This full-day workshop is from 9-5 pm, and is designed for those wanting a more in-depth look at applying American Clay. We will cover all the basic application techniques from wall preparation through troweling techniques for all the American Clay Earth Plasters. This includes how to achieve the Venetian finishes associated with American Clay Porcelina, as well as other finishes, repairs and more. All materials and tools are provided.

Location: GreenWorks Building Supply Store, 386 West 8th Ave, Vancouuver (@ Yukon/Alberta)

Registration:

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

This 1/2 day seminar introduces the LEED Rating System and sustainable design issues that affect general and trade contractors, manufacturers and suppliers. It provides tips on construction waste management, commissioning green buildings, managing a sustainable construction site and what materials to choose and why.

Light House offers three Green Building Workshops. Click the links below for more details.

• Green Building 101 for Homes
• Green Building 101 for Stratas and Co-operatives
• Green Building 201 for Homes

Our Green Building Workshops are brought to you by the following:

Organizational Partners

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:

Sustainability Workshops - Including Green Globe Training

This is being given again for those who missed it in ’06. The morning session will look at different ways of measuring the benefits of High Performance Structures, discuss the environmental attributes of Engineered Wood products and focus on the sustainable design process for the Gulf Island Operations Centre.

The afternoon is devoted to Green Globe Training.

When: 8:00am – 4:30 pm

Is there a simple hand-out that would give me an idea of what green building technology I could incorporate into my building?