Member Reception

Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up in 2017 for Urban Green Council.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2016 Member Receptions on Flickr.

Thanks to Knoll for hosting this event!

Join us in recognizing the incredible contributions of our volunteers at our 2017 Service Awards and Summer Member Reception. Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Announcing our 2017 Service Awards winners...

Brian Kaplan
Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Currently sitting on our 2017 Monthly Programs Committee, Brian has been an active member of Urban Green since 2009. This year we recognize his indispensable help in securing donated furniture for our new office and expanding staff at 55 Broad Street.
 

Bob Muldoon
Assistant Manager for Green Building Training  
32BJ Training Fund
A member since 2011, Bob served on our Monthly Programs Committee for four years through 2016, always going above and beyond to plan and execute high-quality educational programming for Urban Green.
 

Filomena Nigro
Assistant Project Manager  
CNY Group
Filomena joined Urban Green as a member in 2015, and almost immediately joined our Emerging Professionals Committee where she made a considerable impression in her first year. She has demonstrated a strong commitment to building community and now leads the Committee as co-chair.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2016 Member Receptions on Flickr.

Not an Urban Green member yet? Join or renew your membership by June 6 and receive free attendance to this event. Email Bea Mora for more information. 

Join us for our Holiday Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council. Members, please vote on our 2017 slate for our Board of Directors! Paper ballots will be available at the reception.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2015 Member Receptions on Flickr.

Thanks to GROHE for hosting this event!

Registration is closed for this event—walk-ins are welcome.

Join us for our Fall Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our past Member Receptions on Flickr.

Thank you to Knoll for hosting this event.

Online registration is now closed for this event. Walk-ins are welcome.

Our 2015 Service Awardees at the Knoll Showroom

Join us in recognizing the incredible contributions our volunteers at our 2016 Service Awards and Summer Member Reception. Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Catch up with friends & colleagues—including our 2016 Service Awardees! RSVP for our Summer Reception on Thurs, 6/2: https://t.co/nEBJrXGs2H

— Urban Green Council (@UrbanGreenNY) May 31, 2016

This year's Awardees have dedicated enormous efforts to invigorating and growing Urban Green's membership, developing the curricula for GPRO Homes and Conquering the Energy Code, and preparing countless classes of students with the skills and knowledge needed to build sustainably:

Anthony Ali
Assistant Principal, Queens Vocational and Technical High School
Anthony helped pave the way for GPRO trainings at Queens Vocational, extending our reach to Career and Technical Education (CTE) students in New York City.

Calvert Bowen
Teacher, Queens Vocational and Technical High School, Certified GPRO CM Instructor
Since becoming a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher a decade ago and a certified GPRO instructor five years ago, Calvert has helped train class after class of Queens Vocational students in green building skills in the electrical program.

Erika Duran
Sustainability Consultant, Dagher Engineering, Membership Committee
An active member of our Membership Committee, Erika Duran has gone above and beyond in engaging our community since attending her first Urban Green event three years ago.

Julie Nelson
Partner, BKSK Architects, GPRO Homes and Conquering the Energy Code Advisory Committees
Julie has been involved with Urban Green since 2008, providing key industry insights as a member of our GPRO Homes and Conquering the Energy Code Advisory Committees.

Ismail Ocasio
Apprenticeship Training Manager, NYC Department of Education
In addition to being a member of the Urban Green community since 2011, Ismail was certified as a GPRO O&M Instructor and has played an instrumental role in spreading the curriculum into CTE High Schools across NYC.

Jennifer Preston
Associate, Sustainable Design Director, BKSK Architects, GPRO Homes and Conquering the Energy Code Advisory Committees
Since attending her first Urban Green event eight years ago, Jennifer has become a key member of our community, particularly as part of the GPRO Homes and Conquering the Energy Code Advisory Committees.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2015 Member Receptions on Flickr.

Not an Urban Green member yet? Join using discount code 2016GREEN  for 15% off membership.

Thank you to Kimball Office for hosting this event!

Online registration is now closed for this event. Walk-ins are welcome.

Join us for our Spring Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2015 Member Receptions on Flickr.

Thank you to GE Monogram for hosting this event.

Join us for our Fall Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council. 

Board Chair John Mandyck (Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies) will give a special presentation on his new book Food Foolish, exploring the connections between food waste and climate emissions, world hunger, water shortages, and food insecurity. 

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2015 Summer Member Reception on Flickr.

SCHEDULE

6:00 - 6:30 PM     Reception 
6:30 - 7:00 PM     Food Foolish presentation and discussion
7:00 - 8:00 PM     Reception continued

Thank you to Humanscale for hosting this event.

Registration is closed for this event, but walk-ins are welcome!

Join us for our Holiday Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2014 Holiday Member Reception on Flickr.

Members: voting is open for our 2016 Board Slate. Vote online now!

Special thanks to Grohe for hosting this event.

Join us in recognizing the incredible contributions of our volunteers at our 2015 Service Awards and Summer Member Reception. Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

This year's Service Awards honorees are dedicated members of our Monthly Programs Committee, helping us triple our output of exciting and relevant programs in the past five years:

Joann Gonchar | Senior Editor, Architectural Record
Bret Mantyk | Senior Environmental Designer, Atelier Ten
Charles Murphy, Jr. | Project Engineer, Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Sarah Sachs | Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Whitney Smith | Director of Sustainable Services, Cosentini Associates
Wolfgang Werner | Principal, Urban Fabrick

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2015 Spring Member Reception on Flickr.

Thank you to Knoll for hosting this event.

While online registration has closed for this event, walk-ins are welcome.

Photo credit: Jurgen Fauth

Join us for our Spring Member Reception to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council.

Open to current, past, and future members of Urban Green; drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. View photos of our 2014 Holiday Member Reception on Flickr.

SPRING SPECIAL:

Not a member yet? Join or renew today and you can attend for free using the discount code provided in your membership welcome email.

Thank you to GE Monogram for hosting this event.