The Balboa Park Green Team is a group comprised of employees and volunteers from all the arts and culture organizations in Balboa Park. It was assembled to enhance employee and volunteer engagement in Park sustainability initiatives. We aim to have representation from each of the BPCP member organizations at each meeting. With the goal of infusing sustainability practices into operations, … Read More
New Energy Utility Seasonal and Peak Periods
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) will be putting into effect recently updated seasonal and peak periods starting December 1, 2017. This will affect residential and business customers, as high energy use periods may need to change to accommodate energy pricing. The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) recent General Rate Case proceeding reviewed energy forecasts and costs and determined that … Read More
OPOT Get-Together: Morning Coffee!
The weather might be getting colder, but you don’t have to! Join OPOT for our November Get-Together: Morning Coffee! on Thursday, November 16 from 8:00 a.m.-10:00a.m. at Daniel’s Coffee in Spanish Village Art Center. As a special thank you to our OPOT friends, we will be giving each attendee a One Park-One Team portable coffee mug, and a ticket for … Read More
November Facility Directors Meeting
The Sustainability Program meets monthly with the Facility Directors of the member organizations of the Cultural Partnership to further education by discussing energy efficiency and sustainability topics and providing resources to aid in project implementation.
Park Profiles: Meet Ira Bauer-Spector!
Ira Bauer-Spector is the Marketing and Communications Manager for the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet. This year he received Friends of Balboa Park’s Betty Peabody Emerging Young Leader of Balboa Park Award for his contributions to fostering awareness for the arts and his dedication to the Balboa Park community. 1. Congratulations on being the recipient of the Betty Peabody Emerging … Read More
Energy Storage Workshop
The Sustainability Program is partnering with the San Diego Green Building Council, Cleantech San Diego, and the Center for Sustainable Energy to host an Energy Storage Workshop in Balboa Park. The workshop will be held in the Fleet Science Center‘s Community Forum room. The workshop will help arm commercial building decision makers such as Facility Directors, CFO’s, CEO’s, and others, … Read More
Sustainability Partners’ Breakfast
The Balboa Park Sustainability Program presents the fourth annual Sustainability Partners’ Breakfast. This breakfast brings together San Diego community and Balboa Park stakeholders to build awareness on current sustainability issues. Additionally, we will honor Balboa Park institutions for their exceptional work in the field of sustainability and energy efficiency through the 2017 Balboa Park Sustainability Awards. To register click here.
OPOT Get-Together: Ranger-Led Tour!
Have you ever heard a myth or legend about Balboa Park? Do you wonder if it’s true? Debunk the stories and join your fellow Park zombies and ghosts on Wednesday, October 25th from 5:30-6:30PM and from 6:30-7:30PM for the OPOT Get-Together: Ranger Led Tour on Myths and Legends in Balboa Park, led by Ranger Kim Duclo! We will be meeting in front of … Read More
San Diego Natural History Museum: Passive Climate Control for Collections
The San Diego Natural History Museum (theNAT) has been working on a unique energy saving and collection preserving project that culminated with the opening of Extraordinary Ideas from Ordinary People: A History of Citizen Science in the fall of 2016. This permanent exhibit features a multitude of historic documents, photos and other delicate artifacts. The logistics of opening this exhibit took … Read More
October Facility Directors Meeting
The Sustainability Program meets monthly with the Facility Directors of the member organizations of the Cultural Partnership to further education by discussing energy efficiency and sustainability topics and providing resources to aid in project implementation.