Under Construction: The Regenerative Communities Project
Acta Non Verba Farm via California Academy of Sciences How can SSV exert its expertise, experience, and influence to promote environmentally friendly, sustainable, livable, and workable new construction in the Bay Area? Answering this question is […]
SSV Advocacy Update: SEC 10ks, BARC, Seamless Transit & More
“The Dome of California’s Capitol” by Walter Parenteau is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. This is the busy season for legislation and rulemaking. Here’s a review of what SSV has been up to on a number […]
Unleashing the Positive Power of Plants: A WET Talk 8 Recap
Our latest WET Talk featured Galen O’Toole and Renee Murphy of Intrinsyx Environmental talking about the promise and potential of plants and the power of endophyte-assisted phytoremediation. (Watch the WET Talk 8 video) (Phytoremediation is cleanup […]
Full Disclosure: Why Companies Should Report Their Climate Risks
Imagine an investment manager responsible for preserving and growing your retirement savings trying to make sound investment decisions blindfolded. Without robust corporate disclosure reporting (in annual reports and 10-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) […]
Now Versus Never: Changing Our Fossilized Ways
A Call to Action: Energy Transformation, not just Transition, is needed NOW! […]
WET Talk 8 Explainer: Better Living Through Phytoremediation
Imagine a world, much like ours, burdened with a toxic legacy. Underground plumes of a ‘rocket science/chip fab’ past haunt the groundwater present. In this world, some smart researchers figure out how to employ trees as […]
Using Public Transportation for Bay Area to San Diego Trip
In the face of climate change, all of us make numerous daily choices that collectively influence the sustainability of humanity and the planet. It all starts with awareness. Pause and reflect on your daily actions. How […]
WET 7: Cool Smart Surfaces Tackle Heat Islands
Global urban adoption of Smart Surfaces would cost-effectively deliver a 15% CO2e emissions reduction and 5°F of city-wide cooling—with enormous co-benefits California is trying to solve multiple problems simultaneously: rising heat, inequality, clean air & water, […]
WET 6: Exploring the Maven’s Notebook
On a December day in 2021, Chris “The Maven” Austin met with SSV’s Water Director Dennis Murphy to chat about all things water in California. Chris has been publishing Maven’s Notebook since 2013 and has been […]
SSV Joins the Smart Surfaces Coalition
Sustainable Silicon Valley is partnering with the national Smart Surfaces Coalition to help cities make “smart” surface decisions by demonstrating the value of common sense solutions that manage the sun and rain. By using Smart Surfaces […]
SSV Partners with Nebia for Water Efficiency
Sustainable Silicon Valley is partnering with innovative San Francisco-based shower maker Nebia on a drought action project to get new advanced technology Nebia by Moen Quattro Rainshower showerheads into the hands of lucky Bay Area water […]
SSV Building a Sustainable Community Development Framework
Photo: SiteLab Urban Studio SSV’s steadfast vision of a healthy, equitable and clean energy Bay Area, with specialized focus areas of Water, Air Quality, Mobility and Decarbonization, also includes advocating for sustainable communities and increased civic […]