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Sustainable Solutions for Jackson Heights (Mar 20)

Event last updated March 10, 2010

Green Agenda for Jackson Heights, a project led by Friends of Travers Park and Queens Community House with support from the Pratt Center for Community Development, will be convening Jackson Heights residents to assess proposals for making Jackson Heights a sustainable neighborhood, generated through workshops held this winter with hundreds of community residents. Participants at the March 20 town hall meeting will review ideas for expanding open space, reducing waste, and many other steps toward environmental and economic sustainability, and emerge from the session with a consensus agenda of priority actions to promote a greener Jackson Heights.

Event Details

March 20, 2010 - 10:45am - 1:00pm
Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights, Queens

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Conducting Merchant and Shopper Surveys: Best Practices Roundtable (Mar 4)

Event last updated March 1, 2010

Have you conducted a survey in your commercial district recently? Thinking about how to improve your process for next time? If so, please join this hands-on workshop about designing and conducting better merchant and shopper surveys.

This event will feature helpful presentations on designing and conducting surveys in commercial districts, as well as one-on-one break-out sessions with the presenters.

Bring your lunch, past surveys and your questions about designing the best possible survey for your commercial district.

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Event Details

March 4, 2010 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Pratt Center for Community Development, 379 DeKalb Ave, 2nd floor

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Greening Commercial Corridors: Implementing Sustainable Practices with Small Businesses (Mar 17)

Event last updated March 1, 2010

Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation presents

Greening Commercial Corridors: Implementing Sustainable Practices with Small Businesses

 

How can Brooklyn’s commercial districts implement sustainable practices? This seminar will provide tangible steps to implement green initiatives and discuss how BIDs and commercial revitalization managers can coordinate efforts with individual businesses to promote sustainability and the commercial corridor.
 

Event Details

March 17, 2010 - 8:30am - 10:30am
Brooklyn Public Library’s Business Library

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HPD's Green Owners' Forum in Coney Island (Feb 25)

Event last updated February 25, 2010

 

THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE SNOW STORM ON FEBRUARY 25TH. WE WILL RESCHEDULE SHORTLY.
 
The City of New York Department of Housing Preservation & Development, in partnership with Energy $mart Communities and Urban Neighborhood Services Inc., cordially invite you to a
 

Event Details

February 25, 2010 - 6:00am - 8:00am
Coney Island's Liberation Diploma Plus High School

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Managing Lean & Green Workshop - What's Up With the Price of Water? (Mar 3)

Event last updated February 11, 2010


Wednesday, March 3rd

What's Up With the Price of Water?

Dive into discussion of water costs and conservation

 

Event Details

March 3, 2010 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Pratt Manhattan, 144 West 14th Street

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Reception for City Council Member Brad Lander (Feb 17)

Event last updated February 1, 2010

Event Details

February 17, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd Street (at 3rd Ave), Gowanus, Brooklyn

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Learn to Conduct Building Energy Assessments and Upgrades (Jan 14)

Event last updated January 14, 2010

The Association for Energy Affordability  (AEA) and the Bronx Community College (BCC) Center for Sustainable Energy offer the following classes in New York City for building professionals, contractors and others seeking to learn how to conduct energy assessments in buildings:

  • Building Analyst
  • Multifamily Building Analyst
  • Building Envelope

Event Details

January 14, 2010 (All day) - May 14, 2010 (All day)
Various locations (see listing)

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Managing Lean and Green - A Monthly Workshop Series for Affordable Housing Managers (Feb 3)

Event last updated December 8, 2009

Back by popular demand - The Managing Lean and Green workshops!

The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, Pratt Center for Community Development and the Supportive Housing Network of New York invite you to join us in a second round of our popular monthly workshop series to learn and share information about how to make your existing housing portfolio more energy efficient, healthier, and more financially viable. Each of the 10 sessions features a presentation on a selected topic and time for participants to discuss their experiences, share information, ask questions and suggest policy and/or programmatic initiatives. We encourage affordable and supportive housing managers, developers and fiscal staff to participate.

February 3 -

The NYS Weatherization Assistance Program:  When to use it, how to access it, and how to maximize program benefits

Join us for an informative workshop on Weatherization Assistance with David Hepinstall of the Association for Economic Affordability, Inc. (AEA)

 

Event Details

February 3, 2010 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Pratt Manhattan, 144 West 14th Street

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