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2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Prefab and Laneway Homes

Mar 27 2010 - 10:00am
Mar 27 2010 - 2:00pm

"Prefab and Laneway Homes"

McGill Laneway Home 2

McGill Laneway Home, Vancouver


2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Rating Systems for Homes

Mar 20 2010 - 10:00am
Mar 20 2010 - 2:00pm

"Rating Systems for Homes"

Kerchum Residence

Kerchum Residence, Point Grey, Vancouver


2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Heating Your Home

Mar 13 2010 - 10:00am
Mar 13 2010 - 2:00pm

"Heating Your Home"

Moore-Babicki Residence 2

Babicki-Moore Residence, Edgemont Village, North Vancouver


2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Greening Your Condo

Mar 18 2010 - 6:00pm
Mar 18 2010 - 8:00pm

"Greening Your Condo"

Station Place

Station Place, 1255 Main Street, Vancouver


2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Small Business Retrofits

Mar 6 2010 - 10:00am
Mar 6 2010 - 2:00pm

"Small Business Retrofits"

Wood Co-op

The Wood Co-op, 1554 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver


Courtney Wade - Guest Expert on LED Lighting

May 29 2010 - 2:00pm
May 29 2010 - 4:00pm

Details on this seminar will be posted shortly.

Topics:

Living Building Challenge

Apr 8 2010 - 9:00am
Apr 8 2010 - 4:00pm

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