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Past Events
Thursday, January 24, 2013 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Panelists: Klaus Jacob (Columbia University), Radley Horton (Columbia University), Nicole Maher (The Nature Conservancy), Rob McDonald (The Nature Conservancy), James S. Russell (Bloomberg News),
Moderator: Andy Revkin (The New York Times)
Organizers: Robert Lalasz (The Nature Conservancy), Michel Wahome (The New York Academy of Sciences)
The effects of climate change have the potential to dramatically alter urban life in ways we are yet to consider. How do we go about making plans for these outcomes.
July 18 - 19, 2012
The 2012 New Energy Symposium will convene multi-sector stakeholders to showcase the latest technology in clean energy and discuss hot topics in the field.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Organizers: Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green), Michel Wahome (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Our intent is to look at the potential data pool for the entire real estate industry and draw out the value between data sets and determine what data we should be collecting in order achieve sustainability and market transformation goals.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green), Cliff Majersik (Institute for Market Transformation), and Chris Pyke (USGBC)
There is an increasing focus on policy, standards, and interoperability of building data. Without the proper tools, the virtual tsunami of building data can overwhelm potential users. This event draws out the market transformation opportunities.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Moderator: David Roberts (Grist.org)
Speakers: Stewart Brand (Long Now Foundation), Joe Fargione (The Nature Conservancy), Jesse Jenkins (Breakthrough Institute), Arne Jungjohann (Heinrich Boell Institute) and Jeff Opperman (The Nature Conservancy)
How can Earth possibly meet its growing energy demands without destroying the environment? Experts on wind, nuclear, hydropower and other energy forms debate the most promising paths forward. The first installment of our four-part series Discourses on Nature and Society.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Moderator: David Biello (Scientific American)
Speakers: Mei Shibata (ThinkEco), Colin Smart (Con Edison) and Allen Freifeld (Viridity Energy)
Join the Academy for a panel exploring the emergence and growth of New York City's clean tech industry by way of case studies on its green building advances and locally sourced efficiency technologies.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Victoria Anstead (Tactical Aesthetics), Hywel Davies (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green) and David Hsu (University of Pennsylvania)
This discussion will revolve around the opportunities and challenges of communicating energy-related issues, changing behavior ;and monitoring and measuring efficiency gains.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Wes Frye (Cisco Systems), Charlotte Matthews (Related), and Nicholas You (WBCSD Urban Infrastructure Initiative)
In order realize the full urban potential for deep energy reductions, we need to look at networks of buildings in the urban landscape, as opposed to a collection of individual buildings. This seminar will help us begin to think in these terms.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Organizers: Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green) and Catherine Pfeiffenberger (Skanska)
This event will present projects that are achieving new levels of sustainability in a challenging marketplace and provide expert insights into metrics, best practices, trends, and prospects in the low energy/net zero energy building realm.
August 9 - 10, 2010
Symposium Chair: Congressman Steve Israel (2nd District, New York, US House of Representatives)
Expert panels will discuss business opportunities and challenges in new energy technologies, and entrepreneurs will pitch their business plans to a panel of investors and financial industry experts.
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