
What to Expect
April 1 (optional)
1-4pm Pittsburgh Glass Center Visit​​
Tour the newly renovated, energy efficient Pittsburgh Glass Center, learn about how Building America, CDE, as subsidiary of the AFL-CIO HIT helped to finance this community-serving, quality jobs-supporting project, and enjoy a hands-on learning experience making a glass souvenir.
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5:30-7pm Evening Reception
Join other summit attendees for a casual reception in preparation for Wednesday's main program
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April 2
8am-4pm Main Program
8:00am Breakfast and Registration
9:00am Welcoming Remarks and Speakers
​9:45am Panel: Case Studies
11:00am Breakout Discussions: Topics in Project Development
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Joint procurement/development
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Local partnerships and quality jobs
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Finding capacity at the local level
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Panel: Funding Sustainable Infrastructure
2:15pm Breakout Discussions: Hub Implementation
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Project pipeline
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Project structure
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Project funding
3:30pm Plenary Report-out from Breakouts
3:45pm Closing remarks
4:00pm Adjourn
Location and Accommodations
The summit's main program will be held at Pittsburgh's Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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The Pittsburgh Glass Center is located at 5472 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. For those traveling to Pittsburgh without a car, transportation to the tour can be provided.
A block of rooms has been reserved at Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, 112 Washington Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
CLICK HERE to reserve a room, or you may call the hotel directly at 412-471-4000 and ask for the Appalachian Sustainability Finance Hub Summit Room Block (Reservations with a discounted rate are limited and are at a first come first serve basis.) Downtown also has several other hotels a short distance from Energy Innovation Center.
Travel Stipends
A limited number of travel stipends are available to support attendance at the summit. If you would like a travel stipend, please indicate your interest on the registration form and Hub staff will contact you with details, or email ASFHub@steelvalley.org with questions.