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Sept. 17. 2010:F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, City Hall Commons, Syracuse. For more information, click here.
Sept. 21, 2010: Majora Carter, Syracuse University Lecture Series and SyracuseCoE Symposium Kick-Off. For more information, click here.
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Sept. 27-28, 2010: SyracuseCoE Symposium on Environmental & Energy Systems, Syracuse, NY. For more information, click here.
Oct. 13-14, 2010: Formerly Urban, SU School of Architecture, Syracuse,
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October 17-19, 2010: Short Rotation Woody Crops Meeting, SUNY ESF. For more information, click here.
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March 24-25, 2011: SUNY ESF's NYS Green Building Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse. For more information, click here.
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Greetings!
In this issue of
eNews, discover the latest news and events from the Syracuse Center of Excellence and its Members. Remember, if you wish to forward news, dates, or ideas to the
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Registration Open for the 10th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium, Sept. 27-28
Registration is now open for the 10th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium on Environmental and Energy Systems. The theme of this year's symposium is "Restoring Healthy, Sustainable Communities." Plenaries, seminars, and panel discussions will explore ways in which professionals working in three sectors--research, industry, and the community--are creating scaleable innovations to address human and environmental well-being in SyracuseCoE's focus areas of clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality, and water resources. Featured speakers, events, and topics include ...- Majora Carter, Syracuse University Lecture Series, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Hendricks Chapel. For more information, click here. (Co-sponsored by SyracuseCoE, a kick-off to SyracuseCoE Symposium 2010.)
- Frank Cetera, Small Business Development Center, Onondaga Community College ("Syracuse Green Business Certification Program").
- Cliff Davidson, LC Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University ("Reengineering to Establish Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods").
- Kevin Stack, Northeast Green Building Consulting (US DOE Builder's Challenge & Ecological Assessment of Buildings).
- Environmental Finance Center at SU Technical Assistance Partnership Forum, featuring Dave Miller, Program Director, USDA Rural Development; Matthew Driscoll, President & CEO, NYSEFC, Kyle Wilbur, Muncipal Management Consultant, NYSDOS, and more.
More information to come. To register for the SyracuseCoE Symposium 2010, click here.
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SU, SyracuseCoE Receive Toyota Prius PHVs for Local Demonstration ProgramBelow, SyracuseCoE Project Scientist Aimee Clinkhammer test drives a Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHV). SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner Syracuse University and SyracuseCoE have received four PHVs as part of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.'s US plug-in demonstration program. CuseCar, a local not-for-profit community car share provider utilizing alternatively fueled vehicles, also received two cars through the program. Clean Communities of Central New York, the local chapter of the US Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program, is managing a long-term evaluation of the vehicles. For the whole story, click here.
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SyracuseCoE Welcomes Team from InterfaceFLOROn Aug. 19, SyracuseCoE hosted a visit by a team of executives from InterfaceFLOR. Included in the day-long series of meetings and events was a SyracuseCoE Research & Technology Forum presentation (below) by John Bradford, InterfaceFLOR's Chief Innovations Officer, on "Redesigning Design." As Chief Innovations Officer for InterfaceFLOR, Bradford oversees all manufacturing operations and processes for InterfaceFLOR, as well as for the overall R&D efforts for the company. Joining John Bradford were Eric Nelson, Vice President-Strategic Alliance; Stuart Jones, Vice President-Research and Development; and Daniel Price, Director of Microbiology, Preservatives Development.
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Syracuse University Hosts International Indoor Air Quality ConferenceBelow, Prof. Jensen Zhang of Syracuse University's LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science addresses an international gathering of delegates at the 7th International
Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation in
Buildings (IAQVEC 2010). From Aug. 15 to Aug. 18, delegates discussed indoor air quality, healthy buildings, and energy efficiency. Continuing the success of Healthy Buildings 2009, hosted by SyracuseCoE, IAQVEC 2010's technical program included eight keynote lectures delivered by prominent scientists, researchers, and architects from Asia, Europe, and North America, and more than 150 oral and poster presentations. For the whole story, click here.
