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May 18, 2009: Symposium on Sustainable Materials, Cornell University. For more information, click here.
May 28, 2009: CNY Sustainable Speaker Series, Rosamond Gifford Zoo. For more information, click here.
May 30, 2009: Green Schools Advocate Training, Nichols School, Buffalo, NY. For more information, click here.
June 23, 2009: German-American Biofuels Conference, National Grid, Syracuse, NY. For more information, click here.
June 24-July 3, 2009: Energy Institute, SUNY-Oswego. For more information, click here.
Sept 13-17, 2009: Healthy Buildings 2009, Oncenter, Syracuse. For more information, click here.
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Greetings!
In this issue of
eNews, discover the latest news and events from the SyracuseCoE and its members. Remember, if you wish to forward news, dates, or ideas to the
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Healthy Buildings 2009 Adds Rick Cook as Plenary Speaker
Healthy Buildings 2009 is pleased to announce the addition of renowned architect Richard A. Cook as a plenary speaker. Cook is a partner at Cook+Fox Architects, a firm devoted to creating environmentally responsible, high-performance buildings. He has spent the last 20 years practicing architecture in New York City, during which time he and his firm have built a reputation for award-winning architectural design. Since founding Cook+Fox in 2003, Cook and his firm have been nationally recognized as designers for the Bank of America Tower, which will become the first LEED-Platinum skyscraper. At HB2009, Cook will speak on "Drawing from Nature: Giving Form to Biophilia." Cook will present four examples of biophilic projects, built and unbuilt, that look at light, wind, and water and explore ways to incorporate and express these elements in architectural design: the South Pier Improvement Project (a power plant and public park in Brooklyn, NY); the Bank of America Tower; the Tahari Showroom (an interior for the Bank of America Tower); and the Live/Work/Home, an affordable green loft for Syracuse's Near Westside neighborhood. To learn more about HB2009's plenary speakers, click here.
 
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Syracuse Near Westside "Live/Work/Home" Featured in Wall Street Journal
Recently, the Wall Street Journal approached four architects "to design an energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable house without regard to cost, technology, aesthetics, or the way we are used to living." Richard Cook of Cook+Fox Architects was one of the architects featured in the subsequent Journal story. The concept that Cook described is based on the Live/Work/Home, a single-family home that Cook+Fox Architects designed for Syracuse's Near Westside as part of the "From The Ground Up" competition, co-sponsored by SyracuseCoE, the winners of which will be featured at the Van Alen Institute in New York City on May 20. Among the features of the "Live/Work/Home" is a "skin" that turns dark in
bright sunlight to keep out light and heat and turns clear on cloudy
days to let in light and heat. The house's walls and furniture are on
rollers to allow rooms to be reconfigured. To read the Wall Street Journal article, click here. For Syracuse Post-Standard's coverage, visit the GreenCNY blog.
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CNYSSS to Present Energy Efficient Window Expert, May 28
The next CNY Sustainable Speaker Series talk--presented by USGBC New York Upstate Chapter and SyracuseCoE--will be on May 28 at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, starting with a breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. The speaker will be Joanne S. Harris, Architectural Sales Consultant for TRACO Windows. Harris' presentation discusses two very important and effective ways to improve the thermal performance of windows used in non-residential applications. The presentation explores the materials available for use in thermal barrier systems in terms of both thermal and structural performance. Additionally, the presentation will reinforce the use of warm-edge glass spacers as an effective way to reduce condensation and improve overall thermal efficiency in insulated glass window systems. This is an AIA Accredited Presentation: One hour equals one Health, Safety, and Welfare Learning Unit. For more information and to register, click here. Please also RSVP Jim D'Aloisio.
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German-American Bioenergy Conference Slated for Syracuse, June 23
The German-American Chambers of Commerce (GACC) are pleased to announce the next "German-American Bioenergy Conference: Power, Heat, and Fuels," taking place at the National Grid headquarters in Syracuse, NY on June 23. Participation is free of charge. The focus will be on biomass, biofuels, advanced biofuels, biogas, as well as supporting technologies. This all-day event will feature presentations from German and American experts in the fields of bioenergy and will be followed by a networking reception. GACC will also be hosting German bioenergy companies at this year's conference and will set up direct meetings with German companies upon request. German firms participating include: MAN Turbo, PPM Biodiesel, MT-Energie, and Bionardo. For more information, click here.
 
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SUNY-ESF, Double A Willow, and VVS High School Collaborate on Unique Shrub Willow Project
A Central New York high school has expanded its award-winning program in agriculture education to include a demonstration trial of shrub willow bioenergy crops. Researchers at SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) planted a 2.5 acre field of shrub willow adjacent to Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School. The trial will show the potential of shrub willow to grow on marginal agricultural land and provide wood chips that can be used as fuel in power plants, for heating, and as a feedstock for cellulosic biofuels. The field will be planted using whips--long pieces of dormant willow stem harvested from nursery beds--that are cut into small pieces and pushed into the soil by a specially-designed willow planter. The whips are produced by Double A Willow--recipient of a SyracuseCoE CAP grant--which offers willow varieties developed at SUNY-ESF for sale to growers and homeowners. At the end of this growing season, the stems will be coppiced to stimulate vigorous regrowth of multiple new stems next spring. When it is harvested for the first time three years later, the wood chips can be burned in a wood- or coal-fired power plant or used to make cellulosic biofuels. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Smart.
