Are You Prepared for Audits & Retro-Commissioning?
 Join us on July 7th for the third session in this popular 1st Wednesdays series that addresses NYC’s new Greener, Greater Buildings legislation.
Audits & Retro-Commissioning will require large buildings to perform both an ASHRAE Level II energy audit and a retro-commissioning study once every ten years. Panel speakers will review the policy intent and discuss how the legislation will be implemented, including who will be affected. Prior sessions have sold out; get tickets & details today.
Summer Tours
Be sure to catch one of our upcoming summer tours:
> June 29th: Tapestry Mixed-Income Housing Development
> July 6th: Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Maintenance Facility
> July 20th: Green Roof at Grand Street by Goode Green
Welcome to Allen + Killcoyne Architects!
Urban Green extends a warm welcome to Allen + Killcoyne Architects, who have joined our distinguished sponsors at the Bronze level. The award-winning firm has been a part of New York’s thriving architectural community for over two decades.
LEED Workshop: Core Concepts and Strategies (New York, NY)
June 25th at Con Edison
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. This course will satisfy the eligibility requirement for taking the LEED Green Associate Exam. See tickets & details.
NYC Green Codes Task Force Education Series Session 1: Building a Resilient City
June 29th at Con Edison
Join Urban Green for a series of educational programs that will dig deeper into the details of some of the most important or technically challenging proposals that were released in the NYC Green Codes Task Force report. Session 1 is "Building a Resilient City": an introduction to the creation, mission and development process of the NYC Green Codes Task Force and a detailed discussion of proposals that address climate change impacts and passive survivability issues. See tickets & details.
Emerging Green Builders LEED GA Crash Course
June 30th at NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly
The LEED Crash Course is a 3-hour lecture which uses a case study of an existing LEED certified building to help review the various points of the USGBC LEED rating system and green building core concepts. The Crash Course is intended to provide a brief overview of the LEED rating system and would be most useful to individuals preparing to take the LEED Green Associate exam. See tickets & details.
30-Minute Interview with Douglas Durst
New York Times
Green Features Help Sell Homes
New York Times
Recipe for Green Tires: Plants, Not Petroleum
New York Times
Innovative Mayor Sam Adams Builds a Cleaner Portland
Fast Company
Architect Frank Gehry Talks LEED and the Future of Green Building
PBS.org
Diplomacy through Architecture
dirt.asla.org
A Glimpse of a Car-Friendly Urban Future, Courtesy of--No Surprise--A Car Company
Scientific American
Reach Green Decision-Makers at Urban Green Expo
 Urban Green Expo is an extraordinary opportunity for individuals and organizations to present their work to a broad spectrum of the green building community. This year's theme, Pushing the Envelope, will explore building enclosures, performance verification, and innovative building processes and systems. Download the Call for Proposals or submit a proposal. Consider becoming a Sponsor or Exhibitor at this highly anticipated annual event.
Education Session Proposal Deadline: July 7th
Early Bird Exhibitor Deadline: July 30th
Contact: EXPO@urbangreencouncil.org
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