Events
Creating Healthy Communities Through Active Design
- CES LUs1 AIA/CES (HSW) CEH*/ 1 GBCI CEU
- Date3/6/2012
- Time12:00 pm
- LocationCenter for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
- OrganizationAIA Philadelphia Committee on the Environment
- CostComplimentary AIA members & Employees of City of Philadelphia/$20 non-members
- Registration Registration required. http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vjjlyfdab&oeidk=a07e5m2axsj...
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, architects and urban reformers helped to defeat infectious diseases like cholera and tuberculosis by designing better buildings, streets, neighborhoods, clean water systems, and parks. In the 21st century, Designers again play a crucial role in combating the most rapidly growing public health epidemics of our time: Obesity and its impact on related chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. Today, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are second only to tobacco as the main causes of premature death in the United States. A growing body of research shows that evidence-based Architectural and Urban design strategies can be designed to increase regular physical activity and healthy eating. We will introduce the LEED ID Credit: Design for Health Through Increased Physical Activity, which was developed to promote Health in LEED projects. We will discuss strategies to promote physical Activity in built environment and see how they apply to LEED NC and CI. We will also review the process this ID credit is using to achieve LEED pilot credit.There will be a discussion of case study findings from projects that have used the LEED ID Credit: Design for Health Through Increased Physical Activity to improve the health of their building users.
Presenter: Baani Singh, LEED AP BD+C, Assoc. AIA, ASID
Baani is the LEED and Green Development Coordinator for New York City’s Active Design Program which is led by NYC’s Departments of Health, Design + Construction, City Planning, Transportation & AIANY. Baani Singh has a combined experience of over 10 years in Sustainable design, Project management and Interior Architecture around USA, Canada and India. Baani has Bachelors in Architecture; she is NCIDQ certified Interior designer and LEED AP BD+C.
Before joining the Active Design Program, Baani worked on sustainable architectural and interior design projects with architectural firms; worked on various LEED project teams in NYS and administered K-12 projects. Baani volunteers with USGBC upstate NY; Co-chairs AIA COTE in Eastern NY chapter and she is a Board member with IDLNY. Baani is also the LEEDUser Guest Expert for the LEED ID Physical Activity credit.
This program is presented by AIA Philadelphia's Committee on the Environment (COTE).
Pre-registration required.
This program is free to AIA members and Employees of the City of Philadelphia. City employees must bring their employee ID to program.
*AIA no longer uses the term Learning Unit (LU). A continuing education credit is now referred to as Continuing Education Hour (CEH).
