engineeringgreen 07: Redefining What it Means to be an Engineer
Dec 17-18 More Info
Green Skyline: Tour the Future of Commercial Buildings
Vancouver: Nov 16 & 18 More Info
EVENTS - OREGON
Portland LEED Users Group (PLUG) CANCELLED this month returning next month.
EVENTS - WASHINGTON
Seattle LEED User's Group (SLUG): Sharing What We Learned at Greenbuild
Nov 13, 7:30-9AM
Lighting Design Lab
Seattle
More Info
Tacoma/Olympia Branch Meeting
Nov 15, 7:30-9AM
Tacoma Public Utilities Auditorium
Tacoma More Info
Tacoma/Olympia LEED User Group (TOLUG): Underfloor Air Distribution and LEED
Dec 6, 7:30-9AM
McGranahan Architects, 2111 Pacific Ave, Suite 100
Tacoma More Info
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LEED Canada-NC Technical Review
Nov 15, 8AM-4:30PM
Holiday Inn Express,
Vancouver More Info
Green Skyline Vancouver: Commercial Buildings Nov 16, 12-5PM
Vancouver More Info
Green Skyline Vancouver: Residential Buildings Nov 18, 12-5PM
Vancouver More Info
LEED Canada-CI Technical Review Nov 19, 8AM-4:30PM
Victoria Convention Center, 120 Douglas St, Victoria More Info
LEED Canada-EB Technical Review Nov 30, 8AM-4:30PM
Holiday Inn Express,
Vancouver More Info
LEED for Construction Dec 6, 8AM-Noon
Victoria Convention Centre, 720 Douglas St.
Victoria More Info
LEED Canada-NC Technical Review Workshop Dec 7, 8:30AM-4:30PM
Victoria Convention Centre, 720 Douglas St.
Victoria More Info
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
PDX Lounge
Nov 6-8
Chicago Illuminating Company
Chicago, IL More Info
PDX Lounge: Oregon's Film and Fashion Night
Nov 7, 9PM-Midnight
Chicago Illuminating Company, 19 E. 21st St.
Chicago, IL More Info
BuildSMART Insulations & Wall Systems Training
Nov 8, 7:30AM- 12:30 PM
Northwest College of Construction,
8111 NE Holman St.,
Portland, OR More Info
BuildSMART Energy Efficient Lighting and Training Series
Nov 8, 7:30-10AM
Santo Community Center, 701 N Columbus St,
Medford, OR More Info
Climate Change and Impacts on Real Estate Conference
Nov 8-10
Whistler, BC More Info
Going Green at the Beach
Nov 10-11, 1-5PM
Stanwood, WA More Info
BuildSMART Energy Efficient Lighting Training Series
Nov 13, 7:30-10AM
Northwest College of Construction,
8111 NE Holman St.,
Portland, OR More Info
Emerging Trends in Green Building Products Webinar
Nov 14, 10-11AM
The Internet More Info
BuildSMART Insulation & All Systems Training Series
Nov 15, 7:30AM-12PM
Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th St.,
Eugene, OR More Info
Fostering Sustainable Behaviour: Introductory Workshop
Nov 15, 9AM-4:30PM
Richmond Cultural Centre, 180-7700 Minour Gate, Richmond, BC More Info
BuildSMART Energy Efficient Lighting Series
Nov 16, 7:30-10AM
Central Oregon Builders Association
Bend, OR More Info
Low Impact Development in the Nisqually Watershed
Nov 16, 9AM-12:30PM
Yelm School District HQ, Eatonville, WA More Info
Fostering Sustainable Development: Advanced Workshop
Nov 16, 9AM-4:30PM
180-7700 Minour Gate, Richmond, BC More Info
5th and Madison Grand Opening Celebration
Nov 16, 12:30-2PM
901 5th Avenue (5th and Madison),
Seattle, WA More Info
Northwest Ecobuilding Guild Winter Celebration Potluck
Nov 17, 7-10:30PM
Phinney Ave N.
Seattle, WA More Info
Green Building 101 Nov 19, 5:30-7:30PM
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
1575 Johnston St.
Vancouver, BC More Info
Urban Sustainability Forum: Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities, Featuring Robert Garcia
Nov 19, 5:30-7PM
Seattle City Hall
Seattle, WA More Info
Building Simulation Users' Group: Calculating Carbon Footprints
Nov 21, 12-1:30PM
NW Natural
Portland, OR More Info
Municipal Green Building Policy Workshop
Nov 22, 8AM-5PM
Vancouver Island Technology Park, #2201-4464 Markham St.
Vancouver, BC More Info
Green Building 101
Nov 24, 10AM-Noon
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
1575 Johnston St.
Vancouver, BC More Info
Green Consumer Marketing
Nov 24, 12:30-3:30PM
Langara College, 100 West 49th Ave.
