USGBC-Louisiana is proud to partner with Global Green and the American Institute of Architects, New Orleans Chapter to present a monthly panel series on issues of sustainability in the built environment.

This month's panel discussion: GreeNola: A Strategy for a Sustainable New Orleans, is hosted by the USGBC-Louisiana.

Date and Time:
Wednesday, January 20th
5:30pm to 7:30pm
AIA New Orleans Center for Design

1000 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, LA

John Moore will speak to the group about the City of New Orleans' plan for sustainable redevelopment through the GreeNola: A Strategy for a Sustainable New Orleans program. GreeNola is a resource for New Orleans neighborhoods and residents to engage in the master planning process of the City and to ensure sustainable redevelopment. John will also address the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (aka “stimulus package”) on the redevelopment of the City of New Orleans.

A copy of the GreeNola plan can be found at http://www.louisianahelp.org/documents/greenolawithldrfcoverpage.pdf.

Panel discussions are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30pm, presentation begins promptly at 6pm. AIA Continuing Education Credits apply.

With very special thanks to our good friends at Sucre for their generous support of this program.

Speaker’s Biographical Sketch:

John Moore currently works for the City of New Orleans as an Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst. John attended high school in New Orleans at the Center for Science and Mathematics and McDonogh #35, where he was active in the gifted arts program. For college, Moore attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he studied art and philosophy. He received his Master of Fine Arts in May of 2005. During his time at Morehouse, Moore became active in the field of design through classes in art and architectural drafting. Moore also served as the president of the Art Club. Moore was very active in environmental issues through an environmental studies fellowship program. For his senior fellowship project, Moore used his experience knowledge of green building to coordinate an Eco-Dorm project which was pitched to Morehouse staff. During college his interest in art shifted towards an interest in architecture and planning, and he now ultimately plans to pursue a degree in this field following work in New Orleans. After college, Moore was educated on the green building industry while working for Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Here he was educated in green building rating systems and eco friendly design methods. Here became a certified energy rater as continues as an active energy rater to this day. Following his internship, Moore took a job with Global Green helping to rebuild his home town of New Orleans. Through this work, Moore was instrumental in building environmentally sustainable homes in the wake of hurricane Katrina. This job ultimately lead him to his current position with the City as an Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst.