed up with Miami-Dade County’s Water and Sewer Department to launch Building Efficiency 305 (BE305), a locally tailored plan to significantly increase the energy and water efficiency of our existing large private and public buildings. The [...]
The power of the bulb
Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) is committed to reducing energy consumption in our buildings as both responsibility to tax payers and sustainability. Our approach to sustainability is constantly improving working closely with our consultants and industry available products to shape and implement energy and resource efficiency in our buildings. One of our foci is lighting energy efficiency which is the second largest energy consumption in schools, approximately 15% of the total energy use. As one of our initiatives started during our current General Obligation [...]
Recycle Across America’s standardized labels for recycling bins are helping schools save hundreds of thousands of dollars in trash hauling fees.
Right now, recycling is often presented in a confusing and inconsistent way. The millions of different looking recycling bins and labels throughout society make recycling seem disheveled and inefficient and this leaves the public feeling apathetic and skeptical about the effectiveness of recycling programs. Seven years ago, founder Mitch Hedlund started the 501(c)3 non-profit, Recycle Across America and introduced the society-wide standardized labels for recycling bins and celebrity led Let’s recycle right!® PSA campaign to combat the issue of confusion at the bin and help [...]
Ask a Scientist: Hurricanes and Climate Change
Watch on YouTube. Does this year's devastating hurricane season make you wonder what is behind all these powerful storms? At Dream in Green, we believe in the power of science and education. In our new 'Ask a Scientist' series, we sat down with atmospheric scientist at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Dr. Amy Clement, to learn about what the scientific community does and doesn't know about the links between hurricanes and climate change. The links between climate change and hurricanes [...]