Vancouver, BC More Info
Energy Efficiency and RETScreen Version 4 Training
Nov 26, 9AM-12PM
Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC More Info
BuildSMART Energy Efficient Lighting Training Series
Nov 28, 7:30-10AM
Skinner Butte Park,
Eugene, OR More Info
Pacific Coast Clean Energy R&D Forum
Nov 28-29
Hilton Executive Hotel,
Portland, OR More Info
Energy Efficiency and RETScreen Version 4 Training
Nov 28, 9AM-12PM
Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe, 45 Songhees Rd.
Victoria, BC More Info
Green Roofs 101 Introductory Course
Dec 4, 8:30AM-5PM
Courtyard by Marriott
3443 Hutton St.
Eugene, OR More Info
Diversifying Income Opportunities on Small Woodlots
Dec 8, 9AM-4PM
Chimacum Grange, WA More Info
Urban Sustainability Forum: One Planet Living with Greg Searle
Dec 10, 5:30-7PM
Seattle City Hall
Seattle, WA More Info
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Living Future 08- April 16-18- Vancouver, BC- From Living Buildings to Living Communities
This year, Cascadia’s signature event will be held April 16, 17 and 18 at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver situated downtown in Vancouver’s picturesque Coal Harbour, where one can enjoy views of the coastline, distant mountains, and Stanley Park. This year’s conference will feature two and half days of exciting dialogue that will attract leading minds in North America to address climate change and the path to a future of Living Buildings and Living Communities. Living Future, Cascadia’s regional green building conference, will explore how to reduce or mitigate climate change. This “unconference” features examples of the best sustainable regional projects, building tours, a bookstore, a fellowship awards program, a design competition and much more.
Mark your calendars and look for more information soon!
Living Site and Infrastructure Tool Cascadia Region Green Building Council has launched a transformative new benchmark for green site and infrastructure projects. The Living Site and Infrastructure tool (version 1.0) is now available for anyone to download and use as a guide for project design considerations. The Living Site and Infrastructure Tool builds on the Living Building Challenge that Cascadia launched last year.
Click Here to Download the tool! More Info
Greenbuild 2007 Living Building Competition Winners Winner, Operational- GBD Architects: OHSU – Center for Health and Healing, Portland OR
Living Building Challenge Stepping Stone Award
Water Petal + Integrated Design
Winner, On the Boards: BNIM: Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Rhinebeck NY
Living Building Challenge
On The Boards Award
Demonstrated Leadership, Operational:
-Mahlum: Seminar II, Olympia WA, Demonstrated Leadership in the Living Building Challenge, Indoor Quality
-Jackson & McElhaney: Warren Skaaren Environmental Learning Center at Westcave Preserve, Round Mountain TX, Demonstrated Leadership in the Living Building Challenge, Beauty + Inspiration
Demonstrated Leadership, On the Boards -M2 Architecture / Re:Vision Architecture: Alice Ferguson Foundation, Accokeek MD
Demonstrated Leadership in the Living Building Challenge, On the Boards
-SERA Architects: Kenton Living Building, Portland OR
Demonstrated Leadership in the Living Building Challenge, On the Boards
Mark your calendars! Seattle and Portland will now be joining forces in a combined engineeringgreen07 on December 17-18 in the Tiger Woods Conference Center at the Nike Campus in Beaverton, OR.
This innovative conference is the premier event for integrating green practices into all types of engineering – from the site to the systems. It will draw in professionals from the realms of civil, electrical, structural and mechanical engineering. Through technical trainings and workshops, attendees will be equipped with sufficient technical knowledge of green engineering practices, and will subsequently be empowered to integrate those practices into the holistic design process.
More Info
The Living Building Challenge: How Limits Can Liberate by Christine Ervin, greenerbuildings.com See what the former president and CEO of the USGBC has to say about Cascadia's Living Building Challenge. Read the Article
Cascadia Staff and Boards win Betterbricks Awards!
from left: Clark Brockman, Ralph DiNola, Brandon Smith, and Johanna Brickman Brandon Smith, Chief Operating Office of Cascadia was a finalist in the Emerging Leader category; Ralph Dinola, Cascadia Board Member and a Principal for Green Building Services was a finalist in the Advocate category; and Clark Brockman, Cascadia Board Vice Chair and Associate Principal, SERA Architects, won in the Designer category. Johanna Brickman Cascadia Board Member, Associate Principal and Director of Sustainability, ZGF, was one of the judges of the competition.Congratulations all around!
