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MDC Earth Ethics Institute to Host Health & the Built Environment: How Architecture, Planning & Healthcare Intersect Jan. 11

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Miami, December 21, 2012 - Miami Dade College’s(MDC) Earth Ethics Institute, in collaboration withAIA Miami, will hostHealth & the Built Environment: How Architecture, Planning & Healthcare Intersectat 8:30 a.m., Friday, January 11,  at the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. 

The program willinclude a panel discussion moderated by Bernard Zyscovich on how buildings affect people’s health and how architects, planners and health professionals can work together to create healthier buildings and cities. Panelists include Rick Bell, FAIA, executive director of the AIA New York Chapter; Dr. Karen Lee, MD, MHSc, director, Built Environment & Active Design Program for the NYC Department of Health; and Bob Cambric, director of Policy & Planning for the South Florida Regional Planning Council.

After the discussion there will be a tour of MDC's new classroom building, designed by Zyscovich Architects. This building is the first building in Miami to use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Innovation Credits for Active Design, which were developed in a partnership between AIA New York and the New York City Department of Health.

The cost to attend the event is$25 for the general public,$15 for American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter (AIA Miami), American Planning Association, Florida Chapter Gold Coast (APA), United States Green Building Council (USGBC) members, and free for MDC faculty, staff and students.

Health & the Built Environment: How Architecture, Planning & Healthcare Intersect

  • WHEN: Friday, Jan. 11, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • WHERE: MDC Wolfson Campus 300 NE Second Ave., Building 2, Room 2106

For more information, contact Colleen Ahern-Hettich at 305-237-3796.

Media-only contacts:
Juan Mendieta, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu, MDC communications director
Tere Estorino, 305-237-3949, testorin@mdc.edu, MDC media relations director
Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu, media specialist
Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu


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