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Thursday May 1st |
6:00pm refreshments, 6:30pm program, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA Making the Shift from Green Design to Sustainability Ray Cole will discuss how to facilitate a move from the current focus on cost, buildings -as-products, and mitigation of environmental problems to more encompassing considerations of value, process, adaptation and restoration. He will discuss these topics in greater length in the program on May 2nd. For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 |
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Thursday May 1st |
7:30pm, Free, donations welcome, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, (Cedar and Bonita in Berkeley) Wheelchair accessible A Lot in Common A 76-minute documentary by Emmy-award-winning producer Rick Bacigalupi Meet the neighbors: Grandpa Roosevelt and his grandson, Joan the single mom, Ruth the psychic, and Amy the metal sculptor. They all have "A Lot in Common" when together they turn a vacant lot in Berkeley, CA into a blooming community garden full of lush native California vegetation, eco-friendly technology demonstrations, and outdoor artwork by local artists. They clash over political ideals, runaway pets and public art, yet in the end, they grow a community of neighbors. Interviews with urban planning visionary Jane Jacobs, PBS reporter/author Ray Suarez, environmentalist Paul Hawken, Urban Habitat co-founder Carl Anthony, lend context and background to the discussion of the Commons. Landscape architect/psychologist Karl Linn who envisioned and orchestrated the creation of the gardens, provides on-going commentary. Post-screening discussion with Rick Bacigalupi and Karl Linn, creator of Peralta and Northside Community Art Garden Commons |
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Friday May 2nd |
8:30am - 11:30am, Free, Marin County Planning Chambers 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 328 San Rafael, CA. 94903 Photovoltaic Systems for Residents and Businesses The Marin County Community Development Agency will be hosting two trainings aimed at familiarizing residents and businesses with concepts of solar electricity as well as addressing the more practical considerations of installing a solar electric (photovoltaic) system. Tor Allen and Hal Aronson of the non-profit Rahus Institute will be presenting on the following topics:
The Rahus Institute
is a non-profit, educational organization with a focus on renewable
energy. Current projects include: The California Solar Center - a web-based
source of solar energy information relevant to California; Solar e-Clips
- a bi-weekly e-newsletter covering current stories and legislative
updates; organizing Solar Forums throughout California; coordinating
the California PV Utility Manager working group; and Solar Schoolhouse
- a solar for schools program combining the installation of solar energy
systems with hands-on curriculum. |
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Friday May 2nd |
1:30pm, BYO, Café de la Paz 1600 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch |
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Friday May 2nd |
9:00am - 1:00pm, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA Making the Shift from Green Design to Sustainability Ray Cole, internationally recognized expert on environmental building practices, will discuss ways designers, owners and officials can move away from the current focus on cost, buildings -as-products, and mitigation of environmental problems to more encompassing considerations of value, process, adaptation and restoration. For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 |
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Sunday May 4th |
3:30pm - 5:00pm, $5 per car (bring lots of friends), Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Sustainable Building Tour Come see the newest buildings at Hidden Villa - featuring solar electricity and hot water, a geothermal heat pump, passive solar design, strawbale and rammed earth construction and more. Tour lasts 1 ½ hours and is not recommended for children under 12. For directions, please see www.hiddenvilla.org. For more information contact Sarah Slover, Volunteer Coordinator call 650-949-8655 or email volunteers@hiddenvilla.org. |
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Monday May 5th |
