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The Netherlands

Call for Abstracts
6th international conference: Towards Sustainable Product Design will be held in October of 2001.
Organised by: The Centre for Sustainable Design in association with Delft University of Technology, Design for Sustainability Programme Supported by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
To move towards sustainability will require new ideas and thinking. This will mean that companies need to go beyond eco-efficient products and processes towards 'triple bottom line' answers. Innovative solutions are required that significantly reduce energy and resource consumption. However, approaches to enable Sustainable Consumption will be a feature of more sustainable solutions. A key opportunity may come from the development of Sustainable Service Systems (3S) that focus on both function and system level innovations. TSPD #6 will highlight new research, methodologies and cases studies covering Sustainable Service Systems (3S). This will include papers on a range of themes including:
  • Environmental Product Policy 3S methodology and tools development
  • Management approaches Strategies Service extension
  • Product extension Leasing/renting/sharing
  • Product substitution
  • Production on demand
  • Demand side management

TSPD #6 invites papers from business, researchers and academics. Abstracts (500 words) should be sent to CFSD by 31st January 2001. These will be reviewed by an International Advisory Board and selected authors will be invited to submit full papers.
For more information contact: Professor Martin Charter Co-ordinator The Centre for Sustainable Design
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College Faculty of Design
Falkner Road Farnham Surrey GU9 7DS UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892772 Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: mcharter@surrart.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cfsd.org.uk


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Boston, MA, USA

Boston Society of Architects/AIA and AIA New York presents
Call for Entries: The annual Sustainable Design Award Program

The Sustainable Design Award is open to any project of any type anywhere in the world by any design professional anywhere in the world, and the submission deadline is April 30, 2001.
The call for entries are available after January 1, 2001 on the BSA Web site http://www.architects.org or by e-mail at bsa@architects.org or phone at 617.951.1433x221.
Kate Kelly
Boston Society of Architects
52 Broad Street Boston MA 02109
tel: 617-951-1433x225 fax: 617-951-0845

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12 - 1:15pm., (Lunch will be provided)
Oakland City Hall in Hearing Room 3

The City of Oakland's Environmental Lunchtime Lecture Series
Global Warming, Climate Change, and our Environmental Future
Joseph Krupa, Engineer - Institutional Program manager and Team leader Department of Energy - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Have you ever wondered why we are constantly being reminded to reduce the wasteful use of energy in our homes and buildings (shut your computer off, turn-off unnecessary lights..etc)? Have you considered why we need to minimize the use of fossil-based energy by designing buildings that require minimal mechanical heating or cooling, keeping cooling loads down, maximizing the use of day light, or using clean energy such as green power? We take these actions to reduce the risk of global climate change that include extreme weather changes such as floods, hurricanes, drought etc... It is no secrete that through our activities we alter the composition of the global atmosphere and thus contribute to the earth's climate change.
Please join us to have a better understanding of global climate change and what we can do to address the challenges of this change, the connection between the use of fossil-based energy and our environment, and the future of energy in the 21st Century.
Earn AIA Professional Learning Credit Units if you are an AIA member. Please RSVP by noon Tuesday January 2, 2000 to Ferial Mosley at fmosley@oaklandnet.com or call 238-7433.

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9am to dark, Lake county, CA, USA

Is your head spinning from Holiday shopping and travel?
Get your feet back on the ground at an
Earthen Plaster Workshop.
We'll be covering straw-bale walls with a one coat, chopped straw-rich, earth plaster based on Bill and Athena Steen's recipes. This is the first (to our knowledge) permitted straw-bale in northern California with full-on earth and lime plasters (no cement except in the foundation!).
Come join the fun and learn the ins and out of :
  • plaster formulation and working with native soils
  • detailing around windows and doors
  • burlap and reed mat lath
  • earth plaster over straw bales
  • earth plaster as a substrate for lime finish plaster

Workshop lead by Kelly Lerner, Pete Gang, Jessica Jahns, and Marcus Hardwick (all recently returned from an intensive workshop with Bill and Athena Steen). Future workshops will feature clay slip alis and lime-wash finishes. Come on up to Lake county and get your hands dirty. Jan 6-7, 2001 rain or shine (we're undercover) Camping free on the land. It is quiet and rich in country nature. $25 per day, hot drinks and soup included, please bring the rest of your lunch. Pre-registration is required. Enrollment is limited. Call Linda (707) 987-4933 for reservations and directions.


