Register Now! Green Infrastructure Workshop for Property Owners and Redevelopers

By August 18, 2014

Green infrastructure is an approach to water management that protects, restores, or mimics the natural water cycle.

Find out why Green Infrastructure has become an increasingly popular strategy in recent years, proven effective in reducing costs and improving stormwater management, storm resistance, and the workplace environment!

Hosted by NY/NJ Baykeeper and Newark DIG, this workshop will provide valuable information, helpful to property owners, redevelopers, real estate, municipal, and construction professionals in urban settings.

When: Tuesday, March 24, 8:30-11:00am

Where: New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
1085 Raymond Blvd. 17th Floor
(One Newark Center)
Corner of Raymond Blvd. and McCarter Highway
Newark, NJ 07102

Directions and a map can be found here.

Click here to RSVP

Questions? Call Sandra Meola at 732-888-9870 ext 7

Panelists include:

Dr. Chris Obropta, P.E, Extension Specialist and Associate Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program

Inexpensive Green Infrastructure Practices that Really Make a Difference

Kyra Hoffmann, Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control, NJ Department of Environmental Protection

What, Why, How, and Where: Benefits and Requirements

Sarah Dougherty, Welch Environmental Innovation Fellow, Natural Resources Defense Council

The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value

Matt Testa, LEED AP, Construction Director, Bijou Developers

Bijou Developments and Economic Case Studies

Melissa Muroff, Esq., Vice President, Roof Meadow

Optimizing Feasibility of On-Structure Landscapes

NJ TPL requires visitor names for security purposes.
Continental breakfast will be provided. There is no cost to attend the workshop.

Green Infrastructure Workshop for Property Developers and Businesses is made possible by the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association's, Watershed Institute.

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Panel Presentations