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Friday - Sunday 6/1/2001 - 6/10/2001 |
Noon, Friday, June 1, 2001, to noon, Sunday, June 10. $590 tuition for those who enroll before May 1. After May 1, the fee is $650 Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona A San Francisco Institute of Architecture Summer Workshop Frank Lloyd Wright and Ecological Design An invitation to students of architecture and ecological design to experience the life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Camp in the Sonoran Desert. Practice sketching in a profoundly inspiring environment and work on a design project of your choosing at facilities of the Frank Lloyd Wright School.
Four units SFIA credit. . Fee does not include transportation-related expenses. Enroll through: SFIA Information Office P.O. Box 749, Orinda, CA 94563 Vox: 925-299-1325 Fax: 925-299-0181 Email: SFIA@aol.com |
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9am 5pm, $100, lunch included Occidential Arts and Ecology Center 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 USA Sustainable Forestry This one day workshop is for landowners, land managers or those interested in sustainable forestry practices. Discussion and observation topics will include: scale appropriate timber harvesting; non-timber forest products; stand thinning; fuel load management; forest health; wildlife habitat enhancement; road and upland erosion control strategies; relationship of forests to salmonid restoration and overall watershed health; and the process of restoration forestry property planning. This course will be an informative and stimulating experience that will change the way you think about your forests and challenge you to reevaluate your participation in their regenerative restoration. Instructors: Tim Metz & Brock Dolman. To register, please send a $100 deposit to OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. For further information or to receive our catalog, please call us at (707) 874-1557. email: oaec@oaec.org , website: http://www.oaec.org |
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Saturday 6/2/2001 |
9:00am to 3:00pm, On the first Saturday of each month through June Berkeley Eco-House invites you to join us for the fourth of a series of monthly work parties on the Solar Garden Shed On the first Saturday of each month through June, we will be gathering to complete the solar garden shed project begun by students from UC Berkeley. The shed features straw-bale and rammed earth walls, light-clay and non-wood walls, a living roof, greywater recycling and numerous reused and recycled materials. There will be a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, from carpentry to gardening. Please bring a bag lunch and any favorite tools. We'll be doing basic carpentry and misc. other tasks. Contact David Arkin with any questions: info@arkintilt.com Hope to see you there. |
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Saturday 6/2/2001 |
From 10am - 2pm, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Visit Hidden Villa's New Sustainably Built Hostel Building features: passive solar, rammed earth walls, geothermal heat pump for radiant heat, reclaimed materials. For more info: 650-949-9702 or www.hiddenvilla.org. |
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Saturday 6/2/2001 |
From 9 am-4:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church in San Jose. Cost: $5 - no one turned away for lack of funds. Box lunch will be available for an additional $5 Teach-In on Globalization, FTAA, and 3rd World Debt A day-long teach-in featuring Jerry Mander, founder and acting director of the International Forum on Globalization; Cathi Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights; Antonia Juhasz, Program Director of IFG; Victor Menotti , IFG Environmental Director. In the afternoon there will be a variety of workshops by South Bay organizations and activists working for peace, justice, the Earth, and confronting economic globalization. Contact: Billie Wachter, 408-258-0439 or Paul Burks, 650-960-1767. |
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Sunday 6/3/2001 |
