2. Speaker Bios Ted Weinstein has devoted most of his career to the preservation and improvement of the neighborhoods of the Bronx. For the last fifteen years he has been Director of Bronx Planning for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) where he has been an advocate for affordable and mixed income housing and for increased homeownership opportunities throughout the South Bronx Previously, he served for fifteen years as Director of HPD Neighborhood Preservation Program Offices in the Bronx as well as Director of Property Planning for which he was responsible for the status of the City’s 146 urban renewal plans. Before joining HPD in 1980, Ted was Deputy Director for Research for the New York State Temporary Commission on Rental Housing As a lifelong resident of the Bronx, he has also been active in his own local communities, twice serving on community planning boards and for nine years as an elected member of his community school board.

3. Speaker Bios Karen Hu manages the land use entitlement, site planning, architectural programming and environmental remediation processes for Phipps Houses’ pre-development pipeline. Phipps is one of the nation’s oldest and largest not-for-profit developer/owners of affordable housing. In the past year, Karen worked on the refinancing and rehabilitation of a 99-unit HUD 202 project on the Upper West Side and the acquisition and financing of a 21-unit gut-renovation of a City-owned building in SoHo. Karen is currently working on over 350 units of housing that is scheduled to start construction in the next 18 months and the preservation of a 208-unit Mitchell Lama project through the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program. Prior to joining Phipps, she worked at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, where she served as co-chair of the New Housing New York (NHNY) Steering Committee and managed the NHNY Legacy Project Request for Proposals, the first design competition in NYC for sustainable, affordable housing.

4. Speaker Bios William Stein FAIA is a Principal of Dattner Architects in New York City. Bill directs the firm’s residential practice, emphasizing sustainable, affordable housing. Innovative projects include Courtlandt Corners and Courtlandt Crescent in Melrose Commons, Via Verde in the South Bronx, Dinkins Gardens in Manhattan and Coney Island Commons in Brooklyn. His design for Habitat for Humanity’s Atlantic Ave. Apartments achieved LEED for Homes Gold certification. Bill is a Board member of the Citizens Planning and Housing Council and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

5. Speaker Bios Nancy Biberman founded WHEDco in 1991 with the vision of restoring the South Bronx to the beautiful, bustling place it once was. WHEDco’s first project was the renovation of the abandoned Morrisania Hospital to provide low-income families with affordable homes and economic opportunities. In partnership with neighborhood leaders, Nancy developed the Urban Horizons Economic Development Center, a Head Start center, a commercial kitchen that incubates small food businesses, and a primary healthcare center. With local parents, Nancy catalyzed the construction of the adjacent public school, PS/MS 218. Recently, Nancy led WHEDco in developing Intervale Green, the largest multi-family, high-rise, Energy Star certified affordable housing development in the nation.

6. Speaker Bios Since joining Rogers Marvel in 1997, Guido Hartray has led many of the office’s most complex cultural and public spaces and streetscape projects. With expertise in design, management, and field representation, successful projects completed under his direction include Gowanus Green Public Place, Governors Island Park and Open Space, the award-winning MTA Flood Mitigation Street Furniture and Urban Plan, the Times Square Reconstruction, and 21st Century Streets. In addition, he has worked on numerous cultural and institutional projects including the Pratt Institute School of Architecture Higgins Hall, the Bread & Life community center, and the CREATE Chinatown Cultural Arts Center. Guido received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and studied urbanism as a Fulbright Scholar. He has curated exhibitions for the Museu d’Art Contemporani in Barcelona and the Architectural Association in London.

7. Speaker Bios Magnus Magnusson , AIA, LEED AP, has distinguished himself as an architect who designs creative, award-winning projects. As managing Principal of Magnusson Architecture and Planning, Magnus guides a talented team of architects and planners through each step of the design and construction process. His design, planning, and management experience ranges from award-winning mixed-use developments to state-of-the-art commuity use facilities and innovative planning projects. Magnus received a Master in Architectural Technology from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture from City College.

8. Speaker Bios Fernando Villa , AIA, LEED®AP BD+C is a licensed architect with over twenty years of experience in the design and construction of complex projects. His work covers a broad range of project types including affordable housing, sustainable and hospitality design, cultural institutions, historic preservation, adaptive re-use and residential work. At MAP, Fernando has leaded the design of a wide range of projects, including innovative green affordable housing such as Marcello Manors and Atlantic Terrace. Fernando is a member of the American Institute of Architects participating in the AIANY Housing and Architecture for Education Committees, The New York Chapter of the US Green Building Council, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Preservation League of New York State, The Sustainability Practice Network, and the Historic Districts Council.

