The built environment is not neutral. It either enables progress or obstructs it; contributes to wellbeing or disturbs it. Our region is experiencing the most development it has seen in decades with buildings that will be around for the next 40 to 120 years. Because development impacts people in our community today and for years to come, there is an urgency to be thoughtful and informed about what we are cementing into new places and spaces. And yet, we as a society and a region do not talk about how buildings impact human wellbeing. Blueprint for Better: Pittsburgh (B4B) was developed to change that, and we are looking for more people (i.e. architects, designers of all kinds, neuroscientists, sociologists, EDAC...

On August 3, 2021, The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Pittsburgh Chapter, in conjunction with the Morgantown Area Partnership presents “The AEC & Dr. Gee.” Russell Rogerson, President and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership, will sit down with Dr. Gordon Gee, President of West Virginia University (WVU), to discuss the significant economic development that is happening in North Central West Virginia and how that impacts WVU, the community it serves, and the Pittsburgh region. While SMPS Pittsburgh was unable to host this annual event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event returns in Summer 2021 to bring those from Pittsburgh and Morgantown together to discuss the region’s economic development and opportunities for progress within the Architecture/Engineering/Construction...