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Portland LEED Users Group (PLUG) Survey After four years, has that 7:30am meeting time lost its appeal? Are there green building topics that you're eager to hear about, but have not yet had the opportunity? Cascadia wants to know what's been working well and what could use some tuning for PLUG. We'd love to hear your feedback. Please take the survey at the link below by December 10 and let us know what you think. Take the Survey
Newly Certified LEED Buildings
Rosa Parks School in Portland, OR just received LEED-NC Gold! (above left) Cascadia's COO, Brandon Smith showing off the LEED plaque to some interested students.
(above right) Brandon presenting the LEED plaque to Carole Smith, Portland Public School Superintendent (center) and Lisabeth Marziello, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club (left)
Cascadia LEED Statistics (As of 9/5/07)
Certified Projects
Registered Projects
OR-63
OR-269
WA-70
WA-397
BC-30
BC-187
LEED Accredited Professionals (As of 9/30/07)
Oregon: 1,108
Washington: 2,169
British Columbia: 605
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
LEED-NC Version 2.2 Flash Cards!
A valuable resource for studying for the LEED-NC professional accreditation exam.
Click Here
USGBC Green Schools Web Site
A new Web site launched by the USGBC, Building Green Schools is filled with facts on the benefits and costs of green schools, including the ways green schools foster learning, decrease student and teacher absenteeism from respiratory and other illnesses, reduce energy and water bills, and provide models for teaching the world’s future leaders about sustainability to benefit communities for generations to come. More Info
USGBC Green Home Guide Web Site
A new Web site launched by the USGBC, The Green Home Guide is an educational Web site for the home owner, builder, buyer and consumer. This site will grow to be a local resource for consumers to search builders, LEED for homes providers, tax benefits, green retailers and product suppliers. More Info
Green Building Products and Services Report The Portland Development Commission (PDC) and the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development co-sponsored Economic Development Opportunities for Portland's Green Building Industry, a study of green building products, services and systems that could provide economic benefits for the city and state. Leading local green building design teams provided interviews and input to the report and recommended several specific ways in which the city could facilitate and support green building. More Info
The Future of Fabric- Healthcare
An analysis of the health and environmental challenges raised by fabrics used in health care buildings and a summary of the trends in the industry to solve these issues - including information about companies that have taken up efforts to remove some of the worst in class chemicals from fabric, as well as descriptions of innovative efforts to create safer and healthier products. More Info
Integrating Habitats Design Competition
This 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. Entries due Dec 17th.
More Info
Sustainable Sites Initiative Seeks Feedback The Sustainable Sites Initiative, an interdisciplinary partnership between the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the United States Botanic Garden and a diverse group of stakeholder organizations, seeks input on the Preliminary Report on the Standards and Guidelines for Sustainable Site. Feedback is due January 11th. More Info
Incentives for New Commercial and Multifamily Building Projects
New water conservation incentives are available from the Seattle Public Utilities and new Energy Incentives are available from Seattle City Light. More Info
Built Green Announces the 2007 Built Green Incentive Recipients
Eight local Washington companies will take a lead in local green building, thanks to the 2007 Built Green™ Incentive program. The incentives were awarded for new construction projects ranging from a single family home, town home projects, and larger developments of 10 homes or more. More Info
Metro RFP for Website Marketing
Metro is making $15,000 available for implementing the marketing and outreach plan for Metro's used building material exchange website, www.boneyardNW.com. Proposals are due November 16th. More Info
Building and Remodeling with FSC
Building & Remodeling with FSC has been released by Forest Products Solutions to further connect the residential green building industry to the increasing availability of Forest Stewardship Council certified products. The guide includes strategies, case studies and resources for building professionals and homeowners who are interested in contributed to a positive future for our built and natural environments. More Info
The Green Homeowner SmartMarket Report
McGraw-Hill Construction's The Green Homeowner: Attitudes and Preferences for Remodeling and Buying Green Homes SmartMarket Report is a 36-page printed report (available as hard copy or PDF) that presents new research and intelligence on the green homeowner and home remodeler.
More Info
Green Building Studio launches carbon neutral design training
The latest version of this online building-assessment tool gives architects, designers and facility managers alike a guide for making their buildings carbon-neutral. More Info
Green Buildings: An Appraiser's Perspective with Theddi Chappell Podcast
What’s the true definition of “green” buildings and sustainability – and how does the “green” movement impact appraisals and the valuation process? Tune in as Theddi Wright Chappell, MAI, shares her expertise on green buildings and highlights the latest developments affecting real estate appraisers. More Info
2nd annual Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Awards Competition
Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Awards recognize ENERGY STAR partners for outstanding accomplishments and contributions. To be considered, partners must meet eligibility requirements and submit a complete application package by December 15, 2007. Winners will be recognized in early 2008. More Info
UniverCity wins Urban Development Institute’s Award for Excellence Read the Article
Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream
by Charisse Jones, USA Today Read the Article
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