Green Building 101 Workshop for Stratas and Co-operatives

Why go green?

Two-thirds of Vancouver residents live in some kind of multi-family building. This can be anything from a duplex to a high-rise apartment. While a condo unit can be very efficient compared to a single family home, there are many easy and cost
effective things that can be done to improve the performance and extend life of your building. Besides reducing your environmental impact, greening your condo or co-op unit has a number of other benefits including:

• Savings on your utility bills
• Improvements in occupant health
• Reductions in tenant turnover
  rates in rental buildings
• Unit marketability
  

What you will learn:

Many condo and co-op owners want to take action to improve their building’s environmental performance, but it is often difficult to know what can be done or where to start.

The Green Building 101 workshop for Stratas and Co-operatives is an affordable two-hour workshop for your strata or co-op council. The presentation will identify key green building issues and concepts and connect them (and you) to handy information and resources. The workshop will provide everyone with the terminology
to ask the right questions and the tools to get started in greening your building.

Course Outline:

1. What are Green Buildings?

• Environmental and Health Impacts of Buildings
• Defining Green

2. Case Studies

3. Green Strategies

• Water and Energy Efficiency
• Making Decisions: Products
• Lifestyle Suggestions
• How to Pay for the Improvements

4. Your Green Strata or Co-op

• Green Action Plan Suggestions
• In-Class Discussion: Questions to Consider

5. Resources and Inspiration

• Incentives – Utilities and Programs
• Information and Inspiration

Cost:
$225.00 + GST (per group)
*Additional travel costs may apply depending on location.

Schedule your workshop today:
Email: info@sustainablebuildingcentre.com
Or call: 604-682-5960

Click here for printable information sheet on the workshop for your strata or co-op council.

Green Building 101 is brought to you by the following:

Organizational Partners

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