Past Events
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May 16, 2009:
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May 14, 2009:
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May 22, 2008:
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Nov 03, 2007:
Date:
May 16, 2009 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
212B Lewisohn, Columbia Campus
Event Description
As you are preparing your application, you may have questions about work you want to submit in your portfolio. Joe Disponzio, director of the M.S. in Landscape Design program, will be conducting two informal portfolio review sessions:
Thursday, May 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m. - noon
Please stop by with your materials and questions. There is no need to make an appointment.
Directions to Columbia Campus:
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/directions.html
Columbia Campus Map (to Lewisohn Hall):
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/lewisohn.html
Date:
May 14, 2009 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
212B Lewisohn, Columbia Campus
Event Description
As you are preparing your application, you may have questions about work you want to submit in your portfolio. Joe Disponzio, director of the M.S. in Landscape Design program, will be conducting two informal portfolio review sessions:
Thursday, May 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m. - noon
Please stop by with your materials and questions. There is no need to make an appointment.
Directions to Columbia Campus:
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/directions.html
Columbia Campus Map (to Lewisohn Hall):
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/lewisohn.html
Date:
May 22, 2008 6:30 PM
Location:
501 Schermerhorn
Speaker(s):
William F. Foley, Amy Norquist
Event Description
Green roofs offer many benefits in urban areas, from aesthetic to environmental to practical. They help minimize the effects of pollution, reduce the urban heat island effect, improve energy efficiency, and provide a natural oasis in the urban jungle.
Speaker Bios
William F. Foley, CSI, CCPR, has been directly involved with green roof specification, consulting, installation assistance, and project oversight for five years. Most recently, Foley has taken a new position as NE sustainable technologies specialist with Tremco Roofing Division. His responsibilities include green roofing systems, photovoltaic systems, and reflective roof system alternatives. In addition, Foley has been an instructor for "Green Roofs for Healthy Cities," teaching classes across the U.S. For more information: www.tremcoroofing.com.
Amy Norquist is a green building entrepreneur, specializing in the design and installation of green roofs and living walls. Her company, Greensulate LLC, is based in New York City and has offices on Long Island and on the west coast. Norquist has over 20 years of experience in environmental conservation/protection and has worked with green buildings for over five years. Greensulate’s clients range from large corporations to the individual brownstone owner or co-op building.
Date:
Nov 03, 2007 10:00 AM
Location:
The Solaire
Event Description
Graduate students in Columbia’s Construction Administration and Landscape Design programs attended an exclusive tour of The Solaire, the first environmentally conscious, high-rise residential building in the country, located in Battery Park City. Building staff at The Solaire led the tour, highlighting some of the features that made it the first Gold LEED-rated building in the country, including the building’s green roof and on-site water filtration plant.
