By Jenna Dancewicz & Aminah McNulty
Last Thursday, professionals of all backgrounds met at the North Point Park to enjoy the summer sun and learn about Permaculture!
The lively discussions were fueled by the delicious and local food provided by Farmer's Market Kitchen. Nothing goes better with networking and green building than grilled eggplant and haloumi burgers!
We've posted our full photo album on Facebook!
The evening culminated in a fun DIY self watering planter project. We cut used plastic bottles in half, drilled a hole through the cap and threaded absorbent string through. Using recycled newspaper, we lined the bottle to protect the roots from light exposure and filled the top half of the paper lined bottle with organic potting soil. As we filled, we coiled the string in concentric circles up to the top so that water will absorb from the bottom and soak up through the soil. Less than a week out, Aminah has signs of life in her up-cycled self watering basil planter!
Thank you to Eva Leung, Co-Founder of Terra Cura Inc., for providing insight on Permaculture and its application in the field of sustainable design. Eva gave us an introduction to Permaculture, articulating the scalability and wide set application of the mindset, framework and ethos of the movement. She was thrilled at the opportunity to engage in a conversation with professionals in the green building industry, as “people capital” and sharing information and knowledge are integral parts to her practice. Please visit their website to learn more!
Thank you to our event sponsor, Brightview Landscape Development!
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Director of Sustainability Programs, DASNY | LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company