Advance your knowledge of sustainable landscapes concepts and practices through on-demand courses, live events and recordings of previous events. Learn about SITES and fulfill continuing education requirements.&
Education
Access online, on-demand courses to become an expert in SITES and sustainable landscape design, development and management and to earn CE for your SITES AP CMP. Courses are available on the USGBC course catalog for free, a la carte and through a subscription.
Upcoming events
Watch past webinars and events on demand to learn more about SITES and hear from project teams about their processes and tips on achieving certification. Access recordings of previous events.
Aquarium & Zoo Facilities Association 2025 Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah | October 26-30, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Session: "From Planning to Performance: SITES Tools for Facility Teams"
From the drawing board to the last coat of paint and beyond, AZFA members build better zoo and aquarium habitats for animals, and unique visiting experiences for people, all while maintaining sustainable practices. In this session, hear from zoos that are participating in SITES to create more sustainable, resilient landscapes that support the health of animals and enhance the experience for visitors.
Panelists:
- Rachel Ware, Sustainability Consultant, Catalyst Partners
- Andy McDowell, Manager of Sustainability, Detroit Zoological Society
- Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES Director, USGBC/ GBCI
USGBC First Friday Webinar Series 2025
October 3, 2025, 1-2 PM ET
Live Virtual Webinar: "Dig into SITES"
2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture
October 10-13, 2025 in New Orleans, LA
View the 8 SITES-specific CEUs
SITES is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for SITES Community Partner, Landscape Architecture Foundation for their Annual Benefit
Friday, Oct 10, 2025, 8-11pm
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Don't miss the Sustainable Design & Development PPN Meeting
October 11, 2025, 10:00-10:45am
SITES All the Time? Incorporating SITES in Everyday Practice
Come hear about the pioneering efforts of public and private practitioners in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles as they share their efforts to adopt SITES in daily practice. Nancy Monteith, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP, is a Senior Landscape Architect for the City of Salt Lake City and will be presenting the City’s Sustainable Infrastructure Policy to require SITES certification for projects exceeding $2M in construction budget. Evan Mather, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP, Principal at MIG in Los Angeles, will be talking about his firm’s adoption of a SITES approach to all their work, regardless of whether the client is looking to pursue SITES certification. Learn about the benefits the SITES framework provides for clients and public sector work. Come listen and be inspired to make your practice as sustainable as possible and consider making SITES part of your everyday.
Greenbuild 2025
Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA | November 4-7, 2025
Join the world’s largest annual event for green building professionals.
Tour: Equity and Infrastructure: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park
November 3, 2025, 1:00-5:00 PM
Session: "SITES at Scale: A Policy Playbook for Governments and Institutions"
November 5, 2025, 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Join for an exciting session where you can learn from some of the first institutions on the groundbreaking journey of adopting SITES into Policy. The City of Austin, Salt Lake City, and University of Texas are each applying SITES v2 across a portfolio of projects. Now is the time to share those lessons with others, accelerating SITES adoption and understanding by providing guidance and tools to bring hard-working, resilient, and biodiverse landscapes to your own communities, campuses, or institutions. In this hands-on session, we’ll dive into the process and share our “SITES as Policy Playbook” along with the toolkit developed to guide others through similar challenges. Whether you're already on the SITES path or just starting the conversation, we’ll show you how to overcome barriers, communicate value, and create meaningful change. We’ll start by defining what SITES as a policy really means, and why it’s a game-changer for sustainability at-scale. You’ll get a look at universal barriers we’ve uncovered and learn how to develop a workshop methodology that will help any organization identify key barriers. Next, we’ll explore how to make the business case for SITES. With concrete examples from our experience, you’ll learn how to show the financial value of SITES — from reducing operational costs to increasing resilience to natural hazards. It’s all about finding the right message for your stakeholders. Finally, we’ll get into the weeds with an interactive, group-based exercise where you’ll work through real-world tools for implementing SITES at a policy scale. By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with practical resources to take back to your organization and the confidence to get started.