Reconnect, Reduce Stress, Refresh, Restore
A lunch gathering for
MDC Women Faculty and Staff
Tuesday, December 6,  2005
1pm – 2 pm

Simple Yoga Exercises
one can do at a desk
that relieve upper body stress

Demonstrated by Michelle Hayes

Followed by lunch

Make time for yourself
and for connecting with women
in our work community

Limited to 16
RSVP FOR LOCATION
305-237-7119
jadams1@mdc.edu

The Rural Studio Film
Thursday, November 3- 7 pm
MDC Wolfson, Room 2106

Friday, November 4- 11 am
Kendall Campus, Room 6120

co-presented with Architecture Club - AIA Miami,
U.S. Green Builders Council South Florida Chapter,
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association

Chuck Schultz,
Director of The Rural Studio Film

Steve Hoffman,
former participant and architect in the Rural Studio Program, currently on the faculty at Pratt

Monday, October 10
Affordable Green Housing
MDC Wolfson Campus, Room 2106 at 7 pm
Wolfson Campus Map

co-presented with Architecture Club - AIA Miami,
U.S. Green Builders Council South Florida Chapter and American Planning Association Gold Coast Chapter

This groundbreaking effort is a partnership of The Enterprise Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association and leading corporate, financial and philanthropic organizations. Over time, Green Communities will transform the way Americans think about, locate, design and build affordable homes.  Green Communities will provide expert training and technical assistance to help housing developers meet Green Communities criteria. The initiative also will encourage government agencies at the local, state and federal level to “green” their affordable housing programs.

Come find out about:

• More than $2.5 million in discounted green loans to developers of affordable residential or supportive housing

• $230,000 in grants to help cover costs associated with building green

• Technical assistance at no cost through the Florida Solar Energy Center to help utilize the most cost-effective green strategies and identify local design professionals with green-building expertise.

• Competitively priced equity through the Low-income Housing Tax Credit.

Sustainability: The Next Industrial Revolution
Thursday, October 13, 2005
3:30 pm - 5 pm
MDC Wolfson, Room 7128

Facilitated by Chris Migliaccio

What is meant by Sustainability? How can we design and implement a strategy of coexistence that supports human endeavor and also replenishes, restores and nourishes the planet for generations to come?

Chris Migliaccio will present the fundamentals of sustainability as an introduction to viewing The Next Industrial Revolution, a documentary that chronicles the story of architect Bill McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart in their attempt to simultaneously build businesses that enhance profitability while working with, and in support of, natural Earth systems and communities. Discussion follows film.