Now we know. New York's become a center of high performance building. From the glittering Hearst Tower to the Brooklyn Ice House, we're making environmental goals and economic rationality work together. "High Performance Building in New York City", a four-part panel series, showcased this success.
NYC HPB Report (4)
December 31, 2005
Fourth in a series of four panels that took a look at New York City's high performance buildings.
The panel brought together key environmental, architectural, public and economic development policy makers, the "practical visionaries" who are transforming the City's built environment.
October 30, 2005
Third in a series of four panels that look at New York City's high performance buildings. The October 19 forum brought together architects and developers who are transforming the City's built environment.
NYC HPB Report (2)September 30, 2005
Second in a series of four panels that look at New York City's high performance buildings. The September 29 forum heard from client and development innovators who are transforming the City's built environmental by demanding green building design for their projects.
NYC HPB Report (1)June 22, 2005
First in a series of four panels that will address New York City High Performance Buildings the June 8th forum dealt with the policy implications of the New York City Energy Policy Task Force Report.
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May 15, 2008
Taking Stock of New York City's Water
Will the innovative 1997 Watershed Agreement succeed in protecting New York City's drinking water into the future? Three new ground-breaking studies take stock of the Agreement's performance. They report on water quality in the watershed; implementation of watershed protection measures; and the Agreement's impacts on the upstate economy.
Speakers: Cathleen Breen, Watershed Protection Coordinator, New York Public Interest Research Group; Joan Hoffman, PhD, Professor of Economics, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Bernard W. Sweeney, PhD, Director, Stroud Water Research Center
Moderator: Mirele B. Goldsmith, PhD
Sponsor: Environmental Sciences Section, New York Academy of Sciences
Location: New York University, The Kimmel Center for Student Life, The Shorin Performance Studio, 8th Floor, 60 Washington Square South (Washington Square South@LaGuardia Place)
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Registration: The event is free and open to the public but registration is recommended. E-mail:bdtjpw@rcn.com. Phone: 212.817.8841
The Queens Museum of Art, NY will present the Stroud Center's “Mountaintop to Tap” exhibit of photos by 12 students who followed the entire path of New York City’s drinking water supply from the Catskills to New York City. The exhibit opens on May 17, 2008. Check Queens Museum for details.