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9:30am-5:30pm,
Donation: an amount you would feel truly happy contributing.
Berkeley Buddhist Monastery One block West of Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley on the Southwest corner of Bancroft at McKinley (enter on McKinley)

The First of a Pair of
One-Day Workshops in Non-violent Communication (NVC)
Fundamentals of Non-Violent Communication
with Julie Greene

A Self-Empathy Intensive: Using the NVC Model to Transform Judgements and Life-Alienating Thinking
This workshop is for beginners and reviewers who wish to learn or gain fuller grounding in this approach to Compassionate Communication. We'll focus on the basics of the NVC model, including tools for: expressing oneself to others, empathizing with others, and empathizing with oneself. Simple conceptual distinctions underlie NVC's do-able step-by-step approach to: preventing and dealing with conflict, increasing the likelihood that everyone's needs can be met, and finding our way to simultaneously honest and kind relating -- especially at those times when we would find it most difficult to vulnerably say our deepest truth or when others are behaving in a way that makes it most difficult for us to respond from our tenderest and most caring heart. This workshop will give the fundamentals needed for practicing these tools in your life, and, for those who would like to practice with others, it fills the pre-requisite for participation in a Fluency Development Day Retreat (see February 18th below), or in ongoing practice groups held throughout the Bay Area (see website).

Julie Greene, MA, is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and is the Bay Area Coordinator for CNVC. She teaches NVC workshops, retreats and ongoing groups throughout the Bay Area and in other parts of the country, and offers private sessions to individuals and couples.

Recommended reading: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion, by Marshall Rosenberg. Available at local bookstores, or make check for $22.67 payable to Julie Greene, and send it, with info on where and to whom to send the book, to the address below.

Cost for the Workshops:
If you are interested in attending, we'd like you to come regardless of your financial situation. In the tradition practiced at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery there is no charge for either workshop. If you do have financial resources, and would like to make a donation, please be aware that Julie is self-supporting through her teaching and her needs include the basic life-expenses, nurturance and well-being which enable her to continue offering this work wherever folks are interested.

Make checks payable to and mail to:
Julie Greene, 510-655-1077, baynvc@azteca.net
151 Santa Rosa Ave. Oakland, CA 94610.
For more information please contact John Porter at (510) 510-845-5125 Website: http://www.azteca.net/~baynvc/


Wednesday
1/10/2001

Building
Ecology
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6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm lecture, Donation $3 - $7
PG&E's Pacific Energy Center
851 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA

ADPSR's Building Ecology Forum:
Jim Morgan Architect as Activist : 25 Years Working for Peace with Justice

co-sponsored by Pacific Energy Center, East Bay AIA COTE and the Ecological Design Institute
Venerable founding member of both ADPSR and ARC PEACE (ADPSR's international sister organization), Jim Morgan has been engaged in peace, justice, and sustainability efforts since 1974. Jim's activism has ranged from opposing police brutality against squatters in his own neighborhood in Manhattan's Alphabet City to international housing issues for the United Nation's Earth Summits in Rio and Istanbul. You may have read Jim's story of Friends House in issue #1 of New Village, where he and the local Quaker community transformed a derelict apartment building in mid-Manhattan into a nurturing haven for homeless people with AIDS. He cares that others - to use his own words - "have the same rights, privileges, and opportunities that we, members of ADPSR, take for granted." Furthermore, he puts himself wholly behind his beliefs, whether that entails raising funds, teaching, writing, risking arrest, or volunteering his architectural services. Outspoken yet kind, accomplished yet humble, Jim Morgan shows us the path of a design professional courageously engaged in the issues of the day.


Call ADPSR 510-273-2428 to confirm event dates and topics.

Thursday
1/11/2001
 
American Institute of Architects Redwood Chapter luncheon meeting

Green Building in Sonoma County
sponsored by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency with funding from the California Integrated Waste Management Board

What is "green building?"

It encompasses many methods and materials: some new and high tech, others that rediscover ancient ways. It means better use of resources, less waste, reducing toxic chemical use, preserving trees, conservation of energy and water, and even enhancing community. Join professionals in the building trades and other interested people to discover first-hand how green building practices are working right here in Sonoma County.
Chris Hammer is the publisher of the email list GreenClips and the Principal of Sustainable Design Resources in San Francisco.
Contact AIA at 707/ 576-7799 or exec@aiare.org for details and reservations. (Other presentations to be announced)

For more Information on the Green Building series: email c2alts@pacbell.net or call 707/568-3783

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1/17/2001
















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Sacramento, CA, Free

Pacific Gas & Electric, California Energy Commission, Southern California Edison, the U.S. DOE, U.S. ED, and U.S. EPA present
High Performance School Buildings Workshops for
School Administrators and School Facilities Procurement Personnel


High Performance, Sustainable Schools are in Everyone's Best Interest. Help Chart the Course of Education's Bright Future - Sign Up Today!

