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Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
DHT - Architectural Heritage and Historic Preservation Workshop for Educators - 3/30/2012
Dade Heritage Trust
Architectural Heritage and Historic Preservation Workshop for Educators
Friday, March 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Miami City Hall
8:30 a.m. Registration opens
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Becky Matkov, CEO, Dade Heritage Trust
Mayor Tomas Regalado, City of Miami
Miami-Dade County School Board Member Raquel Regalado
Alex Adams, City of Miami Preservation Officer
9:30 a.m. The Power of Preservation Education
William Cary/Debbie Tackett
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Overview of Miami’s Architectural Heritage – Panel (20 min each)
Ellen Uguccioni (early Miami/Vernacular/Bungalow/Spanish Med)
Teri D’Amico (Art Deco/MiMo)
Sebastian Eilert (Why Preservation is “Green”)
11:45 a.m. Lunch (Scotty’s Landing)
1:00 p.m. Preservation Education – Panel (7 minutes each)
Charles Kropke--Giving Miami’s history an international appeal Ruth Jacobs --Engaging students with tours
RoseMarie Wolfson --Engaging students with comparative
architectural projects
Yvonne Moyer --Engaging students with advocacy
Beth Goldstein—Engaging students with art competitions
Seth Bramson –Engaging students of all ages with memorabilia
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Bus Tour: William Jennings Bryan Heritage Sites
Tour Guide: Lois Randall
4:30 p.m. Return to City Hall
Dade Heritage Trust thanks the following for their generous support:
The Villagers, Inc.
City of Miami
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
Architectural Heritage and Historic Preservation Workshop for Educators
Friday, March 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Miami City Hall
8:30 a.m. Registration opens
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Becky Matkov, CEO, Dade Heritage Trust
Mayor Tomas Regalado, City of Miami
Miami-Dade County School Board Member Raquel Regalado
Alex Adams, City of Miami Preservation Officer
9:30 a.m. The Power of Preservation Education
William Cary/Debbie Tackett
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Overview of Miami’s Architectural Heritage – Panel (20 min each)
Ellen Uguccioni (early Miami/Vernacular/Bungalow/Spanish Med)
Teri D’Amico (Art Deco/MiMo)
Sebastian Eilert (Why Preservation is “Green”)
11:45 a.m. Lunch (Scotty’s Landing)
1:00 p.m. Preservation Education – Panel (7 minutes each)
Charles Kropke--Giving Miami’s history an international appeal Ruth Jacobs --Engaging students with tours
RoseMarie Wolfson --Engaging students with comparative
architectural projects
Yvonne Moyer --Engaging students with advocacy
Beth Goldstein—Engaging students with art competitions
Seth Bramson –Engaging students of all ages with memorabilia
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Bus Tour: William Jennings Bryan Heritage Sites
Tour Guide: Lois Randall
4:30 p.m. Return to City Hall
Dade Heritage Trust thanks the following for their generous support:
The Villagers, Inc.
City of Miami
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
We’ve Always Done It That Way!
How often have you heard the phrase, ‘we’ve always done it that way’? It is a secure answer for things in our lives we may not want to change.
When I hear the phrase ‘we always done it that way’, the story about ‘the ham and the pan’ comes to mind.
One day a young girl was helping her mother bake a ham. In preparing to put the ham in the baking pan, the mother cut off the edges. The young girl asked her mom, ‘why did you do that’. Her mother replied, ‘I don’t know, this is what I was taught’.
Together they called the young girls grandmother and asked the question; but got the same answer, ‘‘I don’t know, this is what I was taught’. So they pressed on and called the young girls great grandmother.
They asked the great grandmother the question of ‘why do you trim the edges off the ham before putting it in the baking pan’. Great grandmother had a reason…know what it was? Her pan was too small!!
So for generations, her daughter, and her grand daughter were trimming the edges off the ham, without knowing why!
Now in their defense, maybe the ham they were making was also too big for their pan (I know some of you may be thinking that, especially Robert), but the point is, they didn’t know why they were doing it.
So what’s the application?
In each of our personal and corporate lives, there are things we are doing, because ‘we’ve always done it that way’. There was a valid reason at one time, but we have not taken a step back to see if something needs to change.
