Architecture Continuing Education Credit
in Conjunction with "Green Meets Green"

The Friday November 30 Climate for Change Conference is designed to take an in-depth look at a series of issues related to the coming Green transition, including climate change, peak oil, green buildings, transitions to renewable energy, maximizing local food, and other elements of a sustainable society. These changes have major implications for the future practice of architecture.

The conference as a course contains a series of keynote events of relevance to members of AIANJ and useful in updating practicing architects about the new climate for building that is emerging. These are:

• The presentation by architect Edward Mazria of Architecture 2030 who will detail changes to buildings and our built environment demanded by climate change and greenhouse gas reduction.
• Former Governor James Florio discusses the lessons of the Superfund mobilization that he led when in Congress, responding to Love Canal and other contaminated communities. As a result, he will consider other means for mobilizing for the greenhouse battle using information and partnerships rather than a legal and regulatory approach. This talk will be of deep interest to architects whose buildings may well be regulated or who must act as an involved stakeholder group to change practices and bring new goals into their design pallet.
• A third keynote event addresses New Jersey’s major greenhouse initiative. Chaired by Deborah Mans, the Governor’s Energy Policy Officer, the session offers two panels. In the first, Mans is joined by Jeanne Fox, President of the Board of Public Utilities and DEP Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Research Jeanne Herb. They will present the nuts and bolts of New Jersey’s legislation to date and the emerging energy master plan and regulations being created to achieve greenhouse goals. A distinguished response panel including Clinton Andrews of Rutgers, CEo and President John McMahon of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Paul Heitmann of Comverge and William Makofske of Ramapo will then present four different perspectives on how to meet the state’s goals and discuss the policies. These perspectives directly and indirectly impinge on the practice of architecture.
• An evening keynote address by noted author and climate activist Bill McKibben will consider the social changes that must be put into place to achieve the transformation to sustainability, including changes to the built environment.
• And twelve breakout discussions on topics such as “How must the built environment change to address climate crisis and achieve sustainability?” will allow architects to engage in discussion about the “models” of success, the barriers and approaches. Each group is charged with concluding with 10 feasible actions for implementation. These will be shared in a culminating report out session.
• Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the Green EXPO site, where we intend to have many of the latest products and services on exhibit.
• An optional LEED training event addresses Homes.

Architects wishing to get continuing education credit will self-report their program for the day using the program, this letter and a certificate of participation to be provided by Ramapo.

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