from 2 to 4 p.m. the Northside Community Art Garden in north Berkeley (on Northside Street, one block north of Hopkins, adjacent to BART tracks) HopPer Commons Association invites you to the dedication of TROTH, a sustainable earth wall building, and Geneva's Path Ceremonies will be followed by a circular stroll along Geneva's Path and the Ohlone Greenway and through the Peralta Community Art Garden ending with a potluck Please bring a favorite salad / munchie / main dish / wine / beverage to share. Event sponsored by the City of Berkeley on land leased from BART. --- TROTH - dedicated to the spirit that we can make a difference if we care to. Come join us in a Celebration of the Art of Cob Building in our community. WHY - The completion of two-and-one-half years of volunteer labor has given birth to a very special toolshed with walls made of earth. As much as possible, recycled materials were used in the construction of this experimental building. As one of the various demonstrations of eco-friendly innovations at the Eco-Neighborhood Garden Complex, this unique structure transcends being a simple shed - it is an expression of building as love and art. Roughly triangular in plan with out-stretching benches at the two front corners - like arms that beckon you to enter or sit in front & enjoy the place & whoever is there with you. The roof is rounded and sloping and is covered with six inches of soil planted with native grasses & wild flowers. From the side and rear, the building has the look of a flower-covered hill atop a low earth cliff promontory. It is being named TROTH to tell us in a word that here is a place of beauty, devoted to the earth, to teaching that we can make a difference if we care to. This building is an expression and a resurrection of the creative wealth given to us by past generations in the form of the tools we take for granted, and the time-proven, ancient, and kind-to-the-planet way of building with the earth, which we have used to create it john fordice - other fish architect - 1828 fifth street - berkeley - ca 94710 - phone / fax 510 549 1033 Geneva's Path Dear Neighbors & Friends, I have lived at 1364 Northside for over forty years. I worked as an occupational therapist at a school for handicapped children, the Charles Whitten School, in East Oakland. I got to know my nearest neighbors, and weekends I walked on Northside to Gilman to shop and explore the shops there. In 1971, I retired. My diabetes had caused blindness, and my balance had become poor. Vocational rehabilitation sent me a mobility trainer. On my first time of training, I shakily walked the path from Nielson to Gilman, which was then under construction with piles of dirt and holes. When I was more able, I adopted the path-reporting both fallen branches and once a light pole. I waded through the rain ponds that always flood during the rainy winter season. I often met my neighbors and others on the path. My neighbors were always helpful-helping me with diabetic blood testing, shopping, and rides to the doctor-especially George Miyaki, the saint of Northside. I married Abbot Foote in 1991. Due to foot infections and increasingly poor balance I am now in a wheelchair, but I still hold the handles of the wheelchair and walk the path each day. In November 2000 I published a book, Geneva's Path, about my life on Northside and about the people-neighbors and friends I have met on Gilman too. The City has decided to name my little path Geneva's Path. We will celebrate its opening on Sunday, June 3, at 2 p.m., at the Northside Garden. Please come. We will walk the path and share food. --Geneva Agnes Gates Foote The HopPerCommonsAssociation, which helped organize this dedication, offers beautiful and peaceful meeting places in its three thriving community gardens for residents of Berkeley and the surrounding communities. Individuals and organizations can schedule the use of the Commons in the Karl Linn Community Garden, the Peralta Community Garden, and the Northside Community Garden for meetings, educational workshops, cultural and social events, birthdays, or other celebrations. The Association administers and schedules the use of the Commons while maintaining the integrity and ambiance of the gardens. For sustaining the gardens as a community resource, volunteers are always welcome. For further information, please contact coordinator, Herb Weber, (510) 351-3074. |
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Wednesdays June 6th - August 12th |
Fee $150. New College North Bay Water Symbols and Sustainability Course Water is the life-force that sustains us all! Explore your own relationship to the element of water from a holistic, mind-body-spirit perspective. Through readings, videos, experiential and creative exercises, guest presenters and field trips to the ocean, river/stream, water treatment plant and hot springs. Be introduced to the science and ethics of water sustainability issues, including ocean pollution and over-fishing, drinking water and contaminants in groundwater and dams. Instructor: Julianne Skai Arbor. Fee $150. Contact New College North Bay (707) 568-3090. |
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Thursday 6/7/2001 |
