Events
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05 / 27
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05 / 28
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05 / 29
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Author Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D. is a professor of Sociology at the University of West Florida and the author of "The Great Good Place" and "Celebrating the Third Place". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05 / 30
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05 / 31
Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Students will learn about the basics of green roofs, definitions of the different types of green roof systems and materials, appropriate vegetation for intensive, semi-intensive and extensive green roofs from a downloadable CD prior to taking the course. Course content will provide students with the knowledge of a benefit analysis of green roofs through a case study method. The format will be 2 hours lecture and 2 hours workshop where students tour the Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology, review products and mock up a green roof assembly. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
"Fuel for Thought"
Graham Noble, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 1
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06 / 2
Start: 5:00 am
Start: Jun 2 2008 - 5:00am
End: Jun 6 2008 - 5:00am
BEST’s 13th Annual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 3
(all day)
Start: Jun 2 2008 - 5:00am
End: Jun 6 2008 - 5:00am
BEST’s 13th Annual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 4
(all day)
Start: Jun 2 2008 - 5:00am
End: Jun 6 2008 - 5:00am
BEST’s 13th Annual Start: 6:30 pm
Please join the BCSEA on Wednesday JUNE 4TH to hear Al Beebe, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 5
(all day)
Start: Jun 2 2008 - 5:00am
End: Jun 6 2008 - 5:00am
BEST’s 13th Annual Start: 7:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Location: Terminal City Club, Vancouver This 1/2 day forum is a follow up to the successful 2007 conference in Whistler. It is presented by the newly created REIBC Climate Change Committee in conjunction with the Vancouver Chapter. Earn 4 BCAAIC Continuing Professional Development credits. People can register at the REIBC website (under events) at www.reibc.org. Speakers: 1.Nicholas Ian Heap, David Suzuki Foundation 2.Sarah Burch, Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, UBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 6
End: 5:00 am
Start: Jun 2 2008 - 5:00am
End: Jun 6 2008 - 5:00am
BEST’s 13th Annual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 7
Start: 9:30 am
End: 3:30 pm
AT THE SUSTAINABLE LIVING ARTS SCHOOL: (604) 885-4505 – www.ediblelandscapes.ca June 7, 2008 – Water Wisdom Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House For more info: http://www.communityclimatechange.ca FREE Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
"Rammed Earth for Fences, Gardening and Outdoor Structures"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Associates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 8
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Eco-Sense 2008 Tour Schedule Ann and Gord Baird’s load bearing earthen home is the first code approved seismically engineered high occupancy residence in North America. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 9
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06 / 10
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 1:59 pm
Trying to make sense of your energy bills? Plan to attend a Dollars to $ense energy management workshop, offered by Natural Resources Canada. Energy Monitoring Holiday InnExpress Metrotown 604-438-1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 11
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Jun 11 2008 - 9:00am
End: Jun 12 2008 - 9:00am
CaGBC National Summit: Register by March 31st and Save $100! Sommet national du CBDCa : Inscrivez-vous avant le 31 mars et économisez 100 $!
Shifting into the Mainstream, Toronto Metro Toronto Convention CentrePalais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain Une version française suit au-bas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 12
End: 9:00 am
Start: Jun 11 2008 - 9:00am
End: Jun 12 2008 - 9:00am
CaGBC National Summit: Register by March 31st and Save $100! Sommet national du CBDCa : Inscrivez-vous avant le 31 mars et économisez 100 $!
Shifting into the Mainstream, Toronto Metro Toronto Convention CentrePalais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain Une version française suit au-bas. Start: 3:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Interested in Solar Energy? Come for a free guided tour at the SPEC building and learn about our three different solar panels: Photovoltaic When: June 12 at 3 pm Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Sustainability Purchasing Network Learning Events
June 12 Workshop (8am-1pm) Increasingly, businesses, governments and not-for-profits are enjoying the benefits of sustainability purchasing: values alignment, improved product and service quality, environmental and social benefits, reduced risk and enhanced financial competitiveness. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 13
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06 / 14
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 2:59 pm
Light House will be closed on Saturday, June 14. Visit us at the West End Car-Free festival on Denman Street on Sunday, June 15. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 15
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 2:59 pm
The goal of the Car-Free Festival is to celebrate community, promote locally-based businesses and artists, and party with neighbours and friends; to imagine a community without cars, because the West End is about people, not cars. On Sunday, June 15, Denman Street will be closed to traffic and filled with activities such as interactive art, street hockey and live music. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 16
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06 / 17
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Students will learn about the basics of green roofs, definitions of the different types of green roof systems and materials, appropriate vegetation for intensive, semi-intensive and extensive green roofs from a downloadable CD prior to taking the course. Course content will provide students with the knowledge of a benefit analysis of green roofs through a case study method. The format will be 2 hours lecture and 2 hours workshop where students tour the Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology, review products and mock up a green roof assembly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 18
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Energy: E:01 Context + integration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 19
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The Pharos Project Green Materials Selection workshops These half-day workshops tackle the issues and challenges inherent in understanding green products. Join Cascadia's Research Directors, Thor Peterson and Eden Brukman, for an overview of the Pharos Project, covering topics included in the project’s operating principles, Framework - the performance metrics by which products are evaluated - and how these can be applied to the day-to-day selection and specification process. Portland Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
You are invited to Be The Change that Earth and all beings are calling for. Our global ecological crisis compels us to change our present course. Join with other concerned citizens to co-create a sustainable, just and fulfilling human presence on this planet and discover what it is to Be The Change. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 / 20
Start: 12:00 am
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm
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