10:00am - 12:00pm, Free, Light refreshments will be served, James Irvine Foundation Conference Room One Market Plaza Steuart Tower, Suite 2500 San Francisco, CA 94105 (Near Embarcadero BART Station, on the corner of Market and Steuart) For security reasons, the James Irvine Foundation has requested we provide a list of attendees ahead of time. Pre-reg reguired. Redefining Progress and the San Francisco Foundation Present: Sustainability Roundtable Session 3: S P R A W L and Sustainability: Land Use and the New Budget Realities Sprawl is a major challenge to planning and sustainability efforts in metropolitan areas throughout the US, and particularly in California. Current land use and tax policies in tandem with the tight economy will increase municipalities’ dependence on land use for revenue. As planners, residents, and workers address historical inequities, new budget realities are likely to exacerbate the historical inequities that have so shaped our cities. Our Roundtable will provide a forum for professionals to tease out the core tensions surrounding urban sprawl in the context of creating a more sustainable and equitable infrastructure. Invited presenters Include: Carl Anthony, Ford Foundation Tom Jones, California Futures Network Sunne McPeak, Bay Area Council Antonio Diaz, PODER Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Working Partnerships Moderator: Michel Gelobter, Please RSVP to: Ani Gupta (510) 444-3041 x310, or to roundtable@rprogress.org. You are welcome to RSVP the day of the event by calling (510) 282-1309. There will also be an RP representative greeting people at the door. Join us afterwards for a brown bag lunch in the Embarcadero Center/ Justin Hermann Plaza. |
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Monday May 5th |
4:00pm, $25, Berkeley, CA Designing and Constructing a Green Building Envelope Speakers: Nancy Malone and John Shurtz Copies of the videos (made from the digital master) cost $25 (2 VHS cassettes) Contact Ed Gulick, Program Manager, Berkeley's Green Resource Center 1931 Center Street Berkeley, CA bbb@greenresourcecenter.org Tel: 510-845-0472 Fax: 510-845-9503 |
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Tuesday May 6th |
Corona, CA Solar Depot’s PV Workshops for Contractors INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND YOUR INCOME Learn How To Present, Sell and Install Solar Electric Systems • Basic information on Solar Electric Systems • Zero Emissions, Clean Power • SOLECTROGEN Solar Electric Generators • Reducing or Eliminating Electric Bills • Utility Tied Solar Electric Systems • Protection Against Utility Power Outage • California Cash Rebate Program $4000/KW • Reliable Performance, 25 Year Warranty • Net Metering Laws of California • Ultra Low Maintenance Systems • Financing for Systems • California Cash Rebate for Solar($4 perWatt) • Marketing Solar Electric Systems • Additional Incentives for Commercial Systems • Remote Solar Power Systems/Backup Power Systems • Some Hands-on Training Our Training Seminar Will Cover: What You Can Offer To Your Customers: We have presented 35+ Solar Electric Workshops for Contractors in the last 2 year in Sacramento, San Rafael, Corona & San Diego, California. All of these workshops were sold out. In response to numerous requests for more workshops, we have scheduled six new workshops for Feb-May 2003, in Petaluma, and Corona, CA. We encourage you to register for one of these workshops as soon as possible, before they are sold out. For more information visit: www.solardepot.com and click the PV Workshop button. |
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Tuesday May 6th |
6:00pm refreshments, 6:30pm - 9:00pm program, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA (between 4th and 5th Streets) in San Francisco, two blocks south of Powell Street MUNI and BART Station. Lighting Design for Architects Lighting designer Jeannine Komonosky will discuss and demonstrate fundamental lighting concepts for architects, including terminology, visual perception, surface properties, light and color theory, equipment, and design criteria and applications. For more information and registration visit www.pge.com/pec/classes or 415-973-7268 Directions to the PEC are on the Web at www.pge.com/pec/directions |
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Tuesday May 6th |
12:00pm, Free, Berkeley, CA Designing and Constructing a Green Building Envelope Speakers: Nancy Malone and John Shurtz Copies of the videos
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Wednesday May 7th |
4:00pm, Free, Berkeley, CA What is the Greenest Insulation? Speakers: Seth Melchert, Bruce Thomas, and David Bass Copies of the the insulation video costs $15 (1 VHS cassette). Contact Ed Gulick, Program Manager, Berkeley's Green Resource Center 1931 Center Street Berkeley, CA bbb@greenresourcecenter.org Tel: 510-845-0472 Fax: 510-845-9503 |
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Wednesday-Friday May 7th-9th |
Granlibakken, Lake Tahoe, CA Utility Energy Forum 2003 The Utility Energy Forum is a non-profit consortium of utility sponsors. The annual meeting provides attendees, speakers and exhibitors with a high quality, low key opportunity to exchange information and learn from the pros about the current and emerging industry issues. The Forum anticipates 150 to 170 attendees this year representing more than three dozen utilities. At the Forum, everyone participates in all panel discussions, meals and social events. Therefore, many opportunities exist to forge new and valuable professional relationships. Who should Attend? Utility managers, utility marketers, energy managers, energy services directors, marketing managers, key account representatives, and other interested parties who need to know about the latest trends in the re-regulated utility industry. For more information and how to register visit http://www.utilityforum.com/ |
