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Powering the Future: Residential Energy Efficiency Wed April 29th, 2009 8:30am to 11:00am |
| 6:00-6:30 | Check In |
| There is limited capacity at each event, please register to ensure a seat. | |
| 6:30-8:30 | Panel |
| Presentations by: (60 min) Moderated Discussion lead by: (30 min) Q&A with Audience (30 min) | |
Safeguarding History and the Environment: Commonalities and Conflicts between Preservation and Sustainability
Wed April 15th, 2009 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
AIA Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
A Panel Discussion
Join moderator and Director of Research and Education at the World
Monuments Fund Erica Avrami on this panel tackling the various
conflicts and commonalities that exist between preserving buildings
and making them sustainable. Explore the importance of both historic
preservation and sustainabilityâ&euro”and how they can work togetherâ&euro”
through in-depth discussion of both fields and case studies of East
Village tenement buildings and the McCarren Pool in Brooklyn.
Preservation and sustainability are both big issues, especially in
the current economic environment, but the two movements have not
always worked had in hand. This panel will seek to start the
conversation about the common ground and differing perspectives of
the two.
Featuring panelists Chris Benedict, a sustainability architect and
Pratt Institute faculty member known for her work in adaptive reuse;
Fiona Cousins, an expert on all aspects of sustainable design who has
worked on both renovations and new builds; Scott Demel, an associate
architect at Rogers Marvel Architects whose work has focused on
restoration with a commitment to sustainable design; and Ned Kaufman,
a heritage conservation specialist and founder of Place Matters, a
nonprofit dedicated to discovering and protecting places that matter
in New Yorkâ&euro£s diverse communities.
This event is co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects
Historic Buildings Committee and the Neighborhood Preservation Center.
http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/
Reservations required.
RSVP to rsvp@gvshp.org or (212) 475-9585 ext. 35
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Sustainable Pratt Meeting
Wed April 8th Our next monthly Sustainable Pratt meeting is Wednesday, April 8th, from 12:30 - 1:45 pm in Engineering 108 on the main Pratt campus.
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