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April 12, 2010 - Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED will be
teaching a class in sustainable design at Rockland
Community College this spring. Michael Shilale
believes integrating high performance design and
technology can deliver incredible results at little
or no cost. Titled “How to Save
Energy, Save Money and Perhaps Even Save the Planet,”
students will explore sustainable strategies that
save energy, reduce carbon emissions, and improve
the relationship between our built and natural
environment.
He will describe why existing buildings are prime
opportunities for reducing carbon emissions and
energy use. Buildings produce almost half of the
carbon dioxide emitted in the US each year. They
consume 75% of the electricity generated. The good
news is they can do better - a lot better. LEED
certified buildings use 24%-50% less energy, produce
33%-39% less carbon dioxide, consume 40% less water,
and recycle or reuse 50%-70% of their solid waste.
To
signup for this event
Click Here.
Tom Friedman’s latest book, “Hot, Flat and Crowded,”
challenges all Americans to rethink the way we
design, build and operate our buildings, cities,
energy systems, country and planet. Explore ways to
rethink, rebuild and renew the way we make and use
energy, the way we make and use our buildings, and
the way we make and use our communities on both a
large and small scale.
Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED, has been an architect
for more than 20 years and a LEED accredited design
professional since 2003. He is the chairman of the
Green Council for the Rockland Business Association
and was recently Vice President for the state board
of the American Institute of Architects. MSA,
founded in 1991, is committed to protecting and
preserving the environment through their design
work, and has won several awards. We help our
clients solve their building problems, protect their
assets and investments, build under budget, and
realize their vision. MSA serves a municipal,
commercial, residential and educational client base,
including Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster and
Nassau counties, in New York, as well as Bergen,
Passaic, Hudson and Essex Counties in New Jersey.
For more information, please call 845-708-9200, or
visit their website at,
www.shilale.com
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