REVIEW THE 2ND ANNUAL GREEN WEEK EVENTS!!! This year's events were great and varied! View the Weeks events here. Sustainable Pratt membership had grown by leaps and bounds, and we are still growing! Meeting at 12:15pm on the first wednesday of every month, in the Faculty Dining Room, Pratt's Brooklyn Campus. The events are representative of the great diversity and commitment of all members.
We have tried to give equal representation to all aspects of sustainability: social equity, environmental sensitivity and economic vitality. Each day of the week had a theme and activities were mostly scheduled to take place outdoors as to make events more available to the surrounding community.
MONDAY - GREEN WEEK KICK OFF TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY - BIKE ENTHUSIASTS WELCOME!! WEDNESDAY - SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE THURSDAY - GARDEN AND GARBAGE - PLANT, GROW, COMPOST AND RECYCLE GREENBOUNTY - LOCAL ORGANIC HEALTHY FOODS FOR ALL!!
Events of note include: Ongoing sustainable materials exhibits organized by the Interior Design department, held in the JTC Design Center Siegel Gallery opening reception for C40 Solutions: Pratt Call for Entries, an Institute wide student competition for NYC's representation in C40 Solutions an International Sustainable Design Exhibition....Monday Free!!! Bike repair and advocacy table...Tuesday Lectures on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Engineering Building...Wednesday Worm Bins and Sunflowers....Thursday A Green Market at Pratt!!!!...Friday
Sustainable Pratt and the Office of the Academic Director of Sustainability were thrilled to welcome Green Week Key Note SpeakerPAUL POLAK, author of "Out of Poverty" and founder of Design for the Other 90%a social design network. Mr. Polak discussed the over 800 million people in the world living on less than a dollar a day, and how to design products which enable them to elevate their economic status.
Mr. Polak participated in judging the C40 Solutions: Pratt Call for Entries competition prior to his 6pm lecture, Thursday, March 27th in Higgins Hall Auditorium. Followed by a reception and book signing!!
All Green Week Events were open to the public and Free!!!! Our goal was and still is to spread the word of sustainable living and raise awareness of all the initiatives taking place at Pratt Institute and throughout the Pratt Community!
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