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In Phase III of UNC-TV's BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA project,
we shed light
on local people, projects and initiatives tackling the region's various livability and sustainability
issues.
 BLUEPRINT ASHEVILLE [VIDEO]
Broadcast Date: 11/29/2010
 Tough economic times have put many out of work; but an innovative work training program in Asheville is teaching sustainability while preparing residents for green collar jobs. In part one of our series, BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA, Heather Burgiss explores how this non-profit program is not only impacting the environment, but changing lives one job at a time.
 BLUEPRINT ROCKY MOUNT [VIDEO]
Broadcast Date: 11/30/2010
 A historic area in one North Carolina town is getting a major face lift that holds the promise of job and business creation for this eastern North Carolina hub. In part two of our BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA series, Heather Burgiss takes us to Rocky Mount to explore how the past is being brought back to sustain the future.
 BLUEPRINT CHARLOTTE [VIDEO]
Broadcast Date: 12/01/2010
Development in a city is often seen as progress, but sometimes progress threatens to push out life long residents who can’t afford to live in a revitalized neighborhood? In part three of our BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA series, Heather Burgiss takes us to Charlotte to highlight a new building project that provides not only affordable housing, but a blueprint for greener and more sustainable development.
 BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS [BLOG]
Post Date: 11/03/2010, By Alexis Pancrazi, Blueprint America
 North Carolina is embarking on an exciting smart growth project; seven
locations across the state are developing conservation-based
affordable housing. The name essentially gives it away but the
idea is that homeowners don’t need to be saddled with the
choice between fiscal responsibility and environmental conservation,
traditionally thought to be at odds. More >>>
 BLUEPRINT DURHAM:
"Periodic Tables" Science Cafe with Scott Huler [VIDEO]
Event Date: 11/09/2010
  In his book On the Grid, Scott Huler demystifies many of the systems of infrastructure that sustain our way of life, starting from his own quarter acre
in North Carolina and as far as Ancient Rome. Following a UNC-TV interview the author from the "Periodic Tables" Science Cafe in Durham, NC, he answered audience questions on a variety of sustainability subjects, from the smart grid to electric cars to the true cost of bottled water.
BLUEPRINT AMERICA is a precedent-setting multi-platform initiative that
harnesses the power of public broadcasting’s most prestigious programs,
primetime documentaries, community and educational outreach, and the web to
shine an unyielding spotlight on one of the most critical issues facing our
country, yet one that has been under-reported by the traditional news media:
America’s decaying and neglected infrastructure. As part of this project, UNC-TV has created a unique portfolio of resources on this critical subject, including:
PHASE II!: Livability & Sustainability:
UNC-TV produced three features that shed light
on local people, projects and initiatives tackling the region's various livability and sustainability
issues.
 PHASE II: Planning for the Future:
UNC-TV produced a half-hour program on transportation in North Carolina with an in-depth examination of the power of rail to provide equal access to all North Carolinians
 PHASE I: Designs for the Future:
UNC-TV produced a half-hour program on North Carolina’s most pressing infrastructure needs and their possible solutions.
 Webinars:
Web conferences are a proven method for reaching out to communities on a variety of topics. UNC-TV hosted two community forums in association with the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum to evaluate issues affecting the "blueprint" of our state.
 Community Engagement:
UNC-TV presented two science cafes in partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh and the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham.
 Exclusive Online Coverage:
Unprecedented online access to interviews with key constituents from the recent North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations' NC Sustainable Communities Summit.
 Resources:
Want to find out more about the issues affecting sustainability and livability in North Carolina as well as various local projects designed to address them? Check out UNC-TV's Web resource page listing notable organizations and people re-drawing our state's "blueprint."
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