Kids Today
Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments
This is a follow up post about the Green Team program at the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women,
It was incredible working with these 11 spirited girls. Their presentation showing what they learned about ecology and green building was lively and informative.
Look what they did in just 5 weeks (and this is only 8 hours per week).
The courtyard will be used as an outdoor classroom with the homemade planters at the perimeter and the benches used for seating. The triangular shapes will be used as part of the geometry curriculum and the vegetables will be tended and harvested by the students in the fall.
Here are some of the girls’ experiences, in their own words:
Surquonna Soleyn, Maya Spiers, Quaisan P., Rema Bryce, Emoni, Kayonda Marshall.
This is one of the planters in construction
This is one of the benches
Broccoli and lettuce grown from seeds
Painted courtyard
Looking forward to next year!
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Our solutions are environmentally conscious and the criteria we use are based on national standards developed to bring long-term saving, efficiency and well-being to our clients. Over 35 years combined experience building in New York City gives us an edge in meeting tough schedules and navigating the city's complicated requirements.
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As the Residential Green Building Advocate for the Urban Green Council since 2007, Ellen has been promoting sustainability in the residential marketplace in NYC.
In the position of Chair of the Homes Subcommittee the NYC Greening the Codes Task Force, Ellen has been heavily involved in recommending new green policy in NYC as related to updating building codes, rules and regulations.
Ellen teaches Building Science, Building Envelope, Water Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Quantifying Energy and Green Building Plans at the 1,000 Green Supers program for The SEIU Local 32 BJ Thomas Shortman Training Fund.
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