A week dedicated to fostering a sustainable culture through enjoyable activities and educational sessions to elevate awareness and share opportunities positively impacting our practice and our culture.
Monday, April 18
The Bullish Farmer
Presented by John Ubaldo
One man’s journey from stock market to farm market, and his tenacious desire to make local food the future… One bite at a time.
Tuesday, April 19
Bloomfield CSD Hydroponics Lab Tour
A tour of Bloomfield CSD’s new Hydroponics Lab. Advancements to horticulture, hydroponics is quickly becoming a solution for many agriculturalists due to its many sustainable benefits. Plants can be grown using nutrient rich water solutions instead of soil, requiring much less water that traditional agriculture.
Wednesday, April 20
An Architect’s Guide To Passive Daylighting And Controlling Solar Heat Gain Within Insulated Glass
Presented by Donald Press and Peter Stattler | Okalux North American LLC
This program addresses and describes various glazing options for maximizing daylight, controlling solar heat gain, maximizing visibility and view, minimizing reflections, controlling glare, and optimizing energy efficiency.
Thursday, April 21
The Albany Riverfront Collaborative (ARC)
Presented by Scott Townsend and Adam Bonosky | SWBR
What if we reconnected the people of Albany to the Hudson River? The ARC will engage our complete community in the creation of an equitable, sustainable, beautiful, forever-vision, and the initial, iterative steps toward this vision. This discussion will introduce the work and progress made to date, how good planning and urban design influence sustainability, and the effort behind successful pushes.
Friday, April 22
The Original Green
Presented by Steve Mouzon
The Original Green is the sustainability all our ancestors knew by heart, and was instrumental in keeping humanity alive until well into the Industrial Revolution. The Original Green operates by much more natural means, using things that naturally take on a life of their own with just a little encouragement. We will look at a number of Original Green patterns that have strong virtuous cycles and broad ripple effects across regions, including Living Traditions, Walk Appeal, Single-Crew Workplaces, and the Sky Method.