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Wednesday June 4th |
6:00pm refreshments, 6:30pm program, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA The Work of Leddy Maytum Stacy Marsha Maytum, FAIA, will present selected projects of Leddy Maytum Stacy (LMS). LMS is nationally recognized for projects that integrate rigorous aesthetics, appropriate technology, and environmental sensitivity. For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 |
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Wednesday June 4th |
9:00am - 1:00pm, Free, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Meeting Hall, 2125 Canoas Garden Road, San Jose, CA, 3.5 AIA credits Green Specifications Larry Strain, AIA, and William Buchholz, AIA CSI, will discuss approaches to writing specifications that incorporate green materials and lower energy consuming building components and assemblies. (Class repeated June 4th in San Jose.) For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 |
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Thursday June 5th |
Refreshments 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm, Program 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Free, at the Pacific Energy Center Steven Strong: Integration of Solar Energy in Homes & Buildings Solar architecture expert Steven Strong of Solar Design Associates Inc. will present a broad overview of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) and discuss applications from across the U.S. and the world. The goal of the lecture is to give architects, design, and energy professionals and the general public a basic understanding of how photovoltaics (PV) can be integrated into the design of commercial and residential buildings. Solar Design Associates is among the most respected building design firms dedicated to the artistic integration of solar energy in homes and buildings. The firm has more than 25 years experience in the design of commercial buildings and custom homes that incorporate renewable energy systems such as solar electric power. Representatives from Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Self Generation Incentive Program will be on hand to briefly describe solar incentives and answer questions. The Self-Generation Incentive Program provides financial incentives to customers who install certain kinds and sizes, up to 1.5 megawatt, of "clean" on-site distributed generation. Educational Credits: AIA: 1.5 (more information about AIA education units) Please call 415.973.7268 to register for this class. |
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Friday June 6th |
First 60 Electricians, Contractors, Affordable Housing Specialists $50, Next 270 registrants $100, All others $150 Pacific Energy Center, Howard St., San Francisco, CA Solar Electric (PV) Systems Installer Training If you are a contractor, an electrician, or affiliated in any way with affordable housing, this class is for you. These day-long classes are geared to those with previous electrical experience who need the code and installation information specifically related to photovoltaic installations. The goal of the program is to increase the pool of qualified installers available to serve the public throughout the state. The recommended prerequisite for attending this class is apprentice or journeyman level electrician status or equivalent experience. The course covers basic PV concepts, site analysis, performance calculations, pv array and balance of system installation issues, special wiring considerations, wiring methods, and issues relating to the NEC code and utility interconnection. Photovoltaic system equipment will be available to demonstrate the principles shared in class. Classes are taught by a pool of experienced instructors who have years of hands-on solar electric experience, including Bill Brooks of Endecon Engineering, Douglas Livingston, veteran PV instructor, Jeff Oldham, Project Manager of the Real Goods Solar Living Center and 20 year PV veteran Douglas Bath. Students are provided with a thorough 200-page course manual, a 600-page Solar Living Sourcebook, the definitive work on renewable energy, and other resource materials. To register for classes, contact the Solar Living Institute by calling 707-744-2017 or by emailing: sli@solarliving.org. Cancellations made prior to 2 weeks from workshop date will be charged a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations made within 2 weeks of workshop date are non-refundable. Schedule of Solar Installer Training Classes:
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Friday June 6th |
12:00 noon - 1:30pm, Pay for, Siam Bay Restaurant 1009 Clay Street Oakland Sustainable Business Alliance Lunch You are invited to the Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch RSVP to http://www.sustainablebiz.org/cgi-script/CSMailto/forms/LunchSignup.htm |
