Please join us TOMORROW at Steelcase for our Annual Member Meeting.
This important event will give members an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates for the 2010 Board of Directors. (Voting will officially open on December 3 and close on December 31, 2009.) If you are not currently a member, please JOIN or RENEW today to be eligible to vote in Board elections. Sign-up before December 3rd to receive free admission to the Annual Member Meeting.
Member dues are expected to increase slightly in 2010, so sign-up now to take advantage of the low $75 core membership rate before the year is over.
Are you considering taking a LEED Exam in the next few months? Are you a current LEED AP eager to begin accumulating the continuing education hours that are now required for LEED APs with Specialties? Urban Green Council is planning our educational calendar for Q1 2010 and would like your input to help us best serve your educational needs. Please take a moment now fill out our LEED Education Survey. Our first ten survey-takers will receive a free Urban Green tote bag. If you have questions about LEED exams, credentialing or continuing education requirements, please see our LEED Credentialing FAQ page.
Career Fair - Presented by EGB
December 5th at The Wasserman Center for Career Development, NYU
The third annual Career Fair will take place on December 5. Presented by Emerging Green Builders, the Fair is both a recruiting event and corporate showcase highlighting the activities and achievements of high-performance, environmentally responsible companies while connecting students and young professionals with esteemed architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate firms. Details here.
Green Building Design Foundations: the Basics of LEED 2009 and Implementation of a Collaborative Design Process
December 7th at Arup
A 4-hour course designed for those seeking a technical introduction to green building design and the implementation of LEED 2009. The course will begin with an overview of green building, including the environmental impact of buildings and how they are typically mitigated, and a detailed description of LEED 2009. Details here.
AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 4.0 (AIA credits may also be used by NY State Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
Energy Code Changes: What the Design Team Needs to Know
January 5th - 20th at Alexander Hamilton US Custom House
The NYC Department of Buildings now requires that all projects submitted for approval include calculations to demonstrate compliance with the NYS Energy Code. At the request of the New York City Department of Buildings the AIA New York Chapter, ASHRAE-NY and Urban Green Council have assembled a group of speakers to disseminate their knowledge and understanding of the NYS Energy Code and to make clear the Energy Code submittal requirements for all projects in NYC. These sessions will take place over 5 evenings in January. Details here.
AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.5 (AIA credits may also be used by NY State Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
The American Streetscape: "Dangerous by Design"
MIT's 'Chameleon' Tiles Promise to Slash Building Energy Use
Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future
Clemson Builds Green
No Easy Route to Cutting CO2
Double win for Rab Bennetts at Sustainability Awards
2009 Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment with Werner Sobek: Ecoradicalism – Architecture Tomorrow
Moderated by Toshiko Mori
Werner Sobek will present the 3rd Annual Franzen Lecture for Architecture and the Environment. Sobek, an international figure whose work has significant implications for understanding and reconceiving the relationship between architecture and the environment, will discuss a radical approach for building that combines the sustainability concepts of zero energy, zero carbon emission, and zero waste called triple zero building.
Tonight, 7:00 p.m. at The Great Hall at Cooper Union; 7 East 7th Street, New York. Tickets are free for League members; $10 for non-members. Members may reserve a ticket by e-mailing: rsvp@archleague.org. Member tickets will be held at the check-in desk; unclaimed tickets will be released fifteen minutes after the start of the program. Non-members may purchase tickets at www.archleague.org until 3:00 p.m. the day of the program.
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