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Thursday - Saturday May 8th - 10th |
9:00am - 1:00pm Thursday & Friday, 9:00am - 11:30am Saturday, Free 2100 East 7th Street between Embarcadero and Kennedy Streets Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Days When it's time to clean-up around the house, take your hazardous waste to the right place... What you can drop off:
What you can't drop off:
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Thursday - Saturday May 8th - 10th |
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Design Matters!: Poetry + Proof AIA National Convention and Design Expo Join more than 18,000 of your colleagues at the 2003 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition. Preliminary information is posted now for this year's main event. The host chapter, AIA San Diego, promises some incredible tours, special events, dining by design evenings, and a "journey to the wild side" at the Host Chapter Party! For more info, online registration, housing, and more visit http://www.aiaconvention.com/ For more information on reserving exhibition space in San Diego, call toll free (888) 242-1824. |
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Friday May 9th |
8:45am - Sign-In and Coffee 9:00am - Noon, $20 SBA Members, $25 non-members Workshop Room 10, Second Floor, California State Office Building 1515 Clay Street in Oakland (one block west of Broadway, 2 blocks from 12th St. BART The Sustainable Business Alliance presents: Business Technology for the 21st Century: How Chaos, Complexity & Adaptive Science Can Transform Your Organization Just as the industrial economy was created by the discoveries of physics and chemistry, so the "molecular" economy is being birthed by the technologies emerging from complexity, chaos, biology, and genetics - the so-called adaptive sciences. Workshop facilitator Terry O'Keefe will explore:
Here's some of what you will learn:
To register for this workshop click
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Friday May 9th |
9am - 4:30pm, $165 (includes lunch and a copy of the book, Fostering sustainable behavior: An introduction to community-based social marketing), Radisson Miyako Hotel, 1625 Post St., San Francisco. Fostering Sustainable Behavior Workshop This full-day workshop covers how to: identify the barriers to a desired behavior, such as proper disposal of hazardous waste or reducing lawn watering; use behavior change “tools” to design more effective programs; pilot test a program; and evaluate the impact of a program once it has been implemented. The emphasis is on ensuring that participants feel confident in using community-based social marketing within their own work contexts. For more info email info@cbsm.com, or visit http://www.cbsm.com/conference/registration.lasso. |
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Friday May 9th |
12:10pm - 1pm, UC Davis, Davis. Measuring Sustainability: Learning by Doing Lecture by Simon Bell, Center for Complexity and Change, Tech. Faculty, The Open Univ., UK. Location: Info: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/seminar/index.htm. |
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Friday May 9th - May 11 |
UC Davis, Davis. Whole Earth Festival Music, crafts, education, and more. Topics include: appropriate technology; spirituality, gender issues, diversity; social justice and activism; health and holistics; and environment. For more information call 530/752-2569, or email naomiwile@yahoo.com, or visit http://wef.ucdavis.edu |
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Saturday May 10th |
10:00am - 1:00pm, $10 Ecology Center members, $15 others, no one turned away for lack of funds. Call to pre-register. Drop-ins OK. Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Green Design for Everyday People In this class we will discuss the process of green design and how we all can have beautiful living and working spaces that are not toxic to ourselves or our environment. Topics will include cleaners, paints, sealers, furnishings, flooring, energy efficient systems and products. You'll also learn how to enhance the energy flow of your space by using Feng Shui. For those interested we will take a walk to Urban Ore and The Depot for Creative Reuse after class. This will be an interactive class so be prepared to have fun. Bring a rough plan of your space if possible. For more information call Beck Cowles, Information Program Manager, 510/548-2220 x233 www.ecologycenter.org |
