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Marni Evans |
Cascadia welcomes
new WA State Director, Marni Evans. Marni's past experience includes
managing Paladino & Company's technical consulting team to the U.S. and
Canada Green Building Councils. Marni has a Masters in Architecture from
Montana State University and has consulted on over forty LEED projects. More
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Cascadia
is seeking green building professionals to
help Non-Profit organizations with LEED project evaluations at workshops
in Olympia (Mar 31) and Moses Lake (Mar 30). More
info
Cascadia Region Green Building
Council seeks new CEO. Job announcement coming soon.
Cascadia
releases Post Occupancy Evaluation Report on 11 LEED Certified
Buildings. Read
the Report
Cascadia thanks new 100 Friends:
Oregon
State University - Construction Engineering Management (Certified). Join
us in 2006
Cascadia won one of two
USGBC member recruitment awards.
Sustainable Oregon
Schools (SOS) Initiative, Preparing Students and Schools for
Tomorrow, Today. More
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ASHRAE, USGBC, IESNA Partner on
New Standard to drive high performance building practices
mainstream. More
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New Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Take
Effect. More
info
Resources
Cascadia Region Green Building Case Studies
free to download. More
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EPA's 2006 student sustainable
design competition now open. More
info
Sign
up for World Green Building Council Newsletter
Sign
up for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in
Higher Education (AASHE) Newsletter
New
web-based LEED A.P. exam prep course created by U.S. Green
Building Council in partnership with Turner Construction Company. More
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Vancouver BC's Sustainable
Building Center launches Ideas that Last, their inaugural
exhibition of sustainable building projects, large and small, opening at
their new location on Granville Island on Mar 25. SBC is seeking
expressions of interest from owners and designers for exhibition-ready
material. More
info
Journal of Green Building
presents current research findings and new directions related to green
building and high performance built facilities and infrastructure. More
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LEED "Flash Cards" Available
Cascadia
has developed LEED 2.1 "flash cards" to help you prepare for the exam.
The 280 questions and answers can be cut into "flash cards." Purchase
Flash Cards (LEED 2.2 Exam coming in mid 2006)
Get your
copy at Cascadia's discount rate: McGraw-Hill SmartMarket
Report for Green Building. Order
here
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Now only $65: The Insider's Guide to
Marketing Green Buildings by Jerry
Yudelson. Over 200 pages charting the future direction of green
building. Feb. 2005 update edition. Buy
the Book , More
info , Read
Table and Sample Chapter
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Rebuilt Green: The Natural Capital Center and the
Transformative Power of Building
120 pages, $10. "Rebuilt
Green is the first book to explore the true meaning and social
dimensions of green building." --Paul Hawken. Buy
the Book
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Green Building in the News
A
Green Dream in Texas by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times
Redefining
What It Means to Build Green by Dylan Rivera, The Oregonian
Zero
Energy, Infinite Appeal by Nathan Good, Fine
Homebuilding
New
Neighborhood Shapes Up On Waterfront by Sue Pesznecker, Feb 07,
2006, Portland State University Vanguard
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Events
Oregon
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Solutions for Wood in Green Building Workshop
- Mar 22, 1 - 6 PM, Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland.
More
Info | Agenda
and Registration |
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Eugene LEED and Green Building Workshop -
Apr 14, 8:30 AM - 5 PM, Lillis Business Complex, Rm. 112, 1198
East 13th Avenue, Eugene. More
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Portland LEED Users Group (PLUG)
- Mar 9, 7:30 - 9 AM, at Interface Engineering, 708 SW Third Ave,
Ste. 400, Topic: Acoustics. More
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Portland General Member's Meeting
- Mar 16, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, Discovery Center, 0680 SW Bancroft. More
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Washington
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Solutions for Wood in Green Building Workshop
- Mar 20, 1 - 6 PM, UW NHS Hall, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, More
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Agenda
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Buildings in Balance Lecture Series
- 7 Lectures Remain, including public lecture by Ray Cole.
More
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Tacoma/Olympia LEED Users Group
- Apr 6, 7:30 AM, at
McGranahan
Architects - 2111 Pacific Avenue, Suite
100, Tacoma, WA 98402. Topic: LEED v2.1 & 2.2 comparison. More
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Inland Branch LEED Users Group (LUG-IN)
- Mar 8, 7:30 - 8:30 AM, Coffman Engineers 10 North Post Street
#500, Spokane. Topic: Commissioning.
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Seattle LEED Users Group (SLUG)
- Mar 14, 7:30 - 9 AM, 400 E. Pine, Topic: Renewable Energy.
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Tacoma/Olympia Branch Member's Meeting
- Mar 16, 7:30 AM, Tacoma Public Utilities Auditorium, 3628 South
35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Topic: Indoor Air Quality.
More
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Save the Date: Dollars & Sense - Funding &
Planning Green K-12 Schools in WA. May
18 in Olympia & May 22 in Spokane. |
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British Columbia
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Vancouver LEED Exam Study Group -
Join this unique, online self-organizing group of Vancouverites to
share study tips and arrange study sessions in preparation for
writing the LEED Canada exam. Join
group | More
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Vancouver LEED Users Group (VLUG) -
Mar 31, 12:00pm - 1:15pm, GeorgiaRoom, 1111 W. Georgia St,
Vancouver, Lunch provided, no registration required, More
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Additional Events
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30 Days of Sustainability -
Mar 2 - 31, Vancouver, BC. An annual celebration and affirmation
of sustainability and its natural role in the world - and our
lives. More
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Puget Sound CSI Chapter Meeting -
Mar 9, Program: "What is LEED Certification?" More
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Northwest Sustainability Conference -
March 10 - 11, Mountaineer's Conference Center, Seattle. More
info |
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Community Energy Planning Workshop Mar
25, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, LangaraCollege, Vancouver. More
info |
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Green Roofs Design 101: Introductory Course
Mar 28, 8:30 AM - 5 PM Great Northern Way
Campus Boardroom, 555 Great Northern Way, Vancouver ($50 discount
to recipients of this email, discount code: "vancouverhost")
More
info |Register
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Construct Seattle Conference -
Mar 21 & 22, Washington State Convention & Trade Center. More
info |
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GLOBE 2006 International Environmental Trade
Show & Conference - Mar 29-31,
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver. More
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HOPES12 Eco-Design Conference -
April 13 - 16, University of Oregon, Eugene. HOPES (Holistic
Options for Planet Earth Sustainability) 12th Annual conference
works to promote deeper understanding and broader application of
sustainable design principles. Green Business Expo and Exhibit
Hall are seeking participants. More
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EnvironDesign 10 -
April 25 - 27, Toronto. More
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Global City - May 17
- 19. Lyon, France. International forum highlighting best
practices of integrated urban management and successful
public/private partnerships from around the world. City of
Portland delegation attending. More
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Help Wanted (Job
Announcements in Sustainable Building)
Cascadia
Region Green Building Council seeks new CEO. Job announcement
coming soon.
O'Brien
and Company is hiring for two Project Associate positions to
assist with green building projects and programs. More
info
Stantec
(formerly Keen Engineering), has numerous mechanical engineering
positions available in its Seattle office. Join over 280 LEED
accredited professionals at the firm. More
info
SERA
Architects is hiring for a Project Architect/Sr. Job Captain. More
info
Job
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