[SustainableTompkins] [village-announce] NYC Green Roof Event

[Valorie Rockney]

 From Deb Miller of Ecovillage:

traveljewish.com wrote:

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>       Green roofs Green New York Workshop
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>       February 8, 2007
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>       8am - 12pm
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>       The American-Scandinavian Foundation
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>       Scandinavia House
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>       To register visit: www.greenroofs.org
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>       Time: February 8, 2007 8:00am - 12:00pm
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>       Tuition Cost for this workshop $65 USD 
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>       Who Should Attend:
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>       Landscape Architects
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>       Architects
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>       Horticulturists
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>       Urban Planners
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>       Roofing Consultants & Contractors
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>       Building Developers, Owners and Managers
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>       Environmental Scientists, Academics and Researchers
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>       Policy Makers and EPA representatives
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>   Continuing Education Credits are available for this workshop.
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>       Solaire Building, Battery Park City, New York, NY.  Photo 
> Courtesy of Balmori Associates, Inc.
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>       The Solaire Building, located in Battery Park City, New York is 
> the first 'green' residential high-rise in North America. The 
> building's design incorporates two green roofs: an intensively planted 
> 5,000 square foot terrace green roof on the 19th floor and a 4,800 
> square foot extensive green roof on the 28th floor. These green roofs 
> are an integral part of the sustainable, low-impact design objectives 
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>       Green roofs are sprouting up across the rooftops of New York 
> City bringing color, green space and environmental benefits. Green 
> roofs cover as much as 65% of city roofscapes in Germany, but still 
> are a relatively new phenomena in New York City. Why? Learn from local 
> experts about the benefits that green roofs provide to both the 
> community and the building owner. Discover how we can work together to 
> make green roofs part of the standard building practices. Green roofs 
> - the ultimate in sustainable roofing.
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>       Opening Remarks:
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>       Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President
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>       Presenters include:
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>       Jennifer Sprout, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
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>       Jennifer is the Director of Conferences and Special Events.  She 
> is responsible for the marketing, sponsorship and overall 
> co-ordination of the annual conference and the Local Market 
> Development Program.  To date Jennifer has successfully worked with 
> local government co-hosts to deliver Local Market Symposiums in 
> Washington, Minneapolis, Boston, Oakland (CA), Los Angeles, and San 
> Diego.   Jennifer participates in speaking engagements on behalf of 
> GRHC and has been instrumental in developing the Corporate Member 
> program.  Prior to joining GRHC, Jennifer managed her own special 
> events company and was a Protocol Officer/Acting Protocol Director for 
> the City of Toronto overseeing a wide variety of civic events for over 
> six years.
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>       Leslie Hoffman, Earth Pledge
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>       Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director of Earth Pledge, spearheads 
> the non-profit organization's efforts to identify and promote 
> innovative techniques and cutting-edge technologies that restore the 
> balance between human and natural systems. Through her leadership, 
> Earth Pledge has developed several important initiatives that broaden 
> awareness of sustainability and highlight the connection between 
> everyday choices, personal well-being, and a healthy world. Ms. 
> Hoffman's ability to effectively communicate the methods by which 
> society can move to a more sustainable future has played a key role in 
> Earth Pledge's efforts to reconnect people to nature in a 
> life-enhancing way.  Ms. Hoffman joined Earth Pledge in 1994 after 
> spending four years producing a wide range of art projects and special 
> events in Europe and the United States. >From 1979 to 1989, she worked 
> as a designer and builder of green buildings on the coast of Maine.
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>       Dorothy Wasiak, GEPC Corp.
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>       Dorothy Wasiak is the Founder and President of Green Engineering 
> Project Corporation, New York based, woman owned exterior restoration 
> company with core specialties in green building design and 
> waterproofing. GEPC actively promotes green building design and 
> construction and the environmental benefits it provides. Dorothy has 
> an extensive knowledge of the green roof industry, range of different 
> systems, materials, products and implementation. She is a proud member 
> of US Green Building Congress, NY Building Congress, Professional 
> Women in Construction, NAWIC, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, US Women 
> Chamber of Commerce and WIPP.
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>       Daniel Bowman Simon, The Gaia Institute
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>       Daniel is the Green Roof Coordinator and a Low-Impact 
> Development Analyst at The Gaia Institute, a Bronx-based non-profit 
> that implemented the first green roof on a New York City school. He is 
> a US Green Building Council LEED® Accredited Professional, and an 
> active member of the Program and Education committee of the US Green 
> Building Council New York City chapter. Prior to finding his home at 
> the Gaia Institute, Daniel served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the 
> Philippines, where he primarily focused on the growing challenge of 
> proper solid waste management. There he built a small hut using 
> locally harvested bamboo and incorporated a composting toilet into the 
> design. After New York City is fully-green roofed, and NYC's climate 
> is effectively transformed to that of a temperate rainforest, Daniel 
> plans to to return to the Philippines to promote green roofs, since 
> biologically-dead watersheds and urban heat island are significant and 
> rising burdens there.
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>       Wayne Quartin, Henry Company & Melissa Muroff, Roofscapes, Inc.
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>       For more information and to register, click here.
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>       Special thanks to Lenore Janis and PWC for supporting women in 
> construction and making construction industry more accessible for all.
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