Here’s the exercise…
1. Identify an activity or process in your company that is critical to the success of the organization
2. Write down the entire process – each and every step
3. Have a team question each step for the purpose of understanding the reason for each action
4. Ask the all-important question, ‘why are we doing it that way?’ or ‘is there a better way to be doing this?’
5. Redefine the process and document the new step by step procedure
6. Implement for a couple of weeks
7. Monitor the progress and effectiveness of the new way of doing things
8. Make changes if necessary
9. Repeat the process in a year
10. Pick another activity and start at number 1
Let me know your experience and your personal story with how this exercise works for you.
Some maybe thinking, we need help to get this done! We’re not process thinkers or would like an outside opinion to help us improve!
The team at Barbar Financial is available to assist you as needed. Call John at 561.302.6304 to see how the team at BFS can help!
Live Passionately!
(Contribution by John Barbar, learn more about Barbar Financial HERE)
When I hear the phrase ‘we always done it that way’, the story about ‘the ham and the pan’ comes to mind.
One day a young girl was helping her mother bake a ham. In preparing to put the ham in the baking pan, the mother cut off the edges. The young girl asked her mom, ‘why did you do that’. Her mother replied, ‘I don’t know, this is what I was taught’.
Together they called the young girls grandmother and asked the question; but got the same answer, ‘‘I don’t know, this is what I was taught’. So they pressed on and called the young girls great grandmother.
They asked the great grandmother the question of ‘why do you trim the edges off the ham before putting it in the baking pan’. Great grandmother had a reason…know what it was? Her pan was too small!!
So for generations, her daughter, and her grand daughter were trimming the edges off the ham, without knowing why!
Now in their defense, maybe the ham they were making was also too big for their pan (I know some of you may be thinking that, especially Robert), but the point is, they didn’t know why they were doing it.
So what’s the application?
In each of our personal and corporate lives, there are things we are doing, because ‘we’ve always done it that way’. There was a valid reason at one time, but we have not taken a step back to see if something needs to change.
Here’s the exercise…
1. Identify an activity or process in your company that is critical to the success of the organization
2. Write down the entire process – each and every step
3. Have a team question each step for the purpose of understanding the reason for each action
4. Ask the all-important question, ‘why are we doing it that way?’ or ‘is there a better way to be doing this?’
5. Redefine the process and document the new step by step procedure
6. Implement for a couple of weeks
7. Monitor the progress and effectiveness of the new way of doing things
8. Make changes if necessary
9. Repeat the process in a year
10. Pick another activity and start at number 1
Let me know your experience and your personal story with how this exercise works for you.
Some maybe thinking, we need help to get this done! We’re not process thinkers or would like an outside opinion to help us improve!
The team at Barbar Financial is available to assist you as needed. Call John at 561.302.6304 to see how the team at BFS can help!
Live Passionately!
(Contribution by John Barbar, learn more about Barbar Financial HERE)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
RELAX @ Element - USGBC SFL - 29 Mar 2012 5:30 PM
Upcoming event information:
RELAX @ Element - A Program Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter Element Miami Airport Hotel, 3525 NW 25th Street, Miami, FL 33142
Date: 29 Mar 2012 5:30 PM
RELAX @ Element Program Presented by the Emerging Professionals of the USGBC South Florida Chapter
RELAX @ Element! Brought to you by the USGBC SF Miami-Dade Branch’s Hospitality Committee. Receive an educational tour of the NEW Element Miami Airport Hotel – Certified LEED Silver and then RELAX: the brand’s signature spin on the quintessential “happy hour.” Enjoy the complimentary 90 minute reception featuring carefully selected food and beverage pairings.
Tour Starts @ 5:30pm
Limited space is available (max 25-30ppl)
Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Element Miami Airport Hote
To learn more about this unique program, check back here or spend some time going through the Miami-Dade Branch's e-newsletter.
In addition to a top-shelf green-building education program, the event will feature:
• Delectable edibles
• Exceptional networking opportunities
• An outstanding venue
• Great camaraderie and fun
Our Branch programs are FREE to USGBC members, and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting costs. To join the USGBC South Florida Chapter, click here or you can join prior to the program.
Please come out and join in ... and bring a friend! The more you get involved with the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and information that are available to you, including workshops and webinars tied to securing LEED accreditation.
As a program sponsor, you have direct access to like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in sustainability and green building. If your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure available in South Florida, contact Stephen Chang, Victor Caban Diaz or Jesse Rittenhouse
If you have any questions regarding the Miami-Dade Branch or this month's program, and if would like to participate in future presentations or have a wonderful experience as a member of our volunteer family, please contact Stephen Chang,Victor Caban Diaz or Denaye Hinds
More information and online registration: RELAX @ Element - A Program Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter
Thank you for your support,
USGBC South Florida Chapter
Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
UM Classical Cuba LEcture, March 21, 2012, 6pm
CLASSICAL CUBA LECTURE BY
MADELINE DE LA CARIDAD MENENDEZ GARCIA
WEDNESDAY THE 21ST AT SOA
Dear Faculty and Staff:
A special visitor will join us tomorrow afternoon to lecture on The House in Habana: Domestic Typologies in the Historic Center.