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Saturday May 10th |
3:00pm, UC Davis, Davis. Alternative Vehicle Poker Rally (@ the Whole Earth Festival) Calling all alternative vehicles! If you use a means of transportation that is actively working to erode the oil-garchy that we are currently faced with (such as fuel cells, EVs, hybrids, biodiesel, human powered vehicles, methane/biodigestion, etc.), come join us. Vehicles will do a loop around the Festival; there will be 5 checkpoints along the way. At each point, the driver will draw a card. The driver at the end with the best poker hand will win a ‘alternative’ prize, yet to be determined! Contact us to register, and for detailed instructions/directions. For more info call: 530/752-2569, or email: tcnewburgh@ucdavis.edu, or visit: http://wef.ucdavis.edu. |
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Saturday May 10th |
9:00am - 6:00pm, Event followed by a catered organic dinner with wine and dancing starting at 6:00pm. $35-100 Symposium and Celebration, $15-35 Symposium Only, $25-50 Celegration only, Lunch is included for symposium participants. Celebration guests may invite up to three dinner and dancing guests that can arrive at 6pm at $25-50 per person. At the home of Chuck Johnson-- a model ecological home by Artisan Builders. 1464 Darby Road, Sebastopol, CA. Space is limited, register early. This is a not-for-profit event. All profits go to: The David Kibbey Scholarship Fund. Please register by April 25, 2003 Artisan Builders presents Eco-Building Symposium & Celebration A community gathering for envisioning, sharing, and educating on Ecological Design and the Building Arts. Saturday, May 10, 2003 Topics to include: Affordable Sustainable Building, Mainstreaming Green, Alternative Building Systems, Elemental Building, & Conservation Hydrology: Rehydrative Eco-Building. Featuring: Joe Kennedy, Carol Venolia, Brock Dolman, Darrel DeBoer, Bruce Hammond, and Chuck Johnson. Opportunities for spontaneous discussion topics may exist. The idea for this symposium was spawned by my evolving interest in a philosophical approach called Elemental Building. I am using this background format of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water, as a basis for the design-build process. Marianne Balfe and I are working on a video project and a collection of writings to document these ideas in philosophy and practice. Our intent at this symposium is to make audio-visual recordings of you, the participants, during the Elemental Building portion of the event, for possible future use in an artistic video documentary on elemental building. To that end, I ask that you think about your work and other projects in these terms, and be prepared to speak about your ideas around this topic area. If you have any writings that would be appropriate for the compilation, please approach me about this. We will be circulating video release forms at the symposium that expresses whether you are willing to be recorded. If you have any comments, questions, or objections, please contact us. The archival footage of the event will be accessible for other participants to use. Best regards, Make checks out to Artisan Builders, and mail to: 291 Hutchins Ave; Sebastopol, CA 95472 Work trade and scholarships are availableónobody turned away for lack of funds. For more information and reservations call: Chuck Johnson Elemental Building, Inc. 707.823.8443 |
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Saturday May 10th |
6:00 - 7:00pm, Free, Del Mar Room San Diego Marriot Hotel and Marina U.C. Berkeley College of Environmental Design Reception at the American Institute of Architects National Convention and Expo Please join us for our annual reception at the AIA National Convention For more information e-mail sdickie@uclink.berkeley.edu or call 510/642-7722. |
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Monday May 12th |
12:00 noon - 2:00pm, Free, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Public Library 100 Larkin Street at Grove RSVP by May 9 to Lolita Sweet, Public Outreach Officer at lolita.sweet@sfgov.org @ 415-355-3754 Blue Vinyl: The Entertaining Documentary San Francisco's Environment Department and the Film Commission invite you to attend a special screening of the film of Blue Vinyl, an important and engaging documentary about the dangers of PVC plastic. Blue Vinyl won the award for documentary excellence in cinematography at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. After the screening, director Judith Helfand will be available for questions. Special guests Monique Harden and Edgar Mouton, Jr. will discuss the devastating effects of vinyl manufacturing facilities on the African American community of Mossville in Louisiana. With humor, chutzpah, and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award winning-cinematographer Daniel B. Gold travel to America's vinyl manufacturing capital in Louisiana and beyond in search of the truth about