If you want to make a real difference in the quality and affordability of public education today, designing and constructing 'high performance' schools is the place to start. The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) and members of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) are conducting a series of practical, results-oriented workshops that provide instruction in designing - and procuring - facilities that support better attendance and higher test scores, while contributing to employee retention and occupant health. Studies have shown a direct link between schools that incorporate sustainable design components (daylighting, natural ventilation, and healthful indoor environments) and improved student/ teacher performance.
We'll show you how to design energy- and resource-efficient, high performance schools for your communities, and how to procure these facilities in a confident, cost-effective manner.
California High Performance Schools workshop instructors are recognized experts in the fields of sustainable design and school building procurement.
Thanks to the generosity of sponsoring organizations, there is no cost for participation, but attendees are encouraged to register by January 5th. Enrollment is limited to 200 attendees at each session, so don't delay.
REGISTER ONLINE AT http://www.sbicouncil.org/workshops/reg.html
The registration form can be accessed at http://www.sbicouncil.org/workshops/HPSRegForm.pdf.
A block of rooms has been reserved through December 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento for Tuesday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 17 @ $129 single or double occupancy. Call 916-929-8855 for reservations, and mention "High Performance School Buildings."

For more information, contact Ellen Larson at 202-628-7400 x 211 or ELarson@SBICouncil.org.

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings nationwide.
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 1000 - Washington, DC 20005-4706
Vox: 202-628-7400 ext 207 Fax: 202-393-5043
E-mail: CMay@SBICouncil.org
Website: http://www.SBICouncil.org

Wednesday
1/17/2001
 
7 pm, The Ecology Center - 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley

Take Action Against Genetic Engineering
Come join us for a teach-in and meeting to discuss grassroots actions we can take in our community to stop GE foods and catalyze a transition to a just and sustainable food system. Several people have started a speakers bureau and from 7-8 they will be conducting an information session on the hazards of GE foods. From 8-9 we will be discussing community organizing. Bring your ideas, bring your friends and if you like, something to eat or drink.
For more information please contact
Simon, simon@organicconsumers.org 510-525-7054
Please review your subscription information with the OCA http://www.greenpeople.com/participate.cfm

Thursday
1/18/2001


















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Sacramento, CA, Free

Pacific Gas & Electric, California Energy Commission, Southern California Edison, the U.S. DOE, U.S. ED, and U.S. EPA present
High Performance School Buildings Workshops for
Architects, Engineers, and School Facilities Managers with an interest in sustainable, 'whole building' design.


High Performance, Sustainable Schools are in Everyone's Best Interest. Help Chart the Course of Education's Bright Future - Sign Up Today!

If you want to make a real difference in the quality and affordability of public education today, designing and constructing 'high performance' schools is the place to start. The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) and members of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) are conducting a series of practical, results-oriented workshops that provide instruction in designing - and procuring - facilities that support better attendance and higher test scores, while contributing to employee retention and occupant health. Studies have shown a direct link between schools that incorporate sustainable design components (daylighting, natural ventilation, and healthful indoor environments) and improved student/ teacher performance.
We'll show you how to design energy- and resource-efficient, high performance schools for your communities, and how to procure these facilities in a confident, cost-effective manner.
California High Performance Schools workshop instructors are recognized experts in the fields of sustainable design and school building procurement. Attendees of the A/E & facility managers session on the 18th will be among the first to receive CHPS's new Best Practices Manual
Thanks to the generosity of sponsoring organizations, there is no cost for participation, but attendees are encouraged to register by January 5th. Enrollment is limited to 200 attendees at each session, so don't delay.
REGISTER ONLINE AT http://www.sbicouncil.org/workshops/reg.html
The registration form can be accessed at http://www.sbicouncil.org/workshops/HPSRegForm.pdf.
A block of rooms has been reserved through December 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento for Tuesday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 17 @ $129 single or double occupancy. Call 916-929-8855 for reservations, and mention "High Performance School Buildings."

For more information, contact Ellen Larson at 202-628-7400 x 211 or ELarson@SBICouncil.org.

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings nationwide.
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 1000 - Washington, DC 20005-4706
Vox: 202-628-7400 ext 207 Fax: 202-393-5043
E-mail: CMay@SBICouncil.org
Website: http://www.SBICouncil.org

Thursday
1/18/2001












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2:00pm EST, Just log on to http://www.newdream.org/chat/index.html

The Center for a New American Dream invites you to participate in our upcoming
LIVE Online Chat
with author and former New York Times environmental writer Phil Shabecoff.
Mr. Shabecoff will field your questions and comments about what environmentalists can expect from the Bush administration. Philip Shabecoff is the author of Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21st Century (Island Press, 2001). For thirty-two years, he worked as a reporter for The New York Times, and was founder and publisher of Greenwire, the environmental news daily. He is author of A Fierce Green Fire (Hill and Wang, 1993) and A New Name for Peace (University Press of New England, 1996). In 1990, he was awarded the American Library Association's James Madison Award for leadership in expanding freedom of information and the public's right to know.

If you'd like to submit a question in advance, please email sara@newdream.org. We look forward to "seeing" you next Thursday!

Friday - Monday
1/19/2001 - 1/22/2001
 
San Francisco Design Center presents
California Winter Market 2001: The Ecology of Design
The focus for California Winter Market 2001 is on sustainable design. http://www.sfdesigncenter.com/events/index.html

Saturday
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7pm to 9pm, at the home of Zac and Nicole,
2055 Oakwood Drive East Palo Alto, CA 94303 650-328-7064 zachrey@ix.netcom.com

The first meeting of
The Socially and Environmentally Responsible Investment Forum
SERIF is an investment club that seeks a return on investment while increasing the quality of life for ALL people. We invite you to join our monthly meetings to explore the possibilities.
For this first meeting, members will report out on 3 homework items:
  1. If the member knows a financial advisor or similar person, they are requested to have a conversation with the advisor and get their recommendations for socially responsible investment funds, interested people or organizations.
  2. What the member sees possible for him or her self by being in SERIF.
  3. What they feel the objectives of SERIF should be.

AGENDA:

  1. Eating and Getting Related. Introducing yourself and sharing your possibility.
  2. Reporting out on the homework.
  3. Creating the objectives of the investment club.
  4. Acknowledgments.

Meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Let me know if you are interested in joining the team!

Zachrey Helmberger
ZMD America 19450 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 408-255-3554 x124 Cellular: 408-505-3303 helmberger@zmda.com


Saturday
1/20/2001
 
10 AM Galleria Atrium, There is no fee but registration is required. To register, please call 415.490.5889. Galleria Atrium

The Palo Alto "Green" House: A Case Study in Sustainable Architecture
Listen in as the project team discusses this high-end, custom single-family residence from inception to completion. Panelists will include: Cathy Schwabe and Tom Blessing from EHDD Architecture; Drew Maran and Don McVay of Drew Maran Construction; and landscape designer Cheryl Barton.


Saturday
1/20/2001
 
12:00 Noon, Civic Center, SF
Protest the Election in SF!
There will be a demonstration protesting the inauguration of the Boy King George the Second on inauguration day.


12:00 Noon, Ronald V Dellums Federal Building,
14th and Clay Streets, Downtown Oakland. Two Blocks from 12th Street BART
Counter Inauguration Protest in Oakland!
Rally & Teach-In. Protest the Selection of G.W.Bush.
Hear Internationally acclaimed speakers.
Learn about our Civil and Voting Rights
Endorsers - partial List
:
RainbowPush, SEIU 790, Bob Wing, David Seborg, Ray Gatchalian, Ishmael Reed, Butch Wing, Juan Lopez, Sergio Lub, Judy Belcher, Enrique Palacios, Suzanne Lacy, Eva Jefferson Paterson, Scott Meyers-Lipton, Marilyn Beccetti, Lucy Sells, Rachelle DeStephano, Dan Seigel, Ann Weils, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Amos White, Wilson Riles, Robert Warnock, People's Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo.

TO ENDORSE OR TO SPEAK, CALL: 510.332.4892


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10am-5pm,
the home of Annette Acosta and Lisa Hoffman,
2011 11th Ave., Oakland

Bay Non-Violent Communication
Community Gathering!

