Green Week Opening Day—Monday, March 29th

Green Week kick-off reception
12:30-2:00pm
Higgins Hall lobby, Pamela Stolz (pstolz@pratt.edu)
lunch reception (free): open to all, rsvp not required. Sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Design Studies.

Green Week Day Two— Tuesday, March 30th

CSDS Video Screening
All Day
CSDS Materials Library, Deb Johnson
A video screening of recent Green Projects

NYPIRG and Envirolution Bike Workshop
11 AM to 3 PM
Outside of Engineering, Chris Jensen, Kamdyn Moore
For the second year in a row the New York City Department of Transportation is working with NYPIRG and Envirolution to give away free bicycle helmets. Each helmet will be properly fitted for the individual, therefore anyone wishing to receive a helmet must be present. Additionally, to avoid liability issues, each person receiving a helmet must sign a waiver; if you are under 18 years old on the day of the fitting, your waiver must be signed by a parent or guardian. There will also be a Green Film Screening, a treasure hunt game at the Get to Know Your Local Sustainable Community Table.

Researching Sustainability: Finding and Using Reliable Resources
12:30- 1:30
Alumni Reading Room, Pratt Main Library, Joanne McIntyre
Planning for a sustainable future requires using information from many disciplines. In order to devise effective strategies for a sustainable future we must have accurate information. How can we find reliable information on sustainability? This is a how-to presentation highlighting reliable online resources as well as library materials about sustainability. Refreshments will be served.

Green Depot Presentation: Designing with Sustainable Materials
1:00-2:00 PM
Interior Material's Library, Pratt Studios 110, Carol Crawford
Speaker Honey Berk will discuss the full range of "green" materials and how to select and use them, 1-2 pm; and there will be an array of material samples on display courtesy Green Depot from 11-library closing. Everybody is welcome to drop in anytime during the day to listen and learn.

Green Week Day Three— Wednesday March 31st

FIPSE Grant Recipient's Symposium
12:30-2:00 PM
Alumni Reading Room, Deb Johnson
Presentations by Pratt faculty from across the institute. FIPSE award recipients will show student projects and the process of integrating sustainability into their courses.

Materials Connexion Library Presentation with Joanne McIntyre
12:30 - 2:00
Interior Design Resource Library, Pratt Studios 110

AIC Panel Discussion
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Terrian Design Center, Jeffrey Hogrefe
Transdisciplinary Panel Discussion on methodogies used to teach sustainability. Pedagogy and teaching methodologies for sustainable theory and practice in art, design, architecture, the liberal arts and information science. This event is sponsored and funded by the academic initiatives sub-committee, a sub-committee of the faculty senate. Coordinator for AIC:Prof Jeffrey Jogrefe, Architecture, Humanities and Media Studies, and Coordinator of Architecture Writing Prograram. Moderator: Prof Tetsu Ohara, Architect, Dept. of Interior Design Presenters: Prof Anthony Caradonna, Architect, School of Architecture, Prof Carol Crawford, NYSCID & LEED a AP, Interior Designer, Dept. of Interior Design, Prof Debera Johnson, Director, Center for Sustainable Design Studies, Prof John Gendall, Humanities & Media Studies Prof Joanne McIntyre, Library

Green Week Day Four— Thursday April 1st

Music Event: Flying Duo
12:30 - 2:00PM
Newman outdoor Ampitheater, Cathey Billian
Frank Marino, internationally recognized musician and teacher, will perform on percussion and keyboard . Tiokasin Ghosthorse, host of "First Voices Indigenous Radio on WBAI, is a master on his Lakota flute. Together they will resonate with songbird field recordings to inspire feeder feasting by migratory and resident birds. Student musicians and vocalists will be invited to join in a closing finale together, inspiring the human audience to passionate action: that of species preservation. This Event will be broadcast live on Pratt.edu/Radio

Urban Green Council and Seminar: Being Green in the Concrete Jungle
12:30- 2:30PM
Higgins Hall North 308, Richard Leigh
The Urban Green Council is the New York Chapter of the US Green Building Council, and serves to educate and advocate to advance sustainability in buildings. They will present on the Green Codes Task Force’s proposals for NYC’s building codes, on how LEED 2009 is tougher and better than past versions, and on the opportunities for young building professionals to develop a career through sustainable practice. Speakers: Richard Leigh, PE, PhD, LEED AP - Director, Advocacy & Research, Urban Green Council (on the Green Codes Task Force), Yetsuh Frank, AIA, LEED AP Director, Programs & Policy, Urban Green Council (on LEED 2009), Molly Zinzi, LEED AP, HLW International LLP and Urban Green Board Member from Emerging Green Builders (EGB) (Opportunities & Activities with EGB)

Eco-Rep/Envirolution and Interior Materials Library Clothing Swap
All Day
Outside of Engineering, Lauren Turnbull, Alexander Katreczko
A Materials Swap open to everyone with something to exchange.

The School of Architecture Presentation
6:00 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
The School of Architecture presents LIFE-RAFT EARTH ,a film by Robert Frank, "Ecology, Inflatable and Videotapes," with symposium panel discussion by Edward Dimendberg, Caroline Maniaque, William Menking and Allessandra Ponte.

NYPIRG Presents: Josh Fox
7:30PM
Engineering 371, Anya Glowa-Kollisch
Brooklyn-based filmmaker Josh Fox will screen clips of his work. His film GASLAND was selected winner of the Special Jury Prize for Documentary in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. GASLAND is a cross country exploration of the dangers of a type of natural gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing, which causes the spread of illness, toxic tap water, raging well fires, and ruined land. During the screening, he will answer questions from the audience about both the film making process and the issue of hydraulic fracturing, which has been proposed in the area that supplies 90% of the drinking water for New York City. This event is only open to the Pratt community.

Green Week Day Five—Saturday April 3rd

LEAP Panel Discussion; Natural Gas Drilling in NYC's Watershed: The Next Clean Green Fuel orA Massive Threat to Your Health?
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium, Tyler Caruso
NYC including Bloomberg and the Department of Environmental Protection have taken a stand against natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region part of which is located in NYC's Watershed, urging Albany to do the same. A panel of professionals, activists, concerned citizens and community groups, including members from Shaleshock, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy and the Office of Environmental Coordination will discuss the facts and risks inherent to natural gas drilling and explain how it would effect NYC city citizens- in terms of health, safety, water quality and resulting future economic obligations. This event will work in conjunction with the NYPIRG event on April 1st.