Are you looking for an opportunity to get more involved in Cascadia?

The Portland office is looking for a motivated and skilled individual to assist us on a regular basis with a variety of with administrative, event coordination and communications tasks. This position is ideal for a student or young professional looking for experience in a growing, mission-driven organization.

No financial compensation is available.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Familiarity with Macs helpful, but not required
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Solid research skills
  
• Well organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to take initiative and solve-problems
  
• Passion for green building and sustainability; some previous knowledge of green building and/or sustainability issues is desired
  
• Professional and positive attitude and sense of humor
• Some previous office experience is desired
  

Must be able to commit to 2-3 full days per week for 8-10 weeks.

Interested? Please email your resume and a cover letter to Jenny Seifert.

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

It's not too early to confirm your participation in this cutting-edge event for the industry's movers and shakers.

To learn more about Living Future 09, click here.

Are you wondering what changes are in store with LEED 2009 and how this will affect you and/or your projects?

Read Cascadia's LEED 2009 at a Glance for a synopsis of the important modifications that USGBC is making to the rating system.

For updates on LEED 2009, check the USGBC website.

For updates on how the changes will effect the LEED AP Exam, check the GBCI website.

A forum and workshop for Building Practitioners to examine the connect/disconnect between green building rating systems, the Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the new BC green building code.

With global climate change upon us, we are challenged to find a way of living that will ensure the longevity and health of our environmental, economic, and social resources. Since buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of carbon dioxide emissions each year, considerable focus has been placed on the construction of new green buildings. Discussion about the importance of improving and re-using our existing building stock – and especially our historic buildings – is largely absent from the conversations about climate change.

Participants will attend a two-day forum / workshop where they will examine the current state of the province for heritage and green buildings and sustainable communities in British Columbia in an effort to contribute to the green building and heritage/existing building initiatives (e.g. LEED NC for New Construction and Major Renovation, LEED EBOM for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance, LEED CI for Commercial Interiors, the Building Codes and the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada).  Participants will receive 14 AIBC core credits for this workshop.

Click here for the Victoria forum and to register

Click here for the Kelowna forum and to register

Click here for the Vancouver forum and to register  NOTE: The dates of the Vancouver forum have changed!

Click here for the event flyer

Please contact Mona Lemoine, British Columbia Co-Director, Cascadia Region Green Building Council, if you have any questions.

This event is sponsored by the BC Heritage Branch and Canada's Historic Places Initiative.

            


Partners

 

Cascadia CEO Jason F. McLennan has been featured on the television program Sustainable Today.

Click Here to watch the interview!

Be an agent of hope.

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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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.