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Students from YMCA Stencil AIA’s Green Footprint Outside of
Boston Children’s Museum to Commemorate Announcement
What: To celebrate Boston, the host city of the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2008 Convention, the AIA, the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and City representatives heave identified a cross-section of building types and uses that represent the diversity of green buildings in Boston.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce the buildings selected for “Boston’s Greenest” as students from the YMCA’s after school program create sidewalk art of the AIA’s green footprint, representing the AIA”s “Walk the Walk” sustainable design initiative.
When: Friday, May 16th
4:00 p.m.
Where: Boston Children’s Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA
Who: Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Christine McEntee
Executive Vice President & CEO
American Institute of Architects
Lou Casagrande
President and CEO
Boston Children’s Museum
Why: While automobiles are thought to be the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, buildings actually are the leading culprit, accounting for nearly 48 percent of the greenhouse gases related to electricity production nationally. The AIA’s goal is to make all buildings carbon neutral by 2030 and help the U.S. design and construction industry reduce the consumption of fossil fuels in buildings. |
