Solar One Is Famous!
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Check out this cool video from New Tang Dynasty Television! They covered our Revelry By the River fundraising gala a few weeks ago:
You can also check out an article in the NY Observer about Solar One, Solar 2 and the Platt sisters HERE. It’s official: Chris Collins is dapper!
Posted in Green Building, New York City, Revelry By The River, S1 in the News, Solar 2, Solar One | Permalink
New Energy Code Changes are in Effect July 1, 2010: Is Your Building Prepared?
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010| June 17, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
New energy efficiency legislation that will drastically impact your building is fast approaching and you don’t want to be caught unprepared. Join us for an interactive session with leaders in the field of energy efficiency. Learn how you can take advantage of these required changes, and benefit from cost saving measures. You will also hear about all of the potential funding and financing opportunities available to help with project costs.
June 17, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm,
followed by networking a reception
Sony Wonder Technology Lab Auditorium
550 Madison Ave (at 56th St.)
PANELISTS
Representative from the City of New York: NYC Green Building Codes
Kate Grossman, Greenwich Energy Solutions: Energy Audits and Qualifying Buildings
Brett Greenberg, Bovis Lend Lease: Implementing Energy Efficiency Measures
David Gibson, Lutron: Advanced Lighting Technologies
Cliff Schorer, Greenwich Energy Solutions: Financing Options
Diana Pangestu, Solar One: NYSERDA Incentives and Case Study
Seminar Cost: $25
To register, click on the following link:
Posted in Cleantech, Economy, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Legislation, NYSERDA, New York City, Products, Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
Celebrate Build it Green!NYC’s 5th Birthday at Solar One
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010| June 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
It’s Build it Green’s 5th birthday, and we’re celebrating with a joint fundraiser under the tents! Come and enjoy delicious organic vegetable and lamb bar-b-que, beer, live music with the amazing Amayo’s Fu-Arkestra, the DJ skills of Tony Lowe and entertainment from the always-entertaining BIG!NYC team. Tickets are a wallet-friendly $20 adv/$25 at the door, and all proceeds will be split between Solar One and Build it Green! Show us how much you care about a sustainable NYC, come party at Solar One!
Advance tickets available HERE or at the BIG!NYC warehouse in Astoria.
Under the Solar One Tents Map/Directions
Saturday June 12 from 6pm-10pm
Posted in Art, Green Building, Music, Recycling, Solar One Events, Sustainability | Permalink
New York City the Future Metropolis
Thursday, May 6th, 2010| June 10, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
If you were not one of the 300 people who attended our recent event, “New York City the Future Metropolis,” you can see the speakers’ presentations on the event’s website. Also, feel free to contact them with any follow up questions.
www.solar1.org/nycfuturemetropolis
If you were there, thank you for coming! Because of your overwhelming response and support, we are planning to do this event again next year! Check back on our website to see who will be in next year’s lineup of some of the most creative minds in New York’s building industry.
Posted in Cleantech, Design, East River, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, NYSERDA, New York City, Renewables, Solar One, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
Engineering a Sustainable Reconstruction in Iraq
Monday, April 12th, 2010| April 19, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
NYU-Poly Panel w Engineer Kareem 4.19.10
Join Solar One, McKissack & McKissack, CRDF, and the New York Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders as we host a discussion on the success and challenges of the U.S. Department of State’s Iraq Engineer Enhancement Program (IEEP) at NYU-Poly. The panel will explore the challenges of rebuilding Iraq’s scientific and technological infrastructure, and the urgency of embracing sustainable technologies.
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: NYU-Poly, 160 Varick St. 19th Floor, New York, NY
Register: Email Diana Pangestu at diana@solar1.org, or call (212) 785-0734
Listen as an Iraqi executive and engineer charged with reconstruction of Iraq’s damaged infrastructure describes the technical, professional and societal challenges facing Iraq today.
Learn more about “science diplomacy” as embodied in the Iraq Engineer Enhancement Program (IEEP), a U.S State Department program managed by the Civilian Research and Development Foundation that is designed to connect Iraqi engineers and professionals with the knowledge they need to rebuild their country.
Connect with a growing network of friends and supporters.
Panelists:
Engineer Kareem, CRDF Fellow at the Iraq Engineers Enhancement Program
Micah Kotch, Director, NYC ACRE Incubator at NYU-Poly
Lex Heslin, President and CEO, Beautiful Earth Group / renewable energy development
Jonathan McClelland, MJ Beck / financing renewable energy projects
Woody Crouch, PE, AECOM / solar power infrastructure, emerging markets
Andrew McNamara, Vice President of New Construction & Renewables at Bright Power Inc.
Moderated by:
Alaa Majeed, Iraqi-American journalist
Andrew Daquesian, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Chair, Green Design & Construction Committee
Posted in Cleantech, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Photovoltaics, Renewables, Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
