3-Part 1st Wednesday Series: A Closer Look at New York's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
From now until July, the 1st Wednesdays Technical Roundtable will be dedicated to New York's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan. The first session will address the benchmarking bill on May 5th at Bovis Lend Lease. Panel speakers will review the policy intent, discuss how the legislation will be implemented including to whom it applies and when, provide information on the tools available for compliance, and speak to potential opportunities and challenges as seen in a local case study. Tickets & details here.
AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.0 (AIA credits may also be used by NY State Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors - see Section 17 & 18 on the NY State Professional Engineering page). This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
Tour: Columbia University Medical Center TODAY
April 28th at Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center
Join Urban Green Council for a tour of the new Milstein Family Heart Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in Washington Heights. The project just received a LEED-NCv2.1 Gold rating. The state-of-the-art facility, which opened in February, showcases not just highly advanced diagnostic technology and treatments but also sustainable features. And you will get to see evidence of both on this tour. Details here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
LEED Workshop: Core Concepts and Strategies
April 30th at Pfizer
Please join Urban Green Council for this official USGBC 200-level course intended for anyone who wants more than a basic understanding of LEED - including those with a stake in their company's or community's building practices, those directly involved in green building projects, and those pursuing GBCI's LEED Green Associate credential. Details and credit information here.
Tour: Tapestry Mixed Income Housing Development
May 4th at Tapestry
Please join Urban Green Council for pre-occupancy tour of Tapestry, a mixed income LEED-NC project in the recently rezoned 125 Street Corridor in Harlem. Tapestry is a 12-story, 185-unit mixed-income rental apartment building pursuing LEED NC Gold. Tapestry is a NYC Housing Development Corp. Mixed-Income Housing and NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development project and is receiving incentives from the NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program. The project also meets the Enterprise Green Communities guidelines for environmental responsibility. Details & credit information here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
1st Wednesday Technical Roundtable: Series on Greener, Greater Buildings Plan - Session 1: Benchmarking
May 5th at Bovis
From May to July, the Urban Green Council will offer a 1st Wednesday Roundtable series focused on reviewing each of the legislative initiatives and featuring experts from the public and private sectors who are directly involved with the roll-out criteria for implementation. The first session in the series will address the benchmarking bill. Panel speakers during the benchmarking session will review the policy intent, discuss how the legislation will be implemented including to whom it applies and when, provide information on the tools available for compliance, and speak to potential opportunities and challenges as seen in a local case study. Details & credit information here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
High Performance Green Building Salon: Sustainable Towers
May 13th at Knoll
High rise buildings are among the most visible green building typologies. Join us for a presentation of the driving factors in creating sustainable high rise buildings from John An and Junko Nakagawa of Atelier Ten. Details & credit information here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
High Performance Green Building Salon: Green Retail Strategies
June 10th at Knoll
Please join Urban Green Council in an engaging panel discussion exploring green portfolio management strategies through the experiences of retailers in varying stages of the green development process. Details & credit information here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
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Earth Day at 40
New York Wildflower Week
Celebrate the 3rd annual NYC Wildflower Week, May 1 - 9, 2010 with free events in all 5 boroughs-- including children’s fairs, botanical walks,
garden and green roof tours, planting opportunities, edible native tastings and more. Events are filling up fast, so rsvp to reserve a spot! See details.
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