events 2012-05-16T20:45:01Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2012, sallanFnd Climate Week NYC 2011-09-23T15:35:01Z 2011-09-27T13:02:29Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.6919 2011-09-27T13:02:29Z sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Climate Week NYC 2011Climate Week NYºC events are ongoing through 27 September where business, government, leaders and artists are coming together to call for a Clean Revolution. Events online; such as the Social Good Summit this afternoon from 1pm to 5pm at the 92nd Street Y and via Livestream on Mashable; in The Great Hall on Thursday the 22nd; and in a workshop on the 27th where Transportation Transformation attendees will participate in a collective exercise.

]]> Green Lease 2011-09-14T14:17:01Z 2011-10-06T16:29:31Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.6848 2011-10-06T16:29:31Z Please join our latest Speaker Series panel to discuss the ground-breaking GREEN LEASE. Learn how to use energy aligned leasing to solve the split incentive challenges which have impeded energy retrofits in the commercial sector. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Please join our latest Speaker Series panel to discuss the ground-breaking GREEN LEASE. Learn how to use energy aligned leasing to solve the split incentive challenges which have impeded energy retrofits in the commercial sector. The panel will feature speakers from Silverstein Properties, Wilmer Hale law firm, and the Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning.

Sponsor: NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

Date: Thursday, October 6, 2011 8:30 – 10:00 am

Location: NYU Midtown Center, 11 West 42nd Street, Room 1027

RSVP: ms27@nyu.edu

]]> MAS Summit For NYC 2011-10-15T00:10:53Z 2011-10-14T20:59:18Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.6988 2011-10-14T20:59:18Z The Municipal Arts Society presents the 2nd annual MAS Summit for NYC which takes place over two days — October 13–14. Day two — pressing challenges which present opportunities for it to continue its global leadership in city building. Watch on livestream sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town MAS Summit for New York City Returns October 13 & 14 to
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center

On October 13th & 14th, hundreds of city-builders and thought leaders from across New York, the country and the world, will convene for the second annual MAS Summit for New York City, where the agenda for the future of New York City will be set — from sidewalks to skyline.

Join MAS for this not-to-be-missed two-day series of important programs, talks and conversations on what makes the city livable and what threatens the vibrancy of the city today. Hear from and meet the people who are building a better New York.

Contact MAS with any questions: 212-647-1828

New York Metro Chapter of the APA is proud to offer 12 Certification Maintenance credits for this event.

AIA Continuing Education Credits are pending.

For Summit schedules visit: http://mas.org/summitnyc2011/

Watch live streaming video from masnycsummit2011 at livestream.com


]]> Sustainability Symposium: New Business Models For Enery Innovation 2011-10-31T15:56:22Z 2011-11-04T14:43:13Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7087 2011-11-04T14:43:13Z Don't miss the 4th annual Zicklin Energy Symposium. Examine the role business should play in developing a sound energy policy, one that provides for a sustainable future for the people and businesses that make up communities. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Energy – always an important topic – has become hot this past year. The Deepwater Horizon disaster shut oil exploration in the Gulf. Fracking (hydraulic fracturing, used to release natural gas from shale) has been linked to everything from environmental degradation to water that catches fire. The tsunami in Japan destroyed the Fukushima nuclear plant, and led Germany to declare an end to its use of nuclear power. On top of the fossil fuel disasters, progress on innovative energy schemes (smart grid, wind, solar, and bio fuels) has not sped along. Energy is a vital component to community and business life. What role should business play in developing a sound energy policy, one that provides for a sustainable future for the people and businesses that make up communities?

Sponsor: Baruch College Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Corporate Communication International

Date: Friday, November 4, 9:00 am - 1:15 pm

Location: Baruch College, 151 East 25th Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenue), Rm. 750

RSVP: For information on panels & speakers and to register Robert Zicklin Center or Matthew LePere 646-312-3231

]]> Financing Energy Efficiency-Part 2 2011-10-20T15:40:16Z 2011-11-09T11:01:04Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7007 2011-11-09T11:01:04Z Tired of hearing, "We can't afford to pay for energy efficiency. We can't spend our up-front dollars for this, where there are so many other compelling needs"? Too often, especially in retrofits, energy efficiency gets value-engineered out. Now, learn about energy efficient incentive programs from utilities, NYSERDA and the federal government. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town The greatest barrier architects face when trying to design for energy efficiency is the client who says, “We can’t afford to pay for energy efficiency. We can’t spend our up- front dollars for this, when there are so many other compelling needs.” Too often, especially in retrofits, energy efficiency gets “value engineered” out. Even short paybacks cannot convince many. Capital expenditures trump operating dollars every time.

