BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Limba - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://limba.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Limba REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20060402T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20061029T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070803T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070803T000000 DTSTAMP:20070803T040000Z CREATED:20070803T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070803T040000Z UID:4258-1186099200-1186099200@limba.net SUMMARY:Michael White\, Long Island Regional Plan Director DESCRIPTION:This morning’s speaker was Michael White\, Michael is the Executive Director of\nthe Long Island Regional Board. Mr White outlined the breadth and scope of the\nplanning group. Workforce housing\, transportation\, energy issues\, and\nenvironmental planning are all considerations. All of the planning must consider\nthe ramifications that each piece of the planning puzzle creates for another\npiece. \n \nWorkforce housing must take into consideration the ability of the schools to\nabsorb the children that will be new to the district. That means having a tax\nbase that supports that move. In turn there is a need to create industrial\nviability to provide the taxes that will be needed. It’s a complex puzzle. The\ntransportation needs of any such development must be addressed too\, whether the\nsolution is road access or public transportation.\n \nWater supplies and waste water management are essential to good planning. The\nstigma of the Southwest Sewer District scandal still hangs over any planning to\ncreate new sewers. This timidity on the part of policy makers may be\nunderstandable\, but that does not change the fact that these infrastructure\nneeds must be met. \n \nMr White spoke about the need to work with\,and communicate with Nassau County\nas well as the towns and villages of both counties. The Regional Plan\nAssociation of New York is a big player in the city’s planning and has been\neffectively guiding development for many years. A few years ago the RPA made an\noutreach to Long Island to help us with issues that affect both regions. (the\nRPA has also reached out to northern New Jersey and western Conecticutt). LIMBA\nis a part of the RPA Long Island Committee\, and we have been looking at issues\nsuch as ferries\, road and rail transportation. Seeing ourselves as part of a\nlarger region is useful and instructive. Mr White seems to have the scope and\ntechnical trainning to take advantage of the input that is available. \nWe questioned Michael with the fact that planning in the past\, as good as it may\nhave been\, it went largely ignored. Our question to him why was "Why is this\ntime different?" His answer was that "We are probably ready". Maybe? We’ll see!\n\n \nIn Today’s Newsday\nIn today’s paper there was an article citing support by Senators Flanagan\,\nTrunzo\, and Johnson for disgruntled activists who do not want to see a freight\nrail/truck transfer at Pilgrim State. Blocking the building of that facility is\nthe wrong way to go. Politicians who demonstrate no vision and courage have sunk\nthe planning process in the past. Perhaps we are seeing more of the same.\nLIMBA’s position on rail freight is established. We believe that more rail\nfreight will reduces wear and tear on our roads\, cut down on pollution\, reduce\nair pollution and lower the cost of goods. LIMBA will give the Senators a forum\nto explain their positions\, if they are interested. We will publish exactly what\nthey say. I placed the calls to each of their offices this afternoon. \nPictured: Michael White and Ernie Fazio URL:https://limba.net/calendar/michael-white-long-island-regional-plan-director/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070810T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070810T000000 DTSTAMP:20070810T040000Z CREATED:20070810T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070810T040000Z UID:4252-1186704000-1186704000@limba.net SUMMARY:NYIT Solar Decathlon Program; Mathew Mathosian Dan Ripka DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nThis morning we had a presentation about building energy efficient dwellings. NY\nInstitute of Technology’s Dan Rapka told us about The Solar Decathlon This is an\ninternational competition to create the right design and combination of\ntechnologies to create a low energy use house. The competition includes\nprestigious engineering schools around the US and Europe. The NYIT entry was\nbuilt on the campus of NYIT and will be disassembled and reconstructed on The\nMall in Washington DC. NYIT alumnus and LIMBA Energy expert\, John Eff introduced\nthe speakers.\n \nOver the years we have seen the prospects of new sources of energy and new\nways to use this precious resource. Most of it was encouraging. The photo\nvoltaic technology has been a factor for about 40 years. Geothermal has been\naround in some form or another an equally long time. Structural insulated panels\n(SIP)\, as they are often referred to are also a known and trusted technology. So\nif these avenues of energy conservation are so proven\, why aren’t we using them\non a large scale? Actually we did not pose that question to our presenters this\nmorning\, at least not directly. However we are now at a juncture that may make\nthese technologies more commonplace in our structures. \n \nOne of the technologies that I thought was very interesting is Geothermal.\nGeothermal uses the same basic principles as a refrigerator or an air\nconditioner. The system can extract room temperature (72 degrees) from the\nground in even subfreezing weather even though the ground may not be any warmer\nthan 55 degrees. In the summertime the system can extract room temperature (72\ndegrees) and the ground temperature is again 55 degrees. The mechanical\ncomponents are pumps and compressors. They are far more energy efficient than\ntraditional furnace and air conditioning technology and there is no on site\npollution.\n \nIntegrating Solar PV and Solar Thermal systems into homes that require\nminimal energy by virtue of their designs. The idea that we supplant the energy\nuse in homes of a design that wastes energy is not the way to go. The Solar\nDecathlon project takes advantage of the building "envelope" technology that\nreduces the need for energy and then manufactures that energy\, or efficiently\nuses grid supplied power. By combining various technologies and then applying\nhighly sophisticated control systems we can deliver an energy efficient home\nwithin reasonable costs. By doing all of these things in concert we can create a\nbetter functioning home.