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SUNY-ESF Offers Green Entrepreneurship Summer Course
SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner SUNY-ESF is offering an "Introduction to Green Entrepreneurship" summer course. High school seniors or recent 2009 high school graduates with a B cumulative high school average or greater are invited to be part of this innovative and exciting course. This three-credit course is taught by Gary Lim, Professor of Entrepreneurship at SUNY-ESF. The week-long course will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 27 to July 31. The course will include special guest speakers and a group project. To register and for more information, click here.
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Business Council of NYS Elects Representatives from Clarkson University, National Grid to Board of Directors
The Business Council of New York State has elected to its Board of Directors Anthony G. Collins, President of SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner Clarkson University, and Thomas B. King, President of SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner National Grid USA. "The Business Council is pleased that these two talented individuals will bring their experience and expertise to our Board of Directors," says Kenneth Adams, President and CEO of The Business Council of NYS. "They will be of great help as we move forward in working to create good jobs and strong communities in New York." Collins was named the 16th President of Clarkson University in 2003. He is also on the board of The Solar Energy Consortium, the Beacon Institute, and SyracuseCoE. King joined National Grid as Executive Director, Electricity Distribution & Generation in July 2007. He serves on the boards of Jobs for Mass, Alliance to Save Energy, and the Edison Electric Institute. To read the full story, click here.
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Widetronix Develops Batteries for Lockheed Martin
SyracuseCoE StartUp Partner Widetronix, recent winner of the annual New York's Creative Core $100,000 Emerging Business Competition, is nearing commercialization of one of its first products, a battery for Lockheed Martin, reports the CNY Business Journal. A Cornell University spin-off, Widetronix offers a new manufacturing process for silicon carbide wafers, a component with a range of applications in electronic devices. Among the first of its products will be the battery for Lockheed, which may order 10,000 to 20,000 batteries a year at full production volume, says Jonathan Greene, Widetronix CEO. The batteries themselves produce small amounts of power and have applications in a range of products such as sensors, microprocessors, and medical devices. Widetronix products offer greater performance and longer life thanks to the firm's technology. To read the full story from the CNY Business Journal, click here.
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Maffei Awards USDA Technical Assistance and Training Grant to the Environmental Finance Center
Congressman Dan Maffei (NY-25) has announced that the SyracuseCoE-affiliated Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University (EFC) is a recipient of a $190,000 USDA Rural Development Technical Assistance and Training grant. The EFC received the grant so that it may offer training, outreach, and technical assistance to rural and low-income New York State communities to promote sustainable land use practices that will lead to improved water quality. Key elements of the EFC program will be to provide training on targeted system management and land use best-management practices, as well as to create an on-line resource for farmers to manage waste supplies and implement best practices on their land. This grant will allow the EFC to launch a new website that will be based on nyfoodtrader.org, but that will focus on trading low-value agricultural waste products such as manure, hay, and farm equipment. On a national level, the website agtrader.org is based on the same model and has already proved successful. The grant also will allow EFC to focus on developing working collaborations among government officials, nonprofit, and private sector programs that provide technical assistance, as well as developing collaborations to support the agricultural market and infrastructure. For the full story, click here.
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USGBC New York Upstate Chapter to Hold Green Schools Advocate Training, May 30
SyracuseCoE Charter Member the US Green Building Council launched a national Green Schools Campaign in November of 2007-- to give our children the healthiest, safest places to learn and
grow, all while saving school districts money, contributing toward
mitigating climate change, and improving our environment. The USGBC New York Upstate Chapter has formed a Green Schools Core Committee, made up of Advocacy Committee Leaders who are themselves forming local committees across the chapter's region. These local committees are designing and administering the green schools plan and directing activities in their region. Committee Leaders are trained and provided with supporting materials and presentations. Join the USGBC New York Upstate Chapter for Green Schools Advocate Training on May 30 at Nichols School, 1250 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY. The training is free of charge. Lunch will be provided. For more information, click here.
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USGBC LEED-ND Second Public Comment Period Now Open
SyracuseCoE Charter Member the US Green Building Council has opened the second public comment period for LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND). It will close June 14 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. During the first public comment period, USGBC received more than 5,000 comments, and it has posted responses to each of those comments at its website. In the second public comment period, only changes to the draft that were made after the first public comment period are open for comment. The LEED-ND rating system integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism, and green building into the first national rating system for neighborhood design. The program is the result of a collaboration among USGBC, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The rating system has been in pilot since July 2007, with nearly 240 projects participating, including Syracuse's Near Westside Initiative. Feedback gathered from those projects, as well as countless hours of USGBC volunteers' time, have led to the current, more sophisticated, and market-responsive draft of LEED-ND. To comment on LEED-ND, click here.
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Please pass on our
news and events, all examples of how SyracuseCoE Members continue to
drive sustainable industry in Central Upstate New York and beyond!
Sincerely,
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Martin Walls, eNews Editor
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mwalls@syracusecoe.org
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