Building Product Ecosystems: Launching a Framework for Progress

Wednesday, September 17
Presented by The Durst Organization, The New School, and CUNY

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WHAT

Building Product Ecosystems is launching a multi-disciplinary collaboration among New York's design, construction, government, health, academic, and manufacturing leaders to actively address the human and ecological health impacts of the materials we build with. Designers, engineers, builders, policy makers, scientists, teachers, manufacturers, and consumers are invited to participate. Building Product Ecosystems is a collaboration initiated by The Durst Organization, in partnership with The New School and the City University of New York (CUNY).

The consumer can play a significant role in driving the needed changes to the built environment. The audience and the public are encouraged to participate in the process by tweeting your questions and comments to #BPEforum either during the event or... Now. It’s a good time to start.
SPEAKERS On Human Health:
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP - Dean for Global Health, Ethel H. Wise Professor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Children's Environmental Health Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

On Green Chemistry:
Dr. John Warner, President, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, and Co-Founder and President, Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Education.

On Product Innovation:
Gavin McIntyre, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Ecovative Design; co-inventor of Ecovative’s patent-pending technology that uses a fungal mycelium to transform agricultural waste into strong biological composite materials.

Opening Remarks:
Joel Towers, Executive Dean of Parsons The New School For Design
Douglas Durst, Chairman, The Durst Organization
Tria Case, University Directory of Sustainability, City University of New York

WHEN

Wednesday, September 17, 6 PM to 8 PM
WHERE Tishman Auditorium at The New School's University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue
TICKETS Free of charge. Click here to register.

The Durst Organization, founded in 1915 by Joseph Durst, is the owner, manager and builder of 13 million square feet of premiere Manhattan office towers. The Durst Organization is recognized as a world leader in the development of high-performance and environmentally advanced commercial and residential property.

Founded in 1919, The New School was born out of principles of academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. Committed to social engagement, The New School today remains in the vanguard of innovation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students challenging the status quo in design and the social sciences, liberal arts, management, the arts, and media. The New School welcomes thousands of adult learners annually for continuing education courses and calendar of lectures, screenings, readings, and concerts. Through its online learning portals, research institutes, and international partnerships, The New School maintains a global presence. Learn more at www.newschool.edu.

As this nation's largest urban university, the City University of New York (CUNY) plays a transformational role in our sustainable future with an educational footprint that spans 24 academic institutions and over half a million students, faculty and staff. CUNY is dedicated to integrating sustainability into the university, our city and our state. CUNY engages the broader community through efforts that include curriculum development, policy work, research, capital projects, workforce development and economic development activities. Sustainable CUNY focuses on three key pillars: Campus Sustainability, New York Sustainable Energy Projects and CUNY SustainableWorks, a commercialization program for sustainable and clean technology.

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PRESS RELEASE

Media Contacts:

Sam Biederman,
The New School
212.229.5667x3094
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Jordan Barowitz,
The Durst Organization
212.257.6605
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Laurie S. Reilly,
Communications
Sustainable CUNY
City University of New York

518-461-7834
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