In the second of two sessions on this topic, architects will learn about energy efficiency incentive programs from utilities, NYSERDA and the federal government. If architects are able to inform our clients of these incentives, it is possible that we would be able to deploy energy efficiency more widely. Simple paybacks can be significantly reduced, in many cases, by using the incentive programs covered in this session. Incentives exist for both retrofit and new construction. In addition, in the case of the Federal Tax Credit program, if the client is a federal agency or a not for profit, the tax credit can accrue to the architect. It is important for all architects to have the information necessary to utilize these programs.

Sponsor: AIA-NY Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 6-8 PM

Location: The Center For Architecture, AIA-NY, 536 La Guardia Place (near Bleecker Street)

Panelists: Rebecca Craft - Director, Energy Efficiency Programs, Con Edison; Candace Damon - Partner, HR&A Advisors; Liz Majkowski, CPM, RPA - Senior Vice President, Operations, SL Green Realty Corporation.

Moderator: Pat Sapinsley AIA, LEED AP - Venture Partner, Good Energies & President, Build Efficiently, LLC

RSVP: AIA-NY. Member free, non-members $15. CES: 1.5 LUs | 1.5 HSW | 1.5 SD


]]> Climate Justice Day #2 2011-11-10T18:44:01Z 2011-11-13T07:00:00Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7165 2011-11-13T07:00:00Z Our planet is reaching the quantitative limits of its finite resources. This Climate Justice Day will focus on resource wars, resource depletion, and the battle for a renewable world. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Our planet is reaching the quantitative limits of its finite resources. This Climate Justice Day will focus on resource wars, resource depletion, and the battle for a renewable world.

Don't miss our opening panel Peak Planet: Strategies and Solutions for Collective Survival
Panelists include:
Christian Pareniti - author, "Tropic of Chaos; Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence"
Chris Williams - physicist and author, "Ecology and Socialism; Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis"
Marcela Olivera - author, translator, veteran of Bolivia’s Water War
Dan Miner - founder, Beyond Oil
Chris Benedict - sustainable architect

Moderator:
Ken Gale, host, "Ecologic" on WBAI, 99.5 FM

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2:00-6:00 PM

Location: The Atrium, 60 Wall Street

Panel will be followed by teach-ins and speak-outs at Liberty Plaza, 4pm

]]> Market Makers NYC Panel 2 2011-11-01T14:39:52Z 2011-11-15T16:39:34Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.6977 2011-11-15T16:39:34Z RSVP online for Tues., Nov. 15 NYC Market Makers panel: The New Energy Efficient Building Toolkit, sponsored by the Sallan Foundation and NYC ACRE and hosted by the New York Institute of Technology. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Sallan Sponsored Event The New Energy Efficient Building Toolkit

Want to know what it takes to make green, high performance building into the new normal? Don't miss this panel sponsored by the Sallan Foundation & NYC-ACRE and hosted by the New York Institute of Technology.

Our speakers are equipped with powerful, value-adding toolkits. They represent the building owners, tenants and retrofit teams who are leading the way in developing management, financial, legal, and technical innovations to make energy efficiency a market-making strategy for big-city real estate and to help our cities thrive.

Place, Date and Time:
New York Institute of Technology
16 West 61st Street, 11th Floor Conference Room

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
6-8 pm
RSVP online

Welcome:
Dean Nada Anid, New York Institute of Technology

Speakers:
Greg Hale, Natural Resources Defense Council
Eric Friedman, WilmerHale
Will Goodman, Jonathan Rose Companies

Moderator:
Jonathan Bowles, Center for an Urban Future

]]> Solar Energy In New York 2011-11-14T19:17:49Z 2011-12-05T05:00:00Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7176 2011-12-05T05:00:00Z What's the future of solar power in New York? The New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act (A05713) is already generating lots of heat in Albany. Join us to hear from the experts in our region who assemble solar projects from roof tops to utility scale programs. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Sallan Sponsored Event What's the future of solar power in New York? A bill working its way through the legislature in Albany may help shape that future. The New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act (A05713) is already generating lots of heat in Albany.