All are welcome to this community gathering of folks interested in Nonviolent Communication. There will opportunity for: celebration, connecting with others, important news about BayNVC, business, food, music, empathy. Bring food and liquids to share for lunch, musical instruments and drums, good spirits, curiosity. The day will start with a presentation of the vision, structure and functioning of BayNVC, so please do come by 10 so we can all be present and focused for this occasion. As the day progresses, we will set aside times for empathy circles, project meetings, informal socializing. A free Intro will be available during the day for those new to NVC; bring your friends!

Space is somewhat limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to:
John Kinyon, 415-771-5927, jkinyon@iscweb.com.
Directions: Take the Park Blvd. Exit from Highway 580. Go down Park to 20th St, which is only on the left. 20th St. is right after a little grassy area on the left. Take 20th to 11th Ave., and turn right. Note: Many streets in that area are blocked, so follow these directions closely. BayNVC website: http://www.azteca.net/~baynvc/

Monday
1/22/2001
 
9:00 am - 11:30 am

ASID San Francisco Presents:
Are You "Green" Enough for This?
Victoria Schomer, ASID Join this award-winning interior designer for a seminar on sustainable design. Learn from this impassioned crusader what you can do to sustain the planet. Ms. Schomer and her "Green Living Center" in Marin received the National ASID Designer for Humanity Award 2000 for improving the quality of the environment through design related activities. This is an ASID .5 CEU accredited seminar.

For tickets and more information phone ASID San Francisco Chapter at 415.626.2743.

Monday
1/22/2001
 
6:30 pm., 101-8th Street, Oakland in front of MTC MetroCenter

Protest the IES's Incinerators!
Tell the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to DENY the Title V Clean Air Act permit to the IES incinerators! The Bay Area Air District will hold a workshop on their Title V Clean Air Act "Major Facility" permit program. JOIN THE PROTEST, AND THEN SPEAK OUT AT THE WORKSHOP AT 7 P.M.. The Air District workshop will review and discuss their "Major Facility Review" permit program under Title V of the Clean Air Act which applies to many major industrial facilities that emit pollution into the air. In response to IES's continuing permit violations and strong pressure from community, health, labor, youth and environmental justice organizations and residents, the Air District has announced they may deny the new permit to the incinerators. A permit denial would be a great victory, so let's tell the Air District not to back down to pressure from polluters! NO "CLEAN AIR ACT" PERMIT FOR POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM!

Contact:
Asian Pacific Islanders for Reproductive Health (510) 434-7901 x 304
Greenaction (415) 252-0822
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
1095 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
phone (415) 252-0822 fax (415) 252-0823
http://www.greenaction.org

Monday - Tuesday
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$395, Presidio Golden Gate Club, San Francisco, CA, USA

Sustainable Products TrainingŠ
Sponsored by the National Park Service and City of San Francisco.
  • Why sustainable products increase market share & profitability
  • How green buildings use sustainable products
  • Why FSC Certified Wood improves habitat & environmental stewardship
  • Why the Clean Car Standard and Green Car Guide are the benchmarks for Toyota and Honda
  • Why Certified Organic Products are integral to sustainable products
  • How to specify and purchase sustainable lighting and flooring
  • How life cycle assessment product ratings are used for State & local government Sustainable Products Purchasing Categories
  • Why the Navy only hires A & E firms with demonstrated LCA experience
  • Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) Sustainable Product Metrics & Protocols: Environmental, Social, & Economic.

All participants receive 700 page peer-reviewed Sustainable Products Training ManualŠ containing benchmarks of sustainable products and programs, LCA case studies, legal requirements & enforcement, national and international sustainable products standards, and sustainable products policies.

To view program information, visit http://www.sustainableproducts.com/jan2001training/announce.html For all professionals dealing with products. Continuing education credits. For further information Phone 202-338-0313 or e-Mail info@sustainableproducts.com Space is limited.


Monday - Tuesday
1/22/2001 - 1/23/2001
 
Elihu Harris State Office Building, Oakland, California

USEPA Region 9 is pleased to announce an important training opportunity
Indoor Air Quality: Asthma and Allergen Control
The event is co-sponsored by the Regional Asthma Management and Prevention Initiative (RAMP), the California Department of Health Services Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control, DHS Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control, as well as the American Lung Association of California, AIHA, and a number of environmental and building professional associations.