6:30 p.m. (refreshments at 6:00 p.m.) Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 National Park Service Energy Efficiency Efforts Paul Batlan, Carrie Strahan, Barbara Judy and Jim Christensen of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area will present recent National Park Service (NPS) projects. These include Fort Baker in the Presidio, the Sutro Visitor Center, and the visitor center at Zion National Park. By Federal mandate the NPS is working to reduce energy use in its buildings. In addition, the design teams for these projects must often address national historic preservation standards. This presentation will examine the challenge of designing within these often-conflicting constraints. To sign up for these programs call 415.973.7268 or register on-line at www.pge.com/pec |
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From 9:00am to 3:00pm Peralta and Hopkins in north Berkeley. Berkeley Eco-house invites you to join us for the fifth in a series of monthly work parties on the Solar Garden Shed We will be gathering to complete the solar garden shed project begun by students from UC Berkeley. The shed features straw-bale and rammed earth walls, light-clay and non-wood walls, a living roof, greywater recycling and numerous reused and recycled materials. There will be a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, from carpentry to gardening. Please bring a bag lunch and any favorite tools. We'll be doing basic carpentry and misc. other tasks. The Eco-House is located adjacent to the Karl Linn Community Garden, found at the corners of Peralta and Hopkins in north Berkeley.The Solar Garden Shed faces Peralta, across from the Peralta Garden and the Ohlone Pathway (where BART emerges from the ground). Contact David Arkin with any questions: info@arkintilt.com |
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Saturday - Saturday 6/9/2001 - 6/16/2001 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia Here is an opportunity for you to study The Natural Step framework, as part of a six-day training program entitled Authentic Leadership This program, sponsored by The Shambala Institute, will bring together various organizational practices with the awareness practices of meditation and artistic process. One of the 15-hour modules is entitled "The Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology, and the Evolutionary Corporation," led by Mary Altomare and Brian Nattrass (Co-Directors of Strategic Organizational Development, TNS US). This is a special opportunity to immerse yourself in a learning community of forward-thinking organizational leaders while investigating how The Natural Step framework can be used to integrate environmental considerations into strategic business and societal decisions. Other program presenters include Peter Senge, Margaret Wheatley, Art Kleiner,and Jennifer Kemeny. Cognitive biologist Francisco Varela, diversity spokesperson Lillie P. Allen, and conflict transformation teacher Daniel Bowling will also participate in the learning community. For more information, visit the Shambhala Institute website: http://www.shambhalainstitute.org, call 902-425-0492, or e-mail info@shambhalainstitute.org. |
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Sunday
6/10/2001 |
10 am to 5 pm, $75.00 Building Education Center, 812 Page St., Berkeley, Ca 94710 Alternative Materials: Cob and Strawbale Instructors: John Fordice - cob Bob Theis - strawbale Two natural building methods are currently undergoing renewed popularity. Cob is an ancient technique using a mixture of earth, sand and straw; it requires only simple handtools and can easily be shaped into imaginative structures. Strawbales are highly insulative and create an Old World character of thick walls and deepset windows. The methods are gaining building code approval in many communities. For more information, see course #59, under the Seminar section: http://www.bldgeductr.org/seminars.html |
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Sunday - Sunday
6/10/2001 - 6/17/2001 |
Registration from 3-5 PM, Dinner at 6 PM and evening greetings and orientation at 7:30 PM. Cost - Before May 1, 2001, $425; after May 1, $495. at the Lama Foundation in Taos County, New Mexico The Last Straw Journal, The Lama Foundation, and The Permaculture Institute present the third annual Build Here Now: Natural Building and Permaculture Convergence Lama Foundation is situated on 105 acres of high alpine forest in northern New Mexico, altitude 8600 feet. The land is regenerating in the wake of the 7000-acre 1996 Hondo Fire. Convergence participants are welcome to join in Lama's daily schedule of early morning silent meditation or yoga, afternoon classes and evening activities such as dances of universal peace, singing, chanting, and other forms of spiritual practice. Featured Topics include: * Natural Building * Designing and Building a Healthy
