Each year on International Women’s Day, USGBC recognizes the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women everywhere. This day has been observed for over a century, and in 2019, International Women’s Day encourages people to unite through the theme #BalanceforBetter.

This article was originally published in Fall 2018's issue of USGBC+ by Catherine Shannon as "Eternally Green: Bala Cynwyd Cemetery Achieves SITES Certification for Sustainable Landscape Design." Read the original version.

As global populations increasingly shift into urban environments, cities are facing more pressure to build and maintain sustainable, resilient places for their residents. Rapid urbanization often means rapid construction of buildings and paved roads, which can exacerbate air and water pollution, heat stress and other climate-related stressors.

Looking for new ways to earn SITES-specific CEUs? Want to learn how projects achieved SITES certification?

We’ve developed three new case studies that give you a behind-the-scenes look at the main challenges certified projects have faced, and the landscape strategies implemented to address them.

Across the globe, issues surrounding water use, its infrastructure and its quality are abundant. The demand for water in agriculture, industry and in communities is growing rapidly, and it’s becoming more important than ever to implement water treatment, reuse and conservation strategies to preserve this precious limited resource.

A new USGBC brief, “Greenspace for Good: Using the SITES System to Advance Resilience," highlights specific performance-based strategies within the SITES rating system that address resilience.