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SUMMARY:May Forum: Resilient Solar
DESCRIPTION:As the solar energy industry continues its breakneck growth\, more questions arise around how we can use this intermittent source of energy and still have reliably consistent power. This issue becomes even more critical in an era of more frequent and catastrophic climate events that can and have taken down the electrical grid.\n \nIn 2018\, we are seeing the rise of Resilient Solar: the pairing of solar energy systems with complementary technologies to provide stable\, continuous power to buildings and communities even when the electrical grid is down as we experienced in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Maria\, among other events in recent years. We’re talking about energy storage technologies\, community solar\, on-site generation\, microgrids\, cogeneration (combined heat & power) and more.\n \nAs startups\, developers\, tech companies\, governments\, utilities\, and community groups dedicate themselves to creating new solutions towards building a resilient energy infrastructure\, we invite you to join the conversation on May 16th at GreenHomeNYC’s May forum hosted by Urban Future Lab\, to meet experts\, ask questions\, and learn about what’s happening here in NYC and beyond.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/may-forum-resilient-solar/
LOCATION:Urban Future Lab\, 15 MetroTech\, 19th Floor \, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:Nature On The Go!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Audubon Center where a naturalist will lead children and families through nearby trails where you can learn about the nature that is all around us\, including native plants and their importance to migratory birds. This program leaves promptly at 11 am. \nPresented by the Prospect Park Alliance.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/nature-on-the-go/
LOCATION:Prospect Park Audubon Center\, 101 East Drive\, New York\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids,Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T210000
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SUMMARY:The Sociology of Horseshoe Crabs and the Humans Who Use Them
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lisa Jean Moore of SUNY Purchase\, author of Catch & Release\, explores the interspecies relationships between humans and horseshoe crabs – our multiple sites of entanglement and enmeshment. Humans have literally harvested the life out of horseshoe crabs for multiple purposes; we interpret them for understanding geologic time; we bleed them for biomedical applications; we eat them as delicacies; we rescue them for conservation; we capture them as bait; and we categorize them as endangered after having once collected them for agricultural fertilizer. On the other hand\, the crabs make humans matter by revealing our species vulnerability to endotoxins\, offering career opportunities\, profiting off of crab bodies\, and fertilizing the soil of agricultural harvest for human food. \nDr. Moore’s lecture will be introduced by Dr. Elizabeth Albert of St. John’s University and author of Silent Beaches: Untold Stories of New York City’s Forgotten Waterfront; and by Matt Malina\, Founder and Director of NYC H2O\, our frequent collaborator for events and lectures. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public\, but we ask that you RSVP at the Eventbrite page for the lecture.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-sociology-of-horseshoe-crabs-and-the-humans-who-use-them/
LOCATION:Hunter College\, Room HW615\, 695 Park ave\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T150000
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SUMMARY:PopUP Forest: Bike Tour
DESCRIPTION:We’re biking through the streets of Manhattan with a PopUP Forest to get New Yorkers excited about their home grown nature. Watch our mobile forest come alive with NYC native flora – wildflowers\, shrubs\, and ferns that call our city home. \nWhat can you do at PopUP Forest?\n– Take a nature selfie amidst the skyscrapers\n– See cute kids in wild costumes\n– Grab a free plant and get gardening \nFirst stop – Brooklyn Bridge! Where else should we go? Let us know on Instagram –>> follow @nycbotanist and tag #popupforest. And *share* this page with friends! \nCELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF NYC WILDFLOWER WEEK\nMay 11-20\, 2018\nSee all our free events at nycwildflowerweek.org
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/popup-forest-bike-tour/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Bridge\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T170000
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and Socio-Demographic Dynamics in Mexico
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will discuss two studies on the impacts of climate change in Mexico. The first uses novel estimates of climate change impacts on agricultural productivity and food prices in Mexico to examine how this will differentially influence rural vs urban poverty in Mexico (2020–2040). It considers the implications of different socioeconomic trajectories for household poverty and whether mitigation policy matter for poverty reduction.  The second will examine the results of a scenario-based exercise on the impacts of climate change on Mexico’s future internal migration flows and population distribution. \nPresenters:  \n\nLandy Sanchez Peña (Center for Demographic\, Urban\, and Environmental Studies\, El Colegio de Mexico)\nSusana Adamo (CIESIN\, The Earth Institute at Columbia University)\n\nRSVP here:\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeq7kKW-bcm-csDyqGJaZB7XoKw8EekWrW8L1R_RFjGv-CAg/viewform
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/climate-change-and-socio-demographic-dynamics-in-mexico/
LOCATION:Baruch College Newman Hall\, 137 East 22nd Street\, 2nd Fl\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T170000
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Sustainable Cities
