[SPN-Discussion] GreenHomeNYC Indoor Air Quality Event

[Pamela Berns]

> GreenHomeNYCApril Forum: Indoor Air QualityApril 19, 2016 6:30 - 8:00 PM
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>    - Where: Steven Winter Associates 307 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
>    Suite #1901 New York, NY 10001
>    - Hosted by: GreenHomeNYC
>    - Go to event website »
>    <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-forum-indoor-air-quality-registration-24200426126>
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> DATE CHANGE!
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> Please Note that April’s Forum will take place on TUESDAY, April 19th!
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> Most of us spend nearly the entire day in buildings: working, sleeping,
> eating, and of course breathing. However, when thinking about air quality
> and pollution we tend to first consider the outdoors and keep the indoors
> as our safe refuge from smog, allergens, particulates and other
> contaminants. Since we spend so much time inside, most of our exposure to
> environmental pollutants actually happens inside our homes, workplaces, and
> everywhere else we stop in between.
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> Poor indoor air quality resulting from the presence of chemicals, mold,
> pests, particulates, combustion gases and lack of ventilation may at times
> only produce bothersome yet less severe disturbances such as headaches,
> fatigue, irritation and allergies. But in more vulnerable populations such
> as children with asthma the long term effect may be recurring visits to the
> emergency room due to continued exposure to asthma triggers.
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> In a city with so much old deteriorating building stock, and sometimes
> questionably constructed new buildings, what can we do as individuals to
> become aware of these contaminants, demand better, and reduce their ill
> effects?
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> Join us at the April Forum where a medical doctor, a building consultant,
> and a public advocate share their wisdom about how better buildings,
> materials, and daily habits can help us improve the air we breathe.
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> *Date:* Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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> *Time: *6:30-8:00pm
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> *Place:* Steven Winter Associates
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> 307 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
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> Suite #1901
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> New York, NY 10001
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> *Our accomplished speakers will be: *
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> *Dr. Elizabeth Garland*
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> Associate Professor – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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> Elizabeth Garland, MD, MS is an Associate Professor in the Departments of
> Preventive Medicine (DPM) and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at
> Mount Sinai. She is the Director of the Division of General Preventive
> Medicine and Community Health in the DPM and is the Director of the General
> Preventive Medicine Residency for 20 years. She is core faculty and the
> Health Promotion Disease Prevention Track Leader in the Mount Sinai
> Graduate Program in Public Health.
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> Dr. Garland studies the health impacts of Green building on health. One
> study in the South Bronx demonstrated that moving to Green affordable
> housing significantly improves asthma symptoms and decreases health care
> utilization. Another study on active design looked at change in residents’
> physical characteristics, exercise level and stair usage. For this project
> she won the Steven Hooker Award for Outstanding Research in the field of
> physical activity at 2015 American Public Health Association conference.
> Website:http://icahn.mssm.edu/
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> *Lauren Hildebrand*
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> Senior Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winter Associates
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> Lauren Hildebrand’s work focuses on sustainable and high performance
> residential and commercial building design, construction, renovation, and
> operation. Most recently she moderated the Healthy Buildings Roundtable
> at the Parsons School.
> <https://events.newschool.edu/event/healthy_building_affordable_housing_roundtable#.Vv50MRhBPq0>
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> At Steven Winter Associates she manages all air quality testing for the
> firm,  collaborates with Enterprise Green Communities, Healthy Buildings
> Network, Centek Labs, and various other clients/vendors to ensure the
> proper specification of healthy building materials, pest control
> management, non smoking guidelines, and active design activities.
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> Her expertise further includes: sustainable design integration; energy
> performance testing; and implementing project certification for both
> commercial and residential programs, such as LEED®, ENERGY STAR®, NYSERDA,
> NJ Clean Energy, and Enterprise Green Communities. Awards presented to her
> clients include the 2013 USGBC NJ Urban Green Project Award.
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> *Bill Walsh*
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> Founder and Executive Director of the Healthy Building Network
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> Bill Walsh has provided the long-term vision for the Healthy Building
> Network since February 2000. Previously he held leadership positions with
> Greenpeace USA and staff attorney positions with the U.S. Public Interest
> Research Group and the Institute for Public Representation of Georgetown
> University Law Center. He holds a JD from Northeastern University School of
> Law and LLM in Public Interest Advocacy from Georgetown University.
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