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Friday - Sunday June 6th - 8th |
Non-profit Organization, Activist and Student Rate! $95 for three days, Golden Gate Club in San Francisco Presidio, San Francisco, CA A PlaNetwork Conference: Networking a Sustainable Future A rare gathering of innovators from the world of information technology, environmental advocates, peace and social justice activists, independent media pioneers, and many others to explore how social networks, information technologies and the Internet can play a key role in accelerating positive global change. To investigate, demonstrate, challenge and discuss how we are using our technological tools to enact and mobilize the changes needed to promote a more just, healthy and civil society. Among the dozens of speakers and participants, highlights include:
Technology has come a long way since the advent of the Internet in the late 1980s. From email-to-fax action alerts to geographic information systems (GIS), to the simple speed of email networks, we are now armed with powerful tools that can be used for moving us into a more sustainable future. Amid accelerating global crises, new social and technological forces are converging into a an unique exciting and powerful movement for global change. The growing sense of empowerment of a global citizenry has been made possible largely through the use of the Internet On February 15th, millions of people world wide spoke out for peace. For the first time we were able to see our numbers and hear our voice - a richly diverse and inclusive spectrum of humanity united by a common vision of a peaceful world, and a just future. Why stop there? How might this empowered global citizenry mobilize around other critical issues effecting our future - natural resource depletion; basic human rights; economic justice? What are the communications strategies needed to galvanize around specific issues, to mobilize our networks, envision alternative solutions, and demand change. How might we use our financial resources, as a networked global citizenry, to bring about system-wide transformation? We have the tools, we have the imagination, and we have the need. It's time to look at how we are using our information technology tools - to bring together practitioners from across the sectors of new media, online community, software development, online activism, independent media production and progressive entrepreneurship to examine critically - and collaboratively - where we are, and what is possible. This forum is designed to enable tool makers and tool users to come together for knowledge sharing, exchange and collaboration. Join us. Participate in the second international Planetwork Conference: expand your networks, forge new models, share resources and help implement the creative solutions we need to build a peaceful and sustainable future featuring:
Why Not Now? Register Now: On-Line At: http://planetwork.net . |
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Saturday June 7th |
10am-5pm, Environmental
Technology Center at Sonoma State University 1801 East Cotati Avenue,
Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
For more information please visit our website, www.sonoma.edu/ensp/etc . or contact Armando Navarro, ETC Assistant Director, via email, armando.navarro@sonoma.edu |
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Saturday June 7th |
10:00am - 1:00pm, Free, San Miguel Child Development Center Grounds Oneida Street Seneca Avenue (off San Jose Avenue between Ocean & Geneva), San Francisco 94112 The first in a series of Community Dialogues in Comprehensive Sustainable Development Sponsored by Life Frames, Inc., A Living Library, San Francisco Department of the Environment, & San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Help Create and Celebrate:
JOIN A LIVING LIBRARY,
YOUR NEIGHBORS, SFPUC, SFDOE, ROSEMARY CAMBRA, MUWEKMA OHLONE INDIAN
TRIBE CHAIR, S.F. SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, & OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS FOR: CELEBRATION,
CREATIVE DIALOGUE, FOOD, ART, & FUTURE CHANGE !!!! BE PRESENT TO CREATE
THE FUTURE |
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Sunday- Saturday June 8th - 14th |