Dr. Madeline Menendez, Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana Colegio Universitario San Geronimo, will speak to faculty, students and staff of the School of Architecture Wednesday, March 21 in Glasgow Hall from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The event is being sponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Florida Chapter; St. Augustine Baracoa Friendship Association; the American Institute of Architects; Fundacion Amistad; Flagler College; and the University of Miami School of Architecture.
Dr. Menendez, who has been involved as an architect in conservation efforts in La Habana with both the CENCREM as well as the Office of the Historian of the City of La Habana and is presently a professor at the Colegio Universitario de San Geronimo, will lecture on Neo-Classical Architecture in Habana in the XIX and XX Centuries. From the end of the 1700’s to the early republic in the first half of the XX Century, Neo-Classical Architecture was perhaps the predominant architectural style in Cuba and would yield excellent examples in the related fields of Urban Design, Interior Design, Craftsmanship and Landscape Architecture. In the XX Century, Neo Classical Architecture in Cuba parallels architecture practice in the United States, in the work of such offices as McKim Mead and White and Schutze and Weaver for instance, and is a living testimony of a shared cultural patrimony between our two countries.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Fox's South Miami - 65th Anniversary Party! 3/15/2012 @ 6 pm
For 65 years FOX'S has been serving 'em up in South Miami.
Join SOMI Magazine and Chamber South at FOX'S
tomorrow evening to celebrate their 65th anniversary.
Complimentary hors d'oeuvre, canapes & beverages,
and the sounds of Van Gogh Listens!
Play "Pin the Tail on the Fox" game and your chance to win a FOX-y prize!
It's not too late to let us know you're coming....
Call 305.661.1621 or email: info@chambersouth.com
Join SOMI Magazine and Chamber South at FOX'S
tomorrow evening to celebrate their 65th anniversary.
Complimentary hors d'oeuvre, canapes & beverages,
and the sounds of Van Gogh Listens!
Play "Pin the Tail on the Fox" game and your chance to win a FOX-y prize!
It's not too late to let us know you're coming....
Call 305.661.1621 or email: info@chambersouth.com
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Natural Talent Design Competition 2012
Natural Talent Design Competition 2012
“LEED”ing Luxury: Green Resorts & Hotels
The USGBC South Florida Emerging Professionals would like to announce the 2012 Natural Talent Design Competition. This year’s local competition incorporates not only elements of sustainability, but partners with the USGBC Hospitality committee, but with key players in the green movement in our local community. Such partners include Cambean Hospitality (co-sponsor), Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association, Miami-Dade Office of Sustainability, and Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.
South Florida’s tourism industry was one of the hardest hit in the recent recession. One of the ways to revitalize the industry and stimulate our local economy is to attract more corporate clientele. This year’s competition is called “LEED”ing Luxury: Green Resorts & Hotels. We aim to restructure the LEED Rating System to be more accommodating to new and construction and renovations of hotels and resorts in South Florida. We are also looking to have participants help with the renovation of one of the classic boutique hotels – The Carlton Hotel, which is undergoing a major LEED renovation later this year.
We have gone above and beyond any prizes we have ever offered for the local competition this year.
• Third place prize is dinner and a one-night stay for each team member and a guest at one of Cambean Hopitality’s premier hotels.
• Second place prize is registration costs to attend USGBC Greenbuild , our international conference and expo for sustainability, in San Francisco in November 2012.
• Overall prize is a chance to present at Greenbuild, have your new LEED rating system submitted to USGBC national for credits to be considered in the launch of LEED 2015, and $5,000!!!!
Deadline to register for the competition is March 30th, 2012. Submission deadlines are in May and September. The Notice-to-Compete document, the Request for Proposals, and other resources can be found on our website at www.usgbcsf.org/ep/ntdc . Please also check out our promotion video at https://vimeo.com/37020488
Please e-mail David Truong at dtruong@usgbc.org with any questions. Let’s take a stand for sustainability and help “LEED” the charge for sustainable hospitality. Thank you.
Friday, March 02, 2012
Thursday, March 01, 2012
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