Two Days, 106 Trade Show Vendors, 30+ SessionsUrban Green Expo will bring together the entire building industry for two days of top-level educational sessions, acclaimed speakers and green building tours. Along with an extensive vetted green product trade show, we're tying this year's theme to the challenging economic climate.
See some of the educational sessions from our Case Studies, Finance, Infrastructure, Policy, and Process tracks. Register before August 1st and save $50 on Full Conference Passes. If your organization is interested in learning about all the benefits of sponsoring or becoming a partner of the Expo, contact us at sponsorships@urbangreencouncil.org.
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Natural Talent Design Competition Awards Ceremony
July 21st TRESPA Design Centre
For this year’s Natural Talent Design Competition, New York City’s Emerging Green Builders challenged architects and engineers to design an integrated middle school and affordable housing complex in the Harlem area of Manhattan. Interdisciplinary teams were required to submit designs with a relevant relationship between the school, housing complex and the surrounding neighborhood. Elements relating to all five categories of the LEED-NC v2.2 had to be incorporated by addressing sustainable design features. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges including William Stein, Principal at Dattner Architects, John Rice, Partner at AKF Engineers, and Lauren Yarmuth, Principal at YRG Sustainability Consultants, with the top winners moving on to compete for a national award at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in November. Attendees at the Awards Ceremony will view some of the outstanding submissions, see winners selected, and hear a talk by Stein. Details here.
Tour: Melrose Commons
July 29th at 754 Melrose Avenue in the South Bronx
Devastated by years of neglect, this area is currently participating in the LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot program. It is one of the only low-income urban renewal areas in the program, which involves over 240 projects across the country. A unique opportunity to learn about the challenges of sustainable design for communities and affordable housing. Petr Strand, Principal of Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC, will lead the tour. Comfortable shoes recommended. Details here.
AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.0
Modernism and Sustainability: Separated in Childhood, Reunited at Last
July 30th Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Collector's Office
Please join GSA for a lecture on historic preservation and sustainability. Noted architect David N. Fixler, FAIA, will address modernism as it is commonly perceived and its sustainable other. Citing examples of both public and private projects and initiatives, Fixler will raise issues typically faced when rehabilitating mid-century modern buildings. Admission is free but space is limited. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.
Credits to be announced
Wayne Trusty Discusses Life Cycle Assessment
August 4th at Trespa Design Centre
Please join us for this rare opportunity to hear Wayne Trusty, pioneer in the field of life cycle assessment, speak in New York City. Trusty is President of the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute and its U.S. affiliate, Athena Institute International, and an Adjunct Associate Professor on the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design. He will provide an introduction into Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which is a methodology for assessing the environmental performance associated with a product or process over its full life cycle. This event is sponsored by Trespa. Details here.
AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.0
EVIDENCE OF SILVER LINING
Green building remains in demand in the downturn.
WONDERS NEVER CEASE
Exxon Mobil announces major investment in algae-based biofuels.
MAGIC BUS
“Bus Rapid Transit” as climate change solution.
WINDPOWER WITHOUT THE TURBINE?
BEYOND BETTER LIGHTBULBS
JANE LUBCHENKO, NEW HEAD OF NOAA, ON RESTORING SCIENCE TO U.S. CLIMATE POLICY
The Greening of Southie Screening in New York
This 2008 documentary by Ian Cheney tells the story of Boston's first residential green building, through the eyes of the steel-toed construction crew that sets out to build it. The film is an exploration of how environmentally-friendly design may be the key to solving the problem of climate change, and a humorous portrait of some of New England's most unlikely environmentalists. Watch the trailer.
Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street), Sunday, July 19th, Tickets here.
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