Custer, Wisconsin Women's Wind Power The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and Solar Energy International will be hosting a women's wind workshop in Custer, Wisconsin. This workshop is an excellent avenue for women to get involved with wind power installations and applications. Participants will install a 126' tilt-up tower and a Proven 2500 wind turbine that will be utility intertied. Topics include safety, tower design, hybrid systems, system sizing, legal considerations, site analysis, energy storage, and economics. This workshop is ideal for homeowners who are planning to install a system, or women wanting to get into the field. Solar Energy International (SEI) presents the 2003 Women's Program. Last year SEI's women instructors taught almost 200 women in hands-on women's workshops throughout the country. Our goal is to train and empower women to use renewable energy and seek employment in the field. The curriculum is the same as the coed classes. The difference is the empowered women that you will network with, learn from, and interact with in this class. If you aren't familiar with our organization, learn more about us at www.solarenergy.org For more information or to register for the Women's Wind Workshop, contact the MREA at 715-592-6595, or visit: http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=info@the-mrea.or email: info@the-mrea.org . |
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Monday-Tuesday June 9th-10th |
Seattle, WA Developing Tribal Utilities Conference is attracting representatives from tribes, utility companies, consultants, financial institutions and government. We invite you to join them and hear from a nationally recognized faculty of experts who will explore this complex, new area of utility development. Program Co-chairs: Eric D. Eberhard, Esq. of Dorsey & Whitney and J.D. Williams, Esq. of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian For Reservation Information or registration: call us at (800) 854-8009; or visit this web site http://www.clenews.com/LSI/03/03tribwa.htm |
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Thursday June 12th |
6:00pm refreshments, 6:30pm program, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA Certified Forest Products and Sustainable Forestry Jason Grant of the Certified Wood and Paper Association will discuss efforts to balance environmental performance, social responsibility, and economic viability in certified well managed forests. He will present tools and tactics for successfully specifying and sourcing certified wood and acheiving wood-related credits under LEED. For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 |
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Thursday June 12th |
4:00pm -7:00pm, Free, Millbrae City Hall (Dave Chetcuti Room) 621 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae Please RSVP Green Building to the Green Curb With the many advances that are taking place with green building techniques in the Bay Area, why stop at the built wall? Learn about easy to implement sustainable landscaping techniques that will carry you as a designer from the green building to the green curb. This presentation will introduce to architects, project managers, developers, landscape architects, design students, and homeowners numerous sustainable landscaping techniques that can be included in designs, added to existing sites, shared with clients, and / or be requested from your landscape architect. This presentation will begin with a short overview of the impact and ecological costs of conventional construction on the environment and establish the need to replenish what we take from our natural resources. Using the framework of Permaculture and Sim Van der Ryn's theories of ecological design, we will explore specific sustainable landscaping techniques that mitigate the impact of conventional construction. You will learn about the positive impacts of these design solutions that include reduced run-off, improved water quality, and increased habitat preservation and biodiversity. The presenter, Elaine Walker, has a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University (NCSU). Her thesis work, "Retrofitting Suburbia: A Process to Enhance Ecological Integrity in an Aesthetic Manner" used design imaging to understand which ecologically sensitive landscapes suburban residential homeowners prefer and are more likely to adopt. Her conclusions correlated family structure to the adoption of ecologically sensitive designs. She was also a Visiting Lecturer at NCSU where she taught "Environment and Behavior." This course examined how natural and built environments affect humans' behavior and how humans shape the environment through design. After relocation to New Jersey, Elaine worked for several years at a design / build landscape architecture firm specializing in high-end residential landscapes. Most recently Elaine, her husband, and their two cats relocated to the Bay Area where her commitment to educate others on the benefits of sustainable landscape techniques continues. For more infomation contact: Jill Boone Green Building Coordinator Resource Conservation Programs Manager County of San Mateo RecycleWorks 650-599-1433 FAX: 650-361-8220 RecycleWorks Hotline: 1-888-442-2666 Please RSVP by replying to jboone@co.sanmateo.ca.us (Jill Boone), or calling the RecycleWorks hotline 888-442-2666. |
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Thursday June 12th |
