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Managing Lean and Green - Implementing Integrated Pest Management in Affordable Housing

Event on December 8, 2011

What is the safest way to keep vermin out of your building? Can it be done without resorting to harmful chemicals?  This workshop brings together leaders in the design and implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in affordable housing.   IPM is a series of approaches that manage pest damage on households in an economical way, with the least possible hazard to residents, property, and the environment.  IPM aims to utilize common sense strategy without reliance on harmful chemicals and other potentially unhealthy methods.

Event Details

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 213

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Brooklyn Gateway Transportation Workshop

Event on March 31, 2012

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

This Saturday, March 31, New York City Council Member Letitia James, the Boerum Hill Association, the Park Slope Civic Council, and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council will host a workshop on Brooklyn’s transportation system. 

Event Details

Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 10:00am
YWCA at 30 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

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Greening From the Ground Up Workshop Descriptions

Event on March 16, 2012

Morning Workshops

 

Growing Urban Agriculture  
This workshop explores the potential of urban agriculture:  is it a labor of love to provide food access?  Is it a business?  Is it an educational tool? Can it be a job generator? Panelists will discuss their amazing projects, their goals and the yield they have harvested in terms of dollars, produce and lessons.  Participants will leave this session with ideas, inspiration and an understanding of how urban farming fits into the state agricultural department’s priorities, programs and funding. 

Event Details

Friday, March 16, 2012 - 10:00am

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Managing Lean and Green - Mobilize Residents: Get More Green From Your Building

Event on March 13, 2012

This session builds on last year’s workshop “Engaging Tenants and Staff in Greening your Building”. Affordable housing providers will present four case studies from 2010-2011that highlight different techniques and processes for engaging and educating tenants. Environmental Psychologist, Mirele Goldsmith will present current theory and practices on how to change attitudes and behavior related to environmental activities. If you work with multifamily buildingr or in affordable housing this is great event for you to attend. 

Event Details

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 213

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Greening From The Ground Up: A Sustainability Leadership Conference

Event on March 16, 2012

Drawing from the innovative Brooklyn Greens Initiative and other neighborhood sustainability initiatives, Greening from the Ground Up Conference will showcase successes, make tools available and share strategies among community based organizations to harness collective action in the effort to make neighborhoods more environmentally friendly. Please join us for this free event. 

Event Details

Friday, March 16, 2012 - 9:00am
Pratt Institute - Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place, Brooklyn

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Tree Planting at Affordable Housing Developments

Event on January 11, 2012

How can trees improve the quality of life in affordable housing developments and in surrounding communities? What opportunities exist for advocacy organizations and developers to increase the number of trees in these properties? What programs and organizations can help bring trees into your development? This workshop brings together leaders in the field of tree planting and open space planning in New York City to discuss the benefits and challenges that exist for affordable housing. 

Event Details

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 213

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Pratt Center's Art, Culture and Sustainability Project

News last updated January 26, 2012

In the spring of 2011, Pratt Center for Community Development launched a two-year program designed to connect the arts and artists with our multi-layered work, helping New York City communities to become more environmentally sustainable. Supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation’s Cultural Innovation Fund, the Center has partnered with academic and community organizations to produce innovative culture, arts, media and organizing strategies that seek to engage neighborhood residents and artists to promote sustainable, environmental action. This project is a part of Pratt Center’s broader goal to develop replicable models that will aid urban communities’ efforts to become environmentally sustainable -- intensive work we are doing in partnership with nine different community organizations in all five boroughs of NYC.

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