Anatomy of a Brownstone Green Roofs Green Homes

Please join us on April 26 to learn great ways to green your house!
dsalomon@lagcc.cuny.edu
Register by email phone or fax: Registration form follows

New York City College of Technology Division of Continuing Education presents:

Anatomy of a Brownstone: Green Roofs, Green Homes
A seminar devoted to the art and science of sustainable homes, NYC style

Saturday, April 26 Atrium Amphitheatre 300 Jay Street
2 sessions, (morning and afternoon) $40
10 am to 12 pm 300 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn
2 pm to 4 pm 93 Nevins Street, Boerum Hill Brooklyn

Learn about green roofs, energy audits, whole house design, and sustainable building products from experts and professionals in the green design and build community. Discover how to save energy, reduce waste, and increase the overall comfort of your home.

How your home uses and loses energy 10 to 10:30
F.L. Andrew Padian of Steven Winter Associates, Inc., will show the
important steps to quantifying the energy usage in a building

Raising the Green Roof 10:30 to 11:00
A “green roof” is a layer of soil and foliage on top of a building. Rob Crauderueff, Sustainable Alternatives Coordinator, Sustainable South Bronx, will explain how green roofs are installed and maintained and how they can help your budget and the environment http://www.ssbx.org/contact.html

Panel Discussion: Small and large ways to green your home 11:00 to 12:00
Gita Nandan, GreenHome NYC http://www.greenhomenyc.org
Rolf Grimstead Developer, 93 Nevins “Health House” http://93nevins.com/
Robert Pollitzer, Green Builder GreenStreet Inc http://www.greenstreetinc.com/
Jeff Honerkamp, CEO Honerkamp Lumber, LEED supplier http://www.honerkamp.com
Kris Reed, Brooklyn Center for Economic Development http://www.bedc.org/

Green House Tour 93 Nevins Street, Boerum Hill Brooklyn 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Rolf Grimstead, a Brooklyn Community Developer, and Robert Pollitzer, of Greenstreets Inc, a Brooklyn based green design and build firm, will lead visitors on a tour NYC’s first “Health House” 93 Nevins has been systematically transformed from a toxic dumpsite to a comfortable and healthy multi family dwelling. See how green materials look when they are installed. You’ll be happily surprised.
http://93nevins.com http://www.greenstreetinc.com/ http://www.aeanyc.org