5:30pm -7:30pm, With light refreshments, of course! $8.00 AIA Members (Earn 1.5 LU) $12.00 Non-members, Free for non-members who join AIARE at the seminar or find out how before! The New College, Arlene Francis Theater, 99 Sixth St. at Wilson, Santa Rosa RSVP by Monday, June 9th Design & Practice: David Baker, FAIA David Baker + Partners, Architects Mr. Baker will speak on high-density urban housing solutions. David Baker, FAIA David Baker + Partners, Architects has long been recognized as a firm of innovators, leaders, proponents, and advocates for affordable urban housing. Their mixed use, live work, and other approaches to the problem have earned them awards and well deserved respect for their work. Their projects often include the work of local artists and artisans and clearly improve the quality of life in urban settings. The firm has received more than 70 awards, including several from the American Institute of Architects and a recent award from our own chapter for the Hotel Healdsburg. Before completing his formal education, David Baker was a union carpenter. He earned a Master of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Philosophy from Thomas Jefferson College. From 1977 until 1982 he was a principal of Sol-Arc, a firm focused on the integration of architectural design with solar and energy conservation issues. Since 1982 David Baker has been the principal of David Baker + Partners, Architects, located in San Francisco, California. In 2001 the firm became incorporated, creating a trio of partners: David Baker FAIA, Peter MacKenzie AIA, and Kevin Wilcock AIA. As a member of the American Institute of Architects, in 1996 David Baker was selected as a fellow of the AIA. Mr. Baker has lectured at: CED Berkeley Lecture Series; San Diego Newschool of Architecture; SFMOMA Architecture + Design Forum; Case Studies - A Symposium co-sponsored by Art Table and CCAC, San Francisco; The School of Architectural Studies at CCAC - Home, House & Housing Lecture Series, San Francisco; AIA Monterey Lecture Series; AIA National Convention - Honor Award Seminar; Redwood Empire AIA Lecture Series; Redwood City Housing Symposium; AIA San Francisco Chapter Lecture Series; and Yale Housing Symposium, New Haven. For more information: AIARE Chapter Office (707) 838-2672 By Fax: (707) 838-2672 (call first) By E-mail: exec@aiare.org By Mail: AIARE - P.O. Box 4178 - Santa Rosa, CA 95402-4178 |
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Friday - Friday June 13th-20th |
Space is limited so we ask that you register by May 13th. · The cost of the 8 day gathering is a sliding scale donation of $200-$600 meals included. Camping or limited indoor accomadations. Northern California Community Based Natural Builders Gathering Come join in a fun filled gathering of natural building and community restoration at Black Bear Ranch, Black Bear Ranch(BBR), an intentional community in a rural, off the grid location with a focus on ecologically based community living, provides an excellent place for natural building. Our intention is to bring together a diverse group of natural builders to restore and energize this amazing, time tested intentional community. In our current political and environmental state community and alternative technologieshave never been more important. BBR is a magical place that has been a center for social and environmental change for the past 35 years. It is essential that we not let Black Bear and other past hot beds of societal experimentation and change slip into the realm of memories, please come join in this important revitalization. Black Bear Ranch (BBR) is a 35-year-old intentional community located on 75acres in the remote and rugged Salmon Mountains of Northern California. Surrounded by the Marble, Trinity and Russian Wilderness areas, the steep mountains, tall trees and 50 mile distance from the nearest utility grid combine to give BBR the feeling of existing in another realm. From the one-lane Salmon River road it is either a 10-mile drive on dirt roads or a 5-mile hike up Black Bear Creek. BBR is a hub for organic gardening, ecosystem restoration, fire ecology, sustainable forestry, appropriate technology and alternative energy. BBR provides a unique opportunity for natural building in a rural community setting. Originally a gold mining town, some of the buildings on the ranch were built in the late 1800's and are in need of some major repairs. We will construct a summer kitchen, a creative children's play space, finish a small cob structure, and revamp existing cabins and community structures. A diverse range of natural materials including cob, adobe, wood, timber frame, wattle and daub,straw bale, and others will be used. We will also implement various appropriate technology systems, possibly including a gray water marsh and solar hot water heaters. In celebration of Black Bear Ranch's 35th year as a commune, the