vinyl, the most popular and second fastest selling plastic in America. Helfand's parents' decision to "re-side" their house with this seemingly benign cure-all for many suburban homes turns into a toxic odyssey with twists and turns that most ordinary homeowners would never dare to take. Along the way, learn how much our reliance on vinyl (a.k.a. PVC plastic) could be costing communities, workers, children, our health and the environment. The result is a humorous but sobering and uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between consumers and industry. Many City departments deal with the effects of about polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Approximately 75% of all PVC manufactured is used in construction materials. PVC is the worst plastic from an environmental health perspective, posing great environmental and health hazards in its manufacture, product life and disposal. PVC poses a great risk in waste incineration and building fires, as it releases deadly gases such as hydrogen chloride long before it ignites. Some departments may be interested in learning more about the toxic dioxin waste that causes health problems such as cancer, endometriosis, neurological damage, liver and kidney failure, birth defects, immune system damage, and respiratory problems. For information about the consumer and education campaign, go to: www.myhouseisyourhouse.org For more information about the film, go to: www.bluevinyl.org |
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Monday - Wednesday May 12th - 14th |
9:00am - 5:00pm, $330/day, the Harvard University campus, Cambridge, MA Harvard University Continuing Education presents: Brownfield Business Class: Inspiring Leaders in Brownfield Development: For three days in May, the Harvard Design School Office of Executive Education will offer design professionals a series of Executive Education Seminars:
Instructors: Mary
Jo Bohart, economic development officer, Town of Lexington, MA; Niall
Kirkwood, director, Center for Technology and Environment, Harvard Graduate
School of Design; Thomas Russ, landscape architect and associate professor
at the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata; William Shutkin, president
of New Ecology, Inc., Cambridge, MA; and Stephen M. Soler, adjunct faculty
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Tuesday May 13th |
6:00pm - 9:00pm, Free, Planning Chambers 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 328 San Rafael, CA. 94903 Photovoltaic Systems for Residents and Businesses The Marin County Community Development Agency will be hosting two trainings aimed at familiarizing residents and businesses with concepts of solar electricity as well as addressing the more practical considerations of installing a solar electric (photovoltaic) system. Tor Allen and Hal Aronson of the non-profit Rahus Institute will be presenting on the following topics:
The Rahus Institute
is a non-profit, educational organization with a focus on renewable
energy. Current projects include: The California Solar Center - a web-based
source of solar energy information relevant to California; Solar e-Clips
- a bi-weekly e-newsletter covering current stories and legislative
updates; organizing Solar Forums throughout California; coordinating
the California PV Utility Manager working group; and Solar Schoolhouse
- a solar for schools program combining the installation of solar energy
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Sunday May 18th 
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10:00am - 3:00pm, Meadow Vista, CA Eco-home and Garden Tour The purpose of the event is to raise public awareness of energy conservation, sustainable building materials, and alternative building possibilities. We have chosen six homes for the tour which feature the most cutting edge green building products available as well as the most up to date technology for energy efficiency. The homes on the tour feature the following: radiant floor heating/cooling systems; passive solar design; solar power with PV system; radiant barrier insulation; cellulose insulation; natural fiber insulation; whole house fan; straw-bale home construction; concrete homes and much more... The gardens feature: beautiful perennial flower gardens; naturally deer resistant plants; flowers and herbs; gorgeous outdoor living spaces; as well as the latest technology in deer resistant barriers and much more. We are excited to bring this information to the community. For ticket information please call The Live Oak Waldorf School at (530) 878-8720. For more information visit http://www.liveoakwaldorf.org/Eco%20Home%20and%20Garden.htm |
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Wednesday May 21st
