This class will look at buildings that you might pass without noticing, but which have their own rich history and significance in the New York City architectural vernacular.
Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Pratt’s CSDS will present the fifth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.
Join the Student Conservation Association as they team up with New York State Parks for a day of service at Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens!
E2C is a unique science/math/technology resource for K-12 teachers, students, the general public, and geoscientists. It is a collaboration among researchers and an Earth Science educator at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; technology integration specialists from Colégio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brasil; and classroom teachers from New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere. It centers around Saturday Workshops for Educators held at Columbia’s Lamont Campus in Palisades N.Y.
Composting can seem too hard for the average citizen, but in this class, you’ll learn how easy it can be. We’ll talk through the basics of indoor vermicomposting (composting with worms) and how you can do your part to reduce your food waste.
Each participant will construct a bin, fill it with bedding, add some red wiggler worms, and watch them go to work!
“The Bicycle Diaries“ Book talk and slideshow of cycling three continents and 30,000 miles Former Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California…
A panel on how food supply can adapt to growing global demand and environmental pressures featuring panelists from Whole Foods, Chipotle, and more. Keynote speech on "Beyond Meat." Food and drink reception afterward.
Former Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California to the southern tip of South America, from Turkey to the east coast of China, and across the U.S. twice.
Join David for a slideshow of his best photos and videos!
Visit the The Brooklyn Botanical Garden to walk through the cherry blossom trees, among the rest of the garden collections. Adults $10, students/seniors $5, children…
The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present a lecture on how low-carbon modes of transportation, including public transit, bicycling, and…
A roundtable discussion hosted by the Barnard Architexx on the power design has over our lives.
An evening of live performances centered around mass transit in this ongoing series of inter-disciplinary programs.