gathering will close with a large solstice party June 21st-23rd. Musicians, artists, and actors we welcome your talents. There will be a variety show during the solstice celebration, as well as space for art and music throughout the week. We invite all participants to join us in this celebration, as well as stay to finish up the projects. If you plan to stay on through the celebration please contact us via e-mail, or at the phone number or address listed below. REGISTRATION: Allprofits from this gathering will go toward the BBR Building and Restoration Fund. We encourage families to join us. Children under 14 are free, but we ask a donation for children over the ages of 8 to cover the cost of food. · Full or partial barter and work exchange is also available, however these spaces fill quickly, so contact us immediately if you are interested. · Presenters: Please contact us if you have slide shows or other presentations so that we can schedule everyone in. · To register please email or send us a brief description of your self and the role that natural building plays in you life. salmonrivernaturalbuilders@hotmail.com Salmon River Natural Builders Box P.O. Box 23 Forks of Salmon, CA 96031 If you have questions e-mail us or leave a message at (530) 462-4720. Pleaseinclude a good time for us to reach you. ACCOMODATIONS: There are many beautiful places to camp along the creeks and in the forest and meadows. Bring a tent or sleep out under the stars. There are limited indoor accommodations. MEALS: Three delicious meals will be provided each day. Each meal will include avegetarian option. Much of the produce comes from local organic farms or the BBR gardens. HOPE TO SEE YOU THIS SUMMER! Cheers, Allegra Brucker, Karuna Greenberg |
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Saturday - Sunday June 14th - 15th |
Individuals: $100/day
or $175 Both Days, Couples: $175/Day or $300 Both Days, Angels Camp,
CA
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Monday June 16th |
7:30 pm, $5 Admission, New College of California, 99 6th Street Santa Rosa, CA From the Nile to the Rio Grande: The Architectural Tradition of Hassan Fathy Builder Simone Swan will present the work of renowned earth architect Hassan Fathy, author of Architecture for the Poor and other books on traditional earthen architecture. An apprentice of Fathy's, Swan is now head of the Adobe Alliance, based in Presidio, Texas. She will describe the ongoing efforts inspired by Fathy to house people with "woodless construction" of earthen vaults and domes in Egypt, Texas and beyond. For more info contact Joe Kennedy 707 869 1093 or jkennedy@newcollege.edu |
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Wednesday June 18th  Top |
6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm lecture, Donation: $3 Students, $5 ADPSR Members, $7 Non-members PG&E's Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 4 Blocks from BART's Powell Street Station The Northern California Chapter of Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibliity (ADPSR) Building Ecology Forum lecture series presents: Meeting of the Minds: Community Participation in Urban Design and Planning Dan Iacofano, Principle, MIG Berkeley CA. will show how productive meetings have the power to bring together diverse people to work on common visions, goals and plans; while mismanaged meetings can actually increase divisions and mistrust among colleagues and community members. Planners and designers, community leaders, city administrators, visionaries - anyone who needs to manage teams - will find this session useful for learning processes and tools that will help make the planning and design process more dynamic, effictive and successful. You may also call ADPSR at 510-845-1000 to confirm event dates and topics . |
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Wednesday
June 18th |
7:30 pm, $10 Donation Requested, Dominican University ~ Angelico Hall in San Rafael Giving Voice to the Voiceless: An Evolving Earth Jurisprudence Come Hear Miriam MacGillis "The legal profession needs to cease its subservience to the industrial organizations to fulfill its larger responsibilities for the survival of Earth in the fullness of its grandeur." ~ Thomas Berry Resolving the many critical issues facing our planet and its people will take a new way of thinking and acting, one based upon the realization that all of creation shares one interconnected and interdependent life-support system. At this presentation we will explore an evolving body of proposals that recognize and protect the "rights of all beings to exist and flourish" and the need for human institutions to protect those rights. Drawing upon the recent writings of Thomas Berry, the proposals provide a new foundation for re-thinking the future of the life systems of the planet. Miriam MacGillis, M.A., lives and works at