Home * Passive Solar Design * Sustainable Timber Harvesting * Timber
Framing * Straw Bale Wall Building * Cob Construction * Straw-clay Infill
* Earthbag and Rubble Trench Foundation * Earthen Plasters & Floors
* Living Roofs Permaculture * Permaculture Principles and Practices
* Watershed Management and French Drains * Fire Ecology, Erosion Control,
and Forest Restoration * Archetype Design * Native Medicinal Herbs *
Chicken Tractors * Road and Path Design * Urban Permaculture Appropriate
Technology * Cistern Building * Photovoltaic Electric Systems * Composting
Toilets * Designing Biological Waste Treatment Systems * Blacksmithing
and Toolmaking Community * Eco-village Design * Communication Skills
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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 ADPSR's Building Ecology Forum co-sponsored by Pacific Energy Center): Building Green Libraries and Schools in Los Angeles Architect Dennis Bottum will present the design of two library buildings for the City of Los Angeles that will receive U.S. Green Building Council LEED Certification and two L.A. Unified School District models of sustainable design. Dennis is the Sustainable Projects Manager for Fields Devereaux Architects of L.A., and also co-founder of The Sustainable Policies Institute in L.A. He will brief us on other green building activities picking up momentum in Southern California. You may register by phone (415-973-7268), fax (415-896-1290), or via the internet (www.pge.com/pec) and follow the link to Educational Programs. |
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Wednesday
6/13/01 |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, $5 requested, at The CoHousing Company 1250 Addison Street, Suite 113 Berkeley, CA 94702 Cohousing Slide Presentation Cohousing communities are a housing type which cluster private, self-sufficient dwellings around a "common house" with shared facilities. Cohousing fosters community relationships with neighbors while maintaining personal independence. Residents participate in the design of their community and play an active role in the community decision-making process. Cohousing pioneered in Denmark and was brought to the U.S. by Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett in 1985. Cohousing projects redefine the neighborhood concept to respond to the practical and social need of today's households and improve their quality of life. For more information about cohousing, check www.cohousingco.com and www.cohousing.org. |
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Wednesday - Wednesday
6/13/2001 - 7/4/2001 |
Registration fee $50 Three week intensive $450-$650 One week workshop $200-$350 Occidental California near San Francisco SOUL ECOLOGY Cultivating Creativity, Living Community & Building Consciousness One week workshops are available for the first two weeks (June 18 - 23, or 25 - 30). Space is limited! www.soulecology.org INTRODUCTION Last summer, fifteen folks of various ages and backgrounds came together for three weeks of living, working, and creating an intentional community together. They came to learn and practice the skills of designing and building a cottage out of sustainable materials including straw bales, cob, earthen plasters, and bamboo. This summer, June 13 through July 4, the second annual Soul Ecology Conference invites those who seek to cultivate a better world, to come and share their visions, to learn the craft of ecological building, and build community through interactive arts and contemplative practice. Welcome! SCHEDULE 7:30-8:00 Breakfast 8:15-12:30 Ecological Building 12:30-2:30 Lunch and Break 2:30-5:30 Interactive Arts 5:45 Dinner and Break 7:30-8:30 Journaling and Discussion. WORKSHOPS Ecological Building (With Timothy Owen-Kennedy of Vital Systems) Interactive Arts: This That We Are Now (Three week intensive with Duncan Macintosh) Where the Inner and Outer Worlds Touch (Single week workshops with Per Eisenman) Contemplative Practices TO REGISTER One Week Option Available! Contact: (510) 290 - 7463 registration@soulecology.org www.soulecology.org SLIDING SCALE COST Registration fee $50 Three week intensive $450-$650 One week workshop $200-$350 Art Everywhere, Cultivating Creativity is a non-profit organisation. Our mission is to facilitate holistic education and research, inspiring people to realise their own unique creative potential and using art as a tool for cultural renewal. www.arteverywhere.org -- Soul Ecology - Building Inner Capacities for Sustainable Living. An annual 3 week seminar from: Art Everywhere - Cultivating Creativity |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Leininger Center (Okayama Room), Kelley Park, 1300 Senter Road, San Jose, California How to Make Green Buildings Happen Guest Speaker: Lou