The Tacoma/Olympia Branch has partnered with the Mt Rainier Chapter of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) to provide this event.

3:00 pm - Professional Development Talk:  “CA:  What is the definition of a GOOD Contractor”
Jerry Litwin, CSI, CCCA, Casey Group Architects

This presentation will look at qualities and attitudes of a “good” contractor, universal telltale signs, and how they create a culture of excellence.

4:10 pm –  Tech Talk by Doreen Gavin, PE, LEED AP, Principal, AHBL, Inc.:
“Specifying Low Impact Development BMPs in Project Construction Documentation”

This presentation will focus on technical specifications for Low Impact Development Best Management Practices, including amended soils, infiltration facilities, NPDES construction permit requirements, and porous pavement.

 
5:00 pm - Social Hour
 
6:00 pm -  Dinner
 
6:50 pm -  Design/Construction Talks
 
7:15 pm -  Main Program: “Now is the Right Time for a World of Living Buildings, Sites and Communities”
by Eden Eden Brukman, RA, LEED AP, Vice President, International Living Building Institute and Research Director, Cascadia Region Green Building Council
 

Imagine a building designed and constructed to function as elegantly and efficiently as a flower: a building informed by its bioregion’s characteristics, and that generates all of its own energy with renewable resources, captures and treats all of its water, and operates efficiently and for maximum beauty.

Imagine a city block or a college campus sharing resources from building to building, growing food, and functioning without a dependency on fossil fuel-based transportation.

Imagine true sustainability in our homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, villages, towns and cities – Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically BenignTM.

Learn about the seven performance areas of the Living Building Challenge – Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty – from Eden Brukman, the Vice President of the International Living Building Institute.

 
Cost: $40 for non-members, $35 for CSI & Cascadia members
RSVP & Cancelation Deadline: Tues, February 23, 5:00pm
RSVPs: Bob Kenworthy by phone (253) 931‐4904 or Email

If you RSVP and then find that you will be unable to attend, please cancel by Tues, February 23, 5:00pm.  No shows will be billed to cover charges by the restaurant.

Register online here

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