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DateEvent TitleSpeakers
2007
Sep ACHIEVING HIGH-PERFORMANCE HOSPITALS: State & Federal Policy and Case Studies Robin Guenther FAIA Principal of Guenther 5 Architects Jennifer Kearney Director of Energy Programs New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Jun FUNDAMENTALS OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE: A Case Study of The Sam’s Point Conservation Center Matthew Bialecki, AIA, Principal Matthew Bialecki Associates
May COMMISSIONING FOR GREEN BUILDINGS Ron Wilkinson, P.E., LEED AP Business Development The DomeTech Group
Apr Going for LEED Platinum: Queens Botanical Garden BKSK Architects: Joan Krevlin, AIA Julie Nelson, AIA LEED AP Paul Lapece
Mar Down to Zero: Reducing Carbon Emissions Sustainable Solutions Across Scales Fiona Cousins, PE, LEED, Principal, Arup
Feb International Green Building: France, England & Beyond Alia Bengana, Architect, AIA Delano & Aldrich Fellow 2006 Byron Stigge, Associate, Buro Happold
Jan An Open Dialogue On The Path To LEED Platinum: The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park The Lead Architect: Rick Cook, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Cook + Fox Architects The Green Building Consultant: Pamela Lippe, President, e4 inc. The Green Construction Manager: Amanda Clontz, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park LLC
2006
Dec Sustainable Challenges: The Urban Townhouse The Owner/Developer- Rolf Grimsted, President, R&E Brooklyn Inc The Architect- Tony Daniels, AIA, Director of Sustainable Design, Studio A and WASA The Contractor- Robert Politzer, Greenstreet Construction
Nov FULL SPECTRUM NY APPLIES LESSONS LEARNED TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS Affordable green developer takes experience from building cutting-edge high performance design into new projects in New York and beyond. Michael Vaughan, Project Engineer, Full Spectrum NY Brandon Mitchell, Director of development, Full Spectrum NY
Oct Mainstreaming Sustainable Building at The City of New York Department of Design and Construction John S. Krieble R.A., Director of Sustainable Design, City of New York Department of Design and Construction Sara Caples AIA, Principal, Caples Jefferson Architects
Sep The Latest in News, Analysis, and Products for Higher Performance Buildings From BuildingGreen.com Nadav Malin, Vice President, BuildingGreen, Inc.
Jul THE GREENING OF NYC'S FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE: The Innovative Staten Island Bluebelt Program Dana Gumb, Director, Staten Island Bluebelt, NYC Department of Environmental Protection; Sandeep Mehrotra, P. E., Senior Associate, Hazen and Sawyer
Jun Let there be light. But let it be Green. Solutions for recyling old lighting and new energy efficient designs Anthony Amaro, Vice President, Business Development, Earth Protection Services, Inc. (SPSI) David Bergman, Principal, David Bergman Architect, Founder/Designer, Fire and Water Lighting + Furniture
May Storm Water Management: Converting a Problem into a Resource S. Ram Shrivastava, P.E., LEED AP. President of Larsen Engineers, Rochester, N.Y.
Apr Building Green in NYC: Case Studies with an Emphasis On Materials Sourcing Mr. Chris Garvin, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Croxton Collaborative Architects Mr. Matt Berk, CEO and Founding Partner, Bettencourt Green Building Supplies
Mar GeoExchange: The Energy Under Our Feet John (Jack) P. DiEnna, Jr Key Accounts Director, Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
Feb The Full Benefits of Green Schools Jeff Perlman, President of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Consulting firm Bright Power, Inc. (www.brightpower.biz)
Jan Life Cycle Analysis: Applications and Implications for the Design of Greener Buildings Wayne Trusty, President, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute and Athena Institute International
2005
Dec THE GREENING OF INTERIORS: DESIGNS, MATERIALS, ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON BUILDING OCCUPANTS Speaker and Moderator: Guy Geier, AIA, IIDA, Principal, FXFowle Architects, PC; Speakers: David Cooper, Managing Director, Flack & Kurtz Engineering; Herman Miller Furniture, speaker Scott Charon
Nov GREEN ROOFS: LATEST TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALS, INNOVATIVE DESIGNS, COST ANALYSIS, IMPACT ON BUILDINGS & COMMUNITIES Greg Loosvelt, COO, Earth Pledge; Richard Heller, President, Greener by Design; Signe Nielsen, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Oct NYC Green Building Law: What it means for the future construction and rehabilitation of Municipal Buildings, Schools, Hospitals and City Agency Offices Mr. Russell Unger, Special Advisor to the Speaker on Sustainable Development; Mr. Robert Kulikowski PhD, Director NYC Office of Environmental Coordination; Ms. Laurie Kerr, Architect, NYC Department of Design & Construction
Sep Solar Electric Buildings: Showcasing the Best Design Solutions for Integrating Solar Power into Buildings Mr. Steven J. Strong
Jul Can the Translucent Tower be Green? How to tame the beast once you let in the light Susan Brady, President SBLD Studio Inc.; Jan Berman, COO MechoShade Systems, Inc.; Attila Uysal, Principle and Senior Designer for NY Times Bldg. SBLD Studio Inc.
