BC is the province with the highest number of LEED certified buildings per capita: 34 at the time of this writing. The provincial government has also committed BC to having its operations "carbon neutral" by 2010; having all new public buildings minimum LEED Gold or equivalent and achieving GHG reduction for the province of at least 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020.

Green Skyline serves to showcase past achievements and to give you an opportunity to see a variety of ways in which buildings can achieve LEED and other standards. We hope that you’ll be able to take with you a better understanding of the innovative green and sustainable building features and systems that can be utilized to create these buildings.

Purpose

The purpose of this tour is to give an introduction to green commercial buildings and homes. The audience is British Columbia's design, construction and real estate industries as well as the general public. On the tours, whether you are an industry insider or a member of the general public, you will find out what features are “green,” what the costs and benefits are of green building, and how you can incorporate such features into your next home or future project.

* Each tour is 1 AIBC LU

Green Skyline Tours in BC

For tours in the Vancouver area click here

For tours in the Okanagan area click here

For tours in the Victoria area click here

Register today and be among the first to reserve your spot at the region's premier green building conference!

To learn more about Living Future 09, click here.

Are you looking for a comprehensive summary of the happenings at Living Future 08 to share with you colleagues and friends?

Or, did you miss the conference and want to get a snapshot of what you missed?

Take a gander at the Unconference summary and (re)experience the exciting moments that occurred!

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The Living Building Leader program cultivates thought and action leaders. A series of interactive sessions, it provides the building industry with a means to develop a diverse and intensive skill set to effect transformative change. Sessions are arranged into thematic categories mirroring the Living Building Challenge: Site, Energy, Water, Materials, Indoor Quality, Beauty + Inspiration, and Design Process + Leadership.

These ongoing eLearning sessions are accessible to practitioners throughout the country and around the world.

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The Transformational Lecture Series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future.  The world’s most visionary thought leaders will share their experiences and wisdom on the topics that underpin and motivate the green building industry, including Cascadia’s Signal Issues, sustainable communities, and the power of collaboration.  By reminding us why we must act boldly and helping us to imagine a world where sustainability is the baseline, these lectures promise to inspire a revolution!

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As of January 1st, the great State of Alaska is officially a part of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council - joining British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. The Alaska Branch of Cascadia will become actively engaged in our regional efforts to change the design and construction industry. Cascadia will seek funding for an Alaska State Director in 2008 and will be rolling out programming for Alaska in the second quarter. Please join our staff and board in warmly welcoming the Alaskan members to our organization!.

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In June of 2008 Portland, Oregon will be the first American city to host the annual conference of the World Carfree Network. This is an international conference focusing on the future of urban transportation and livability. Titled "Towards Carfree Cities: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity", this conference seeks to find creative, practical solutions to the environmental, economic, community, and public health problems that arise from car-oriented urban policies, culture, and development.

This year's conference theme is "Rethinking mobility, rediscovering proximity." The theme is intended to promote discussion of urban livability, mixed-use development, local agriculture, pedestrian safety, strong neighborhoods, accessible public space, and sustainable transportation.

PROPOSALS SOLICITED

World Carfree Network and Shift are now seeking program proposals on the theme of "Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity". Proposals are requested in the following categories:

• Research abstracts

• Presentations of programs (e.g., government, non-profit, or private sector initiatives)

• Presentations of World Carfree Network members' organizational activities

• Panelists on the following topics: a) alternatives to the private automobile; b) closures of parks or city streets to cars, c) carfree towns, housing developments, or shopping districts; d) experiences of carfree individuals and families, e) World Carfree Day events

• Interactive workshops, activities, and tours

• Films

• Works of art

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Cascadia Region Green Building Council has won a USGBC/ Milliken & Company Award of Excellence for Education.  The award was presented at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo to Cascadia's Washington Director, Marni Kahn.

Providing transformative models for the future. In 2006 the Living Building Challenge was launched to set a new bar for environmental performance in our homes, offices and buildings of all types. The response has been inspiring as people from all over North America have risen to the challenge and are attempting to transform their projects from buildings that are “less bad” to transformative models for the future. The race is on to build the first Living Buildings in communities around the continent.

And yet, to be ultimately successful in securing a sustainable future, not only do our buildings need to be ‘living,’ so too must the spaces between. What would it mean to design a living roadway? A living park or pier? A living plaza or playground? This document addresses these questions by applying the same logic established in the Living Building Challenge protocol.