Join us to hear from the experts in our region who assemble solar projects from roof tops to utility scale programs.

Date: Monday, December 5, 2011 5:30–8:30 PM

RSVP:
Sallan readers may attend free by registering for the event as a Non-Member using Discount Code TSLF1205 over at Eventbrite.

Organizer: Cleantech Corridor
Sponsor: McCarter & English, LLP
Participating Organizations: The Sallan Foundation; New York Institute of Technology

Moderators:
Sarah Biser — Partner, McCarter & English LLP; Christopher McDermott — Manager, Environmental Investments, Hartz Capital, Inc.

Panelists:
David Buckner — President, Solar Energy Systems, LLC
Alan Epstein — President & COO, KDC Solar LLC
Michael Flett — President & CEO, Flett Exchange
Richard Klein — President & Founder, Quixotic Systems, Inc.
William Nelson — US REC Market Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Also invited:
New York State Assemblymembers Kevin Cahill; Steve Englebright

Agenda:
Registration & Networking 5:30–6:00; Panel Discussion followed by Q&A 6:00–7:30; Cocktail Reception 7:30–8:30
Location: NYIT Auditorium on Broadway (1871 Broadway at 62nd Street)


]]> Wasted Opportunity? Confronting NYC's Solid Waste Challenges 2011-11-16T16:41:39Z 2011-12-06T05:00:00Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7198 2011-12-06T05:00:00Z New York City is lagging behind other major cities in adopting new solid waste management technologies, even as our current system grows ever more expensive. Isn't it time for the Big Apple to rethink its solid waste management strategy and chart a course for a more sustainable future? sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Did you know that New York City ships 10,500 tons of residential waste to out-of-state landfills every day? That adds up to nearly 27 million miles a year -- all on large, long-haul trucks that spew massive amounts of climate-warming emissions into our air.

New York City is lagging behind other major cities in adopting new solid waste management technologies, even as our current system grows ever more expensive. Isn't it time for the Big Apple to rethink its solid waste management strategy and chart a course for a more sustainable future?

Sponsors: New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund & The Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Additional Sponsors: Energy & Environmental Law Committees of the New York City Bar Association & Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

Media Partner: City Hall News

Confirmed panelists:
Caswell Holloway - NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations; James J. Binde, P.E. - Principal, Alternative Resources, Inc.; Carol Kellermann - President, Citizens Budget Commission;Thomas Matte, MD, - Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Moderator:
Adam Lisberg - Editor, City Hall News

Date: Tuesday, December 6th, 8 am - noon

Location: New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street

RSVP: NYLCV Please note, the event is free but space is limited.


]]> Come Hell Or High Water 2011-11-21T15:58:07Z 2011-12-11T15:36:41Z tag:www.sallan.org,2011:/events//11.7224 2011-12-11T15:36:41Z Don't miss the first solo exhibition of map artist Florent Morellet. As a 'speculative geographer' his work explores the effect of rising water on all levels of the social and geo-political landscapes. Now through December11 sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Don't miss the first solo exhibition of map artist Florent Morellet. As a 'speculative geographer' his work explores the effect of rising water on all levels of the social and geo-political landscapes. In this exhibit, water becomes the instrument to navigate explosive, often satiric dichotomies where for some, rising waters, natural or man-made, will bring hell; for others merely higher water. Now through December11

Location: Christopher Henry Gallery 127 Elizabeth Street, Wednesday-Sunday, 11-6

]]> Collaborative Consumption - The Sharing Culture 2012-01-16T14:03:55Z 2012-01-31T23:30:07Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11.7556 2012-01-31T23:30:07Z With an economy in the most pronounced recession since the Great Depression, people are reassessing the value of our consumer culture, scaling back on purchases and turning to collaborative consumption to save money and build community. sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town With an economy in the most pronounced recession since the Great Depression, more people are reassessing the value of our consumer culture and scaling back on purchases. In response, many people are turning to collaborative consumption to save money and build community. Collaborative consumption is an economic model of sharing, swapping, bartering, renting or borrowing access to products as opposed to ownership. According to The Economist, collaborative consumption is a part of the “thought-provoking sector of 2012” and was identified by Time in 2010 as one of the 10 ideas that will change the world. The internet and social media communities are enabling market behavior to be reinvented in a way, and on a scale, not possible before their advent. The web has fueled large marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, as well as people-centric marketplaces such as Tradepal and Taskrabbit, that help connect people with their neighbors for goods and services. There are also emerging sectors, such as social lending (Zopa), sharing residential property with travelers (CouchSurfing, Airbnb), and car sharing (Zipcar, Getaround, RelayRides). Come hear SPN panel experts discuss the implications of this significant social and economic trend and the challenges collaborative consumption faces as the market grows.

