A Rare Tour of Columbia Faculty House
 Join us March 16th for a special tour of Columbia University’s Faculty House, the first McKim, Mead & White building renovation project registered for LEED certification and expected to receive LEED NC v2.2 Gold Certification later this month. Originally built in the 1920s, Faculty House's interior redesign and restoration have been consistent with its historic significance and purpose - to provide a comfortable environment for socializing, dining and academic exchanges. The building is open to the Columbia community and also available to outsiders for dining, meetings and other special events. Get tickets and details for this tour. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
Green Codes Task Force Update
With the ink on the NYC Green Codes Task Force report barely dry, the City Council has already enacted legislation to implement task force recommendation OC 6 Streamline Approvals for Green Technologies & Projects. Introduction 77, co-sponsored by Council Members Jim Genarro and Dan Garodnick and highlighted in Speaker Quinn’s State of the City address, will fast track review of innovative green technology and buildings. The new law establishes an Interagency Green Team under the Mayor’s Office and Innovation Review Board in the Department of Buildings.
Tour: Democracy Now! TODAY
March 10th at Democracy Now! Broadcasting Studio
In late 2008, LEED consultant Code Green and contractor Brooklyn Interiors were presented with the challenge to LEED certify the broadcasting studio for Democracy Now! an award-winning national, daily, independent news program broadcast via TV, radio and the Web. The approximately 10,000 sf space in a former printing house was initially aiming for LEED Silver but is now on track to receive LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors. Please join representatives from Democracy Now! as well as Brooklyn Interiors for a tour of the new studio. Details here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
High Performance Green Building Salon: Optimizing Energy Use in Sustainable Corporate Interiors
March 18th at Knoll
Join Urban Green Council for a case study of the recently completed LEED-CI Gold office of COFRA / Good Energies. The architects gutted the 22,500 square-foot space with the intent of using daylight as the primary means of illumination. Day lighting is the primary player in the daily reduction of energy consumption—which, at 0.76 watts per square foot, is 24 percent better than code. Details here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher. AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.5 (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.
LEED Workshop: Green Interior Design and Construction (ID+C)
March 26th at Pfizer
This workshop is intended for professionals who are familiar with the basic concepts of the LEED for Commercial Interiors Rating System, but new to implementing it on projects or looking to brush up on implementation best practices. It is appropriate for new LEED APs, as well as those pursuing GBCI's LEED AP Interior Design + Construction credential (ID+C). Details & credit information here. This course provides 7 GBCI CE Hours (LEED ID+C Specific).
 Film Screen: Earth Days
April 13th at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Auditorium
Urban Green will host an advance screening of Robert Stone’s Earth Days. This highly anticipated film explores the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement. Mr. Stone’s award-winning, critically acclaimed work includes Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004), Oswald’s Ghost (2007) and, most recently, the Civilian Conservation Corps film for the PBS American Experience series. Following the film, Robert Fox of Cook+Fox will lead a discussion and audience Q&A with the director. Watch the trailer. Tickets are limited. Full details here. This event is free for members at our SUPPORTER level or higher.
Interactive Building Eco Solutions
Jamestown Sees Value in Green
Historic Preservation and Green Architecture: Friends Or Foes?
Platinum for Christman, Twice
Toxie Awards Go To BPA, Lead, Pthalates and More
Emerging Green Builders New York is hosting local entrants for the 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition, partnered this year with Salvation Army’s EnviRenew Initiative. This year's competition focuses its sights on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans, Louisiana. Competitors will design a LEED for Homes project that is priced affordably and is functional for elderly occupants. Winner of the local competition will compete nationally at Greenbuild 2010 and the winning designers will see their projects built! Competition and registration details here.
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