Shikany, County of Alameda Friday June 15, 2001 Lou Shikany, Construction Program Manager for the County of Alameda's General Services Agency, will introduce participants to a "Blueprint for Green Building," including the goals of building green and how to build green, a brief description of LEED, case studies, building contract language, green agreements (RFQs and RFPs), and sample green agreements contract language. Lou is a practical resource who will talk about his positive experiences, resistance that he has found to building green, and where to look for help in seeking out expertise when you contemplate undertaking a new building or major renovation project. Lou's construction experience spans 30 years and includes a wide variety of projects: jails, healthcare facilities, office buildings, and a homeless shelter. During his construction tenure, he has been a carpenter, contractor, estimator, project manager and owner's representative. Since 1990, he has been with Alameda County and is now the Construction Program Manager for the County's General Services Agency. He is currently planning a new Juvenile complex with an estimated budget of $175 million. Lou strongly supports "Green Buildings" and has included deconstruction recycling, use of recycled and sustainable building products, and energy conservation/efficiency in many recent projects. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience (but no later than June 11) Include name, company, position, phone, email, and fax to: Darren Bouton - darren.bouton@ci.sj.ca.us or (408) 277-4670 Directions to Kelley Park: 87 South: exit @280 South, exit @10th St., right on 10th St., left on Keyes St., right on Senter Rd. 87 North: exit @ Curtner Ave. East, left @ Senter Rd.; Kelley Park located between Phelan Ave. and Story Rd. 101 North/South: exit @ Story Rd. West, left @ Senter Rd. 280 South: exit @10th St., right on 10th St., left on Keyes St., right on Senter Rd. 680 South/280 North: exit @ 11th St., left on 10th St., left on Keyes St., right on Senter Rd. 880 South: exit @101 South, exit @ Story Rd. West, left @ Senter Rd. Map of Kelley Park http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/cae/parks/kp/map.jpg |
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Saturday
6/16/2001 |
10 am to 5 pm, $75.00 . Building Education Center, 812 Page St., Berkeley, Ca 94710 Want to learn more about Solar Energy? Solar Electricity for the Home Attend a one day solar seminar. Learn how to size, specify and design your own solar electrical generator. Instructor Gary Gerber, P.E., President of Sun Light and Power in Berkeley, will explain how you can produce your own electricity and "sell" the excess back to PG&E, running your meter backwards! Plus, learn how to receive thousands of rebate dollars from the State at the same time. This seminar includes a brief field trip to a functioning house/ system in Berkeley and reading materials. Attendees should bring their PG&E bills from the past 12 months, if possible, and a sketch of the property roof. For more information, see course #18, under the Seminar section: http://www.bldgeductr.org/seminars.html |
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Saturday - Sunday
6/16/2001 6/24/2001 |
Havana, Cuba $1300. This includes round-trip airfare from Cancun to Havana; three meals per day; accommodation at an ocean front, four star hotel; full program with translators and tour guides; all in-country transportation; and attention to delegates¹ individual professional requests. The conference fee of $250 will be paid by participants in cash upon arrival at the conference. Participants will also cover the cost of their roundtrip airfare to Cancun. The Third International Convention on Environment and Development SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Fact or Dream, Ten Years After the Rio Summit Major topics to be addressed include:
You can obtain more detailed information on the agenda
for this conference by accessing the conference web site: http://www.cubaciencia.cu/hosting/3ra_conv/index.htm
HOW TO GET THERE In an effort to facilitate your participation
in this conference, we are organizing a special U.S. delegation that
will meet in Cancun, Mexico on Sunday, June 17 for the flight to Havana.
The one- week program will include the conference itself; additional
meetings with Cuban specialists involved in projects in organic agriculture,
natural and traditional medicine, and renewable energy; and a visit
to one of Cuba¹s four internationally recognized Bio Reserves. The program
will conclude on Sunday afternoon, June 24. Travel arrangements will
be made by Global Exchange Reality Tours, a licensed Cuba travel service
provider with twelve years experience organizing educational Cuba tours.
