Urban Innovation Series http://www.americancity.org Presented by Bank of America, The Next American City and The Rockefeller Foundation, the Urban Innovation Series brings together business, academic and community leaders to raise awareness of critical issues facing communities throughout America. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Copyright 2007, The Next American Citygreen,,building,,urban,,planning,,environment,,eco,,citiesNews & PoliticsSociety & CultureThe Next American Citynogreen,,building,,urban,,planning,,environment,,eco,,citiesPresented by Bank of America, The Next American City and The Rockefeller Foundation, the Urban Innovation Series brings together business, academic and community leaders to raise awareness of critical issues facing communities throughout America.Presented by Bank of America, The Next American City and The Rockefeller Foundation, the Urban Innovation Series brings together business, academic and community leaders to raise awareness of critical issues facing communities throughout America. From the Ground Up: Making Green Building A Mainstream Practice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanInnovationSeries/~3/zo9z3EWXSWQ/ "Green" developments are sprouting up in cities across the country, but is green building ready for the mainstream? In From the Ground Up: Making Green Building a Mainstream Practice, developers, policymakers and environmental leaders tackle the economics of green building and what it will take to make green building a mainstream practice for builders and lenders.

Moderated by Tom Brokaw (NBC News Special Correspondent). Opening remarks by Ken Lewis (Chairman and CEO, Bank of America) and Judith Rodin (President, The Rockefeller Foundation). Panelists include Douglas Durst (President, The Durst Organization), Ara Hovnanian (President and CEO, Hovnanian Enterprises), Jerome Ringo (President, Apollo Alliance), Peter Seligmann (CEO, Conservation International), and Kath Williams (Immediate Past President, World Green Building Council). Closing Remarks by Seth Brown (President and co-founder, The Next American City).

Recorded February 1st, 2007. Running time: 1 hour, 22 minutes.

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:00:00 -0600 The Next American Cityno "Green" developments are sprouting up in cities across the country, but is green building ready for the mainstream? In From the Ground Up: Making Green Building a Mainstream Practice, developers, policymakers and environmental leaders tackle the economicThe Next American City "Green" developments are sprouting up in cities across the country, but is green building ready for the mainstream? In From the Ground Up: Making Green Building a Mainstream Practice, developers, policymakers and environmental leaders tackle the economics of green building and what it will take to make green building a mainstream practice for builders and lenders. Moderated by Tom Brokaw (NBC News Special Correspondent). Opening remarks by Ken Lewis (Chairman and CEO, Bank of America) and Judith Rodin (President, The Rockefeller Foundation). Panelists include Douglas Durst (President, The Durst Organization), Ara Hovnanian (President and CEO, Hovnanian Enterprises), Jerome Ringo (President, Apollo Alliance), Peter Seligmann (CEO, Conservation International), and Kath Williams (Immediate Past President, World Green Building Council). Closing Remarks by Seth Brown (President and co-founder, The Next American City). Recorded February 1st, 2007. Running time: 1 hour, 22 minutes.green,,building,,urban,,planning,,environment,,eco,,citieshttp://americancity.org/groundup/http://www.americancity.org/groundup/audio/From_the_Ground_Up.mp3 Copyright 2007, The Next American CityThe Next American Citynonadult