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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October 27, 2009
The Way It Was
Dr. Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City and Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, for a moderated discussion on the landscape of New York City prior to European settlement. The authors will open with a short presentation and lead into a broad ranging discussion of the human and environmental history of our region, including the import of this knowledge on the sustainable use of our region’s resources.
Sponsors: Urban Green Council and The New York Academy of Sciences
Date: Friday, October 27, 2009, 6:30-8:00 pm. Cocktails to follow.
Location: New York Academy of Sciences, 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
RSVP: New York Academy of Sciences