Check out the videos that the founder of URBN hotel Jules Kwan and Marketing Director Victoria Hajjar are been interviewed: [youku id="XMTg1NDQ5MTIw" w="360" h="273"] [youku id="XMTg1NDQ0NTk2" w="360" h="273"]
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Green Drinks Shanghai now at Xin Dan Wei
Dear Green Drinkers, 亲爱的绿色畅饮会员们： We are very excited to announce the new location of Green Drinks Shanghai. This next month GDS will take place at Xin Dan Wei (literally New Working Environment) located at 4C, Building 4, IIInShanghai Hub, Number 727 DingXi Road, Changning District. 我们非常高兴地通知上海绿色畅饮在下个月(即七月份)聚集的新地址：中国上海市长宁区定西路727号映巷创意工场4号楼4楼C座“新单位”(靠近延安西路) It is about a 10 minute walk from Yan ...
IFC International and URBN Team Up for Sustainability
Summary: URBN Hotel Shanghai Couples Green Design with Green Operations to Reduce Electricity Use 36% Five-Year Projected Carbon Mitigation Potential Equivalent to Planting 20,000 Trees For Immediate Release: June 25, 2010 ICF International Report Favorable for URBN Hotel ICF International and URBN Team Up for Sustainability Shanghai, China June 25, 2010- ICF International has ...
Start Small. Accomplish More?
Shanghai's very own Richard Brubaker was quoted in a recent Special Report in the NYtimes regarding the Eco cities falling through recently. Sure, maybe the Government and different planners were being too ambitious but that is one great thing about being in China is that we can try. And keep trying ...
Tap Water Event
Drinking water from the tap - Innovative Urban Water Management Moderator: Roland Winkler Time: 28.06.2010 15:00 - 18:30 Location: Shanghai International Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Park Baoshan District, West Changjiang Rd. No.101. Language: English or Chinese with Simultaneous Translation 15.00 Welcome Address by Wilfried Eckstein (Goethe Institute Shanghai) 15.20 General ...
Value of Human Life
This is the definition of the value of human life from an entrepreneur based in Brooklyn. "I think there is one metric that can be used to measure the value of a human life and that’s impact. How did you change things? How many people did you touch? How ...
China Leading The Clean Energy Push
With all the news about BP's mistakes and disruptions to our environment what better time to be thinking about how we get away from BP and other companies and start using more Clean Energy. The NYTimes ran a piece (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/business/global/18yuan.html?hp) talking about China's push and lead in this important area. 'Mr. Li ...
Event Saturday at the World Expo
We have a vision Make the World a Better Place one Initiative at the time We have crowdsourced the vision and have created URBAN RECIPES - a cook book for changemakers WHAT: A day full of inspiration, dialogue and tools... and great network opportunities. WHY: Come if you have a perspective on how to change the World. We ...
Visit Chongming Island with KPlunk
If you're interested in having a great trip to ChongMing Island please check out what KPlunk is doing here
Going Green = Making More Money
The NYTimes ran a story about companies ranging from Nike, Herman Miller, to Tandus Flooring which are pushing the envelope in terms of Green and Sustainability. Why are all these companies doing this? Of course it makes them feel good and helps make the world a better place but the ...
