RHINEBECK, NY--On Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 3:30 p.m., Omega Institute will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), an award-winning green building renowned for sustainable design and slated to be the first green building to achieve both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge(TM) certification.
The cutting edge technology of the OCSL brings together wastewater recycling, clean energy, green architecture, and other sustainability elements that can be replicated locally and globally. In addition to being self-sustaining in terms of water and energy usage, the OCSL will provide sustainability education for students of all ages, professionals, policy makers, developers, and the 23,000 visitors who attend Omegas programs every year.
Omega's chief executive officer, Skip Backus, will be joined by Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of The Majora Carter Group, Dr. John Todd, founder of John Todd Ecological Design, and Tara Sullivan, executive director of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, who will all speak at the grand opening celebration of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL). There will also be a special musical performance by Marshall Crenshaw. The event will be held on Omega's campus in Rhinebeck, NY.
The OCSL is expected to go beyond LEED Platinum certification to achieve "Living Building Challenge" certification. Developed by the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, the Living Building Challenge outlines 16 rigorous requirements that must be met in order for projects to achieve the highest level of environmental performance possible today.
Omega Institute
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