Pratt Institute's 4th Annual Green Week Celebration
March 29- April 3, 2010

Our goal 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. Please join us!

Exhibitions

  • Sustainable Architecture/ Urban Planning Exhibition
    Higgins Hall in "the Pit" and Lobby areas, 9am – 5pm daily
    The ongoing Machu-Picchu Research Project will show site model, drawings, maps and photos plus proposed tramway towers and stations to replace 100 daily buses between Aguas Calientes below and the historic site above. Two story digital projections will be shown in the Pit beginning at Sundown on Sunday through Wednesday evenings. Organized by Brent Porter.
  • LEAP and PIPSA
    Higgins Hall, Behind Security Desk
    Work from the City and Regional Planning and Environmental Systems Management studios and classes relating to Sustainability will be displayed. Organized by Tyler Caruso, Laura Senkevitch, Megan Houston and Anna Peccianti. This will include work from Graduate Sustainable Development Planning International Studio done in Goa, India with Professor Meenakshi Varandani, work relating to sustainable waterfront design from the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design Studio with Professor Meta Brunzema.
  • Interior Design Studio Exhibit
    Halls and Lobby of Interior Design Department and Terrian Center, 9am-5pm daily
    Interior Design Department student work.Organized by Tetsu Ohara and Jon Otis.
  • Displays of Sustainable Materials
    Materials Library on the 1st Floor of Pratt Studios, All Week
    There will be materials on display during normal library hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9am-8pm, Wed 9am-2pm, 4pm-. 8 pm. Organized by Deb Johnson.
  • "For the Birds" Installation
    Trees adjacent to the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center and Pantas Dormitory
    Artists and designers contribute many layers of interpretive and metaphorical content to our
    daily functional environment. Several Foundation 3D classes explore forms for providing food
    and shelter for migrating birds, while , with a nod to Brancusi and Calatrava, they simultaneously expand the goal of these functional objects to embrace an aesthetic of flight.
    The birdhouses  in the trees directly in front of Pantas: Students chose the structural nature of Mondrian's paintings as the design theme for these projects. Prices available upon request. Organized by Cathey Billian.
  • Open Lighting Lab Exhibition
    Higgins Hall in "the Pit" and Lobby areas, 9am – 1pm Monday andThursday
    The Lighting Lab will be open during classtime and for prearranged tours.

Daily Schedule of Special Events

Green Week Opening Day— 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.

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.

Library Presentation
12:30- 1:30
Alumni Reading Room, Pratt Main Library, Joanne McIntyre
A Library Presentation

Green Depot Presentation
1:00-2:00 PM
Interior Material's Library, Pratt Studios 110, Carol Crawford
A Green Depot Presentation with Honey Berk

Green Week Day Two— 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.

AIC Panel Discussion
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Terrian Design Center, Jeffrey Hogrefe
Transdisciplinary Panel Discussion on methodogies used to teach sustainability.

Green Week Day Three— Thursday April 1st

Music Event: Flying Duo
12:30 - 2:00PM
Higgins Hall: "the Pit" and Lobby, 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 final 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)

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.

Green Week Day Four— Thursday April 2nd

LEAP: Natural Gas Drilling Panel Discussion
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Location to be Determined, Tyler Caruso, Laura Senkevitch
A panel of professionals, activists, concerned citizens and community groups, including Shaleshock, Riverkeeper and the Office of Environmental Coordination will speak out against exploitative gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region-this event will work in conjunction with the NYPIRG event on April 1st.

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For More Information / Contact

For general Green Week info and event/exhibition details:
info@sustainablepratt.org

Check back for updates / schedule changes. (Send schedule changes and updates to CatherineMerrick@Gmail.com )

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