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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

Watering our food plants is a huge issue in times of drought. These classes will help you work through issues on your own property.

Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
23rd and Main-- 3981 Main
To register: info@communityclimatechange.ca or call: 778-329-7459

For more info: http://www.communityclimatechange.ca

FREE


Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

"Rammed Earth for Fences, Gardening and Outdoor Structures"

Rammed Earth Pillar Salt Spring Island Clifton 2

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
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
June 10, 2008

Holiday InnExpress Metrotown
4405 Central Boulevard
Burnaby, BC V5H 4M3

604-438-1881
This workshop is designed to show you how monitoring your organization's energy use can lead to energy savings. Learn how to:
-evaluate your current capacity to monitor energy consumption monitor and analyze energy consumption throughout your rganization using software supplied at the course

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
June 11-12, 2008 • les 11 et 12 juin 2008

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
June 11-12, 2008 • les 11 et 12 juin 2008

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
Solar Hot Water
Solar Space Heater

When: June 12 at 3 pm
Where: SPEC Building 2150 Maple Street
For more information and free registration email admin@spec.bc.ca


Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

Sustainability Purchasing Network Learning Events
Connecting Sustainability Purchasers
 
Register Now for SPN Spring Events

June 12 Workshop (8am-1pm)
The Fundamentals of Sustainability Purchasing

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
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
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
Webinar
18-Jun: 9am-12pm (3AIBC LUs CORE)
More info: http://www.cascadiagbc.org/

06 / 19
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

The Pharos Project Green Materials Selection workshops
Pharos Label

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
When:This Thursday!, June 19th, 8:00am-Noon,
(Registration opens at 7:30am)

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

Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:30 am

The Business of Writing, Effective Communication and Professional Image Seminar

Friday, June 20, 2008

Phone calls, contracts, reports or any of the many forms that standardize written exchanges will never replace the need to write effectively. The Business of Writing is a course designed to help you translate your on the job expertise and communication experience into words that work. Refresh your knowledge for when you must write to introduce, confirm, negotiate or announce news of your workplace, in written and effective formats.

UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 21
(all day)
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

"Organic Gardening at Home"

Kendra Hope and Emma Baker, Society for Organic Urban Land Care (SOUL)

Kendra and Emma will discuss basic principles of organic gardening for home owners and offer plenty of good tips and advice to gardeners for healthy, happy plants. They will also speak about soil which is the foundation of a chemical-free garden, as well as lawns and how they can easily and successfully be maintained organically.


UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 22
(all day)
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm

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. 


UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 23
(all day)
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm

UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 24
(all day)
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm

UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 25
End: 12:59 pm
Start: Jun 20 2008 - 12:00am
End: Jun 25 2008 - 12:59pm

Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:30 pm

LEED-NC recognizes buildings that incorporate design, construction and
operational practices that combine healthy, high quality and
high-performance systems and materials with reduced environmental
impacts. Understanding LEED-NC is an important step towards reducing
environmental impacts and achieving superior economic performance in
buildings. This intensive, one-day workshop provides a technical
overview of the LEED Canada-NC 1.0.


Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm

LEED CANADA Workshop NC 1.1
Vancouver
25-Jun: 8:30am - 4:30pm (7.5AIBC LUs CORE)
More info: http://www.cascadiagbc.org/

UBC Continuing Studies Summer Institute in Sustainability
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06 / 26
06 / 27
06 / 28
Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:30 pm

June 28 Mount Pleasant Community Centre
Saturday 3161 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Register by phone: 604-713-1888

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.


Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

"The Benefits of Sub-meters and Smart Metres"

Mike Easton head pic

Mike Easton, QMC Metering Solutions


06 / 29
06 / 30
07 / 1
Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:59 pm

Light House is closed for Canada Day.

07 / 2
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

LIVING BUILDING LEADER Training
Water: W:01 Site flow
Webinar
02-Jul: 9am-12pm (3AIBC LUs CORE)
More info: http://www.cascadiagbc.org/

07 / 3
07 / 4
07 / 5
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

"Maintenance of High-Rise Mechanical Systems: How to avoid the Big Hit"


07 / 6
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. 


07 / 7
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