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NYC Green Building Events

Tour: Bronx Library Center LEED NC Silver

• When: Tuesday, April 28 2009 05:00 PM - Tuesday, April 28 2009 07:00 PM
  (today, 13:55 hours.)
• Where: 310 East Kingsbridge Road (at Briggs Avenue) New York, NY 10458 Directions: Travel time from Union Square is 53 minutes. D, B train to Fordham Rd.; follow signs indicating exit to Grand Concourse and 188th St. On Grand Concourse walk north one bl
• Duration: 02:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: USGBC
• More information: More information »
• The Bronx Library Center is the first publicly funded building in the five boroughs of New York City to receive LEED certification, and the first branch in the New York Public Library System to be LEED certified. Thus the Center builds on the rich architectural tradition of The New York Public Library, while setting a standard for the future. Join us to learn more about a public client’s perspective on benefits and challenges of sustainable design for public construction. Sustainable design was integral to developing an environmentally responsible, healthy building that is welcoming to the community and technologically advanced. Features include a high-performance curtain wall, high-efficiency lighting with stepped daylight dimming controls as well as occupancy and CO2 sensors. Learn how sustainable features are integrated in public buildings, how the building’s energy costs were reduced from those of a standard code compliant building by more than 20%, and about the operational and regulatory issues specific to sustainable public projects. Tickets: $20 USGBC New York Members* $30 Non-Members

Transitioning into the Green Building Industry

• When: Tuesday, April 28 2009 06:00 PM - Tuesday, April 28 2009 07:30 PM
  (today, 14:55 hours.)
• Where: 217 Grand Street No 802 b/w Mott and Elizabeth St
• Duration: 01:30 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: YRG sustainability
• More information:
• A panel discussion featuring representatives from: GreenOrder • Ateiler Ten • Studio Mapos • YRG Designed to help those interested in transitioning into the Green Building Industry understand the industry and what expertise is most valuable to local firms. The panel will answer questions as well as direct participants to the best ways to prepare for entering the industry. This event is free and open to the first 25 people who rsvp to lbenson@yrgsustainability.com

Master Class in Sustainable Design: Carolyn Steel

• When: Friday, May 01 2009 11:45 AM - Friday, May 01 2009 01:30 PM
  (in 3 days and 08:40 hours.)
• Where: Haworth Showroom 125 Park Avenue (please enter on 42nd street) New York, NY 10017
• Duration: 01:45 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: USGBC, Hosted by Haworth Showroom
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• Join us for a presentation of the career of London-based Architect Carolyn Steel, including the recent publication of her groundbreaking book, Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives. Carolyn is an architect, lecturer and writer whose 20 years experience combines practice with teaching and research in urban design, breaking down traditional barriers between disciplines. A director of Cullum and Nightingale Architects, she was a Rome Scholar, has written for the architectural press, and has presented on the BBC’s “One Foot in the Past”. Her lecture course at Cambridge University, “Food and the City” is an established part of the Architecture degree program. Carolyn’s book, Hungry City, examines the development of cities through food. The book describes the organic life-cycles of cities, following food's journey from farm to table to waste and back, and asks how a new approach to the urban food network can improve the design of urban places. Carolyn examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human ecology, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma one which holds the key to a host of current problems, from obesity and the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world. She shows how our lives and our environment are being impacted by contemporary food systems but explains how we can change things for the better. Carolyn will explore the impact sustainability has had on her multi-faceted career and what the future holds for those committed to greener, healthier communities. Tickets: $10 AIA HSW/SD: 1.0 Registration: 11:45am Lunch: 12:00pm Presentation 12:30 - 1:30pm

Weathering the Storm: Design firms are invited to a brainstorming session on sharing resources and cutting costs

• When: Tuesday, May 05 2009 08:30 AM - Tuesday, May 05 2009 10:00 AM
  (in 7 days and 05:25 hours.)
• Where: 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 United States
• Duration: 01:30 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: USGBC, Bovis Lend lease
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• During this period of economic turmoil, “sustainability” has taken on new meaning. Many in the design community are looking for ways to share information, pool resources, and cut costs. One new resource is Exchange Point, a website where design firms can post and search for temporary staffing, desk space, collaboration opportunities, and more. We invite representatives of design firms to an open forum to further explore these and other ways to sustain and strengthen the green building community. Co-sponsored by USGBC New York, AIA NY, ASHRAE New York Chapter, and The Architect’s Newspaper. Attendance is limited to one representative from each design firm. Space is limited, please RSVP

Green Roofs, Alternative Energy, and Your Business

• When: Tuesday, May 05 2009 05:00 PM - Tuesday, May 05 2009 06:30 PM
  (in 7 days and 13:55 hours.)
• Where: Sustainable NYC, 139 Avenue A (between 8th & 9th)
• Duration: 01:30 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: Sustainable NYC
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• If your business wants save on energy costs, increase marketability of your building, gain aesthetic appeal, increase roof life span, insulate your building from sound, reduce storm water runoff and more then come to this introductory workshop on Green Roofs and alternative energy. This workshop will teach you about what a Green Roof is and how your business and your community can benefit from it (including economic benefits and incentives). Green Roof experts will show you examples of Green Roofs and discuss how they are installed. Furthermore, experts on alternative energy option in NYC will help you reduce energy bills and your businesses overall emissions.

