Events - August 2008
8/2-3 Good Housekeeping Magazine's Third Annual Green House
New York, NY
August 2, 2008, 12:30pm - August 3, 2008, 9:35pm
Take a tour of Good Housekeeping Magazine's third annual green house- the first LEED-certified* private residence in Manhattan. The home features four stories of the latest trends in green design and home appliances, with interiors by Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home and gardens by Aveeno. Your $10 entrance fee will directly benefit Go Green East Harlem, a community greening initiative of the Manhattan Borough President’s Office.
Location: 151 West 122nd Street New York, NY 10027 (between Lenox Avenue & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard) The Green House is accessible via the #2 and #3 trains to 125th Street.
8/2 Curbing Catastrophic Waste in Your Home, Condo, Coop or Multifamily Building
Governors Island, NY
August 2, 2008, 12:30pm
Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or Multifamily Building-A talk by Andy Padian, Director of Multifamily services at Steven Winter Associates.
This lecture is 9th in a series of 13: The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities presents the 3rd annual Governors Island Science, Art Exhibition and Lecture Series. All lectures are free and open to the public, held in Pershing Hall at 12:30 PM on Saturdays, on Governors Island. Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building in Southern Manhattan. Visit the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities website for more info.
8/9 PlaNYC - Toward A Greener Greater New York
Governors Island, NY
August 9, 2008, 12:30pm
PlaNYC: Toward A Greener Greater New York-A talk by Ariella Rosenberg-Maron of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. This lecture is 10th in a series of 13: The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities presents the 3rd annual Governors Island Science, Art Exhibition and Lecture Series.
All lectures are free and open to the public, held in Pershing Hall at 12:30 PM on Saturdays, on Governors Island. Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building in Southern Manhattan. Visit the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities website for more info.
8/12 Green Drinks NYC
New York, NY
August 12, 2008, 5:00pm
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at networking events known as Green Drinks - it's a chance to mix with other like-minded people, share info and make friends. Join in the fun from 6-10pm at Frying Pan, Chelsea Piers, Pier 66, NYC. Find out more from the Green Drinks website.
