[LFEE seminars] FW: Green Building Seminar 10/18/04

[Karen Gibson]

>The Dept. of Facilities has arranged for a presentation next week by 
>Dr. Judi Heerwagen, a visiting professor who will discuss her work 
>in documenting productivity benefits of green buildings.  It 
>promises to be a very interesting session.  It is Monday, October 
>18, 2004 from 1:15 - 3:15 PM, at W31-4th floor (Campus Police 
>building).
>
>See the invitation from Walt Henry below for more specifics.  RSVP 
>is requested to Anjali Sharma (8-5958).
>_________________________________________________________________________
>
>Subject:	Sustainability Seminar at MIT
>
>As part of MIT's continuing effort to promote interest in and knowledge of
>the principles of sustainable design we are sponsoring a short seminar
>dealing with the benefits of green buildings.  We are very lucky to have
>as a cornerstone of this seminar a presentation by Dr. Judi Heerwagen who has
>done ground breaking research on the effect that ones surroundings have on
>their productivity.  She has consulted on this topic for The General
>Services Administration, Boeing, Johnson Controls, the National Institutes
>of Health, Fidelity Investments, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems among
>others.  Her work focuses on the links between the workplace, human
>behavior and organizational effectiveness.  A topic that most of us 
>know little
>  about and that we make important decisions affecting every week.
>
>There is a growing body of work that recognizes that the benefits of
>"green" buildings go beyond their lower energy use and that intelligent design
>pays back in multiple ways.  Judi's work is a significant part of that
>literature.  I believe that in attending this session we will all learn a
>great deal of value whether we are making design decisions or not.
>
>Judi will speak for about 45 minutes on her work and findings, followed by
>a panel discussion and question and answer period. This session will be a
>valuable learning opportunity and a pleasant intellectual diversion from
>your day to day tasks.  The session will be held in the tiered classroom
>at the Center for Real Estate from 1:15 until 3:15 (approx) on Monday, 18
>October.  We may move the session to the Bartos Theater in the Media Lab
>(Building E 15) if the response is larger than 70 people. The Center is
>located in W31 above the Campus Police offices.  W31 is on the corner of
>Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue (it is the old armory 
>building).  Should
>we move the meeting we will e-mail directions to the new location.
>
>Please let Anjali Sharma (8-5958) know if you plan to attend so that
>we can gauge the seating.  I have invited those of you that I have worked
>with and know but I would encourage you to forward the invitation to others in
>your office as well.  We would like to share Judi's expertise with as many as
>possible.
>
>I look forward to seeing you there.
>
>Best Regards,
>Walt Henry
>
>  Walter E. Henry, P.E.
>  Department of Facilities
>  Director of Engineering
>  617 452-5060
>  whenry at plant.mit.edu

Short Bio:

Judith Heerwagen, Ph.D.
J.H. Heerwagen & Associates, Inc.
2716 NE 91st St.
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 522-0354
j.heerwagen at battelle.org

Dr. Heerwagen is psychologist whose research and consulting focus on 
design ecology--the inter-relationships between people, psychosocial 
context, and physical space. She has a BS in Communications from the 
University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University 
of Washington.

She was a faculty member at the University of Washington, College of 
Architecture and Urban Planning and a staff scientist at the Pacific 
Northwest National Laboratory before starting her own research and 
consulting business in Seattle. Her work focuses on the links between 
the workplace, human behavior, and organizational effectiveness. Dr. 
Heerwagen's clients are drawn from both the public and private 
sectors and include the U.S. General Services Administration, Boeing 
Commercial Airplane Company, Johnson Controls, the National 
Institutes of Health, Fidelity Investments, Sun Microsystems, Cisco 
Systems, and the City of Seattle. Her current work with GSA is 
developing and testing a methodology to link strategic business goals 
to workplace design and behavioral change.

 From 1982 to 1992, she was a research faculty member at the 
University of Washington, College of Architecture and Urban Planning. 
Dr. Heerwagen has been an invited participant at a number of national 
symposia on workplace productivity and sustainable design sponsored 
by the American Institute of Architects, the National Academy of 
Sciences, and the General Services Administration. 
. 



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Karen  L. Gibson
Program Assistant
MIT Laboratory For Energy and the Environment
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