DESCRIPTION:Creating sustainable cities has become one of the most pressing issues facing the United States and the global community. As Dr. Steven Cohen\, Executive Director of the Columbia Earth Institute\, has noted\, a sustainable city “uses resources as efficiently as possible\, uses renewable resources as much as possible\, recycles as much as possible and has the least possible impact on the natural environment.” There is a growing consensus\, Dr. Cohen argues\, that our cities must be “attractive\, exciting\, healthy and productive places to live\, learn\, develop\, work and play.” \nThere is\, however\, far less consensus about how cities can most efficiently and effectively design and implement the architecture and systems to grow and prosper sustainably\, as the world’s population urbanizes and the threats to urban areas increase. Rigorous research related to sustainable cities is thus more central than ever\, and the questions scholars face are urgent: What is a sustainable city? What is the role of climate change in sustainable cities? And what is the future of the sustainable city—and how can we best get there? \nIn a unique collaboration to help answer these questions\, three universities—Fordham\, Columbia and NYU—in the world’s greatest city are organizing a two-day interdisciplinary International Conference on Sustainable Cities. The Conference\, which will be held on May 1-2\, 2018 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus\, will bring together leading scholars from a range of disciplines with policymakers\, business leaders\, and advocates to share insights and set a comprehensive research agenda for this vital subject. \n\nThis event will be held at Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus\, McNally Amphitheatre\n113 West\, 60th Street\, New York\, NYRegistration is free\, but required. Please register online here:\nhttps://www.web.fordham.edu/info/27345/sustainable_cities_conference_registration \nFor questions about the event\, please email sustainablecitiesconference@fordham.edu
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/international-conference-on-sustainable-cities/
LOCATION:Fordham University\, Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W 60th St 12th Floor\, New York City\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T160000
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn Waters: Sea Level Rise\, Sustainability\, and Resilience along the Brooklyn Waterfront
DESCRIPTION:The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center (BWRC) presents Brooklyn Waters\, a full-day conference on sea level rise\, sustainability\, and resiliency along the Brooklyn waterfront. Brooklyn Waters will examine how preparation for storm surge and rising tides has already remade – and is set to radically remake – the coastal areas of Kings County. \nWhile the Brooklyn waterfront holds much in common with other coastal regions—and with those of its sister boroughs— the challenges it faces are unique. The past two decades have ushered in a dramatic transformation of the Brooklyn waterfront district’s built environment. Now\, we are faced with yet another dramatic waterfront transformation in the coming two decades\, one the will be driven by the unwieldy forces of ecological systems. \nThe conference opens with a provocative primer on sea level rise\, subsidence\, and storm surges. A panel will discuss how these issues have already catalyzed change along the water—in the waterfront’s infrastructure\, its transportation systems\, its low-lying communities\, and its public housing. The core of the conference\, however\, will center on the question: What is the future of Brooklyn’s built and natural waterfront? \nBrooklyn Waters will offer a diverse set of perspectives on the topic of future interventions and approaches to rising tides. Various waterfront community leaders will share their grassroots planning efforts. City officials will speak about both the near and long-term promises of resiliency planning. Architects will debate the role and limits of design in creating resilient neighborhoods. Environmental experts will discuss efforts to protect Brooklyn’s natural and constructed shorelines\, including Jamaica Bay and Brooklyn Bridge Park. The conference’s agenda will span the gamut from urban policy\, engineering\, community activism\, to land use.  \nPlease register here & reserve your seat today.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/brooklyn-waters-sea-level-rise-sustainability-and-resilience-along-the-brooklyn-waterfront/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Borough Hall\, 209 Joralemon Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T203000
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SUMMARY:Climate Change & SIDS: Navigating Resilience in Place in an Age of Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of countries that face unique sustainable development challenges; one such challenge is their vulnerability to climate change and susceptibility to natural disasters.Currently SIDS are facing loss of land in low-lying coastal areas\, as well as loss of ecosystem services and livelihoods. \nWith the devastating effects of climate change\, intertwined with other trends such as population growth and globalization\, the question thus lies – should whole populations of SIDS retreat\, in/out-of-country migration\, or can they create resilience strategies in order to adapt in place to the challenges they face? This panel discussion on Resilience in Place in an Age of Retreat aims to explore this question while promoting interdisciplinary dialogues amongst the Columbia community. \nThe panel consists of: \nLisa Dale\, our moderator for the evening\, joined the Earth Institute this past year as a lecturer for the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development. With a Ph.D in environmental policy\, Lisa has worked with the UN on climate change adaptation and most recently directed the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy. This past fall\, Lisa taught Environmental Policy & Governance for Sustainable Development\, examining policy frameworks at the national and international levels through a sustainability lens. She also serves on the Steering Committee of Columbia’s Adaptation Initiative. \nAngela Burnett\, one of our panelists\, was born and raised in The Virgin Islands. Her passion for the future sustainable development of the Territory led her to pursue a career in the environment. In 2007 she graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development. Angela also holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (M.C.R.P.) from the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy with a dual focus in Environmental and Physical Planning and Housing and Real Estate. Having recently lived through the devastation of Hurricane Irma\, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall\, Angela feels compelled to act on a global stage in the fight against climate change. \nRadley Horton\, one of our panelists\, is an Associate Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. His research focuses on climate extremes\, tail risks\, climate impacts\, and adaptation. He currently Co-Chairs Columbia’s Adaptation Initiative\, and is Principal Investigator for the Columbia University-WWF ADVANCE partnership\, and the NOAA-Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments-funded Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast. Radley is also the Columbia University lead for the Department of Interior-funded Northeast Climate Science Center\, and is