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Wednesdays
January 7th - March 3rd |
11:30am - 1:00pm, Free, lunch is included, in the Reuse Education Center Recycletown, 500 Mecham Road, (at the Sonoma County Central Landfill) Building with Used Building Materials . . . A Lecture Series As part of a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Garbage Reincarnation will host a lecture series about used building materials. Sessions will be held every other Wednesday from Contractors as well as private homeowners and the general public are invited to attend this lecture series, to learn how to use used building materials in home construction and other creative projects. Participants are encouraged to attend all the sessions, but it is not required. Following is a schedule of session dates and topics:
To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Brian at (707) 795-1395 or www.garbage.org |
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Wednesday January 21st 
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6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm lecture, Donation $3 members - $7 non-members no one turned away for lack of funds PG&E's Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 ADPSR's Building Ecology Forum: co-sponsored by Pacific Energy Center, High-Performance Straw-Bale Designs David Mar, Tipping Mar and Associates The talk will cover a broad range of structural design issues in high-performance straw-bale designs. It will feature the Harrison house (by Skillful Means, design/build), a vaulted structure with load bearing straw-bale shearwalls, as well as low cost housing in rural China (by Kelly Lerner, architect). The highlight of the talk will be the new design information distilled from the extensive structural testing program conducted through the Ecological Building Network. The program covered component tests, full scale shearwall tests and full scale out-of-plane wall tests, with both earth plaster and cement stucco skins. Details, design guidelines, and recommendations will be presented. There will also be a panel discussion on straw bale after the presentation. Call ADPSR 510-273-2428 to confirm event dates and topics. |
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Wednesday
January 21st |
11.30am until 1pm, Free Lunch included, in the Reuse Education Center at Recycletown, 500 Mecham Road, (at the Sonoma County Central Landfill) Building with Used Building Materials . . . A Lecture Series As part of a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Garbage Reincarnation will host a lecture series about used building materials. Sessions will be held every other Wednesday beginning January 7th and concluding on March 3rd. Contractors as well as private homeowners and the general public are invited to attend this lecture series, to learn how to use used building materials in home construction and other creative projects. Participants are encouraged to attend all the sessions, but it is not required. Following is a schedule of session dates and topics:
To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Brian at (707) 795-1395 or www.garbage.org |
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Wednesday January 21st |
12:00 Noon, Brown Bag Lunch, AIASF Office - 6th Floor - 130 Sutter Street COTE Presents: Timone Hood from the Environmental Protection Agency Please join the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) for a presentation by Timonie Hood of the EPA. Timonie will cover EPA requirements, initiatives, and funding opportunities related to green building; present information on recently completed EPA LEED Gold buildings; and discuss Region 9 green building projects with BuildingGreen, Inc., SF Environment/USGBC, the States of California and California, green Brownfields, and tribal nations. She will also seek input from attendees on how EPA can improve integrated green building efforts. Timonie Hood has been with EPA's Region 9 Office covering California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, the Pacific Islands for 5 years working on green building, waste reduction, and environmentally preferable purchasing. She was the first Federal employee to become a LEED Accredited Professional and is the Green Building Lead for EPA's national Resource Conservation Challenge Initiative. |
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Wednesday January 21st |
7:30 pm, DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave Oakland, CA 94618 Good Green Homes Book Signing Come hear Good Green Homes author, Jennifer Roberts answer questions, discuss, and sign this beautiful new book. Re-decorate! Re-model! Go Green!!! Feel Free to contact Hannah Cox with any questions: 510.653.9965 Events Coordinator DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave Oakland, CA 94618 510.653.9965 www.dieselbookstore.com |
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Thursday - Thursday January 22nd - February 26th |
6:00pm - 8:00pm, YWCA of Oakland, 1515 Webster Street Oakland, CA The Eco-City Sessions This six-week course taught by eco-visionary Richard Register is open to anyone interested in helping to create a better world for people and nature through the reshaping of the built human infrastructure. Basic ecocity theory will be presented, as well as an overview of the city in evolution, the city in nature, the city in history and the city today. We will focus on an ecocity toolbox of reshaping methods and strategy guidelines for activism. Come prepared to listen, think, ask questions and get to work drawing, mapping and testing out your new ideas! Ecocity Builders Email kleighmi@flash.net Phone 510-419-0850 Website http://www.ecocitybuilders.org |
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Saturday
January 24th |
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA Annual Ecological Farming Conference World’s foremost sustainable agriculture conference features prominent keynote speakers, 50+ workshops in ag production, marketing, & research,plus opportunities to exchange information, renewspirits. For more info call 831/763-2111, email info@eco-farm.org , or visit http://www.eco-farm.org/ . |
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Saturday January 24th |