Jun PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE: Drawing from solar, water and waste technologies as the fundamentals of innovative design Gregory Kiss, Principal, Kiss + Cathcart, Architects
May 2005 AIA Committee on the Environment Green Project Awards Joyce Lee, AIA, Chief Architect, NYC Office of Management & Budget, and former Chair AIA National COTE; Susan A. Maxman, FAIA - Design Principal of Susan Maxman & Partners Architects, Philadelphia; Daniel H. Nall, FAIA, PE - Senior Vice President of Flack
Apr The Birth, Evolution and Future of Sustainable Guidelines Randolph Croxton, Croxton Collaborative
Mar Pacific Platinum: A Case Study in the NRDC Santa Monica Office Building Robert K. Watson, Senior Energy Resource Specialist
Feb Medical Facility Turns Green: A case study in the Creation of the Discovery Center's Diagnostic and Treatment facility Robin Guenther, Principal, Guenther 5 Architects; Peter Styrett, Guenther 5 Architects; Patrick H. Dollard, CEO, The Center for Discovery, Owner/Developer
Jan Sustainability Goes Mainstream - But where next? Guy Battle, Battle McCarthy Architects, London
2004
Dec High Performance Building Materials: GreenSpec's Top-10 Best Products from 2004 Alex Wilson, President, BuildingGreen, Inc.; Jim Newman, Director, Online Services
Nov Green Buildings and the Capital Markets: Investment Impacts, Practical Applications and the Development of a Green Real Estate Investment Trust Bruce M. Kahn, Financial Consultant, Smith Barney; Mark Brammer, Senior Analyst, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Oct The Architect's role in Energy Sustainability: A High Performance School Case Study John B. Rice, P.E., Partner, AKF Engineers; Robert Diemer, P.E., Partner, AKF Engineers; Chris McHugh, P.E., Partner, AKF Engineers
Sep Starting with Nature: Upfront Strategies for Sensible Design Patrick O'Malley, AIA, Principal, Genser; William Staempfli, AIA, Senior Associate, Genser; Oliver Schaper, Associate, Genser
Jul Renewable Energy in New York City: East River Turbine Project Trey Taylor, Co-Founder and President of Market Development, Verdant Power, LLC
Jun Finding Gold in California: Lessons Learned on First LEED(TM)2.0 Gold Project Jo Carol Conover, LEED(TM) AP, Principal, Bennington/Conover & Associates; Mark M. MacCracken, PE, President, Calmac Manufacturing Corporation
May The MTA Gets On Board With LEED(TM): A look at the process management * team approach to the Corona Maintenance Shop Balbir K. Sood, PE, Director of Sustainability & Environmental Management, New York City Transit; Colin Cathcart / Principal, Kiss + Cathcart Architects; Scott Chrisner / Principal, Chrisner Group
Apr Greening the United Nations: Capital Master Plan -- On-going measures at the UNDP Om Taneja, Ph.D. / Engineering Manager, United Nations Capital Master Plan
Mar The Knoll Lubin Manufacturing Facility: a LEED(tm) Existing Building Pilot Project Lou Newitt, Corporate Manager / Environmental Health & Safety, Knoll, Inc.; Ken Wilson, AIA, IIDA, LEED(tm) AP, Envision Design
Feb A Tour of Two Terminals, Part Two -- St. George Ferry Terminal: the first United States transportation project registered for LEED certification Eve Michel, R.A. / Senior VP, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Capital Program; Kenneth Drucker, AIA / Senior Principal / Director of Design, Helmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) Architects & Planners
Jan Research+Sustainability: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / the new research bulding Lisa Gould AIA, Associate Partner / Director of Health + Science Design, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
2003
Dec A Tale of Two Terminals: Part One -- A look at the new Whitehall Ferry Terminal Eve Michel, R.A. / Senior VP, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Capital Program; Frederic Schwarz / President, Frederic Schwarz Associates; Alan Traugott, Sr. VP, Flack & Kurtz