a PI on an NSF funded Climate Change Education Partnership Project. Most recently\, Radley has been a Co-leader in the development of a global research agenda in support of the United Nations Environmental Program’s Programme on Vulnerability\, Impacts\, and Adaptation (PROVIA) initiative. \nRiad Meddeb\, one of our panelists\, currently serves as the Principal SIDS Advisor for the United Nations Development Programme. He specializes in trade\, investment\, migration\, and technology innovation to address issues and facilitate decisions of policy makers with over 20 years’ experience working with UN agencies\, such as UNDP\, UNCTAD\, and UNITAR. Riad has had extensive experience as an economic and policy advisor to the UN and foreign governments\, such as providing assessment and policy advice on economic recovery and livelihoods to support country to mainstream and implement the Sustainable Development Goals. \nTearinaki Tanielu\, one of our panelists\, is the Kiribati representative for AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States). Tearinaki is an environmental scientist and policy researcher\, who has worked with local governments\, international development organisations and with research institutions – focusing on social development and improving livelihoods in our local communities. His key areas of interest and speciality encompass issues that are most pertinent to social development\, particularly in the Pacific Region\, including: climate change\, coastal management\, water resources management\, and oceans governance policy and marine law.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/climate-change-sids-navigating-resilience-in-place-in-an-age-of-retreat/
LOCATION:Jerome Greene Hall\, Room 105\, 435 W. 116 St.\, New York\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T183000
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SUMMARY:Frontiers of Sustainability: From Patchwork to Framework in Arctic Sustainability Research
DESCRIPTION:“Frontiers of Sustainability: From Patchwork to Framework in Arctic Sustainability Research”\nTalk by Andrey Petrov\, President\, International Arctic Social Sciences Association. \nThe Arctic is among the world’s regions most affected by ongoing cultural\, socio-economic\, environmental and climate changes. Over the last two decades\, multiple stakeholders and rights-holders\, and local and indigenous communities have turned their attention to the Arctic\, to its peoples and resources\, and to the challenges and benefits of impending transformations. At the same time\, sustainability and sustainable development research in the Arctic has rapidly progressed and expanded. Building on the knowledge base created by the Arctic-FROST\, Arctic-COAST\, Arctic Horizons and ASUS NSF projects\, Dr. Andrey Petrov will provide an overview of past and current Arctic sustainability research\, identifying knowledge gaps and discussing research priorities for the next decade. This talk will identify theoretical and epistemological shifts\, key themes and findings. He will also highlight and discuss several projects that represent different dimensions of coupled human-environment systems analysis in the Arctic. The talk will emphasize the importance of integrated social impacts monitoring frameworks and interdisciplinary research to address complex community issues in the Arctic.  \nAndrey N. Petrov is the President of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association and Director of the ARCTICenter and Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Northern Iowa. He leads or co-leads three flagship NSF initiatives in the Arctic Social Sciences: Arctic-FROST\, Arctic-COAST and Arctic Horizons. He is also the lead author of the book “Arctic Sustainability Research: Past\, Present and Future” (Routledge\, 2017). \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/frontiers-of-sustainability-from-patchwork-to-framework-in-arctic-sustainability-research/
LOCATION:Columbia Alumni Center\, 622 W 113th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T170000
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SUMMARY:2018 Columbia Global Energy Summit
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 19\, 2018\, CGEP will celebrate its 5th anniversary and host the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit. Registration will open in early 2018.  \nThe half-day forum will include keynote remarks\, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy\, financial markets\, the environment and geopolitics. A formal agenda and registration will open in 2018. \nPast speakers have included: \n– Lisa Jackson\, VP of Environment\, Policy and Social Initiatives\, Apple – Technology’s role in the clean energy transition\n– Diane Regas\, Executive Director\, Environmental Defense Fund – The outlook for environment policy\n– Jeff Holden – Chief Product Officer\, Uber Technologies – The future of transportation\n– Jim Connaughton\, former Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality for President George W. Bush – The outlook for environment policy\n– Dr. Phil Sharp\, Center on Global Energy Policy\, former President of Resources For the Future – The outlook for environment policy\n– Scott Sheffield – Executive Chairman of the Board\, Pioneer Natural Resources – Oil markets\n– Laurence Tubiana\, Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference\, French Minister of Foreign Affairs – Climate\n– Adam Sieminski\, James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy & Geopolitics\, CSIS; former U.S. Energy Information Administration Administrator – Energy markets\n– Dr. Dan Yergin\, Vice Chairman\, IHS Markit – Energy markets\n– Cathy Zoi\, CEO\, Frontier Power – Power markets\n– Patrick Pouyanne\, Chairman of the Board and CEO\, Total – Energy markets\n– Fred Krupp\, President\, Environmental Defense Fund – Gas markets\n– Charif Souki\, Chairman\, Tellurian Inc. – Global gas markets\n– Jeroen van der Veer\, former CEO\, Shell – Energy markets \n \nEvent Contact Information: \nCenter on Global Energy Policy \nenergypolicy@columbia.edu
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/2018-columbia-global-energy-summit/
LOCATION:Columbia University- Low Library\, Rotunda\, Columbia University\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T130000
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CREATED:20180417T190935Z
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SUMMARY:Reimagining the Good Life: Sustainability Ethics in Theory and Practice
