Thursday, May 01, 2014

5:30 – 8:30pm
110 York Street, 5th Floor, “Dumbo”, Brooklyn, NY

PART 2: May 3, 1PM

Tour of Bright ‘n’ Green, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
($20 donation to the Nature Conservancy)

The program May 1 will provide an overview of Passive House and Green Roof design as applied by leading practitioners in their fields.

On May 3rd Mr. Scarano will lead a tour of a new residential project dubbed Bright ‘n’ Green, which is a showcase for Passive House, and storm resiliency design features.

Robert Scarano, Jr., Architect, Scarano Architects PLLC

Scarano Architect PLLC is an established, award-winning firm, with a highly dedicated and skilled staff that carries out a wide range of building types, handling dozens of projects per year. Robert Scarano is a Passive House design consultant, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), and is the long-standing chair of the Design Action Committee of the Brooklyn Chapter of the AIA.

Amy Norquist, CEO & Founder, Greensulate

Amy has worked for over twenty years in environmental research and education, and spent three years as Deputy Director of the multi-million dollar Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries overseeing research and development efforts on major green and sustainable building initiatives. Greensulate is a leader of integrated design, engineering, installation and maintenance of Green Roof Systems for the residential, commercial, and industrial markets.

Sam McAfee, Principal

sg.BUILD is the passionate pursuit of building efficiency by its founder, Sam McAfee whose diverse background includes contracting, architecture, programming, visual design, sculpture, industrial design, and material science. sg.BUILD brings a new high performance approach to building which costs less than the old and inefficient methods we current employ, and offers a dramatic cost reduction while achieving greatly enhanced interior air quality, comfort and long-term energy savings.

May 1st Registration info

Cash at the door or click the link above to pay by PayPal. If paying at the door, RSVP for the event below.

Refreshments will be served.

Tour Info

To join the TOUR on May 3 at 1pm, register at: www.brightngreen.com/resiliency-nyc
Donation $20. All funds go to the Nature Conservancy.
Arrive 15 min. before 1PM at 67 Brighton 1st Lane, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Directions to Bright ‘n’ Green: Q Train to Ocean Parkway stop
Walk East along Brighton Beach Parkway for about. 3 min.
Turn L on Brighton 1st Lane

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