Northwestern University is pleased to present the second annual Green City summer institute, a three-day program that explores Chicago as one of America's greenest cities. Chicago's Environmental Action Agenda commits the city to reducing its use of natural resources, improving the quality of life in Chicago as a whole, and saving taxpayer dollars through wise energy and resource-conserving policies. By building green, improving energy efficiency, promoting alternative fuels, recycling waste, and conserving and improving water quality, Chicago has pledged to lead the nation in the urban environmental movement.
The Green City summer institute offers an opportunity to get out into the city and see how the agenda is moving forward - through architecture, landscaping, urban farming, transportation, walkable communities, and infield redevelopment - and to evaluate how far Chicago has come and how far it has to go. Through a combination of lectures, group project work, and visits to key sites in Chicago, this institute will introduce you to the important issues surrounding sustainable development in an urban environment.
Program Faculty:
- Kimberly Gray, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
- Joseph Schofer, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
- Ken Dunn, Founder and Director, Resource Center and City Farm, Chicago
- Nathan Kipnis, Principal, Nathan Kipnis Architects, Inc., Evanston
- Kevin Pierce, Kevin Pierce, architect and urban designer, Chicago
Who Should Attend:
The Green City Summer Institute is open to anyone interested in the topic of sustainability, environmental issues, urban planning and design, which includes citizens and professionals who drive development: community action groups, town planners, architects and engineers. The program provides useful information to secondary school teachers, real estate professionals, facilities managers, developers, and contractors, in addition to undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. Discussion will be interdisciplinary, problem-solving and empowering in nature, introducing participants to the analytical tools for making decisions and a list of resources for further action.
Location and Directions:
The Green City Summer Institute takes place August 1-3, 2007 at the Ford Engineering Design Center-itself a LEED certified (Silver) building on the Evanston campus-with a portion of each day devoted to site visits in and around Chicago. Directions to the Northwestern campus in Evanston are available online at http://www.northwestern.edu/campus/directions.
Registration Information:
Tuition for the three-day Green City Summer Institute is $595, and includes transportation to and from site visits, lunches, and refreshments throughout the institute. Students must register for the entire program and not for individual sessions or days.