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Living Building Leader
Submitted by katannya on Wed, 14/05/2008 - 12:43.Registration is now open for all 2008 sessions
of the Living Building Leader
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Sustainable Connections
Submitted by helenc on Mon, 21/04/2008 - 11:15.Sustainable Connections has a section on green building on their website, including events, resources, and a northwest regional green building products matrix.
Visit http://www.sustainableconnections.org
Solar Hot Water Heating Commerical Buildings
Submitted by City Green on Tue, 15/01/2008 - 13:23.This is an advanced course for developers, architects, engineers, planners, commercial building owners/managers and other building professionals. Learn about Solar Hot Water performance standards, energy and greenhouse gas savings, LEED and BuiltGreen points, ESCOs and alternative financing options. Case studies from the Lower Mainland and across Canada will be discussed.
Morgan MacDonald, Taylor Munro Energy Systems /Renewable Energy Systems $49, 1 eve - We Apr 09, 1730-2030, (50306)
Greening your MURB (Multi-Unit Residential Building)
Submitted by City Green on Tue, 15/01/2008 - 13:15.Are you or your neighbors experiencing high energy bills? Are you wondering about the environmental impact of your building’s operations? Discover ways to reduce your building’s operating costs and contribute solutions to climate change. Apply the “building as a system” approach to retrofit planning, and identify cost effective energy-efficient upgrades for your strata or MURB. Case studies will highlight renovations costs, payback periods, and annual energy and green-house gas savings.
Government incentives for building and renovating “Green”
Submitted by helenc on Tue, 16/10/2007 - 10:00.
Government incentives for building and renovating “Green”
Nafisa Abdulla, Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC, Oct 11 07
Alreadt Green in NJ!
Submitted by johng333 on Thu, 02/08/2007 - 05:24.Already Green!
First commercial building to achieve Net Zero Electric
Branchburg , NJ , August 2007- For the first time a commercial facility in
the US produced enough electrical energy from a renewable energy source to
meet its entire electric utility demand for a full year. Ferreira
Network, debate and showcase at i-Think.com
Submitted by Sarah Hay on Fri, 27/07/2007 - 12:01.i-Think is a new UK-based online community for professionals in the built environment and the only industry network dedicated to stimulating debate on sustainability & regeneration, sharing information and showcasing products and services.
Free to join and use, go to www.i-think.com to sign up and get involved.
