Green Design — Green Week Kickoff

Opening of Interior Design Student Exhibits
10am
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
A display of selected student projects, models and photos designed around sustainable materials and technology. Exhibit curated by Prof. Tetsu Ohara.

Also in the Terian Design Center: Continuously projected videos of talks by leaders of the Sustainable Design Movement, including Janine Benyus, biologist & author of Biomimicry, 12 Sustainable Design Ideas from Nature; Paul Hawken, CEO of Smith & Hawken and author of Blessed Unrest; William McDonough, AIA, partner in McDonough-Braungart Design Chemistry [MBDC] and author of Cradle to Cradle; and Majora Carter, community activist and recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, speaks on "Greening the Bronx"

Kickoff of NYC/AIA Lighting Competition Charette
9:00am
Christina Porter Lighting Lab, Higgins Hall

C40 Exhibit Solutions: Virtual Exhibition
Online exhibition begins at 6pm.
As part of Pratt's Green Week festivities, we are inviting students from all schools and departments to submit entries to represent New York City. Projects that focus on the environment, climate change and sustainability will be assembled from throughout Pratt and turned into a virtual exhibit/competition. View the student submissions online at Sustainable Pratt's C40 page or Design 21's social network site for Sustainable Pratt. Up to three winning entries will be selected and announced on the evening of Thursday, March 27th as part of the keynote presentation by Dr. Paul Polak. Each winning entry will receive a cash prize of $500 and will be included in representing New York City in C40 Solutions exhibition. (Competition sponsored by Design 21: Social Design Network.)

"Transportation Tuesday"

SGA Talk: 524 Myrtle Avenue Overview
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Student Lounge, Lower Level of Main Building
Richard Scherr, Professor of Architecture, will give an overview of the environmental and LEED-certified features of Pratt's newest building, to be constructed at 524 Myrtle Avenue. This talk is sponsored by the Pratt Student Government Association.

Faculty Lecture Series: "Sustainable Design: What Drives It, Who Drives It, and Where Is It Going?"
12:30pm – 1:45pm
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
Prof. Carol Crawford, NYSCID, USGBC, will give an overview of the beginnings and concepts of sustainable design, as well as a "virtual" tour of unusual sites in the 5 boroughs of New York City. Illustrated lecture. Refreshments provided.

Bike help table
12:30pm – 5:00pm
Main Green Week Tents

• Free bike repair and maintenance from volunteer mechanics.
• Free consultations & peer-to-peer information exchange about commuting and recreational bike routes in NYC
• Free bike advocacy materials including information on local organizations, bike shops, and DOT bike maps
• Free helmets from the NYC Department of Transportation to the first 100 interested visitors
• Bike use/need survey
• Sign-up sheet for potential Pratt bike club/organization

Transportation Equity Panel Discussion
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Higgins Hall South, Room 416
A panel discussion moderated by Prof. Eva Hanhardt of the GCPE program, featuring the following speakers:

Sustainible Communities: PlaNYC2030 and Environmental Justice
6pm – 7:50pm
Higgins Hall North, Room 209
Elizabeth Yeampierre of UPROSE and the Mayor's PlaNYC2030 advisory committee will speak in Prof. Ron Schiffman's Sustainable Communities class. All welcome.

Transportation Tuesday – Speaker and Movie
6:30pm – 9:00pm
ARC E-2

• Speaker(s) from Transportation Alternatives and Campaign for New York's Future
• Screening of "Contested Streets"
• Brainstorming and Q&A with bike advocates: How can we involve Pratt's community in advocating for more sustainable transportation?

Materials and Recycling

Lunchtime Seminar: Innovative Green Materials and the Cradle-to-Cradle Initiative
12:30pm – 1:45pm
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
Richard Lombard of Material ConneXion will speak about Material ConneXion's Cradle-to-Cradle initiative, launched January 2008, and talk about unusual innovative materials that are "green" ...and inspiring. Seminar will also showcase a continuous looped projection on innovative materials and presentation of samples. Refreshments provided.