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a half-day conference on sustainability ethics and resilience. The conference\, scheduled Wednesday\, April 18\, 2018\, brings together philosophers and other environmental theorists to address questions at the intersection of sustainability\, philosophy\, and ethics. These questions include: How can we revise our idea of “the good life” to promote sustainability? How do we balance our responsibilities toward future generations against our responsibilities to those alive now? What are the possibilities and prospects for indigenous environmental resistance? Finally\, what are our moral obligations in an era in which we can no longer rely exclusively on our governments to solve our most urgent environmental problems? \nBreakfast 8:30 AM\nKeynote 9:00 AM\nSession I 10:00 AM\nSession II 11:30 AM
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/reimagining-the-good-life-sustainability-ethics-in-theory-and-practice/
LOCATION:Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College\, 47-49 E 65th St\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180415T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180415T130000
DTSTAMP:20180209T155432Z
CREATED:20180131T230418Z
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SUMMARY:Battery Park City: Creating a New Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:After more than four decades of planning and construction\, Battery Park City has been built out\, following a master plan by Cooper\, Eckstut and Associates. Learn about the area’s urban planning and discover its distinctive residential neighborhoods\, distinguished parks and plazas\, public art works\, and signature commercial center. \nHighlights include Brookfield Place and Wintergarden (Cesar Pelli)\, Goldman Sachs Headquarters (Pei Cobb Freed)\, Museum of Jewish Heritage (Kevin Roche)\, Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (Olin with Machado & Silvetti)\, Teardrop Park (Michael Van Valkenburgh)\, South Cove Plaza and the Irish Hunger Memorial (1100 Architect). We will examine schools by Cooper Robertson and Dattner Architects and residential towers by a host of architects\, including Pelli Clarke Pelli\, Gruzen Samton\, Ennead Architects\, Ulrich Franzen\, Robert A. M. Stern and Charles Moore. \nTours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. \nMeet at the portal of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (between Battery Park and the Museum of Jewish Heritage).
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/battery-park-city-creating-a-new-neighborhood-2/
LOCATION:Battery Park City\, South Cove\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Outdoors
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T200000
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SUMMARY:Michael Murphy: Justice is Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Can buildings heal and promote justice in our divided communities? How can we use design tools to create a healthier community and a more just world? MASS Design Group’s Co-founder and Executive Director Michael Murphy will showcase projects that inquire whether we are missing under-leveraged resources for promoting health\, justice\, and human dignity. With over 20 projects built or under construction around the globe\, MASS has worked to pioneer a practice model that attempts to reinsert architectural agency upstream and for the public benefit. \nSpeaker:\nMichael Murphy\, Co-Founder and Executive Director\, MASS Design Group; Adjunct Associate Professor\, Columbia University GSAPP \nGeneral Public: $10\nMember: Free\nStudent with Valid ID: Free\n \nPhoto: Bret Hartman/TED.\n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/michael-murphy-justice-is-beauty/
LOCATION:AIA Center for Architecture\, Hines Gallery\, 435 LaGuardia Place \, New York \, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180403T200000
DTSTAMP:20180330T140138Z
CREATED:20180330T140138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180330T140138Z
UID:44507-1522778400-1522785600@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Zone Greener: Higher-Efficiency Wall Systems
DESCRIPTION:In 2012\, the City of New York adopted a package of amendments to the NYC Zoning Resolution\, collectively called Zone Green\, to facilitate more sustainable and energy-efficient design. Zone Green addressed barriers to building thicker\, better-insulated walls. It also covered the inclusion of sustainable design strategies\, such as solar panels\, solar shading systems\, green roofs\, and greenhouses. \nFast forward six years: although Zone Green successfully solved the problems anticipated at the time\, new technologies and new barriers have since emerged. Last fall\, Urban Green convened a Task Force of over 40 stakeholders to develop a roadmap for Zone Greener\, a set of potential upgrades to the Zoning Resolution that would unlock further opportunities for the next generation of green building. \nPart one of this two-part series focuses on building better walls; the second will focus on solar. Expert panelists will address several major wall-related issues identified by the Task Force: thermal bridging\, high-performance curtain walls\, super-efficient walls\, and the re-cladding or over-cladding of mid-century modern buildings. Panelists will also discuss the successes of Zone Green in facilitating the construction of new masonry walls and the addition of exterior insulation. \nMember: Free\nGeneral Public: $10\nStudent with Valid ID: Free
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/zone-greener-higher-efficiency-wall-systems/
LOCATION:AIA Center for Architecture\, Hines Gallery\, 435 LaGuardia Place \, New York \, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T193000
DTSTAMP:20180223T213235Z
CREATED:20180223T213235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180223T213235Z
UID:44332-1521135000-1521142200@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Socio-Ecological Resilience and the Role of the Public
DESCRIPTION:  Mike Menser and Denise Thompson of CUNY and Adam Parris of Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay present “Socio-Ecological Resilience and the Role of the Public” \n“Resilience in Jamaica Bay: the science and humanity of it all\,” w/ Adam Parris\, Director\, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay \n“Why institutions matter for resilient societies” w/ Denise Thompson\, Department of Public Management\, John Jay College \n“Why Resilience Requires Democracy: an Opportunity for NYC & the role of CUNY” w/ Michael Menser\, Philosophy and Urban Sustainability Studies\, Brooklyn College\, EES\, CUNY GC \nReception and refreshments to follow.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/socio-ecological-resilience-and-the-role-of-the-public/
LOCATION:The Graduate Center\, CUNY\, Room 4102\, 365 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T200000
DTSTAMP:20180223T161925Z
CREATED:20180223T161925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180223T161925Z
UID:44318-1520445600-1520452800@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Sustainability ∩ Resilience | Integration Series 1