Sponsors: The Sustainabiity Practice Network & Green Spaces NYC

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Location: Green Spaces - 394 Broadway, 5th floor (between Walker & White Street)

Invited Panelists: Anya Kamenetz - Fast Company; Bike Sharing: Paul Steely White - Transportation Alternatives; Skill Sharing: Michael Karnjanaprakorn (Skillshare); Caroline Woolard (Trade School); Tool Sharing: Ron J. Williams, - SnapGoods

RSVP: events@sustainabilitypractice.net


]]> 4th Annual Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop 2012-05-16T22:07:19Z 2012-05-16T20:45:38Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11.8378 2012-05-16T20:45:38Z NY, CT, NJ & PA have reassessed and recast their redevelopment and remediation programs to drive growth, create jobs and revitalize their economies. Often these redevelopment plans involve areas containing Brownfields or other vacant and abandoned properties. What actions are these states taking, along with NYC with its unique municipally-implemented agreement, to foster redevelopment plans while returning Brownfields to productive reuse? sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are states which, during the recent economic downturn, have reassessed and recast their redevelopment and remediation programs to drive area-wide revitalization to achieve economic development, create jobs and revitalize local and state economies. Often these redevelopment plans involve areas affected by Brownfield sites and other vacant and abandoned properties. Hear about how these states, and New York City with its unique municipally-implemented program and its agreement with the state, are taking aggressive actions to fund or otherwise facilitate strategic and catalytic redevelopment plans that will further these economic goals while returning Brownfield sites to productive reuse. Learn about liability protections, cutting red-tape, standardizing remedies and remediation privatization.

Sponsors: NSCW; Schnapf Law & Bousqet Holstein PLLC; AKRF; TRC Solutions; LSRPA; Langan; CDM Smith

Date: Thursday June 7, 7:45am - 6:30 pm

Location: John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue

Announce Winners of the: Design with Nature Prize

Judges to Include: Nancy Anderson - The Sallan Foundation, Kate Bakewell- Biocities
Others to be announced

RSVP: Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop

]]> Is Atlantic Wind Energy In Our Future 2012-04-27T14:38:25Z 2012-05-21T23:00:01Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11.8166 2012-05-21T23:00:01Z Google has pledged $5 billion for an ambitious offshore wind energy plan to deliver renewable power to the Middle Atlantic States and the Atlantic coast is estimated to have a wind energy capacity of 100,000 MW, equivalent to 50 Indian Point nuclear power plants. Now, Governor Cuomo is calling for Indian Point to be shut down and its output needs to be replaced. What lies ahead? sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Sallan Sponsored Event Wind Energy Update: Google has pledged $5 billion for an ambitious offshore wind energy plan to deliver renewable power to the Middle Atlantic States and the Atlantic coast is estimated to have a wind energy capacity of 100,000MW, equivalent to 50 Indian Point nuclear power plants. Now, Governor Cuomo is calling for Indian Point to be shut down and New York State will need to replace it. Atlantic Wind Connection presents the potential for tapping into this huge energy resource. But the fact is that we are living through a flood of cheap natural gas giving energy developers pause.

Is the Atlantic offshore power in our future or is wind in trouble? Are the prospects for onshore wind any better? What are the prospects for renewable energy to be major job-creating enterprise for our region.

Sponsors: CleanTech Corridor, McCarter & English, The Sallan Foundation

Moderators: Sarah Biser, Partner, McCarter & English LLP and Ran Kohn, Executive Director, Cleantech Corridor, Inc.