This two-day course will explain the factors which impact indoor air quality and how indoor air affects human health. There will be a focus on the relationship between asthma and indoor allergens. Participants will receive practical information about identifying and controlling conditions that adversely affect the indoor environment and human health. Faculty includes Michael Lipsett MD, California Office of Environmental Hazard Assessment and Sandra McNeel DVM, of the DHS Environmental Health Investigations Branch. They are joined by Drs. Eugene Cole, Phillip Morey, and Richard Shaughnessy, indoor air experts of international stature, who participated in the committee which wrote the ACGIH reference book, "Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control." Please note that at this time we do not foresee having funding for our program to provide future presentations of the valuable training event, although others are attempting to find the means to present it in Southern California at a later date. Therefore, I urge you to act quickly to assure registration, and encourage you to share this information with others.

Detailed information can be viewed at http://www.utulsa.edu/iaqprogram
To locate this particular presentation, click on "CLASS SCHEDULE" and then be sure to click on "OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA."Please address any questions to Candace Brown at the University of Tulsa, (918) 631-5246, or candace-brown@utulsa.edu.

Monday - Tuesday
1/22/2001 - 1/23/2001














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San Francisco, CA

The National Park Service presents:
Sustainable Products TrainingŠ
The purpose of the Program is to increase the specification, purchase, and development of sustainable products and their market penetration to obtain the positive global and local health and environmental benefits. Sustainable products are environmentally, socially, and economically beneficial over their entire life, from raw materials extraction to final use or reuse. Continuing education credits are provided and a 700 page peer reviewed manual by 120 Co-sponsors representing federal, state, & local government, environmental groups, publications, and industry.

The Program announcement can be viewed at the following address: http://www.sustainableproducts.com/jan2001training/announce.html
If you have any questions, please contact 202-338-0313 or info@sustainableproducts.com.
Leo Guillory, Regional Contracting Coordinator, National Park Service
Aimee Vincent, Sustainability Manager, Presidio Trust

Tuesday - Saturday
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Ensenada Blanca, just outside of Loreto, BCS Baja California,

The Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention (CEPP) will conduct
Baja EcoSan Camp
Learn how to build 3 types of composting toilets and a graywater system--and enjoy the beauty of Baja California Sur Mexico! with 3-day and 10-day options, starting Jan. 21 (ask about other dates in March).

See the website for details: http://www.cepp.cc/workshops.html (scroll down the page)
Co-facilitator is Carol Steinfeld, coauthor of The Composting Toilet System Book.

CEPP will also offer a three-day composting toilet and graywater system workshop at an orphanage in Tijuana. Other workshops in 2001: In U.S. (Masschusetts, Colorado), Fiji and Nepal.
For more details contact:
Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention (CEPP)
PO Box 1330 Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA
Tel.: +978/318-7033
Email: EcoP2@hotmail.com
See our website: http://www.cepp.cc
Our Fiji Ecotourism Society presentation will be on line on Jan. 6

Tuesday
1/23/2000
 
6:30pm., At Cami and Andrew Loft's home, 37 Elm Ave in San Anselmo
Please join us for a potluck before the meeting.

Take Action Against Genetic Engineering
The Marin Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Task Force will be meeting on January 23rd to discuss grassroots actions we can take in our community to stop the proliferation of GE foods and help support a transition to an organic food system.

Thursday
1/25/2001























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8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Cost: $50.00
Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland at 10th Street and Broadway (12th Street/City Center BART)

The Alameda County Waste Management Authority
is offering a new seminar in its Green Building Series:
"Greening" RFPs & RFQs In Public and Commercial Building Projects
Require expertise in environmentally-sound design and construction methods as a prerequisite for qualification in an RFQ/RFP.

Your architects, engineers and contractors/developers should help you reap the benefits of "Green Building" practices by:
Reducing:
First cost of construction
Operating & maint costs
Building liability
Landfill disposal costs
Increasing:
Occupant health & productivity
Rental income
Tentant retention & satisfaction
Building values
  • Discussion of delivery mechanism changes, design emphasis areas, financial mechanisms and approaches, and operational phase approaches
  • Using LEED(tm) or another green building rating system in your RFQs and RFPs
  • Defining the "Green" Scope of Work
  • Sample RFQ/RFP language
  • Developing and monitoring "Green" professional agreements

Speakers:
David Gottfried, Founder and CEO of WorldBuild Technologies.
Lou Shikany, a Capital Projects Manager for the Alameda County General Services Agency.

Presented by: Alameda County Waste Management Authority East Bay/Oakland Chapter of The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI); and Architects, Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) through the Green Resource Center
On-line registration is available on our web site http://www.stopwaste.org/gbs-rfqs.html
For additional information, e-mail Ann Ludwig at aludwig@stopwaste.org


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