Genesis Farm, which she co-founded in 1980 in Blairstown, New Jersey. An earth activist, artist, and Dominican Sister, Miriam lectures internationally on the "New Cosmology" and the writings of Thomas Berry. She has created widely-distributed audio and video tapes, including "Fate of the Earth" and "Exploring a New Cosmology." Directions: From S.F.: 101 north; Central San Rafael exit; continue straight for 3 blocks; right on Mission; left on Grand Ave; proceed to Acacia St; parking on left; Angelico Hall on right. From Santa Rosa: 101 south, Central San Rafael exit, left on Mission and proceed as above. From East Bay: Richmond Bridge to 101, proceed as above. Sponsored by Earth Literacy Companions of the San Francisco Bay bioregion ~ 510-891-0478 ext. 2 ~ EarthLiteracy@EarthLiteracy.com www.EarthLiteracy.com Co-sponsored by EarthLight Magazine |
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Wednesday
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June 18th - 20th |
Wed & Thu 10:00am - 5:00p, Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA 2003 Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC): Your Future, in Focus Homebuilding's Premier Tradeshow and Conference For more information please visit: www.pcbc.com. Send a free pass to a friend at www.pcbc.com/freepass |
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Thursday
June 19th |
6:30pm to 9:00pm, Free, Pleasant Hill Community Center, Pleasant Hill, CA Refinancing + Solar = A Timely Match With all-time low interest rates available, many homeowners are refinancing their home loans for more favorable rates. This is a perfect opportunity to add a solar electric system for your home, and still end up with nearly the same or lower monthly payment as before you refinanced. Tor Allen, of The Rahus Institute/California Solar Center, will provide an introduction to solar electric systems. Several solar installers will be onhand to talk with about buying a system, along with a lender to talk about refinancing. With the CEC rebates going down $0.20/watt on July 1st, now is the time to buy a system and get your rebate reservation in. Please reserve a seat at this website http://www.californiasolarcenter.org. |
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Thursday
June 19th |
Free, Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Urban Wilds gardeners stories of the struggle for land and justice chronicles grassroots movements for urban sustainability, food security and community autonomy in cities across North America. Editor and local urban garden activist Cleo Woelfle-Erskine will show slides of urban agriculture projects from Oakland to the South Bronx to Havana, Cuba and talk about the growing resistance to corporate monoculture and war without end. For more info: 510/548-2220 x233. |
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Saturday
June 21st |
$100 first day, $75 additional days, $50 non-refundable deposit required. 20% discount for payment 6 weeks in advance. Oregon Build Your Own Earth Oven A beautiful, practical, economical, easy one-day course covers everything you need to know to build and use a basic oven; two-day courses cover decorative finishes and sculpting, basic sourdough bread and cooking techniques, other ideas for earthen building, and more. Participant input helps determine focus. Activity is hands-on, cooperative, enjoyable, and only as physical as you choose. Teachers: Kiko Denzer is a builder and sculptor in stone, concrete, clay, wood, and earth. He has taught in the US and internationally, often assisted by his wife, Hannah Field, a gardener and baker who specializes in growing organic vegetables and baking traditional sourdough breads. Denzer is the author of Build Your Own Earth Oven (Hand Print Press, 2001, www.deatech.com/cobcottage/coboven.html). Additional instructors as noted. Dates and Descriptions:
For more information and registration mail checks to: Kiko Denzer, POB 576, Blodgett OR 97326. Please indicate 1st and 2d choice courses. We will send more details and directions upon receipt. |
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Saturday
June 21st |
9:00am - 3:00pm, $5 per lecture, Admission is free after noon Seating is limited, and pre-registration is strongly encouraged. At Middlebrook Gardens 76 Race Street, San Jose (between the Alameda and San Carlos) Sustainable Landscape Faire Join us for an exciting day of information, food, and festivities. Learn about ecologically-sound gardening practices.Three lectures will be given:
Lectures are a $5.00
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Saturday
- Wednesday
June 21st - 25th |