DESCRIPTION:How can our projects better meet both climate change adaptation and mitigation goals? How can our profession more proactively discuss issues of risk related to both objectives with our clients? This presentation focuses on how to prepare buildings for natural and manmade disasters. It identifies the elements of a building risk assessment\, stressing realistic threats and realistic desired outcomes. It shows strategies for making building life safety systems more resistant to catastrophic events. The presentation presents approaches and recommendations by the New York City Building Resilience Task Force\, a group of professionals convened by the Mayor of New York to develop recommendations for the city and for building owners in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sandy. These measures will also be viewed through the lens of best practices for achieving sustainable design objectives.  \nSpeaker:                      \nDaniel H. Nall\, PE\, FAIA\, FASHRAE\, LEED Fellow; Regional Director\, High Performance Solutions; Vice President\, SH Group\, Inc.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/sustainability-%e2%88%a9-resilience-integration-series-1/
LOCATION:AIA Center for Architecture\, Hines Gallery\, 435 LaGuardia Place \, New York \, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T210000
DTSTAMP:20180223T214156Z
CREATED:20180223T214156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180223T214156Z
UID:44337-1520276400-1520283600@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:NYC H2O Ridgewood Reservoir Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make your voice heard to protect the Ridgewood Reservoir’s unique ecology. The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding a public meeting to discuss the proposed Ridgewood Reservoir wetlands delineation. NYC H2O encourages all Ridgewood Reservoir neighbors and enthusiasts to attend this meeting and speak in favor of the wetlands designation. \nRSVP at eventbrite (link attached).
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/nyc-h2o-ridgewood-reservoir-public-meeting/
LOCATION:Redeemer Lutheran Chuch\, 6907 Cooper Ave\, Queens\, NY\, 11385\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180301T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180301T200000
DTSTAMP:20180212T213749Z
CREATED:20180210T214131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T213749Z
UID:44239-1519927200-1519934400@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Grow Your Garden Group
DESCRIPTION:With spring around the corner\, this is a key time to welcome new members to get involved in your garden. This workshop will cover creative and time-tested ways to grow your garden group\, with a focus on recruiting new members and retaining existing members. Learn how to build the leadership of garden members and create healthy\, effective groups with strong relationships at the core. \nEste taller se ofrecerá con traducción al Español. \nRSVP here. \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/grow-your-garden-group/
LOCATION:Bushwick Inlet Park Center\, 86 Kent Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T190000
DTSTAMP:20180223T161219Z
CREATED:20180223T161219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180223T161219Z
UID:44313-1519752600-1519758000@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Designing and Modeling for Net Zero
DESCRIPTION:Completed in 2015\, P.S. 62 is NYC’s first net-zero energy school\, designed under the requirements of the New York City School Construction Authority. The 66\,000 square foot\, 2-story school will serve 440 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students on Staten Island\, NY. The building harvests as much energy from renewable on-site sources as it uses on an annual basis. The primary renewable energy system is a roof mounted photovoltaic array. \nThis presentation will discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by the design team\, while working hand-in-hand with critical decision makers on the owner and user teams. The presentation will cover the schools design and how the energy modeling process evolve throughout the design. Establishing assumptions with user groups\, making design decisions and ultimately establishing energy usage targets\, critical to the Net Zero Goals of the school. \nSpeakers:\nJeffery Rios\, PE\, LEED AP\nAKF; In Posse \nAbout the speaker :\nMr. Rios specializes in increasing energy efficiency within new and existing buildings. He is highly valued for his experience as a mechanical engineer and his expertise in energy modeling platforms. Jeff is a very collaborative member of the team\, working closely with engineers\, designers\, and architects to provide thoughtful\, results–focused solutions. He has shared his expertise at Greenbuild on WELL Building\, at Urban Green on NYC Energy Codes\, and as a continuing lecture \n\nOrganized by\nIBPSA-USA NYC Chapter
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/designing-and-modeling-for-net-zero/
LOCATION:AKF Office\, One Liberty Plaza\, 165 Broadway\, 22nd Floor\, New York City\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T200000
DTSTAMP:20180212T212923Z
CREATED:20180125T235454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T212923Z
UID:44078-1519322400-1519329600@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Social Equity in the Built Environment
DESCRIPTION:In creating a sustainable building\, what if we could create something that helps the people in the community\, the people who take care of the building and the people who physically built the building? \nWhat if we really understood how to have a dialogue about the sometimes thorny issues of equity in a way that was collaborative\, fruitful and realistic? And what if we had a 2030 Social Challenge as well as a 2030 Building Challenge? \nThis lecture will provide background on why we separate the needs of people from our design process. We will look at case studies of projects that are incorporating strategies to help the less empowered\, at how LEED is approaching these issues and at ways to think about social equity in your projects.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nSusan Kaplan\, LEED Fellow\nPresident\, BuildingWrx \nMindy Thompson Fullilove\, MD\, HON AIA\nProfessor of Urban Policy and Health\, Milano School of International Affairs\, Management and Urban Policy
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/social-equity-in-the-built-environment/
LOCATION:ARUP\, 77 Water Street\, East River Meeting Room (4th Floor)\, New York City\, NY\, 10005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T200000
DTSTAMP:20180202T035518Z
CREATED:20180202T035518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T035518Z
