BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Light House Sustainable Building Centre | March 12\, 2010 - April 11\, 2010 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100121T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T040000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_122 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_122 SUMMARY:Canadian Earth Institute Winter & Spring Courses 2010 DESCRIPTION:

Canadian Earth Institute is eager to let you know about their
courses for 2010 winter and spring - January to March 2010.

NEW Facilitated Courses
 Changing the World thru Intelligent Listening RRU Jan. 21\, 2010
 Exploring Our Relationship with Nature RRU Feb. 6 &\; 13\, 2010
 Overcoming Obstacles to Leadership to Zest and Joy UVIC Feb 22 to Mar 29
 Strengthening Cooperation Among ENGOS CEI March 2010
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Hands-on Learning
 Intro to Permaculture Design\, RRU April 10\, 2010
 Intro to Cob Building RRU May 29\, 2010
 Conserving Water—Rainwater harvesting\, Greywater recycling\, Composting Toilet—CEI- TBA
 More Cob Building and Permaculture—CEI Summer 2010
 Women Learning Sustainable Trade Skills CEI Late spring TBA
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Discussion Courses
 Menu for the Future RRU Jan 26\, 2010
 Healthy Children\, Healthy Planet RRU March 31\, 2010

For more details\, see the attachment.  Also watch for changes to their website
later this month at www.canadianearthinstitute.org …

Please contact the following for more information\:

Canadian Earth Institute
info@CanadianEarthInstitute.org
www.CanadianEarthInstitute.org
389 Atkins Avenue\, Victoria\, B.C.
V9B 3A1 250.727.9163


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T220000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-heating_your_home URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-heating_your_home SUMMARY:2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Heating Your Home DESCRIPTION:

"\;Heating Your Home"\;

\\"Moore-Babicki

Babicki-Moore Residence\, Edgemont Village\, North Vancouver


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T000000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_26 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_26 SUMMARY:Jamee Desimone - Guest Expert on Net Zero Energy Homes DESCRIPTION:

"\;A Net Zero Energy Case Study"\;

\\"Jamee

Jamee Desimone


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T040000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-greening_your_condo URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-greening_your_condo SUMMARY:2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Greening Your Condo DESCRIPTION:

"\;Greening Your Condo"\;

\\"Station

Station Place\, 1255 Main Street\, Vancouver


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T220000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-rating_systems_for_homes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-rating_systems_for_homes SUMMARY:2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Rating Systems for Homes DESCRIPTION:

"\;Rating Systems for Homes"\;

\\"Kerchum

Kerchum Residence\, Point Grey\, Vancouver


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100321T000000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_73 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_73 SUMMARY:Guido Wimmers - Guest Expert on Passiv Haus DESCRIPTION:

"\;Building Better Buildings"\;

\\"Guido\\"

Guido Wimmers\, Dipl.Ing. LEED AP


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T220000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-prefab_and_laneway_homes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/2010_green_building_challenge_workshop-prefab_and_laneway_homes SUMMARY:2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Prefab and Laneway Homes DESCRIPTION:

"\;Prefab and Laneway Homes"\;

\\"McGill

McGill Laneway Home\, Vancouver


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100328T000000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_111 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_111 SUMMARY:Emily Jubenvill - Guest Expert on Sustainable Lifestyles DESCRIPTION:

"\;Green Urban Living"\;

\\"Emily

Emily Jubenvill\, Community Gardens Coordinator\, Vancouver Public Space Network


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T000000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_201 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_201 SUMMARY:Living Building Challenge DESCRIPTION:

The Living Building Challenge Road Show is Coming to Vancouver!


Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to learn about the evolution of green building by attending one of the pilot workshops now being offered in six cities across Canada\, educating and highlighting the dynamic aspects of this cutting-edge system in green building. Geared toward all advanced green building practitioners\, these workshops are designed to identify and discuss strategies for deep-green projects.

Living Building Challenge Road Show Schedule \:

• Vancouver – April 8\, 2010

Other dates\:
• Toronto – March 2\, 2010
• Winnipeg – March 4\, 2010
• Ottawa – April 14\, 2010
• Montreal – April 15\, 2010
• Calgary – April 20\, 2010

Reserve your space – Register Now!

Workshop Flow
Each workshop will be six hours long and includes lunch\, and a variety of tangible benefits\, such as relevant printed material and a one-year membership in the Living Building Community to encourage ongoing involvement.

Agenda
9\:00 - 10\:00
• Housekeeping + Ice-breaker
• The Philosophy of Living Building Challenge (an introduction)
• Petal rationale + strategies\: Site
10\:00 - 10\:15
• Bio-break
10\:15 - 11\:45
• Petal rationale + strategies\: Water\, Energy\, Health
• Small Group Discussions
11\:45 - 12\:30
• Lunch + Case Studies
(may include guest presentation by local project team)
12\:30 - 2\:00
• Petal rationale + strategies\: Materials\, Equity\, Beauty
• Small Group Discussions
2\:00 - 3\:30
• Breaking down barriers\: Financial Study + Code Reports
• Community + Tools
• Group Discussion\, Q + A

Cost
Non-Member\: $475 CAD
Member*\: $365 CAD

*CaGBC Members and CaGBC Chapter Members who purchased the National Benefit Package

Click here for more information about the Living Building Challenge or download poster.

Workshop Sponsors\:

Vancouver\:
Division 15 Mechanical Ltd.
Richmond\, BC
http\://www.div15mechanical.com/

Toronto\:
Vibraclean Corporate Housekeeping
Mississauga\, ON
http\://www.vibraclean.com/

Ottawa\:
Homesol Building Solutions
Almonte\, ON
http\://www.homesol.ca/

For more information\, please contact Crystal Finnigan - cfinnigan@cagbc.org
or visit this link\: http\://my.cagbc.org/newsletter/index.php?sbget=enews_issues\,\,110\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\;enews_archives\,\,\,\,0\,&\;issue=110&\;recipient=7030


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T134430Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100411T000000Z UID:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_123 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/event/%5Btitle%5D_123 SUMMARY:Permaculture by Design - CEI DESCRIPTION:

Course Code\:GLEL 1829
Saturday April 10\, 2010
9\:00 am-4\:00 pm
$75 per student
Facilitator\: Beth Cruise\, Exec. Director of CEI
Register\: (250) 391-2600\, ext. 4801
Online\:www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies

Permaculture is a way of designing gardens and food production landscapes for humans that work with the principles of nature rather than against them\, it is based on thoughtful\, lengthy observation\, of looking at systems such as forests in all their functions and allowing the systems to follow their natural evolution. It takes into account basic human needs such as food\, water\, and energy and weaves landscape elements together in was that reduce work\, eliminate pollution and sustainably address local needs. It helps humans fit into natural work better than conventional exploitative methods. It blends ethics\, principles of cooperation and common sense.

Topics\:
 Permaculture design principles and process
 Observation and landscape analysis
 Climatic factors
 Soil building
 Food forests and plant guides
 Organic food production and food security
 Water\: harvesting\, conservation and management
(including rain catchment methods\, greater recycling and composting toilets)
 Mapping and design exercises

Please see attachment for more details.


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