Networking Session March 5, 2009 6:30-9:00

roxbury: gardens:

An urban design investigation for a sustainable and achievable means of unifying and strengthening communities through urban farming of vacant lots and the effects on layers of social interaction.

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

WHAT ARE WE SUSTAINING?

What is using energy?

Data Source: Berkeley Laboratories/DOE

What is the impact of using that energy?

Data Source: Berkeley Laboratories/DOE

How are we supplying this energy?

1 QBtu = annual energy output of 40 1,000 MW power plants

What is our energy strategy?

Data Source: US Energy Information Agency Statistics Center

IS SUSTAINABILITY MORE BASIC?

WHO IS LEADING SUSTAINABILITY?

Stephen Moore, an award-winning architect and planner currently working for map-lab, a Boston-based sustainable management, architecture, and planning firm. Stephen has experience on a variety of projects ranging in scale, including sustainable urban planning of 15 million SF of development in downtown Miami, FL., NREL’s Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown, sustainable master planning for Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, and adaptive reuse for an academic program at Brandeis University, a LEED certified-designed dormitory and adpative reuse for the Paramount Theater for Emerson College among others.

Participates in an architectural, community, and urban design group Design By Union

Masters in Architecture – Boston Architectural College – the bulk of his studies focused on community and sustainability in urban design to architectural investigation.

Adjunct faculty member of the Boston Architectural College, teaching several advanced design studios as well as serving as a sustainability and technical resource for the school.

Bachelors of Fine Arts – Interior Design (FIDER), University of Massachusetts at Amherst

LEED Accredited Professional

Associate member of the AIA, NCARB #01473483.

stephen e. moore, leed ap director of design & sustainable initiatives

map-lab inc.

21 drydock avenue, 7th floor boston, ma 02210

telephone: 617.426.5401 facsimile: 617.426.5491 web: www.map-lab.com