green building forum

When: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 6:30pm-8pm 6:00pm Reception (Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres)
Where: Hafele NY Showroom 25 E 26th St.

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The Green Building Forum is held on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) @6:30 PM and features presentations by green building practitioners followed by discussion. The events are always free and open to the general public.

High Performance Affordable Housing: New Developments

Many banks, housing organizations, and advocates are now requiring that their affordable housing developments be "green". Many definitions of green exist in the marketplace, yet some developers have succeeded in taking off-the-shelf technologies to design buildings that perform exceptionally well - the true hallmark of sustainable design. Some of the buildings featured in this presentation use 65% less heating energy per square foot than the typical multifamily building in NYC. Listen to the experience of developers, bankers, and consultants who have successfully completed high performance green buildings in New York City.

By attending this session, participants will learn:
- Successful developers have built affordable housing that meets LEED and/or Energy Star standards and performs spectacularly
- The most effective technologies are not the bells and whistles, but tried and true technologies, some decades old, which are fully proven in the field
- Some financial projections of energy usage in affordable housing are substantially lower than actual, particularly in buildings that do not meet code or attempt to achieve certain sustainability standards

Speakers
Mark Zimet: Mark is the Director of Development for Dunn Development, one of the most successful affordable housing developers in NYS.
Les Bluestone: Les is the co-founder of Blue Sea Development Company, LLC, and has been involved in the real estate development and construction industries for over 27 years.
Sam Marks: Sam is Assistant Vice President for Deutsche Bank's Community Development Finance Group, with a focus on lending and investing in local and national affordable housing development and other social ventures.

Panel Moderator: F.L. Andrew Padian of Steven Winter Associates has over 28 years of experience in the unique building science of multifamily buildings.


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