Join the Class: Color and Materials
2pm – 4pm ; 4:30 – 6:20pm
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
An open invitation to drop in anytime to the Gallery to observe the Color & Materials class during an analysis of green materials and how to select and specify them.

Building Energy Efficiency: Report from the Front Lines
2pm – 3:30pm
Engineering Building, Room 109
Wendy Fleischer of the Pratt Center and Coordinator for NYSERDA Energy Smart Communities and Richard Leigh of Community Environmental Center and Pratt's Math & Science department will present a quick tour of energy use in existing and new NYC buildings and how it can be lowered substantially both by using exciting innovations and avoiding current bad practice. Bonus: Find out what "LEED" stands for!

Greening of Facilities: Outreach Table
Time: 11am – 2pm
Main Green Week tents
Learn about ongoing initatives to "green" the campus. Updates and conversation with Anthony Gelber, Sustainability Coordinator for Facilities and Operations at Pratt.

Recycling at Pratt Demo
12:30 – 1:30pm
Main Green Week tents
Anthony Gelber, Sustainability Coordinator for Facilities and Operations, and Charlie Mattiello of Pratt's IT department introduce specifics of Pratt's recycling and "Green Challenge" initiatives.

Pratt Center for Community Development/ Energy $mart Communities: Outreach Table
1:30pm
Main Green Week tents
Learn about Pratt Center's efforts to retrofit NYC's existing one million buildings and the programs available through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) as well as other initiatives of the Pratt Center.

NYPIRG Recycling Survey Report
Main Green Week Tents
Presentation of results of the Green Week recycling survey.

Architectural Design Studios Recycling of Materials
Higgins Hall South, outside snack bar
Drop off excess art/construction materials for sorting/collection. Sponsored by the student chapter of the AIA.

Film: "e²: Design" and "e²: Energy"
Starting at dusk
Higgins Hall
A screening of episodes from the PBS series; focus will be on energy-conscious architecture and environmentally-aware design.

Growing Global Solutions

Join the Class: Sustainable Design
10am – 12:20pm
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
an open invitation to drop in to observe the Sustainable Design Class anytime between 10 am - 12:20 pm to see and hear a lecture/discussion about how to recognize sustainable materials.

Umbrella Recycling: A BYOBU (bring your own broken umbrella) Design Project
10am – 12pm
Higgins Hall North, 4th Floor, Room 406
Bring your own broken umbrella (BYOBU) to recycle, rehabilitate or reimagine. Learn how to craft a reusable (grocery) bag out of a dead umbrella. All other materials provided.

Lunch and Learn: InterfaceFLOR Corporation
12:30pm – 1:45pm
Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Gallery, Pratt Studios, Floor 2
Jorge Nunez, Institutional Sales Representative for InterfaceFLOR, will talk about carpet manufacturing and the environment and industry's role in controlling waste and conserving our resources; presentation of new products. Refreshments provided courtesy of InterfaceFLOR Carpets.

Beyond LEED: Emerging Methods of Environmental Responsibility in Design
12:30 – 1:45pm
Higgins Hall Room North 308
Come discuss sustainability with experts from HOK and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

Sunflower Garden: An Urban Garden Demo / Workshop
12:00pm &ndash ??
Main Green Week tents (Rain location TBD)
Help germinate sunflowers for a campus garden! Sunflower seeds, organic soil and cultivation instructions will be provided for the growth of sunflower seedlings, which will be planted on campus after the last threat of frost. Soil and seeds donated by Indigo Edible Gardens. Bring your own disposable plastic cup to "repurpose" as a flowerpot for your dorm room/office!

Worms Eat Our Garbage: Composting Indoors
Time: 5pm
Main Green Week tents (Rain location TBD)
Got a smelly trash can? Have plants to feed? Or do you just want to reduce the amount of stuff you throw away? Then indoor composting may be for you! Learn how to set up and maintain a worm bin in your dorm, apartment or workplace, allowing you to convert food waste into useful compost! This composting crash course will be taught by Pratt GCPE Assistant Professor and Master Composter Kate Zidar. Participants may pre-order a worm composting kit (must email Kate at czidar@pratt.edu by 3/25) or bring their own container to convert during the workshop (any size squat plastic container with a lid). You are also welcome to just listen in!