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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, East Bay AIA COTE and the Ecological Design Institute Healing Landscapes: Design Recommendations for Gardens in Healthcare Settings Slide Show and Lecture by Clare Cooper Marcus. The Western world once knew the healing power of nature, then lost it, but is now regaining that knowledge. Clare Cooper Marcus, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, and author of "Healing Gardens" (Wiley 2000) has studied how hospital outdoor space can be used to benefit patients, staff, and visitors. Her slide presentation will critique garden designs from USA, UK, and Canada. ADPSR NorCal 510-845-1000 adpsrmail@aol.com http://www.adpsr-norcal.org |
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Thursday May 22nd |
9:00am - 1:00pm, Free, Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 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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Sunday - Saturday May 25th - 31st |
$450 camping and meals included, Class size is limited to 15, so register early. Emerald Earth in Mendocino County. Workshop will be repeated September 14-20, 2003 Natural Building Workshops Co-sponsored by New College of California's program on Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Community. Michael G. Smith, Darryl Berlin, and Sara McCamant will show you how to build your own beautiful, inexpensive, and energy-efficient home with non-toxic local materials such as clay, straw, and unmilled wood. This is the most comprehensive Natural Building workshop currently offered anywhere, covering site analysis, passive solar design, and hands-on practice in up to 10 different techniques, including straw bale, cob, straw-clay, and wattle-and-daub; round pole framing; alternative foundations; earth and lime plasters; home-made paints; and adobe floors. Each day will include a mix of hands-on work on actual buildings under construction, discussions, and tours of the most complete Natural Building demonstration site in California, with evening activities including videos or slide shows, music, and a sauna. Expect a memorable experience in a peaceful but stimulating environment, surrounded by an intimate and supportive group of new friends. Each workshop costs $450, including camping, delicious vegetarian meals, and a copy of the 144-page book The Art of Natural Building. To register, send a $100 deposit payable to Michael Smith to Emerald Earth Workshops, P.O. Box 764, Boonville, CA 95415. Deposit is refundable if you cancel with more than 7 days notice. For more information, call 707-895-3302 or email lorax@ap.net. |
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Wednesday May 28th |
9:00am to 4:30pm, Free, includes a Continental Breakfast and lunch. Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103. Take the Powell Street Stop and walk 2 blocks to Howard Street. The Collaborative for High Performance Schools Design Training Sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. A diverse panel of experts will discuss daylighting design and student productivity, high performance electric lighting, optimized HVAC systems, sustainable site planning and materials, and available tools for districts and their design teams. Case study projects will also be presented. The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS, often referred to as "chips") aims to increase the energy efficiency of schools by providing information, services, and incentive programs directly to school districts and designers. The Collaborative's goal is to facilitate the design of high performance schools: environments that are not only energy efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit and contain the amenities needed for a quality education. We have created a set of design guidelines to build environmentally sustainable schools. High Performance Schools are cost effective in the short-term as well as the long-term. CHPS is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Some of the Benefits of High Performance Schools include: Improved Student and Teacher Health, Heightened Student Performance, Decreased Operating Costs, Enhanced Indoor and Outdoor Environment. CHPS design guidelines are currently a mandatory design standard for all future schools in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Vacaville Unified School Districts. Notes: 6 hours of AIA Continuing Education To register please visit our Events page at: www.chps.net or call CHPS: 877-642-CHPS |
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Wednesday - Monday May 28th - June 9th |
$800, Talisen West, Phoenix, AZ The tuition fee includes meals, desert camp site, and access to the facilities of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, Taliesin West. The fee does not include transportation, personal gear, or the cost of special dietary/ medical needs. The San Francisco Institute of Architecture (SFIA) presents Frank Lloyd Wright, Organic Architecture and Ecological Design Study, draw, design in one of the world's most inspiring environments. Live in some of the finest remaining desert habitat of the Phoenix, Arizona region; learn first-hand the work and design principles of Frank Lloyd Wright; see the latest in ecological design and nature-based architecture. It's an experience that will live with you for a lifetime. Includes: daily sketching exercises, nature study, design studio project work and/or special projects of student's choosing. Speakers:
