For Immediate Release: March 23, 2009
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Sustainable Communities: Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Station
WHAT
The innovative lecture series, Sustainable Communities continues on March 31 and April 2 with programs on a 40-year effort to restore a 200 mile bay off the Atlantic Ocean and a brownfield that is now a national model for sustainable development. The monthly series expands on themes presented in the exhibition Green Community and examines the past, present, and future of sustainable communities.
Water Knows No Boundaries (3/31/09)
An ecologist, landscape architect, and government official discuss practical solutions for cleaning up watersheds—both large and small—that span multiple municipalities. The panel will focus on the 40-year effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
A discussion with:
Will Baker, president, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Iris Miller, ASLA, The Catholic University of America
Tommy Wells, Washington, D.C. Councilmember
Joe Palca, correspondent for NPR's science desk (moderator)
Read an interview with Will Baker, president, Chesapeake Bay Foundation from the Museum's monthly online newsletter.
Creating Health Communities (4/2/09)
Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will discuss revolutionary new communities like Atlantic Station in Atlanta, GA, a brownfield that has been restored into a neighborhood with 10,000 residents, green space, offices, shops, and a pedestrian bridge.
Atlantic Station provides a rare opportunity for researchers at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control to study the effects of lifestyle changes, such as decreased car dependence, on health. Will this change in lifestyle improve the residents' health as well as that of the natural environment? Frumkin discusses how the built environment affects our health as researchers to try to answer this question.
For information on other programs in the series, visit the series webpage.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm: Water Knows No Boundaries
Thursday, April 2, 2009 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm: Creating Health Communities
$12 Museum members; FREE for Students; $20 non-members. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
Visit the series webpage for future program dates.
CONTACT
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
Register for a press pass.
BACKGROUND
The Sustainable Communities lecture series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation.
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
