Spec It Green: Sourcing Specialties and Furnishings with Renewable and Recycled Content
Date: September 6, 2007
Time: 5:30PM-7:30PM
Location: Skadden Arps: 4 Times Sq, 37th Flr, New York, NY
Fee: $25 / person
Registration:
www.itac.org/specitgreen.html or contact Tanu Kumar, NYIRN, 212-404-6990 x 15, tkumar@nyirn.org.
Speakers: Murray Levi, LiRo Architects and Planners (Moderator), Lois Grobert, Citigroup, Michael Hayes, TPGreen, Rick Hilton, Rainforest Alliance
This seminar will cover the benefits and challenges of sourcing and installing reused, recycled, and sustainably-harvested materials. The selection of building materials can be crucial to a project when seeking LEED designation. These environmentally preferable materials can contribute to both greater energy efficiency and indoor air quality within the building envelope, as well as a more sustainable environment. This seminar will highlight locally manufactured products including green signage, window treatments, countertops, and other energy efficient materials, and will include a panel discussion with green building industry professionals.