Panelists: Markian Melnyk, President and Founder, Atlantic Wind Connection; Charles Komanoff, Director of the Carbon Tax Center, Komanoff Energy Associates; Robin Shanen Project Manager, New York Power Authority; Clint L. Plummer, VP, Development - Deepwater Wind
Date: Monday, May 21, 5:30-8:00 pm (including reception)

Location: New York Institute of Technology, 1855 Broadway, Auditorium

RSVP: Register now! Friends of Sallan use code SFCTC0521 on the non-members line

]]> The Data-Driven Built Environment 2012-05-16T20:36:01Z 2012-05-30T13:30:00Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11.8029 2012-05-30T13:30:00Z Today, benchmarking building energy performance is the law in leading US cities and the real estate industry is turning to metrics to validate building performance and establish market value. The effort to acquire organized building energy data is grounded in the proposition that public access to systematic performance data counts. Driven by innovation in energy efficiency and the effectiveness of building technologies, this data revolution could transform marketplace dynamics, but what does this data mean and how much is it worth? sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Sallan Sponsored Event Today, the real estate industry is turning to metrics to validate and evaluate buildings and reasons for this trend are wide-ranging. They range from needs to adhere to new regulations and desires to improve building performance through modeling, measurement, and benchmarking, and aspirations to revolutionize building design and engineering to take into account occupants behavior and to maximize their satisfaction.

These objectives stem from recognition by the industry that embracing sustainability will have favorable impacts on efforts to reduce GHG emissions and energy consumption, increase environmental health and safety for building occupants, while positively affecting the financial bottom-line.

Although consensus is that metrics are the future of buildings, currently, every segment of the industry looks at the issue from its own silo and generates reams of sector-specific data. Without the proper tools, standards, and analytics the resulting data tsunami could breed frustration and resistance to the market transformation opportunities created by the data's availability.

What would be beneficial is a comprehensive view that identifies what each sector needs — operators, owners, regulators, bankers, underwriters, and tenants — in order to leverage all of these needs to move the industry forward, systematically.

In order to begin to address this, the New York Academy of Sciences is hosting this conference on the utilization of data in the Built Environment. We are eager to develop and mainstream the Green Building 'discipline' and integrate it into relevant subject areas such as data analytics and machine learning. As a first step, we aim to present a vision for what data we should be collecting in order to transform the industry.

Sponsors: The New York Academy of Sciences Green Buildings Discussion Group; United Technologies; HOK; NRDC & Linnean Solutions

Date: Wednesday, May 30th, 8:00 am–6:00 pm

Location: The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor

RSVP: The New York Academy of Sciences

]]> Battery And Energy Storage Technologies For Urban Settings 2012-05-16T20:45:01Z 2012-06-05T14:01:32Z tag:www.sallan.org,2012:/events//11.8376 2012-06-05T14:01:32Z Energy storage technologies are at the forefront of the next wave of the clean tech revolution, with new products and applications for clean transport, energy efficient buildings and the smart grid. Learn all the latest about these emerging technologies sallanFnd karen@amazonpixels.com Around Town Sponsors: NY-BEST/New York Institute of Technology in partnership with Cleantech Corridor

Energy storage technologies are at the forefront of the next wave of the clean tech revolution, with new products and applications for clean transport, energy efficient buildings and the smart grid. Learn the latest about these emerging technologies, what products are being introduced into the marketplace, the real world performance and how they could shape urban life.

This conference will engage leaders from the private and public sectors to provide insightful updates on these cutting edge technologies and chart the path forward for advanced batteries and energy storage in clean transportation, buildings and related infrastructure in our cities. Register today!

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Peter Lehner - Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council

PANEL 1: BATTERY AND ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION
Moderator: Ran Kohn, Moderator, Executive Director - Cleantech Corridor
Speakers: Jesse Shroyer, Government Relations Manager - Smith Electric Vehicles; Joe Ambrosio, General Manager - ElectroMotive Designs; Pete Savagian, Engineering Director - General Motors;

PANEL 2: ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDINGS
Moderator: Nancy Anderson, Executive Director - The Sallan Foundation
Speakers: Ron Prosser, Chairman and CEO - Green Charge Networks; John Gilbert, Executive Vice President and COO - Rudin Asset Management; Frank Genova, Project Execution Director - Convergent Energy + Power; Chris Tomasini, Vice President - Ice Energy

PANEL 3: ENERGY STORAGE IN NYC AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderator: Valerio De Angelis, The City College of New York, Executive Director - CUNY Energy Institute
Speakers: Thomas Lamb, Chief Innovation and Technology - MTA; Aubrey Braz, Vice President - Con Edison; Marcus Emerson, Vice President - Electric Power WorX; Michael Mahan, Product General Manager Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - General Electric

Date: June 5, 8:30am-4:00pm

Location: NYIT Auditorium - Broadway @ 61st Street

RSVP: NY-BEST/NYIT

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