1st Wednesday Technical Roundtable: Building Integrated Wind Power

• When: Wednesday, May 06 2009 08:00 AM - Wednesday, May 06 2009 09:00 AM
  (in 8 days and 04:55 hours.)
• Where: 200 Park Avenue, 9th Floor (Met Life Building; enter through Grand Central Terminal's main concourse) New York, NY 10166
• Duration: 01:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: USGBC
• More information: More information »
• AIA Continuing Education Credit: HSW/SD 1.0 Join us for an up-to-date discussion of wind energy theory, wind resources, turbine types and sizes, siting and other practical considerations. Attendees will leave with a solid understanding of the benefits and constraints of wind energy in an urban environment. In cities where space for photovoltaic systems is limited, wind power is often a more feasible, effective option. The presentation will focus on systems currently entering the market, and on the widespread uncertainty regarding their performance. The conditions of building mounted turbines as distinct from those of stand-alone turbines will also be discussed. Fluctuations in fossil fuel prices, and planning pressure to provide on-site renewable energy are key incentives to explore the potential of building integrated wind power. New York's quest to produce clean power, highlighted by Mayor Bloomberg at the Las Vegas Clean Energy Summit last August, is a prime example of this. Panelists will explore all these issues and more, and field audience questions. Speakers: Adam Friedberg, Arup (Please check link for updates on speakers) Tickets: $15 USGBC New York Members* $25 Non-Members

Sustainability: The Exit Strategy-Small, local, open and connected An Evening with Ezio Manzini

• When: Wednesday, May 06 2009 06:00 PM - Wednesday, May 06 2009 08:00 PM
  (in 8 days and 14:55 hours.)
• Where: The Cherry Lane Theater 38 Commerce Street West Village, NY City
• Duration: 02:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: o2 NYC
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• Whether you've been tirelessly working away on sustainable design strategies for years, or have only recently joined the movement, you must be wondering, what do we do NOW? Design for positive social and environmental impact - let's admit it - it is easier said than done, even when the economy was booming, and the demand for shiny green things was on the rise. The more we seemed to dig deeper and learn about the environmental and social consequences of design, the more we struggled with the moral quandaries built into our systems of production and consumption. Sure, we could do better, but would better get us to where we need to go? Now that the global economy is on the precipice, can we rethink and reframe our goals? What IS our exit strategy? Ezio Manzini, author of Sustainable Everyday, Professor in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano, and founder of o2 Italy, will join us for an evening conversation. Ezio has been on the journey towards sustainable design for over 20 years, and has noticed a growing trend to move beyond first measures of eco-efficiency, to seek larger vision of sustainability. Ezio will share his current vision for sustainability, to define our exit strategy as a community of designers: "Research on eco-efficiency has been successful, but has not improved the overall picture. Current products and services, taken one by one, use far less energy and materials than those of some decades ago. However, no indicator of aggregate consumption indicates a decrease: even in countries where research on eco-efficiency has been most successful. Overall consumption of environmental resources continues to grow. This clearly tells us that increasing improvements in the current system are not enough. The transition towards sustainability requires a systemic change. It is not a question of doing what we already do better. It is a question of doing different things in completely different ways. There is an emerging demand for visions of sustainability. This requires scenarios to show that is possible to move form the “less of the same” perspective to the “better and different” one. That is, the one where is proved that there are feasible, socially acceptable, even attractive, alternatives on different scales for various aspects of people’s lives. Where will this vision come from? The emerging features, as the cases of socio-technical innovation on which they are based, are characterized by four keywords: small, local, open and connected. We know that these same keywords are characterizing the contemporary society, when we look at it as a network society. To do that the role of the design community (can be crucial to feed the social learning process with the needed design knowledge: new scenarios (on sustainable ways of being and doing) and specific design contributions (to the development of viable solutions)." - Ezio Manzini

Brooklyn Green Buildings Tour by bike

• When: Saturday, May 09 2009 09:00 AM - Saturday, May 09 2009 04:00 PM
  (in 11 days and 05:55 hours.)
• Where: Details and exact times will be sent after you register.
• Duration: 07:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: GreenHomeNYC
• More information: More information »
• In its seventh annual tour, GreenHomeNYC offers the public a unique glimpse at the inner workings and design details comprising exemplar Green buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Guests on the tours will be hosted by the dedicated sustainability practitioners of these buildings, such as their expert architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Learn about the challenges and accomplishments that were faced by the professionals involved with these commercial and residential buildings. Tour #1: Brooklyn Bicycle Tour Eco Brooklyn Show House - 22 2nd Street, Brooklyn Poly Prep Lower School - 50 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn Green on Dean - 357 Dean Street, Brooklyn 3rd and Bond - 111 3rd Street, Brooklyn Registration coming soon.