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Carrier Invests $30 Million in Syracuse Campus RemodelCarrier Corporation plans to invest an additional $30 million to further redevelop its Syracuse campus, reinforcing the site as Carrier's global research and development center. Carrier named its Dewitt facility as its lead research and development center in 2004. Since then, Carrier has spent approximately $1.1 billion on the campus with $350 million invested in engineering. This announcement expands redevelopment plans which include an upgrade to Carrier's Syracuse facilities. The company will also develop green space to replace 1.2 million square feet of aging and excess buildings. Carrier also plans to undertake environmental remediation measures including construction of three storm water retention ponds on the campus. For more from the Creative Core Report, click here.
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SUNY ESF Outreach Announces Fall Sustainability ProgramsSyracuseCoE Platinum Partner SUNY ESF has announced its Fall 2010 sustainability outreach programs: Sept. 13-16, 2010: Solar Power as Renewable Energy (Basic)
Sept. 27 & Oct. 28: Solar Power as Renewable Energy (Advanced)
Sept. 21, 22, & Oct. 28: Leading Sustainability in Public, Private, and Nonprofit Organizations
(Group 1) Oct. 1, 2, & 28: Leading Sustainability in Public, Private, and Nonprofit Organizations
(Group 2) Nov. 3-4: SURE Renewable Technologies and Carbon Cycling
Nov. 3: Renewable Energy 101 Nov. 4: Renewable Technologies and Carbon Cycling Oct. 12 to March 15, 2011: Fundamentals of Engineering Review
Oct. 13 to Jan. 12, 2011: Principles of Engineering Review
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SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner Companies in the News for Achievements, Honors- The
global HQ and the San Francisco and New York City showrooms of Haworth
have achieved USGBC LEED-Gold certification. For more, click here.
- Herman Miller has made the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of the top fifty users of renewable electricity. For more, click here.
- O'Brien & Gere has been ranked No. 65 in the 2010 Engineering News Record Top 200 Environmental Firms List. For more, click here.
- Otis Elevator Company will provide 88 energy-efficient elevators, escalators and moving walkways to Los Angeles International Airport. For more, click here.
- Buildings magazine recently selected Tate's raised access floors as one of the year's top money-saving products. For more, click here.
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US Green Building Council Announces Greenbuild Scholarship ProgramSyracuseCoE Charter Member the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Greenbuild Scholarship Program is looking for individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to sustainability, plan to have future involvement in the green building industry, and will bring knowledge from Greenbuild back to their communities. Scholarship recipients receive one full-conference registration to attend the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago, IL, from Nov. 17 to 19, 2010. Application deadline is Sept. 15. For more information, click here.
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Call for Participation for Creative Core Smart Phone ApplicationNew York's Creative Core has announced the development of the Creative Core Smart Phone Application, which will highlight green businesses and organizations in the 12-county Creative Core region. The development of the application (for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android Platforms) is being done this fall as part of a course taught by the iSchool at SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner Syracuse University. All businesses, entities, and organizations in the Creative Core are encouraged to apply to be listed, free of charge. Please complete this survey and send it to Elle Stasz at CenterState CEO (572 S. Salina St., Syracuse NY 13202) as soon as possible.
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F.O.C.U.S. to Focus on Near Westside Initiative, Sept. 17F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse will discuss Syracuse's Near Westside Initiative in the context of "Building a Sustainable Community" on Sept. 17 from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the Syracuse City Hall Commons First Floor Atrium, 201 E. Washington St. Guest speakers will be Maarten Jacobs, Director, Near Westside Initiative, and Alys Mann, Director of Neighborhood Planning and Property Redevelopment, Home HeadQuarters. The talk is free and open to the public. Following the talk, the Chuckie Holstein Wisdom Keeper Garden, adjacent to the atrium, will be dedicated. To learn more, click here.
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