UID:44153-1518114600-1518120000@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Food with the Stone Barns Center
DESCRIPTION:**The $10 fee is refundable upon attendance** \nOur “Understanding Food” Workshop investigates the problem of “gastro-anomy”—a state of normlessness that leaves us without guidance on how to eat. It seeks to place food back into the structures of meaning that help us to choose what we eat\, while seeking to restore the health of the individual\, community\, and planet. The workshop will pair discussion with a cooking lab\, using seasonal ingredients fresh from the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. \nAbout the Speaker: \nRene Marion is Director of Education at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. Located in Pocantico Hills\, NY\, Stone Barns is a laboratory for learning and catalyzing a culture of informed\, healthy eating. Stone Barns Center is transforming the way America eats and farms by creating a healthy\, sustainable food system. \n*** Food will be vegetarian and nut-free. *** \nNote: Event is free for all to attend. However\, we charge a $10 deposit that would be refunded upon appearance.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/understanding-food-with-the-stone-barns-center/
LOCATION:NYU MakerSpace\, 6 MetroTech Center\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Health and Fitness,Learn,Lifestyle,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T210000
DTSTAMP:20180202T034411Z
CREATED:20180202T034411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T034411Z
UID:44145-1517941800-1517950800@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:The Right to Food in the US: A Conversation with Smita Narula
DESCRIPTION:The Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative (FLI) is a collaboration between the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and the Natural Resources Defense Council. FLI is dedicated to increasing access to legal services for farmers and food entrepreneurs seeking to create a more just and sustainable food system. GrowNYC is a sustainability resource for New Yorkers\, providing free tools and resources anyone can use to improve our city and environment. \nAt this event\, NRDC attorney and farmer Jennifer Grossman will interview human rights expert and advocate Smita Narula about the right to food in the United States. Topics discussed will include food sovereignty\, barriers to implementing food rights\, and advocacy strategies. Reception to follow. \nRefreshments provided by Captain Lawrence Brewery and City Bakery.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-right-to-food-in-the-us-a-conversation-with-smita-narula/
LOCATION:Project Farmhouse\, 76 East 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Learn,Lifestyle,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T200000
DTSTAMP:20180202T034630Z
CREATED:20180202T033936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T034630Z
UID:44140-1517941800-1517947200@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Three Strikes: An Overview of our Quest for Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of Paul R. Ehrlich’s seminar book entitled “The population Bomb” and the 30th Anniversary of James Hansen historical testimony on climate change in the US Congress. Decades later\, our quest for sustainability can be characterized by a growing frustration of scientists and activists with the lack of action to subvert environmental catastrophes and series of failed Malthusian prophecies undermining the public trust in the view of skeptics. \nOne has to recognize that during these decades both sides made serious errors. Those who wanted immediate actions made dire predictions prematurely such as major famines\, the end of snowy winters or the disappearance of Arctic Ice. On the other hand\, contrarians fail to admit that infinite growth on a finite planet is undoubtedly unsustainable. \nDespite the regular complaint by advocates about the inability of free societies to mobilize for action\, in reality there were a number of policy actions that clearly failed to accomplish their stated goals or in worse cases turned out to be actually harmful. Perhaps the best example is the biofuel mandate that resulted in growing crops in the developed world to satisfy 5-10% of transportation fuel needs that could feed over 800 million people. \nSome of the misguided policies are due to erroneous prioritization. Moving away from fossil fuels is undeniably a must\, irrespective of climate change since fossil fuels are finite. Decarbonizing our economy is clearly essential for sustainability that solves climate change as byproduct\, while prioritizing on carbon-dioxide emission has led to heavy investments in dead end solutions such as carbon sequestration (through carbon capture and storage). \nThe presentation will discuss energy and water related examples where recognizing the limits of our finite planet is critical\, but the promoted solutions are likely questionable. While\, it is not hard to find more than three strikes where the policies advocated by scientists failed but it would be a mistake to conflate bad sciences with real science. The presentation will show that the failed policies were predictable from start since they violated fundamental scientific principles. \nThe presentation will argue that after decades of mixed results\, it is time to rethink\, how humanity pursues its efforts to sustainable development and lay out a future that recognizes human needs while minimizes their negative impacts on our planet. \nAbout the lecturer:  \nBalázs M. Fekete born in Budapest\, Hungary earned his M.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Budapest in 1984. After graduation\, he worked at the Water Resources Research Centre (VITUKI) where he participated in a wide range of research activities such as agricultural waste water disposal\, agricultural water management\, satellite and airborne remote sensing of water resources. \nAfter the political changes in the late 80s\, he joined a private company (GEOMETRIA Ltd.) to develop geographical information systems solution for municipal and environmental resources management. He continued similar work specifically focusing on the Danube affected by the planned Gabcikovo-Nagymaros dam system\, when he joined an independent research organization (ISTER). \nHe moved to the United States in 1993\, where he started to work on large scale hydrological modeling and water resources assessments at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). He earned his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at UNH in 2001\, while working as a full time research scientist.  \nDr. Fekete is well known in his field for his work on i) incorporating river discharge information into water resources assessments\, ii) developing simulated river networks at various resolutions\, iii) modeling stable isotope processes in large scale hydrological models\, iv) developing specialized GIS infrastructures to support hydrological modeling\, v) developing advanced modeling frameworks that utilizes modern multicore computers. Dr. Fekete participated in the last two decades in a number of international activities to promote improved Earth system monitoring with particular interest in hydrometeorological observations. \nDr. Fekete moved to New York in 2008 first as a project director at the newly forming Environmental Sciences Initiative of the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and joined the faculty of the Civil Engineering Department of the City College of New York\, while maintaining affiliate status at ASRC. \nEver since\, Prof. Fekete moved to New York\, he extended his research interest to a wider range of sustainability questions\, with special interest in the tradeoffs between energy\, water and land use.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/three-strikes-an-overview-of-our-quest-for-sustainability/
LOCATION:Consulate General of Hungary\, 223 East 52nd Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T200000
DTSTAMP:20180125T235926Z
CREATED:20180125T234811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180125T235926Z
UID:44075-1517940000-1517947200@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:The Future of Domestic Hot Water in NYC
DESCRIPTION:As buildings in New York City become more reliant on renewable and stored energy\, air source heat pump (ASHP) domestic hot water systems will likely become more prevalent in multifamily buildings over the coming decades. These systems have specific challenges\, including: \nWhat are the technological barriers? Do any seem insurmountable? \nHow well can new hot water equipment interface with existing piping and infrastructure? \nHow does solar thermal fit in? Is there a future for combined thermal / PV panels in the NYC market? \nCan heat pumps entirely replace conventional hot water heaters\, or will back-up systems be needed? \nThis event builds upon Urban Green’s 2017 conference\, which explored the role of broad electrification of building systems in NYC’s 80×50 Climate Plan. \nRegister here. \nCost: $5-15 based on membership status.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-future-of-domestic-hot-water-in-nyc/
LOCATION:GROHE\, 160 Fifth Avenue (Entrance on W 21st street) New York\, NY 10010\, New York City\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180204T143000
DTSTAMP:20180209T155201Z
CREATED:20180127T202118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180209T155201Z
UID:44107-1517749200-1517754600@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Gardening Workshop: Healthy Compost
DESCRIPTION:Learn several different methods to create and maintain a compost pile\, which can serve as the foundation for healthy garden soil all year long. Please come prepared to touch dirt! Ages 7+. \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/gardening-workshop-healthy-compost/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Nature Center\, 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue\, Staten Island\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids,Learn,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T200000
DTSTAMP:20180127T203444Z
CREATED:20180124T035344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180127T203444Z
UID:44052-1517508000-1517515200@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Blue Dunes: Climate Change by Design
DESCRIPTION:Blue Dunes: Climate Change by Design is a book documenting the proposal to create an offshore barrier island chain in the New York/New Jersey Harbor. Today\, this proposal stands at a crossroads and its potential for the future of coastal protection requires further development. Participating scientists\, engineers\, planners\, economists\, and maritime stakeholders identified critical key issues including: water quality\, habitats\, recreation\, navigation\, constructability\, and funding. The Blue Dunes Research Initiative (BDRI) explored these issues and developed a new approach to coastal protection. Funded originally by HUD and the Rockefeller Foundation through the Rebuild by Design competition\, the work behind this book describes the necessity of creating a knowledge network around resiliency for the entire region’s urban coastal communities; from the organizations that serve them to the scientists invested in researching them. \nMany issues related to storm defense that the scientific community addresses are regional in scope: hydrodynamics\, levels of salinity\, coastal fishing economies\, energy and wind dissipation of storms\, and basic wave physics. The proposal for Blue Dunes transcends political jurisdictions and speaks to the regional issues at play in the Mid-Atlantic coastal systems. \nJoin us for a panel discussion about this project and the Blue Dunes Research Initiative that has the potential to save lives and billions of dollars across the region. \nSpeakers\nClaire Weisz\, FAIA\, WXY architecture + urban design\nJesse M. Keenan\, PhD\, Harvard Graduate School of Design\nJonathan Goldstick\, PE\, Langan \nModerator\nKarrie Jacobs\, author\, critic and contributing editor\, Architect Magazine \nRegister here:\nhttp://calendar.aiany.org/2017/12/13/blue-dunes-climate-change-by-design/\n \nAIA Member: Free\nStudent with Valid ID: Free\nGeneral Public: $10
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/blue-dunes-climate-change-by-design/
LOCATION:AIA Center for Architecture\, Hines Gallery\, 435 LaGuardia Place \, New York \, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180130T190000
DTSTAMP:20180127T203838Z
CREATED:20180126T032654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180127T203838Z
UID:44084-1517335200-1517338800@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top
