Lindsay Cole: Guest Expert

"Going Carbon Neutral - What does this really mean?"

Lindsay Cole, BC
Director of the Sustainability Solutions Group

This session will talk about the current media buzz around
climate change, carbon neutrality, and offsetting and will dig deeply into what
carbon neutrality /really /means in peoples' work and lives. We will talk about
different kinds of actions that people and organizations can take to meaningfully
reduce their GHGs where it really counts, including generation of renewable
energy, energy efficiency, lifestyle choices, offsetting, and others. We will
draw on recent research and work into what kinds of GHG cuts might be required
to avoid dangerous climate change, local policy options for GHG friendly
planning and construction, and other actions that people can take. We will draw
on the resources, ideas and experiences of participants to make this a dynamic,
interesting conversation that will leave participants inspired and motivated to
take (further) action on reducing GHGs in their lives.

Bio - Lindsay is a BC-based Director with Sustainability Solutions Group, a
workers' cooperative consultancy working on projects across Canada and into the US. She works on green and
sustainable building projects, sustainability assessments and reporting, the
development and delivery of education programs, and energy and climate change
issues.

More information
about Lindsay and SSG can be found at: http://www.sustainabilitysolutions.ca.

PLEASE RSVP to info@sustainablebuildingcentre.com.
This is a free event but a donation of $2-$5 is suggested.

LOCATION
Light House: Sustainable Building Centre is located at 1575 Johnston Street, just East of the
Public Market in the heart of Granville
Island. Our centre is on
the second floor and accessible via the glass door and staircase on the
Southwest corner of the building. This event is sponsored by Light House Sustainable
Building Centre and Cascadia Green Building Council, the local chapter of the
CaGBC. Funding comes from Environment Canada and the Real Estate Foundation of
BC.

Guest Expert seminars are intended to provide general information
about green building products and technologies. Light House
Sustainable Building
Centre does not endorse any of the services or products discussed by guest
expert speakers.