As professionals and/or participants on an educational trip, you will
be fully licensed to participate in this delegation. The cost of the
delegation will be $1300. This includes round-trip airfare from Cancun
to Havana; three meals per day; accommodation at an ocean front, four
star hotel; full program with translators and tour guides; all in-country
transportation; and attention to delegates¹ individual professional
requests. The conference fee of $250 will be paid by participants in
cash upon arrival at the conference. Participants will also cover the
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Sunday
6/17/2001 |
10 am to 5 pm, $75.00 . Building Education Center, 812 Page St., Berkeley, Ca 94710 Creating an Ecological House Instructor: Skip Wenz Author Wenz (Adding To A House and Ecotecture: Designing a Sustainable Future) discusses modeling houses on ecosystems, natural building materials, solar design and alternative construction methods. Wenz also teaches Ecological Design at the S.F. Institute of Architecture and at the Calif. College of Arts & Crafts (CCAC). For more information, see course #14, under the Seminar section: http://www.bldgeductr.org/seminars.html |
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Tuesday
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at 8 p.m. EST, PBS(check local listings) Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge Acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers and an award-winning team of producers reveal recent scientific evidence that we are approaching a key environmental threshold. showcases new data depicting the scale of human impact on the planet's life-support systems. The two-hour broadcast explores one of the the most important questions of the new century: What is happening to Earth's capacity to support nature and civilization? The broadcast coincides with the launch of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, an international effort to gauge the health of the world's forests, grasslands, coastal and freshwater areas. Preliminary findings were featured in the World Resources Institute's World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life. The statistics from their preliminary findings are staggering: half the world's wetlands lost in one century, half the world's forests chopped down, 70 percent of the world's major marine fisheries depleted, the world¹s reefs at risk. But the broadcast pushes well past the numbers. Moyers and his team also take us on a journey of hope to meet people from the American Midwest to Mongolia who are pioneering sustainable solutions to ecological problems. Each story takes place in one of five major ecosystems: forest, agriculture, coastal, grassland, and fresh water. Reports from Kansas, British Columbia, Brazil, South Africa, and Mongolia illuminate the ways in which human demands over the past century have been wearing holes in the fabric of life. This broadcast profiles individuals who are confronting the challenge head on, people who understand how their lives depend on Earth's ecosystems and how their own energy and dedication might help restore them. Moyers tells individual stories, in far-flung locations, but in the end it is strikingly clear that the program is about all of uswhat we've done to the Earth and what we can still do to turn things around, if we act quickly. Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge will be augmented by an extensive web site as well as an education and outreach campaign directed by WRI. The site will provide in-depth information about ecosystems as well as updates on their status and information about how you can take action. WRI is also organizing a series of live events and panel discussions promoting public dialogue around the issues raised by Earth on Edge and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. After 6/1/2001 see http://www.pbs.org/earthonedge/ for more information. |
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Wednesday
6/20/2001 |
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m The Pacific Energy Center is located at 851 Howard St. (between 4th and 5th Streets) in San Francisco, two blocks from Powell Street MUNI and BART Station. Title 24 2001 Non-Residential Standards: An Update for Mechanical Engineers The California Energy Commission mandated revisions to the Title 24 Energy Standards in response to growth trends in electricity peak demand that have strained the adequacy and reliability of California's electricity system. The Pacific Energy Center (PEC) is pleased to announce a program intended for building professionals involved in design of HVAC systems that covers these most recent changes. Mark Hydeman, PE, Principal at Taylor Engineering, LLC will present an update on the new Title 24 Standard requirements that take effect June 1st, 2001. This presentation will provide an overview of the major changes in all portions of the Standard (envelope, lighting and HVAC) and an in-depth look at the full mechanical requirements. The end of the session will be used to discuss possible changes for the next revision of the Standard in 2005. Register for this event by phone at 415-973-7268 or on the internet. Go to http://www.pge.com/pec/ and follow the link to "Programs". Then select the link to "HVAC". Directions to the PEC are on the web. Go to http://www.pge.com/pec/ and follow the link to "REACH US". |
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Thursday
6/21/2001 |
1 to 4 pm, Redwood City Community Activities Building 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, CA Construction & Demolition Recycling Vendors Show Meet San Francisco Bay Area businesses that offer deconstruction, reuse, recycling, and composting services and recycled products for construction & demolition (C&D) projects. View exhibits and meet with companies that provide C&D recycling and reuse services and recycled content products. This event will provide practical information on:
WHO IS THIS SHOW FOR?
CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS:
DIRECTIONS From Route 101 take Woodside Road exit to
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Thursday
6/21/2001 |
7-10pm worldwide, all time zones Voluntary Black Out on the First Day of Summer In protest of George W. Bush's energy policies and lack of emphasis on efficiency, conservation and alternative fuels, there will be a voluntary rolling blackout on the first day of summer, (this will roll it across the planet). Its a simple protest and a symbolic act. Turn out your lights from 7pm-10pm on June 21. Unplug whatever you can unplug in your house. Light a candle to the sungod, kiss and tell, make love, tell ghost stories, do something instead of watching television, have fun in the dark. Contact your government representatives and environmental contacts. Let them know we want global education, participation and funding in conservation, efficiency and alternative fuel efforts -- and an end to over exploitation and misuse of the earth's resources. For more information contact: Matthew Follett, Program Director, The Green House Network, PMB 154 16869 SW 65th Ave Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Phone: 503-639-9352, Email help@greenhousenet.org, Website: http://www.greenhousenet.org The Green House Network is a Portland, Oregon-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to grassroots public education about the dangers of global warming and the need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our mission is to create a clean energy future that can stop global climate change by uniting business, government and citizens. |
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Saturday - Sunday
6/23/2001 - 6/24/2001 |
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Monday
6/25/2001 |
Room open at 11:30am, program will start 12:00 noon 455 County Center, Room 101, Redwood City The County of San Mateo RecycleWorks Brown Bag Lunch Series presents Ecological Design Rob Pena, the director of Ecological Design Consulting for Van Der Ryn Architects and the Ecological Design Institute (EDI) in Sausalito will talk about sustainability - both technical and ecologocal andits relevance to building and community design. His presentation will include slides that will illustrate five areas where sustainablity and buildings interact: site selection and usage, energy efficiency, water conservation, choice of materials, and indoor air quality. For more information please call the RecycleWorks hotline: 1-888-442-2666 or visit the website www.RecycleWorks.org |
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Tuesday
6/26/2001 |
6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Site Analysis for Architects Tuesday, June 26, (other dates may be added) Because of the continued interest in this class, we have added this session for June 26th. Planned to occur near the summer solstice (the longest day of the year), we have been holding our Site Analysis program for several years now. Join the staff of PG&E's Pacific Energy Center for our traditional, beginning-of-summer, educational program on site analysis for preliminary building design. During this program you will learn to use measurement tools from the PEC's Tool Lending Library to analyze topography, solar availability, wind and other weather station parameters. The class will be held outside with structured field exercises that allow the program participants to gather design-relevant information on site conditions. We will also discuss the availability of climate data and how to apply this information toward energy conscious design strategies. For this year's class we have compiled design notes and climate data for the 16 climate zones defined in California's Title 24. We will also demonstrate a new software tool that merges sun-path diagrams with fish-eye photographs; this is a helpful tool for solar access studies. Microclimate conditions and other site anomalies will be presented along with some site design case studies. Celebrate the summer solstice and enjoy a relaxing evening outside while learning how to make your buildings better. Because the majority of the class will take place outside, class attendees should bring a jacket and comfortable shoes. We have scheduled this class for June 20th, 21st and 26th. The June 20th and 21st classes are essentially full. We may be adding classes beyond the June 26th date if the interest exists. To sign up for this program call 415.973.7268 or register on-line at www.pge.com/pec |
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Tuesday - Tuesday
6/26/2001 -7/10/2001 |
