AIA New York Chapter

Center for Architecture

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Build it Green!
A Conference on the Future of Sustainable Buildings in Northern Manhattan

Thursday, 10/25/2007, 8:00am–12:30pm
Build It Green! is an important conference aimed at bringing healthy construction, maintenance, and retrofitting practices to the neighborhoods of Northern Manhattan. This conference, will provide participants with practical information on financing green building projects, implementing non-hazardous cleaning and pest management strategies, retrofitting existing buildings to create greener, healthier environments, and the nuts and bolts of creating green roofs. Amanda Burden, Director of the Department of City Planning, will be our keynote speaker and a range of experts will lead informative discussions on each of these topics. A Product and Manufacturer Expo will run through the duration of the conference.
Speakers: Amanda Burden; Carlton Brown; Randolph Croxton; Craig Kneeland; Richard Leigh; Stephan Frantz; Bobbi Chase-Wilding; Cecil Corbin-Mark; Walter Edwards; Matthew Carr; Leslie Hoffman
Organized by: Go Green East Harlem and the Manhattan Borough President's Office and NYSERDA
Sponsored by: WeACT, ConEdison, The New York Academy of Science, AIA New York Chapter
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
Price: free
CES LUs: 2.5, CES HSW: 2.5
More Info: to register: email gogreen@manhattanbp.org
or
Call (212) 669-4374

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Designing for Emergencies and Sustainability: New York City’s New Office of Emergency Management HQs

Thursday, 10/25/2007, 6:00–8:00pm
The Office of Emergency Management HQs in Brooklyn is New York City’s emergency response center and the central command in case of an emergency. Completed in the summer of 2006, it is the first City of New York owned and operated headquarters building to achieve LEED™ NC 2.1 Silver Certification. Within the building, the Emergency Operations Command (EOC) is the major program space. With a 100 person capacity, here is where all of the City, State and Federal agencies come together to coordinate efforts for dealing with any emergency operation. Another critical space, the Watch Command (WC), houses the personnel who monitor events, weather and communications, and who notify City officials and activate the EOC. These operations are supported by offices and office support, a press/conference center, locker rooms and other personnel areas.
Speakers: Rachel Stein-Dickinson, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Emergency Management; Joseph J. Aliotta, AIA, Principal-in-Change, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects; Natalie Terrill, Sustainable Design Manager, Viridian; John Krieble, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Design and Construction; Brenda Weiden, Partner, Jaros, Baum & Bolles Consulting Engineers;
Organized by: AIA COTE
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Directions)
Member Price: Free
Nonmember Price: $20
CES LUs: 1.5, CES HSW: 1.5

CANstruction Long Island

Thursday, 10/25/2007, 6:00–9:00pm

SMPS CANstruction® Long Island is a design/build competition where teams of Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Students put a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the Long Island Design Community’s best and brightest!

Long Island Design Teams will build structures made solely from cans of food, ingenuity and teamwork! Winners will go on to a national competition. All cans will eventually be donated to Long Island Cares, Inc./The Harry Chapin Food Bank.

CANstruction® is a national charity committed to ending hunger, using ‘one can’ as a catalyst for change. Under the auspices of the Society for Design Administration.

It is the responsibility of those who list non-Chapter events on the AIA New York Chapter's web site to ensure all details (including continuing education credits) regarding those events are listed accurately. We recommend that you verify all details concerning non-Chapter events before making plans to attend via the contact information provided.

Women in Modernism: Making Places in Architecture

Thursday, 10/25/2007, 6:30–8:00pm
Architectural arbiters—of the past and the present—have had and continue to have an important role in shaping the history and defining the legacy of modern architecture in the United States. Through a presentation and discussion, scholars, curators, architects, and others address the process of selection and the values that they employ each time they design a course or exhibition, or publish a book or article. Moderated by Barry Bergdoll, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art.
Speakers: Gwendolyn Wright; Toshiko Mori; Sarah Herda; Karen Stein; Beverly Willis
Organized and sponsored by: The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art
Location: Museum of Modern Art, The Celeste Bartos Theater, 4 West 54th Street
Member Price: $8 (MoMA members)
Nonmember Price: $10
students, seniors, and staff of other museums $5
Telephone: 212.577.1200
Contact: Tickets can be purchased at the lobby information desk, the Film desk, or online at www.moma.org/thinkmodern
More Info: For more information, please visit www.bwaf.org

It is the responsibility of those who list non-Chapter events on the AIA New York Chapter's web site to ensure all details (including continuing education credits) regarding those events are listed accurately. We recommend that you verify all details concerning non-Chapter events before making plans to attend via the contact information provided.

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