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engineeringgreen 07: Redefining What it Means to be an Engineer
Portland, Sep 25/26
Seattle, TBD More Info
EVENTS - OREGON
LEED for Existing Buildings Technical Review Workshop July 26 8:30AM-5PM
Natural Capital Center (Ecotrust) 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland More Info
Portland Branch BBQ July 26, 6-8PM
Natural Talent Design Competition Portland Site, NE 6th Ave, and Webster St. More Info
EVENTS - WASHINGTON
SLUG July 10, 7:30-9AM
Lighting Design Lab, Seattle More Info
Tacoma/Olympia Branch Members Meeting July 12, 7:30-9:30AM
Recovery 1, 1630 East 18th St, Tacoma More Info
UW Benjamin Hall- LEED CS Tour
July 19, 4:30-5:30PM
UW-Benjamin Hall, Seattle More Info
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Deep Green Buildings and the Integrated Design Process July 11, 9AM-1PM
Floral Hall, Van Dusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St, Vancouver More Info
VLUG July 27, 12-1:15 PM
Terasen Gas Building, 111 Georgia St, 1st Floor, Vancouver More Info
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Basics of Going Solar Free Workshop
July 11, 6:30-8PM
Natural Capital Center (Ecotrust) 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR More Info
Specifying Green Furniture and Furnishings Webinar
July 13, 10-11:30AM More Info
Tour of the Waste Water Treatment Plant at Quilceda Village
July 14, 11AM-12:30PM
Marysville, WA More Info
Green Building 101 Workshop
July 17, 6:30-8:30PM
Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 1575 Johnston St., Vancouver, BC More Info
Western Governor's Association: Energy Efficient Building Workshop
Jul17-Jul18
Red Lion Hotel, Denver, CO More Info
COTE Case Study: Pre-Fab /De-Fab
July 17, 4-6PM
South Lake Union Discovery Center, Seattle, WA More Info
Green Roof Research Facility Open House
July 19, 3-5PM
555 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC More Info
How to Buy a Solar Hot Water System
July 21, 9AM-12PM
Mississippi Ballroom, Portland, OR More Info
Building Operator Certification Informational Webcast
July 25, 8:30-9:30AM More Info
SolWest Renewable Energy Fair
July 27-29
Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day, OR More Info
Green Building 101 Workshop
July 28, 10AM-12PM
Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 1575 Johnson St., Vancouver, BC More Info
Basics of Going Solar Free Workshop
Aug 8, 6:30-8:30PM
Natural Capital Center (Ecotrust) 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR More Info
Green Building in Germany Study Tour
Sep 9-13
Germany More Info
Construct Seattle and DesignTrends Seattle Conference and Exhibition
Sep. 26, 11AM-6PM
Sep. 27, 9:30AM-3PM
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA More Info
Green and High Performance Buildings Conference Sep 28, Portland, OR More Info
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New British Columbia Acting Director Cacadia’s BC Director, Jessica Woolliams, will be on maternity leave until April 2008. Congratulations Jessica! In her place, Cascadia welcomes Mona Lemoine as Acting BC Director. Mona (pictured left) comes to Cascadia from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she has been a Project Manager and LEED Accredited Professional with a Master of Architecture and 9 years of progressively responsible experience in building design, project management, and office management. For the last several years, she has focused on incorporating green building strategies and a collaborative design process in order to be culturally and environmentally sustainable in her projects.
New Cascadia Positions
The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is currently hiring for two new staff positions.
Living Building Challenge Program Manager
– the individual will be responsible for day-to-day management of
the program, ongoing research, its technical development and its
supporting tools. A high level of green building expertise will be
required.
Click Here to view the full position description.
Office Manager/Bookkeeper-
this full-time position will oversee Cascadia's day-to-day bookeeping
and administrative needs. This position will be based out of the
Portland office.
Click Here to view the full position description.
Call for presenters: engineeringgreen07
Cascadia, in conjunction with our conference partners, is seeking presentation proposals for our annual fall conference engineeringgreen07. As the premier event for integrating green practices into all types of engineering – from the site to the systems, we are seeking experts from the realms of civil, electrical, structural and mechanical engineering to facilitate technical trainings.
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Thanks to everyone who entered and made the 2007 Cascadia Natural Talent Design Competition a success!