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley Volunteer to Help Build a Cob Greenhouse Cob Volunteers needed to help summer school kids daily (weekdays) for at least 2 weeks. Summer School students at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley will be led in a cob building activity. The garden at Malcolm X has been the site for a cob greenhouse building project for the last few weeks. The project has been led by John Fordice, who was the main architect responsible for the cob shed in the Northside Community Art Garden. The foundation and base wall have already been built for the greenhouse. Students, families and the community of Malcolm X are fortunate to learn and experience first hand this "alternative" (at least for this country) building method. It is important to involve students in the building of this greenhouse, but we need volunteers to help mix the cob and supervise students. For continuity purposes, volunteers who can commit for more than a couple hours would be best. If you can commit to a couple hours several times throughout the project, or daily, for a few days, that would be great. Next year, we plan to build a whimsical (dragon-shaped?) cob bench in the garden. It would be great to have volunteers use their greenhouse experience by returning next year to help with the bench. Prior cob experience is NOT necessary. You can learn cob building on this project. It would be helpful to know ahead of time if you can help, so we can organize the activity with students on a daily basis. Please reply to imgreen@jps.net Feel free to pass this information on to those you know who may be interested. |
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Wednesday
6/27/2001 |
8am - 1pm at the City of San Diego's Ridgehaven Building. Solar Energy Workshop In response to growing interest in photovoltaics (PV), the San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO) has created the San Diego Regional Solar Energy Exchange to facilitate the purchase of solar energy products in the San Diego Region. To launch the Solar Energy Exchange, SDREO, in cooperation with the City and County of San Diego, is conducting a Solar Exchange Workshop to connect the pool of interested buyers with photovoltaic manufacturers, suppliers and systems integrators to facilitate the exchange of critical information including economics, system specifications and possible applications. For details on the workshop, please see www.sdenergy.org/solar/exchange_workshop.html . Also, please see our new PV website at www.sdenergy.org/pvweb/index.htm. |
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Thursday - Friday
6/28/2001 - 6/29/2001 |
$75 early registration (>10 days early), $100 (< 10 days early) Orange County Electrical Training Trust (JATC) Designing and Installing Code-Compliant Photovoltaic (PV) Systems The California Energy Commission is sponsoring a series of workshops (June - August 2001) to promote the design and installation of hign quality cost effective PV systems. Hosted by local Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATC) throughout California, this workshop provides an overview of small-scale solar electric generation, basic syatem design issues, and installation requirements to meet the National Electrical Code (NEC). Day 1: The first day focuses primarily on issues that impact the design of a PVsystem. The course begins with fundamentals of PV systems and solar energy. It then progresses to performance issues to identify wherelosses occur in a typical PV system. Siting concerns are discussed including how to take into account the effects of shading and orientation on system performance. Electrical and mechanical design issues are discussed to provide the participant with an overview of how to identify proper system design. The first day ends with an explanation of the important aspects of how the power conditioning equipment works and examples of current products. Day 2: The second day focuses primarily on issues encountered with installing code-compliant systems. Major installation processes are covered including the mounting and wiring of the PV array. Attention is given to each portion of the required hardware needed to install a safe and reliable PV power system. Issues discussed relate to both battery and non-battery-based systems. Issues specific to battery-based systems include battery types and wiring of critical load subpanels. Issues relevant to all PV systems include temperature-corrected wire ampacity, wire voltage drop, and grounding. The course concludes with system checkout procedures so the installer is confident that the system is installed properly and is operating as expected. Prerequisites: Attendees are expected to have a basic understanding of electrical systems. This workshop is designed to augment the understanding of standard wiring practices with those issues that are specific to PV installations. For more information contact Richard Vining, Training Director Phone: 714-245-9988 Email: ocett@pacbell.net or visit http://www.endecon.com/html/training.html |
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Nor Cal ADPSR, PO Box 9126, Berkeley,
CA 94709-9126 |
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