Green Degrees Offered at The New School
February 5, 2006 07:43 AM - Mairi Beautyman, Florence, Italy
Yale is not the only school on the block implementing green degree programs —now New York’s The New School is up for the challenge. The University launched the Tishman Environment and Design Center last month, which uses curriculum developed in collaboration with Lang College, Parsons, and The New School for Social Research to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees based on design-based research.
When it comes to environmental literacy, one of the school’s main goals is to get the next generation up to speed. Or as New School president Bob Kerrey puts it: “In a democratic society, we have an obligation as citizens to be environmentally literate in order to participate in some of the great debates of our time and to affect change on a local and global scale.” Teaching methods will take a holistic approach, drawing from historical and social evidence, with an emphasis on innovation within the context of cultural, economic, and ecological factors. ::The New School
New York Museum Exhibits "Green" Towers
February 5, 2006 08:55 AM - Mairi Beautyman, Florence, Italy
Through May, New York’s Skyscraper Museum will offer an interesting exhibit on green building design, “Green Towers for New York: From Visionary to Vernacular.” We may have more than a little difficulty believing there is anything environmentally-friendly about a skyscraper…..but the show will give an insider’s view of high-profile corporate headquarters, such as The New York Times Building (shown here), The Hearst Tower, and One Bryant Park, in addition to lower-profile, innovative residential projects designed to high-performance "green" standards. It might just be interesting to take a look at all the architectural models, renderings, computer simulations, building material samples on view, plus, starting February 7, the museum will also hold several lectures in conjunction with the show. The lectures will tackle questions like "Is New York ready to go green on a big scale?" and "What are the mechanisms that support sustainability in a market-driven model?," and address topics including Green Ground Zero: Guidelines for Downtown and Beyond and Battery Park City: Green through Government. The latter will discuss the mandatory green guidelines for new residential towers issued be the Battery Park City Authority. :: The Skyscraper Museum
Easy-Glider drags you along while keeping it green
Rollerblading always seems like so much fun when we see people zipping through the Park, but the whole self-propulsion thing kind of turns of off, which is why we've been waiting for a device like the Easy-Glider. Basically an electric motor attached to a wheel attached to a handlebar, the Swiss-made Easy-Glider Deluxe propels whatever its towing with 380 watts of eco-friendly power, and even recharges itself while cruising downhill (probably not fully). The less-athletic among us can decide to forgo the 'blades or skateboard altogether and step up to what we'll call the "touring package," which attaches a small wheeled footbridge to your ride. Prices range from a steep $1,025 for the Standard without footbridge to an even steeper $1,315 for the Deluxe with, not to mention the hefty shipping charge you'll have to pay to import one from Switzerland.
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