Saturday, June 21: Teach-in from 11am - 6:30 pm Sunday, June 22: 2pm - Gather to disrupt ministerial Monday, June 23: 10am - noon - Rally at West Steps of Capitol Downtown Sacramento with music, celebrations, speakers & food. March at 1 pm through downtown Sacramento! Mobilize in Sacramento to Protest Corporate Agriculture and the Use of GMOs, Pesticides and Irridiation On June 23rd through June 25th the USDA is sponsoring a ministerial conference on agriculture, science, and technology in Sacramento. Ministers from 180 WTO member nations will be there as well as the largest agribusiness companies, such as Monsanto and SureBeam. But the tax-payer funded event will be completely closed to the public. In response, a coalition of organizations is planning a 5-day convergence and mobilization, including a rally and march, educational events and discussions, and creative and non-violent actions. A link to the formal call to action as well as more background information on the meeting can be found at www.sacmobilization.org and www.foodfirst.org. Among the organizations that are participating in the mobilization effort are Food First, International Forum on Globalization, Organic Consumers Association, Pesticide Action Network, Public Citizen, Action for Local/Global Justice and the Sacramento Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture. The meeting is trying to promote the model of industrial agriculture as we know it in California. But as a community member, activist, organizer, researcher, or advocate, you know that:
TAKE ACTION Come
to Sacramento to show that the food system in California is broken and
send a message that access to safe, nutritious food is a basic human
right! Educate yourself, your colleagues, and your constituents about
how our local struggles are tied to global struggles for community-based
food systems.
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Saturday
- Thursday
June 21st - 26th |
$395 Members, $475 Non-members, Austin, Texas The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) presents: Solar 2003: America's Secure Future If you are a sustainable energy advocate or professional join your colleagues: policy makers, manufacturers, architects, engineers, educators, installers, utility professionals, students, and anyone else interested in advancing clean energy technologies. Featuring:
For more information
visit: http://www.ases.org/2003_conference/2003home.html |
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Sundays
June 22nd July 27th August 24th September 28th |
2:00pm - 5:00pm, Free or donation, Open to the Public, The Peralta Community Garden is in Berkeley on Peralta St. between Hopkins and Gilman; on the west side of the street between 1370 & 1406 Peralta. Art Meets Garden: A Series in Peralta Community Garden. For Four Months on the Fourth Sunday of the Month from the Summer Solstice to the Fall Equinox. Hosted by Kirk Lumpkin in collaboration with Karl Linn. For More Information: (510) 231-5912, kirklumpkin@mac.com
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Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday
June 24th, 25th or 26th |
9:00 am to 4:30 pm for all locations, Free Tuesday, June 24 in San Francisco at the Pacific Energy Center Wednesday, June 25 in San Francisco at the Pacific Energy Center Thursday, June 26 in San Jose at the Leininger Center in Kelley Park Sustainable Site Planning and Landscape Design Workshop This program will cover the green building strategies, practices, and products that relate to site planning and landscape design. The class will include a hands-on analysis and design exercise in a nearby park using measurement tools and site analysis techniques. Instructors are Cheryl Barton of the Office of Cheryl Barton, Tom Sweet of URS Corporation and the PEC's Ryan Stroupe. Agenda
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Wednesday
June 25th |
9:00am - 5:30pm, $50 until May 15 · $100 after May 15 · $150 after June 16 20% discount if two or more people from the same organization register together. Continental breakfast, lunch & reception included, The Oakland Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA California Sustainable Hospitals Forum: Designing and Building for Health This one day conference is designed to help you incorporate sustainable green design issues into your next healthcare building project. Learn about cost effective strategies that emphasize health concerns and meet the unique needs of healthcare facilities. You will go home with tools and references to help you implement these leading edge ideas into your projects immediately. Keynote speaker will be Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature Breakout tracks will give you the opportunity through the day to interact with practitioners from the design firms, healthcare institutions, agencies and utilities that are leading the way in green design. Breakout tracks include:
CEU Credits available
for AIA members. Other CEU credits likely. Stay tuned. Visit www.cehca.org
to get on the list to receive updated agenda, registration and CEU information