Nov Old Walls -- New Walls -- Climate Walls: A view of balancing occupants' desire for daylight and views with the goals of energy conservation over the last 30 years Michael D. Flynn, FAIA / Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLC; Yvonne Szeto, AIA / Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLC
Oct Sustainability Matrix: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Kevin R. Hydes, PE, P.Eng., C.Eng., FCIBSE, President / Keen Engineering
Sep A WORLD CLASS: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: Platinum-LEED(tm) Building Strategies for Genzyme's new Cambridge HQs Stephan Behnisch, Principal / Behnisch, Behnisch & Partners / Germany; Christof Jantzen, Project Partner / Behnisch, Behnisch & Partners / Los Angeles; Craig Schwitter, Principal / Buro Happold / New York; Joseph Gaiko, Project Manager / Turner Constructi
Jul Preserving Our Architectural Heritage: Green Guidelines on a Global Scale Theodore H. M. Prudon, Ph.D., FAIA, President / DOCOMOMO US
Jun THE NEW JETS GREEN: High-Performance Stadium Design William Pedersen, FAIA FAAR, Founding Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Guy Battle, Founding Partner, Director Building Sciences & Environmental Engineer, Battle McCarthy
May 1400 On Fifth: Green, Smart & Affordable Carlton A. Brown, Principal, Full Spectrum of New York
Apr Building Green in Pennsylvania: Making the Case Jim Toothaker, Green Bureaucrat, Former Bureau Director, DEP, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Christine Ervin, President & CEO, U.S. Green Building Council
Mar Green Mobility for the Urban Environment Ira Dorfman, President, eMobility International; Mark Simon, Director Fuels Program, NYC DOT
Feb Desigining a Sustainable Building for an International Energy Company Graham S. Wyatt, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Associates
Jan Beyond Sustainability: Toward a Healthy Evolution William G. Reed, AIA, VP Integrative Design, Natural Logic, Inc.
2002
Dec Security Goes Green: A presentation of case studies from the U.S. and abroad Valentine A. Lehr. P.E., Partner / Lehr Associates
Nov City of Chicago's Green Technologies Initiative David Reynolds, 1st Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago, Department of Environment; David Graham, Environment Coordinator, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Oct Solar Electric Architecture: One Year Later Steven J. Strong / President, Solar Design Associates
Sep Sustainability & Finance: Why Fleet Boston Made the Move John L. Cusack / Senior VP, Marsh Environmental Business Consulting Practice; Helen Sahi / Corporate Environmental Affairs Director, FleetBoston Financial; Kaj Jensen, Eric Johansen, Dennis McInerney: Global Environmental Strategies Team, FleetBoston Fina
Jun Advocating for Green, The Role of Government, Client and Architect: Two Case Studies -- Seabury Day Care Center and the Queens Botanical Garden Joan Krevlin and George Schieferdecker of BKSK Architects; John Krieble, Deputy Director, NYC Office of Sustainable Design and Construction (DDC)
May Steelcase Wood Factory: Environmental Vision in Action ... developing a LEED(tm) certified Manufacturing Facility David Rinard, Director / Corporate Environment Health & Safety / Steeelcase, Inc.; William G. Reed, AIA, VP Natural Logic
Apr Water Treatment & Conservation for the Built Environment: A discussion of the science, engineering and aesthetic possibilities Michael Singer, Artist/Designer; Michael Shaw, Executive Director / Ocean Arks International
Mar Green Schools: Environmentally Sensitive Design ... its Impact on Buildings & Education Blanche Sheinkoopf, National Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Smart Schools; Mark Franzen, President, Horst, Terrill & Karst Architects
Jan The Financial Value of ENERGY STAR in Commercial Markets Sol Salinas, Director of Marketing and Strategic Planning, US EPA ENERGY STAR; Stuart Brodsky, National Program Manager, Corporate and Commercial RE Markets, US EPA ENERGY STAR