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2009 Discover Engineering Family Day
February 12, 2009
The National Building Museum and National Engineers Week Foundation welcome all curious visitors to debunk the myths of engineering and discover how professional engineers turn ideas into reality.
For the Greener Good: A Green World is a Safer One
February 9, 2009
The creation, energy consumption, and maintenance of buildings are responsible for almost half of all greenhouse gas emissions annually in the United States. Listen to a vision for carbon neutral buildings by 2030 and the consequences of inanction.
Sustainability Roundtable Q&A
February 3, 2009
Submit questions to the panelists from the For the Greener Good Sustainability Roundtable program.
National Building Museum President Addresses Nation's Mayors
January 22, 2009
On January 17, 2009 the U.S. Conference of Mayors convened in Washington, DC to discuss progress in our cities and towns. Executive Director and President of the National Building Museum Chase W. Rynd addressed the leaders during the closing ceremony. His remarks focused on the many opportunities for development across America but the need for sound planning, sustainable design, and public awareness.
Inaugural Ball Tours: Media Advisory
January 21, 2009
The National Building Museum’s Inaugural Ball Tours offer an insider’s view of the tradition of inaugural balls and the Museum’s role as a venue for these historic events.
For the Greener Good: Sustainability Roundtable
January 21, 2009
What does climate change mean for the future of the construction industry, the global economy, and human life on the planet?
Green Community Policy: Media Advisory
January 16, 2009
Green Community, an exhibition at the National Building Museum through October 2009, explores many of the same issues brought up in the Obama/Biden environmental plan.
Jonathan F.P. Rose Q&A
January 13, 2009
Jonathan F.P. Rose's answers to the online Q&A forum following Rose's lecture as part of the Sustainable Communities lecture series.
Drawing Toward Home: Media Advisory
January 12, 2009
Open from February 13 to August 15, 2010, Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture in Historic New England chronicles nearly 200 years of design inspiration for the home in an engaging survey of 100 drawings from the collections of Historic New England.
Spotlight on Design: OLIN
January 8, 2009
From the restoration of Bryant Park in New York, to the landscape of the Washington Monument, OLIN is recognized for innovative and sustainableplace making. Principals Laurie Olin, FASLA, and David A. Rubin, discuss their work, and the philosophy on landscape and design that has guided the Philadelphia-based firm for over 30 years.
CityVision Program Engages Students with Real-life Development Project
January 7, 2009
On January 9, fall 2008 CityVision students will explain how their designs connect the Penn Quarter and Union Station neighborhoods, and meet the needs of people who live and work there.
Sustainable Communities
January 5, 2009
Sponsored by United Technologies, "Sustainable Communities," a year-long lecture series, expands on the themes presented in "Green Community" and examines the past, present, and future of sustainable communities.
The Lay of the Landscape
January 1, 2009
In an interview, landscape architect Len Hopper discusses his profession's inherent commitment to sustainability and growing involvement in large-scale planning efforts.
Healthy Communities, Green Communities
January 1, 2009
Howie Frumkin, a physician and epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explores the importance of planning communities that are healthy and sustainable.
Words, Words, Words
January 1, 2009
Paul Farmer, executive director and CEO of the American Planning Association, relects on the value of various sustainable planning initiatives.