- With all this the house is in a symbiotic relationship\nwith the utility grid\, using grid power when needed.\n \nThe emphasis is on comfort\, dependability\, and cost. The implication is we do\nnot require a sacrifice in comfort to achieve what is needed for our times. We\ncan do more with less URL:https://limba.net/calendar/nyit-solar-decathlon-program-mathew-mathosian-dan-ripka/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070817T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070817T000000 DTSTAMP:20070817T040000Z CREATED:20070817T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070817T040000Z UID:4259-1187308800-1187308800@limba.net SUMMARY:Matt Crosson\, LIA president DESCRIPTION:Today our speaker\, LIA President Matt Crosson\, was asked to speak about\n the need to marshal the resources of all of the organizations that would\n like to bring about positive change. Matt buys into that notion and he\n has led the way that helps others find their voice. Personally I have\n worked with LIA over the years and gave my input.\n \n\n  \n\n Mr. Crosson chose to attack a specific area of concern to all of us\,\n workforce housing.  There are several facets that are part of this\n intractable problem\, and that makes it complex and difficult to solve.\n Not  getting it done will have consequences. According to Crosson our\n economy will suffer as we move into the future. He contrasted what is\n happening today to what has happened in the past\n\n  \n\n From about 1960 to 1989 there was an increase of 289\,000 people in the\n age range of 20-24. From 1990 to 2005 there was a net loss of the same\n demographic. What is involved is housing\, transportation\, and sewers.\n The problem becomes more difficult when you consider the negative\n attitudes that established residents have toward workforce housing. It\n doesn’t seem to matter that some of these people will be our own\n children. \n\n  \n\n There is an estimated shortage of 120\,000 living units. According to\n Crosson\, and I have heard this from builders as well\, there is no way we\n can achieve this without having a certain density. We cannot have this\n kind of density without good transportation and SEWERS. Sewers are\n everywhere in Nassau County but not in Suffolk.  Crosson also spoke\n about the livability of this denser housing. It can be quite attractive.\n \n\n  \n\n This is an area where LIA and LIMBA have had the same message. This\n is problem that must be addressed because negative long term effects of\n poor planning are too expensive in the long run to correct. Matt Crosson\n is well versed on the topic and a very good presenter. We thank him for\n his appearance at LIMBA \n\n  \n\n Of course there are other infrastructure items that align the purposes\n of LIMBA and LIA. Robust rail freight and increased  ferry\n transportation are two important issues we thoroughly agree on. \n\nPictured: Ernie Fazio\, Matt Crosson and Bill Miller. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/matt-crosson-lia-president/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070824T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070824T000000 DTSTAMP:20070824T040000Z CREATED:20070824T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070824T040000Z UID:4264-1187913600-1187913600@limba.net SUMMARY:Kevin Dahill Pres & CEO Nassau Suffolk Hosp Coop DESCRIPTION:This morning’s speaker Kevin Dahill\, President and CEO of Nassau Suffolk\nHospital Council spoke about a topic that is more and more a concern of all of\nus\, the cost of healthcare. In the past six years the health care system has\nleft out 5 million more people. The total of documented uninsureds is 45\nmillion. The actual number is believed to be much higher. \nDo these people go without care? No! We don’t do that in this country\, we accept\nthe indigent and otherwise uninsured in our hospitals. The problem is that this\nsituation creates sicker patients among the uninsured than the insured\npopulation. The cost of caring for these people is much higher than it may have\nbeen if they had ordinary access to care. Moreover that cost must be borne by\nthose that are insured. It isn’t difficult to see that such a system is destined\nto collapse on itself. \nMr Dahill pointed out another problem that comes in the form of how medical\ninstitutions are reimbursed. As an example\, a simple case of pneumonia will be\neasily corrected and reimbursement is minimal. The hospital is likely to lose\nmoney on such an admission. On the other hand interventional procedures are\nlikely to be a money maker for the hospital. In his words\, "We don’t have a\nhealthcare system\, we have sick care system. There is little or no incentives\nfor the long term health of our citizens"(not an exact quote). \nDahill advocates that our systems for healthcare be more transparent\, and\nconsumer friendly. He also believes that the present delivery system is failing\nus and some form of universal healthcare must be devised. I reminded him that\none of the smallest states in the union\, Vermont\, now has universal healthcare.\nI asked Kevin if it was working. According to Dahill\, it is. He went on to say\nthat he has looked at the efforts of other states and they are less committed\nand therefore are doing less well. His example here was Massachusetts. \nDahill suggested that we challenge every presidential candidate\, Republican or\nDemocrat on the issue of universal healthcare. The model we now have according\nto Dahill is not sustainable. \nWe also discussed the awards being made in malpractice suits\, and the impact on\ncosts. We suggested that a medical malpractice board similar to a workers\ncompensation board might work. Dahill had a slightly different take on that\nidea. he thinks a special awards court could be devised. Judges on that court\nwould have to have good medical knowledge. \nOne of Dahill’s final remarks was that prevention takes a backseat to\nintervention and that should be changed. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/kevin-dahill-pres-ceo-nassau-suffolk-hosp-coop/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070831T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070831T000000 DTSTAMP:20070831T040000Z CREATED:20070831T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070831T040000Z UID:4251-1188518400-1188518400@limba.net SUMMARY:NO MEETING LABOR DAY weekend DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/no-meeting-labor-day-weekend-5/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR