Applied Sciences NYC - Silicon Alley Grows
Universities are competing for Roosevelt Island rights, among other places, as a part of a new economic corporation plan, Applied Sciences NYC:
The proposals contain plans for new facilities ranging from just under 400,000 square feet to over 2 million square feet. The institutions propose private investments of more than $800 million in the first phases of their projects, with long-term plans to involve private investment of more than $2.5 billion. The institutions propose to add hundreds of top-tier faculty members, and thousands of new graduate students. Proposals feature plans for new lab, classroom and research space, new public open space, and space for companies that will spin out from these institutions.
Responding institutions said they will be focusing on areas including information technology, digital media, sustainable urban growth, electrical engineering, public health, genome sequencing and computer science. Many proposals contain plans for establishing connections to local K-12 education programs, providing local residents with access to their institutions, and participating in local hiring and Minority and Women-owned Business contracting programs. While the exact amounts differ, all of the proposals envision acceptance of some combination of City-controlled land as well as City capital.
With cities becoming city-states, the true capital will be found in the mayors that bring a populous to life, but can New York City really par up?
Posted: November 12th, 2011
at 3:36pm by mnp
Categories: green,architecture,science,competitions,education,entrepreneurship,innovation
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Cooling the Earth?
Crowd-sourcing global warming and cooling info…
Posted: November 9th, 2011
at 8:41pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,too good to be true,green,fo' real?
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Airstream Studio
Posted: November 5th, 2011
at 9:22pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,green,home,whips,architecture,design,diy,development,ninjas are everyehere,jobs
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Unclear on the Concept : Dams
This should be watched in fullscreen if you can…
Posted: November 4th, 2011
at 11:17pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,green,science,unclear on the concept
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OAT Shoes
OAT Shoes are biodegradable sneakers that carry flowers in the tongue of the shoe. Once you wear them, or rather once you’re done wearing them, you can bury them in the ground and have a bouquet of wildflowers growing where your sneakers are buried. : Continue reading :
Posted: November 4th, 2011
at 9:07pm by mnp
Categories: green,gear,design,innovation,11th dan
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Sustainable Sushi
Bamboo Sushi’s bona fides are overwhelming: Powered by wind energy, certified by the Marine Stewardship Council and legally constituted as a B Corp., Bamboo Sushi has partnerships with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Blue Ocean Institute and Salmon Nation. Then there’s the paper on which the 23-page menu is printed, the reusable chopsticks made of teal, the wood tables….
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Posted: October 29th, 2011
at 11:10am by mnp
Categories: life,green,fo' real?,10th dan,mind crunch
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