We are happy to announce that Cascadia Region Green Building Council is launching the beta version of its Cascadia Communities Coalition wiki. This website allows municipal sustainability staff, state and provincial sustainability policy advisors, social and environmental sustainability policy advocates and educators, to share information much more quickly and in a more compressed and focused way than email, listserves or other modes of communication. We heard it from you! You wanted a quicker, easier way to share information.

The Cascadia Communities Coalition Wiki

• Stay up to date with sustainable activities in the Cascadia region and beyond. For example, check out the pages for some of North America's most progressive cities: Vancouver, BC; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; North Vancouver, BC; Chicago, Boston, San Francisco or New York.
• Find LEED Study Group in your area. These forums are now available on the Cascadia Communities Coalition wiki, making it easy for study groups to self-organize. If you are studying to become a LEED® AP and would like to study or network with others in your area (in the US or Canada) doing the same, please click here to find or organize a study group in your area. 
• Compare information according to type, jurisdiction, or geographical location. So start by looking at pages like: Green Building or see Municipal Green Building Policy, International Green Building Policy, or the related areas of Affordable and Workforce Housing, Clean Tech, Climate and Energy Toolkits, Energy Case Studies or International Climate Policy.

• Be inspired! Edit pages, add new pages and content! If you decide to do more than edit existing content, then just read: "So you want to be a wiki author" first! If you run into any troubles, don't hesitate to email Karen and she can direct you to the answer asap.
• Browse subject categories according to your area of interest or specialization. Check out pages like: Local Food Systems, Arts and Culture, or Water and Stormwater. You will notice that some categories are almost completely empty, waiting for your knowledge and enthusiasm.
  
• Embed news stories, videos, pictures, documents, maps and links. Learn how, in "So you want to be a wiki author" 

Please note that this is an apolitical space for sharing information. Also, expect your entries to be changed and edited: do not expect literary permanence as this is a collaboration.

How To Be A Beta Tester

1. Go to: http://wiki.cascadiagbc.org and click “create an account”.  This is a spam-protection feature, and will allow Cascadia staff, interns and volunteers to ensure that the wiki content remains neutral, professional, and appropriate.
2. Next, try to edit or add content. Don’t be afraid - mistakes can be fixed.
3. Contact us if you would like some training; Karen will gather a list of people interested in a webinar if it is of interest.
4. Please fill out this survey. For those of you who don’t have time to do this after your initial survey of the wiki, we will be contacting you at the end of June to get your feedback.