Bronx Green Buildings Tour

• When: Saturday, May 09 2009 09:00 AM - Saturday, May 09 2009 04:00 PM
  (in 11 days and 05:55 hours.)
• Where: Details will be sent after you register.
• Duration: 07:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: GreenHomeNYC
• More information: More information »
• In its seventh annual tour, GreenHomeNYC offers the public a unique glimpse at the inner workings and design details comprising exemplar Green buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Guests on the tours will be hosted by the dedicated sustainability practitioners of these buildings, such as their expert architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Learn about the challenges and accomplishments that were faced by the professionals involved with these commercial and residential buildings. Tour #3: Bronx Bus Tour El Jardin – 754 Melrose Ave, The Bronx Rebuilder’s Source – 461 Timpson Place, The Bronx Globus Cork – 741 E. 136th Street, The Bronx Green Decatur - 2668 Decatur Ave, The Bronx Bronx Library Center – 310 East Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx

Brooklyn Green Buildings Tour

• When: Saturday, May 09 2009 09:00 AM - Saturday, May 09 2009 04:00 PM
  (in 11 days and 05:55 hours.)
• Where: Details will be sent after you register.
• Duration: 07:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: GreenHomeNYC
• More information: More information »
• In its seventh annual tour, GreenHomeNYC offers the public a unique glimpse at the inner workings and design details comprising exemplar Green buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Guests on the tours will be hosted by the dedicated sustainability practitioners of these buildings, such as their expert architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Learn about the challenges and accomplishments that were faced by the professionals involved with these commercial and residential buildings. Tour #2: Brooklyn Bus Tour Atlantic Terrace – 669 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn 439 Metropolitan Ave – 429 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn Queen’s Botanical Gardens Visitor Center – 43-50 Main Street, Queens Sterling Green – 580 Sterling Place, Brooklyn

High Performance Green Building Salon: Designing the Wind

• When: Thursday, May 14 2009 06:00 PM - Thursday, May 14 2009 08:00 PM
  (in 16 days and 14:55 hours.)
• Where: 76 Ninth Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10111
• Duration: 02:00 hours.
• Sponsoring Organization: USGBC
• More information: More information »
• Just think of all those New York spring days when you’d love to open a window and get some fresh air. Maybe it will be a little noisy, maybe some papers will fly, maybe some dust will come in, but you will feel the warm breeze and be glad winter is over. Natural ventilation is an essential element to green buildings. But good airflow design doesn’t just come from having functional windows. Buildings need to be designed with careful consideration to ceiling heights, façade details, thermal mass, and opportunities for cross-ventilation. As architects and designers, we know how difficult it is to properly facilitate this simple, age old tradition, but how easy it is to enjoy. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion about designing buildings based on airflow and natural ventilation. Drinks and presentation followed by Q&A. Presenters: Matt Herman, Buro-Happold Engineers (Please check link for additional speakers) 6:00pm: Drinks 6:30 to 7:30pm: Presentation 7:30 to 8:00pm: Q&A Tickets $10 USGBC New York Members* $15 Non-members

GreenBuildingsNY

• When: Tuesday, June 16 2009 12:00 AM - Wednesday, June 17 2009 12:00 AM
  (All-day event!)
• Where: Jacob K Javits Convention Center
• Duration: All-day event!
• Sponsoring Organization: Reed Exhibits
• More information: More information »
• Green is red hot. GreenBuildingsNY, the only New York Metro area event focused on green and sustainable products for the building and design community, provides the best tools, resources and education to green up your buildings and your business. An easy-to-access and competitive source for local and national green building products and services, GreenBuildingsNY is an architects, developers engineers and builders best one-stop-shop for:

      * Low-impact building materials
   * Architectural salvage and reclaimed materials
   * Structural
   * HVAC
   * Energy conservation and regeneration
  

The Amazing Green Race of NYC

• When: Sunday, October 18 2009 12:00 AM -
  (in 172 days and 20:55 hours.)
• Where: Lower Manhattan
• Duration: No duration!
• Sponsoring Organization: TBA
• More information:
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