Visual Presentations:
Tours:
EARLY-BIRD ENROLLMENT
SAVINGS: $650 tuition to May 19. After May 19: $800. Refund policy:
100% refund to May 19. After May 19, tuition refunded for cancellations
to May 28 minus a $150 cancellation fee. After the workshop starts on
May 28, refund for withdrawal will be prorated for the days spent at
Taliesin, in addition to the $150 cancellation fee. Complete preparation
instructions will be sent upon enrollment. (4 units of SFIA academic
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Thursday - Saturday May 29th - 31st |
9:00am - 1:00pm Thursday & Friday, 9:00am - 11:30am Saturday, Free 2100 East 7th Street between Embarcadero and Kennedy Streets Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Days When it's time to clean-up around the house, take your hazardous waste to the right place... What you can drop off:
What you can't drop off:
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Friday
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May 30 - June 8th |
$1,500 to $1900 Cost includes: R/T air from Miami; visa and licensing; 2 meals per day; transportation within Cuba; accommodations in Cuba; preparatory reading materials; Global Exchange membership; program activities and attention to individual professional interests. Havana, Cuba Global Exchange invites you to Cuba to participate in a US delegation to 4th International Convention on Environment and Development Including Planetwalk-Cuba: May 30-June 12, 2003 Themes and Highlights of the Convention include:
Absracts should
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Saturday
May 31st |
10:00am - 3:00pm, Free, San Diego, CA Solar Home Tour 2003 - San Diego On May 31st, the San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO) will host the San Diego Solar Home Tour 2003. For one day, local residents open their homes to the public so they can learn about the benefits of solar power. The Tour will showcase homes all over San Diego County that use solar technologies including solar water heating, solar pool heating and photovoltaics (solar electricity). During the hours above the public can visit any one of the home sites on the Tour. The Solar Homes Tour 2003 Web site includes pictures, solar system descriptions and directions for all the homes on the Tour. In addition, the site features basic information about solar energy, rebates for solar energy and links to other relevant sites. Tour participants will receive an energy-saving compact fluorescent bulb while supplies last and a chance to win solar prizes, such as solar-powered flashlights and battery chargers. The public can get information for the event at the website http://www.sdenergy.org/solartour/ or by calling 858-244-1195. |
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Saturday
May 31st |
2:00 pm, Free, Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium,100 Larkin Street (at Grove), San Francisco, CA Go Solar: Solar Power Your Home Three San Francisco Bay Area solar power companies show how to add solar power to your home. |
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Saturday
May 31st |
10:00am -1:00pm, Free, Darrel DeBoer's 3 acres in El Sobrante Making a Bamboo Framed Geodesic Greenhouse We will be building a small geodesic greenhouse using bamboo poles and special metal plate connectors. There will also be a meeting of the American Bamboo Society, but all are welcome and there is no charge for attending. It's mostly about assembling, the only skill explored will be "drilling." For more information and directions contact Darrel DeBoer, Darrel@DeBoerArchitects.com, 510 865 3669. |
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Saturday
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May 31 - June 14th |
$1100 include camping and delicious meals and fresh woodfired bread & pizzas, Skywater Center Garberville, California Permaculture Design Course This course is located 4.5 hours north of San Francisco at an off-the-grid, outdoor educational training center. This beautiful & wild land will provide experience for watershed scale restoration techniques. This course will focus on wilderness awareness, tracking, understanding bird language, erosion and soil conservation, large scale water harvesting. There are examples of keyline patterning, composting toilets, solar showers, outdoor kitchen & class room & swimming pond. For more information visit: http://www.permacultureinstitute.com/courses.html#DESIGN |
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Nor Cal ADPSR, PO Box 9126, Berkeley,
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