California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth St, San Francisco, CA Compostmodern: Sustainable Design Conference Compostmodern is an interdisciplinary, one-day conference dedicated to promoting sustainable design as an everyday practice and mode of thinking, rather than a niche way of working. This event will explore the current and future potential for ecologically sustainable and socially responsible design. Attention will be focused on real world solutions for the graphic and industrial design communities. Info: http://www.aigasf.org/compostmodern/home.html . |
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Saturday January 24th |
9:00am - 4:00pm, First Church of Religious Science Oakland, 5000 Clarewood Drive, Oakland, CA Season for Non-Violence Education/Training/Understanding Start the New Year and the International Holiday -Season for Nonviolence, 1/30-4/4, with a training of the Principles of Nonviolence embodied by Gandhi and Martin Luther King. All are Welcome. Bring a notebook, magazine, a lunch, and an open heart. Info: 510/444-4090, bonnieallen2000@msn.com , http://www.snvoakland.org/ . |
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Saturday - Sunday January 24th - 25th |
9:00am - dark, $25, Canyon, CA (Between Oakland and Orinda) Cob and Earthen Plastering In this workshop we will get our hands dirty by: building a internal cob (earthen) wall, complete sculptural aspects of a load bearing wall, and start a scratch (first) coat of earthen plaster. During the class we will also review the qualities of the already finshed cob/ strawbale/ rock/ roundwood timberframe walls, along with the passive solar orientation, and living/ sod roof. A slideshow will be given on Saturday night (all invited). Food and indoor camping will be provided. Please respond to save a spot and get directions. Info: dhballs@yahoo.com |
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Sunday
January 25th |
10:00am - 4:00pm, $10-20 sliding scale, Oakland, CA Introduction to Homebrewing Biodiesel Learn the basics of making biodiesel, and see the whole process from testing the veggie oil, brewing the biodiesel, washing it, filtering it, and putting it in your vehicle. Bring a delicious dish to share for a potluck lunch. Taught by Jennifer Radtke of the East Bay Biodiesel Internship, BioFuel Oasis, and Berkeley Biodiesel Co-op. RSVP for directions and more details. Info: jenniferradtke@yahoo.com . |
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Thursday
January 29th |
6:00 PM, Free for Mechanics' and AIA members; $5 for the public Mechanics' Institute & Library, 57 Post St. (near Market St.), San Francisco Good Green Homes The Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco will host a lively presentation and conversation about creating beautiful homes that are energy efficient, comfortable, healthy and easier on the environment. Thinking about embarking on a home remodeling project? Interested in ways to promote sustainability through your home design choices? Curious about the local resources available to help you create a healthy, comfortable home? Our panel of green building experts will offer inspiration, real-world advice and practical tips for greening your home. Homeowners and renters: Bring your green remodeling and interior design questions. Architects and designers: Bring your clients-spark a discussion of how you can work together to incorporate green building practices in you next project. This event is co-sponsored by the Mechanics' Institute and the American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment. Featured speakers: ·
RSVP: (415) 393-0100
or rsvp@milibrary.org |
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Thursdays & Saturdays January 29th - February 9th |
Thursday, January 29, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Saturday, January 31, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Thursday, February 5, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Saturday, February 9, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm $350.00 for NARI members $395.00 for non-members. Join NARI in 2003 and the $45 difference will be credited to your application fee. Marin Civic Center 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 329 (Board of Supervisors Chambers) San Rafael, CA 94960 Contractors: Become a Certified Green Building Professional Consumers are becoming aware of the benefits of green building and are looking for building professionals who are knowledgeable in this field. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (SFBA NARI) presents the Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP) certification process for California licensed building professionals. The program consists of a four-session course on how to apply green building methods and materials in remodeling. Participants go through a series of classes/courses based on the overarching principles of Green Building. The classes are broken down into two evening and two half-day training modules covering Energy Efficiency, Resource Conservation, Indoor Air Quality and Developing and Marketing a Green Business. David Johnston, President of What's Working, an international environmental design and consulting firm specializing in environmental construction technology, leads the classes. Nine additional speakers add to the class by giving in depth presentations on their different areas of expertise and show case studies of implementation of these methods. Those who take the class and pass a final exam receive a certificate and can differentiate themselves in the marketplace by offering unique expertise and services to the homeowners. They also are eligible to have their company's description posted on the NARI website and become a member of the Green Guild, The Green Guild is made up of graduates of the class that meet every month for continuing education in the area of green building. For a comprehensive overview of the certification class and information about future classes visit http://sfbanara.com/greenremodelerclass2004.htm Class size is limited. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis, and closes on January 20, 2004. Register on-line at http://www.sfbanari.com or by calling 415-345-8403. Attendance at all four sessions and a passing grade on a final examination are mandatory for certification. Certification is for licensed building professionals. |
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