Design Studio Jury with Zehra Kuz: End of AIA/NYC Lighting Competition Charette
2pm – 6pm
Higgins Hall, Christina Porter Lighting Lab

C40 Exhibit Solutions: Competition Judging
3pm – 5pm
Location: TBA (Closed session)
View the student submissions online at Sustainable Pratt's C40 page or Design 21's social network site for Sustainable Pratt. Competition jury: Debera Johnson,Center for Sustainable Design Studies; Jacqui Khiu, Design 21; Donna Moran, School of Art and Design; Paul Polak, IDE. Competition sponsored by Design 21: Social Design Network.

Green Week Keynote Address – Dr. Paul Polak – followed by a book signing and reception
6pm
Higgins Hall Auditorium for keynote address; Reception location: TBA
Dr. Paul Polak, author of the acclaimed book Out of Poverty, is the founder of International Development Enterprises (IDE), which designs practical solutions to attack poverty at its roots. He has worked with thousands of farmers in Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe to help design and produce low-cost, income-generating products that have already moved 17 million people out of poverty. His products include a $25 treadle pump and small farm drip-irrigation systems priced as low as $3 which helped increase poor farmers' net income by $288 million annually. IDE received a $14 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation in 2006, and in 2004 it received Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award in the social responsibility category. His show "Design for the other 90%" was last summer's exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design.
Dr. Polak will be introduced by Jacqui Khiu of the Design 21 social design network.

"Green Bounty"

Living in Balance: Drawing from Native American Wisdom for Sustainability with a Thanksgiving Address to the Earth.
12:30 pm – 1:50pm
Located outside near main Green Week tents (rain location: Engineering 108)
Led by Joelle Danant, this activity will draw from Native American wisdom and recognize that true evolution, well-being and sustainability involve the conscious appreciation of the vital interconnectedness of all of life's creations, especially the Earth, on an energetic, intelligent level, as well as the physical level. Through a Native American ceremony of Thanksgiving, we will focus on sending love, appreciation and gratitude (the most primal and free types of energy) to the earth, for all that the Earth has ever given to humans, and to all living things. The exercise of consciously giving thanks, love and appreciation to the earth and nature, as a community, is part of what restores balance and contributes to sustainability in the community and the world. We will also discuss the essential elements that, according to Native American Wisdom, make up a well balanced life, such as the restorative power for self and the earth, to slow down and honor our true needs — which leads to a deeper quality of beingness and connectedness to all of life.

Green Vendors: A Greenmarket at Pratt
11 am – 2pm
Located outside near main Green Week tents (rain location: Student Union)
Local organic food and product vendors. Confirmed participants:

• Ricks Picks
• Red Hill Orchards
• Future Fort Greene Food Co-op
• Slow Food
• Just Food, Fort Greene CSA
• Pumpkin's Organic Market
• Earth Tonez Cafe

Terian Center Closing Celebration, Film and Student Gathering
12 pm &ndash 2 pm
"Manufactured Landscapes," a film by Jennifer Baichwal on the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky, shown in Terian Center Gallery. Refreshments provided. Exhibition closes after 2pm.

Green Week Closing Party
8pm – 10pm
Sputnik Night Club, 262 Taafe Place, downstairs
Part One – Open Mic Poetry Slam on Sustainability
Part Two – Bring-Your-Own-iPod DJ Competition
Sign up for the open mic poetry slam and read your own or your favorite poems, song lyrics, raps, or other written or spoken word pieces. Open to the Pratt community and local Fort Greene community.
Sign up for the DJ Competition and bring your own ipod to play a 10 minute DJ set. Prizes will go to winners selected by the dance-floor audience.
Email greenpratt@gmail.com for more info or to sign up.