10. Melrose Commons North: Site A The Phipps Houses Group will build approximately 216 units of lower-income housing within two buildings on Site A, along with the early childhood center sponsored by The City Administration for Childhood Services (ACS). The architect for this project is Richard Dattner Associates. Melrose Commons North: Site B Blue Sea Development and WHEDco are developing the Bronx Music Heritage Center within 3 buildings on Site B. The development includes 293 mixed-income units with a set-aside for elder musicians. In addition to residential, the development will also include 54,000 square feet for a community Music Heritage Center, an arts-based high school in partnership with DreamYard, and a hydroponic rooftop farm. The architect for this project is Rogers Marvel. Melrose Commons North: Site C The team of CPC Resources, The Briarwood Organization and The Bridge will develop Site C with 3 buildings with a total of approximately 257 units along with approximately 27,500 square feet of commercial space. This development will target a variety of populations. The architect for this project is Magnusson Architecture and Planning.

12. Melrose Commons – Ariel Photograph

16. Melrose Commons North – Site A The Phipps Houses Group will build approximately 216 units of lower-income housing within two buildings on Site A, along with the early childhood center sponsored by The City Administration for Childhood Services (ACS). The architect for this project is Richard Dattner Associates. Speakers Karen Hu – Phipps William Stein – Datner Architects

17. Courtlandt Crescent Melrose Commons North – Site A GreenHome NYC The Phipps Houses Group February 16, 2011

23. Site Plan

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33. Melrose Commons North – Site B Blue Sea Development and WHEDco are developing the Bronx Music Heritage Center within 3 buildings on Site B. The development includes 293 mixed-income units with a set-aside for elder musicians. In addition to residential, the development will also include 54,000 square feet for a community Music Heritage Center, an arts-based high school in partnership with DreamYard, and a hydroponic rooftop farm. The architect for this project is Rogers Marvel. Speakers Guido Hartray – Rogers Marvel Architects Nancy Biberman – WHEDco

34. Melrose Site B The Bronx Music Heritage Center Presented to GreenHomesNYC February 16, 2011

35. Part 1: Site Strategy Guido Hartray Rogers Marvel Architects, PLLC

45. Part 2: Project Overview, Lessons Learned and Measuring Performance Nancy Biberman WHEDco

47. Music Heritage Center “ And here we have an opportunity to bring all the wonderful music that has started here and has grown and has nourished here in the Bronx and bring it all together .” Valerie Capers on The Bronx Music Heritage Center, Bronx-born pianist, composer, and a Professor Emeritus at Bronx County Community College. “ Kids here are missing the connections to be involved and understand more than just rapping, or just one singular thing, they don’t understand the art behind it, and don’t have the resources to do so .” Will Calhoun on the need for the Bronx Music Heritage Center, Bronx-born drummer, composer, and a Grammy winner with Living Colour. “ I feel like it’s a really great opportunity for us to build with each other as younger cats to build with the older cats that are here and be involved in this project because connections have been lost .” Reph Starr on the need for the Bronx Music Heritage Center, Rapper, educator and producer who collaborates with his wife Patty Dukes in the only show Circa 95.

49. Green Design Courtyard rain garden provides recreation space and encourages healthy living. The rooftop greenhouse will vegetables year round. 162nd Street entrance, one of three entrances to the building. Multiple building entrances increase accessibility and enhance connection to the surrounding neighborhood.

50. Measuring Performance Once the buildings are built or retrofitted, how do you verify the projected consumption and cost savings? Benchmark and measure performance! + WHEDco is measuring actual performance of our buildings by collecting and analyzing utility data . + The Urban Horizons retrofit has reduced tenants’ electricity bills by 6.1% (while bills of other New York City residents are up 8.2%). + Using a database called Wegowise ( www.wegowise.com ), we plan to automate uploads of future utility data directly from the utility or Energy Service provider. The database is still in development, but will eventually enable comparisons to similar affordable housing (size, construction type, location, tenant make-up, fuel type). + Training and education are an essential part of any energy reduction effort. The data we gather can be used to create targeted tenant/staff education and we may be able to measure each training’s direct impact on consumption/costs. Data can also be used as a property management tool to ensure that tenants are following the rules and regulations of the building.

51. WHEDco and Blue Sea Developments Intervale Green Urban Horizons Louis Nine House

52. Melrose Commons North – Site C The team of CPC Resources, The Briarwood Organization and The Bridge will develop Site C with 3 buildings with a total of approximately 257 units along with approximately 27,500 square feet of commercial space. This development will target a variety of populations. The architect for this project is Magnusson Architecture and Planning. Speakers Magnus Magnusson - Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC Fernando Villa - Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC

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54. Development / Project Team CPC Resources Isaac Henderson, Russell Lang The Bridge, Inc. Carole Gordon, Peter Beitchman The Briarwood Organization James Riso Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC (Architect) Magnus Magnusson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Christoph Stump, LEED AP Christopher Jones, LEED AP BD+C

55. M AGNUSSON A RCHITECTURE AND P LANNING, PC Established in 1986 with the commitment to address issues of urban revitalization, community planning and the design of high-performance housing, schools, commercial and community buildings architects and planners for sustainable community development

56. M ELROSE C OMMONS U RBAN R ENEWAL A REA Melrose Commons North Site C

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67. Urban Agriculture S USTAINABLE S ITES AND W ATER E FFICIENCY

69. E NERGY AND A TMOSPHERE – Solar Thermal