Having already seen Ed Mazria speak at UNLV School of Architecture last fall, as part of the Klai Juba lecture series, I confess I was hoping for more than statistics and what is -- for those that have attended the lecture, explored the Architecture 2030 web site http://architecture2030.org/and embraced the 2010 Imperative initiative http://www.2010imperative.org/ -- a fairly standard message.

Speaker Chris Luebkeman of ARUP did mention three ARUP projects that will be of interest:
Dongtan Eco-city http://www.arup.com/eastasia/project.cfm?pageid=7047, Beddington Zero Energy Development in London http://www.arup.com/feature.cfm?pageid=5844, and The Gap Headquarters Builidng in San Bruno California http://www.savingsbydesign.com/awards-2000/2000awards.html#gap.

The Panel Discussion in the afternoon in the Architecture Studies Library was lively and informative. It was taped curtesy of Randy Hale, and will soon be available for viewing in the Architecture Studies Library. Speakers are listed on the ASL web site at http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/events/2007_2010teachin.html

The Panel was organized and moderated by NEAT Lab Director Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez. The NEAT Lab has produced 2030 Challenge- Environmental Design in the Face of Climate Change DVD which will soon go to all NAAB accredited architecture schools. The DVD was developed by the NEAT Laboratory to increase the environmental literacy of students, faculty, and practicing professionals in the architecture, planning, and design communities. The NEAT Lab web site http://www.unlv.edu/labs/neatl/ has other tools of interest.

Several challenges or suggestions for how to proceed to bring the UNLV Campus to carbon neutral. More on this in a separate posting.

To learn more about the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment go to http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/commitment.php

The teach-in is via online transmission and response. There will be three venues on the UNLV campus for the transmission:

Moyer Student Union Theater (UNLV students, faculty, and staff ONLY)
Architecture Building Auditorium - ARC 127 (open to the public)
Architecture Studies Library (open to the public)

The morning teach-in will be followed by a panel discussion in the Architecture Studies Library from 2pm - 3:30.

The Natural Energies Advanced Technologies (NEAT) Laboratory, the UNLV School of Architecture, and the Architecture Studies Library invite you to the Global Emergency Teach-in: The 2010 Imperative! Join us!

[thanks to School of Architecture faculty member and Director of the NEAT Laboratory Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez for allowing me to crib from his campus announcement of the event. He will also be making an important announcement at the afternoon's panel discussion -- you won't want to miss it!)

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on discussions in Congress in an article titled "House Hearing on Global Warming Features Politics, Research, and Flatulent Dinosaurs." http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/02/2007020901n.htm

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