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PWC

July 29--8:00 am to 10:00 am Professional Women In Construction (PWC) presents "Developers Forum: Building a Greener New York" at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue (44th Street), NYC. Featured speakers are David Burney, commissioner, NYC Dept. of Design & Construction; Christopher Albanese, executive v.p., Albanese Organization, Inc.; David Kaplan, AIA, senior principal, Fox & Fowle Architects; Michael Deane, senior project manager, Bovis Lend Lease and Elizabeth Heider, AIA, v.p., Skanska USA Building, Inc. Tickets: $65 members; $75 nonmembers ($10 surcharge at door if no reservation). Sponsorship: $750 (includes 10 tickets, acknowledgment). RSVP: tel: [phone]; fax: [phone]; email: [e-mail].

AIA Lecture

August 10--Steven Abbattista, P.E., LEED, Vice President of O'Dea, Lynch, Abbattista Consulting Engineers (OLA) will be presenting the August 10, 2004 session of the AIA Summer School Seminar Series. His presentation is entitled "MEP Systems for Sustainable Buildings" and will discuss the growth of the green building movement and LEED(tm) certification and the need for sustainable building systems and an integrated design team.

The presentation, which will be held at The Cafeteria, 303 South Broadway in Tarrytown, from 5-7pm is designed to educate the architect about quality MEP systems that bring water efficiency, energy efficiency, and indoor environment quality. Mr. Abbattista will talk about the latest design trends and new technologies in the design of MEP systems. Further information about this seminar can be obtained at www.aiawestchestermh.org or by calling Susan O'Neill, Marketing Coordinator at [phone] x 240.