Nominations Sought for USGBC's Board of Directors
Nominations are now being accepted for USGBC's 2008 Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted through Thursday, August 2, 2007. The election will be held in September. Those elected will join the USGBC Board in 2008. More Info
Energy Performance Requirements Within LEED Green Building Rating System to Increase
by the USGBC Read More
Journal of Green Building
The Journal of Green Building
enters its second year of publication and remains committed to
providing practicing architects, engineers, and builders with the most
expert advice on how to incorporate green building approaches and
technologies into future projects. The articles cover all aspects of
the built environment and publishes practical and applied pieces, as
well as research pieces, from authors in the fields of architecture,
engineering design, construction, facilities management, financial
management, and all disciplines relevant to the life cycle of built
facilities and infrastructure. More Info
GreenMoney Journal 15th Anniversary Issue
GreenMoney Journal is a socially and environmentally responsible
investing and business print newsletter publishing since 1992. To
celebrate the 15th Anniversary, GreenMoney has put a collection of
sustainability 'visionaries' together in the Summer 2007 issue to look
at the next 15 years. Read articles by Amy Domini, Gary Hirshberg,
Hazel Henderson, Spencer Beebe, Barbara Krumsiek, Joe Keefe, Carsten
henningsen and others. More Info
Green Real Estate Guide 2007 Sustainable Industries
magazine has released its expanded, second annual guide to green
commercial real estate on the West Coast. The only comprehensive
resource guide for green office space comes at a boom time for the
green building industry. More Info
LEED-NC Version 2.2 Flash Cards!
Cascadia has updated our “Flash Cards” to Version 2.2 Click Here
Women in Green
Is there a greener gender? Studies show that women are more likely than men to support environmental causes through voting, activism, and consumer choices. What are the implications for the design industry? Does sustainable design have special appeal for women, and do they in turn offer something unique to the field? In Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design, Kira Gould and Lance Hosey explore these questions through informal conversations with architects, designers, consultants, policymakers, educators, and students. What they find is that women may be changing how we all see our world and our work. Click Here to Order
Green Building Playing Cards
Cascadia is excited to offer Green Building Playing Cards. These full decks of cards offer a creative and fun way to educate and inspire people to adopt green building practices.
Click Here to Order.
USGBC Reference guides are available to students for $99 + shipping
Many members of the Emerging Green Builder program will qualify for the special new Educator/Student rate for reference guides. To qualify, you must be a current, full-time student (grad or undergrad) or faculty at a 2- or 4-year college/university. High school students and teachers are also eligible. Discounts are limited to one of each guide per customer. More Info
Let's Talk Trash
Metro wants to hear your thoughts on a new ten-year plan for managing solid waste in the Portland metropolitan area. The Regional Solid Waste Management Plan will ensure continued progress in reducing the amount and toxicity of the waste generated and disposed, and will blaze new trails in advancing sustainable operations for the solid waste system. More Info
Integrating Habitats Design Competition
An innovative, cutting edge design competition is taking registrations now! Many urban areas around the country are experiencing rapid growth, triggering the need for thoughtful, environmentally sound designs that create great built and natural spaces, maximizing biodiversity and water quality. Integrating Habitats. A design competition. seeks visionary designs that address building programs which sensitively encompass built and natural environments to serve as national models for future urban development. More Info
Rainwater Collection in Washington
The facts about rainwater collection and reuse in Washington state, straight from the water resources staff at the Washington Department of Ecology. More Info
Call for Seminar Proposals: EEAW Annual Conference
The Environmental Education Association of Washington is convening its 14th annual conference, November 7 – 10, 2007, in Seattle, Washington, to encourage and nurture educators, and business and community members to address the core issues and new ideas regarding a variety of timely topics facing us today. Seminar proposals due July 13. More Info
Earth Advantage S.T.A.R. Realtor Certification
Earth Advantage is offering a 2 day workshop for the Real Estate community. The program will educate realtors and related real estate professionals on how to identify value and market green homes. The essential purpose is to introduce real estate professionals to the fundamentals of the four green building ‘pillars’ that make up a green home. More Info
Out on a Limb
by Becky Brun, Sustainable Industries Journal Click Here to read an excerpt of this article. Cascadia members receive a discount on SIJ subscription.
Funding lines up for sustainable tech research center
by Bill Graves, The Oregonian Read More
USGBC Makes $1 million commitment to Support Green Building Research
by the USGBC Read More
Mushrooms Become Source for Eco-Building
by Jessica Pasko, The Associated Press Read More
City plugs into 'green' power with citizen challenge
by Christina Lent, Beaverton Valley Times Read More
Structural Integrity: Sustainability expert Mike O'Brien builds his dream house
by Ruth Mullen, The Oregonian Read More
USGBC Developing Indoor Air Quality Design Guide Guide to Help Buildings Achieve Improved Indoor Air Quality
by the USGBC More Info
The Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center is the first private building in Oregon to install water free urinals certified by the Oregon State Plumbers Board
by Ecotrust Read More
Cascadia is hiring a Living Building Challenge Program Manager and a Bookkepper/Office Manager More Info
ARUP is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer More Info
Cascadia's mission is to promote
the design, construction and operation of buildings in Oregon, Washington
and British Columbia that are environmentally responsible, profitable and
healthy places to live, work and learn.
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