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Wednesday
June 25th |
5:00pm - 7:00pm, Free, Dinner will be provided for participants, Department of Public Health, 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, conference room A (near 12th Street BART station) Environmental Justice Forum Alameda County Public Health & Environmental Health Departments As a community partner to the Public Health and Environmental Health Departments of Alameda County, we value your input. We are inviting you to collaborate with us on drafting an environmental justice policy for the Public Health and Environmental Health Departments. The EJ Policy will guide the two departments in our policy decisions. As an element of our Partnership for the Public's Health (PPH) project, we are hosting this meeting with our PPH partners, People United for a Better Oakland (PUEBLO) and the Center for Environmental Health. The goal of the meeting is to initiate development of environmental justice policies and plans for our two Departments, in collaboration with community groups. Activities for the evening meeting will include:
To participate
in the meeting, or for more information, please contact Pamela Evans,
Environmental Health Department, 510/567-6770 or pevans@co.alameda.ca.us
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Wednesday
June 25th |
6:00pm -7:30pm, $7 for SBA members, $10 for non-members, at Café de la Paz 1600 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, CA Local Heroes: Moving Toward Sustainability One Company at a Time Is it possible for a person who is not the CEO of a company to introduce sustainability concepts and affect real change within their organization? In our Local Heroes forum, we present three Bay Area individuals who have done just that: · Mary Hansel - Sustainable Strategies Coordinator at a national engineering company · Kevin Brooks - Project Manager at a national building company · Nancy Himmelfarb - Vice President and Associate General Counsel for a major retailer. Join us on Wednesday evening June 25th for an exciting panel and audience discussion. Mary, Kevin and Nancy will present the strategies they used to introduce sustainability to their organizations, and discuss how you can get started in yours. Signup: http://www.sustainablebiz.org/cgi-script/CSMailto/forms/LocalHeroes.htm or call 510-282-5151 |
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Wednesday
June 25th |
10:00am - 3:00pm, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA Multi-Family Buildings Energy Efficiency Design Training If you are an developer, architect, engineer, energy consultant, contractor, or building department official involved in the development, design, or construction of multi-family residential buildings, you may be interested in this program administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.
For more information or to register, visit www.DesigningForEfficiency.com Please note that registration for this program is NOT through the Pacific Energy Center (PEC). You cannot register at the PEC website or by calling the Pacific Energy Center. For more information about PG&E's California Energy Star New Homes Program, visit: www.pge.com/003_save_energy/003b_bus/comfort_builders.shtml |
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Thursday
June 26th |
11:30am - 4:30pm, Free, Lunch will be provided. Executive Dining Room at Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, CA. Please RSVP as seating is very limited. Flooring "Trends and Truths" Seminar Designers and Architects are invited to attend an informational seminar regarding flooring topics, including "Vinyl Facts not Fiction" and "Environmentally Preferable Product Certification". The speakers will be from DuPont, The Vinyl Institute, Healthy Buildings International and Mannington Mills. CEU credits are available. At the break, there will be a behind-the-scenes tour of the Park. Sponsors: DuPont Antron and Mannington Mills RSVP to jojo_blair@mannington.com or (650) 341-5912. For those of you interested in assuring an open and frank exchange of information on the facts about vinyl, study up a bit at the Healthy Building Network web site before you go to PacBell Park. The basics are summarized quickly in the HBN factsheet you can download at: http://www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/HBN_FS_PVC_in_Buildings.pdf There is much good information throughout the site about PVC and other aspects of green building, but a particularly highly recommended new read is the affidavit filed by the toxicologist for the NY State Attorney General as part of their defense against a suit filed by the vinyl industry attacking NY's green building tax credits. It is a very powerful review of the science indicting PVC for its environmental health impact. The industry withdrew their suit after see |