DESCRIPTION:Sustainability is now widely recognized as an essential component for development in China\, with the Chinese government setting ambitious environmental and social targets. However\, the sheer pace of China’s economic growth makes establishing a sustainable development strategy a difficult task that requires purposeful decentralized action. This event will explore the importance of a standardized system to assess sustainability at the local level. We will present and discuss the recently launched China Sustainable Development Indicator System (CSDIS)\, an annual ranking of the sustainability performance of Chinese cities and provinces created jointly by the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management and Beijing-based CCIEE\, the China Center for International Economic Exchanges. Details of the system are available at urbansustainability.org. \nThe event will introduce the ranking and explore the value of measuring a broad but transparent set of sustainability indicators to encourage cities and provinces to begin a race to the top in environmental quality. The panelists will discuss how such systems can complement policymaking in China’s local administrative system\, the balance between the state and the private sector as well as sustainable development in China more broadly. \nIntroductory Remarks:\n• Steve Cohen\, Executive Director\, Earth Institute \nModerator:\n• Satyajit Bose\, Lecturer and Associate Director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy & Management \nPanelists:\n• Weiping Wu\, Professor and Director\, Urban Planning Program\, Graduate School of Architecture\, Planning & Preservation\n• Jonathan Krane\, Founder & CEO of KraneShares\n• Dong Guo\, Associate Research Scholar and Director of the Earth Institute China Initiative \n\n \nThis event is free and open to the public; RSVP required. The panel will be followed by a reception with wine\, beer and hors d’oeuvres.\n \nEvent Contact Information: \nKelsie DeFrancia\nkdefrancia@ei.columbia.edu\n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/sustainability-measurement-in-china-fostering-a-race-to-the-top/
LOCATION:Columbia University- Low Library\, Faculty Room\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Columbia University":MAILTO:cerc@columbia.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180211T170000
DTSTAMP:20180121T172233Z
CREATED:20180121T172233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180121T172233Z
UID:43989-1516352400-1518368400@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:In Human Time: An Exhibition in Two Parts
DESCRIPTION:Whale Bay\, Antarctica No. 4\, 84×144\, 2016 (reproduction)\nZaria Forman\nWindow installation (galleries closed\, installation viewable from the street) \nDecember 20\, 2017 – January 15\, 2018 \n88 Cores \nPeggy Weil\nJanuary 19\, 2018 – February 11\, 2018 \nIn Human Time\, the first exhibition of the Climate Museum\, explores intersections of polar ice\, humanity\, and time through video and photography installations by artists Zaria Forman and Peggy Weil. It also includes a timeline with artifacts relating the physical history of the Arctic to its significant influence on both culture and science. \nEvery week\, climate news confirms that the poles of the Earth which seem implacably vast and frozen\, unchangeable and forbidding are in fact\, far from invulnerable. Polar ice is disappearing on a scale our minds cannot comprehend. Indeed\, it is one the clearest and strongest demonstrable summaries of the massive changes caused by human action.   In Human Time asks how this contradiction between invulnerability and fragility reflect on us. If on the one hand\, our capacity for awe\, creativity\, curiosity\, knowledge and understanding\, communication and common action offers optimism for our surviving the climate crisis\, our capacity for heedless destruction does not. Our agency—in decision and action—is caught in the tension of our conflicting capacities. \nMeaningful shared action demands a stronger awareness of time\, of its continuum and urgency\, in ways that are often less comfortable or natural to hold. Both Weil and Forman raise these issues at planetary scale: Weil traces planetary temperatures preserved in cores of ancient ice while Forman foregrounds the enduring beauty of landscapes undergoing relentless change. James Baldwin said of the struggle for racial equality and our common humanity that “[t]here is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.” Human beings will be living with climate change past the foreseeable horizon. What that looks like will depend on decisions we make together about our thought\, dialogue\, and action—now. \nFor more information please visit the In Human Time site. \n**The galleries will be closed from December 20\, 2017 – January 18\, 2018. The window installation will be visible from the street.**
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/in-human-time-an-exhibition-in-two-parts/
LOCATION:Arnold and Sheila Aranson Galleries\, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center\, 66 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibit,Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180117T200000
DTSTAMP:20171226T223836Z
CREATED:20171208T171439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171226T223836Z
UID:43828-1516212000-1516219200@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:The Climate Reality Project Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Reality Project was founded in 2011 by former Vice President Al Gore to amplify the message about climate change—its causes\, consequences\, and solutions. Climate Reality presentations are available world-wide\, offered for free by trained presenters. \nJoin us for an eye-opening presentation and a discussion about how everyone can engage to help solve the climate crisis. Special presenters: Monica Weiss\, Dan Hanson. \nTicket price includes admission. \n \n \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-climate-reality-project-presentation/
LOCATION:Queens Botanical Garden\, 43-50 Main Street\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:University Roundtable on Deep Energy and Carbon Reductions
DESCRIPTION:AIA New York invites you to attend a university roundtable on deep energy and carbon reductions.\nIn New York City and State\, universities are leading the way in terms of achieving deep\, portfolio-wide energy and carbon emissions. In 2007\, 17 universities accepted the NYC Mayor’s Carbon Challenge to reduce their carbon emissions by 30% in ten years\, and by 2016\, they had reduced their emissions by 17% in aggregate\, with four universities signing on to a 50% reduction target by 2025. At the state level in 2012\, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order requiring NYS agencies\, including the state university system\, SUNY\, to reduce their average energy use intensity by 20% by 2020. \nHowever\, it’s not uniformly springtime in the Groves of Academe. The state’s public universities\, which must comply with some of the strictest mandates\, often have the least resources at their disposal. That’s why AIANY is convening energy experts and a mix of private and public university officials to see how some schools have achieved reductions\, and to discuss how universities can achieve these targets\, especially if they are financially constrained
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/university-roundtable-on-deep-energy-and-carbon-reductions/
LOCATION:Center for Architecture\, 536 LaGuardia Place\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Speaker/Panel Discussion
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