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West Highlands Park Green Home Showcase
June 26-27, 315 NE Eagle Way,
Issaquah Highlands, Issaquah
Come join us on June 26th and 27th for an open house and tour of Bennett Homes’ 5-Star Built Green, Northwest Energy Star and American Lung Association Health House. Learn about the latest energy efficiency strategies, building for good indoor air quality and raising the bar for environmental stewardship in building a green certified home. The home will be open for tours starting at Noon on Friday, June 26 and will finish at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. Speakers will go into more depth on understanding green building practices on the following topics:
- Green Interior Design, Friday, June 26 from 2 to 3 p.m.
- How to Maintain a Home for Good Indoor Air Quality, Saturday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to Noon
- Detailed Project Description and Green Building Discussion, Saturday, June 27 from 1 to 2 p.m.
- Energy and Indoor Air Quality Benefits of Northwest Energy Star, Saturday, June 27 from 3 to 4 p.m.
For a complete description of the project’s green features, please see this month’s Built Green Featured project and case study.
This will be a great opportunity to see an exceptional green home in person and to become fully educated on the latest green strategies and a showcase of green certification programs. For more information on the event feel free to contact the Built Green program via email.
| Awards |
Green Washington Awards
Deadline for entries: Friday, June 5, 2009
Seattle Business magazine is looking for groundbreakers whose initiatives and actions demonstrate leadership, innovation and a commitment to sustaining the environment and clean technology in Washington State.
We will honor these outstanding companies, nonprofits and government agencies at an awards dinner on September 23 and feature them in the October issue of Seattle Business magazine.
- Open to all companies of any size, nonprofit organizations and government agencies in Washington state.
- No cost to participate. It is free!
- A distinguished panel of judges will select the winners.
CATEGORIES: Government, Green Building, Health Care, Manufacturing, Natural Resources/ Agriculture/Fisheries, Nonprofits, Retail, Services, Other.
To enter, submit your entry online.
| Design Competitions |
Future Shack: Housing the 21st Century 2009
Call for Projects
Key Dates
May 7: Call for Projects Opens
June 5: Registration and Early-Bird Pricing Deadline
June 23: Call for Projects Deadline
September 13: Projects published in Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest Magazine
September 13: Future Shack Live Event at the Seattle Center
What is Future Shack?
A new residential architecture program for our times, Future Shack celebrates progressive solutions for urban living across a wide range of building types, budgets, constraints and social agendas. Projects will be selected separately by two juries - one comprised of outspoken members of the public and another comprised of design professionals. Future Shack is developed in partnership with the Seattle Times, which will publish the recognized projects in the September 13 issue of Pacific Northwest Magazine. That evening, a public discussion of the recognized projects engaging the two juries and the audience will be moderated by KUOW's Weekday host Steve Scher at Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion.
For more information and submit a project visit the website.
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Powerful Business Conference: Energy Opportunities in a Changing Economy
Wednesday, June 17, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Practical strategies to improve business energy performance in four tracks:
- Making the case for energy-efficiency
- Building optimization
- Proven technologies for buildings
- Building design and construction
Session titles and descriptions for all 16 sessions are available in the registration brochure.
For more information or to register, contact the Electric League online, or at (425) 646-4727.
Registration fee is only $125 and includes: sessions, utility program overviews and resource booths, tabletop exhibits, professional development letter, breakfast, plated lunch and plenary and afternoon exhibit reception.
Northwest Windpower Small Wind and Solar Training Conference
Friday through Sunday, June 19 to 21, Seattle
From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Best Western, Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Register online.
Get your Company and employees up to speed and certified to install the latest technology in small wind turbines, high efficient solar heat "evacuated tubes," solar power, bio heat and other energy saving rools and rechnology. Attend our Renewable Energy Certificate Program in Seattle and become a Certified Installer or Registered Dealer.
| Classes |
Classes listed below are approved workshops for fulfilling the annual Built Green education requirement for certifying projects.
Are you ready for a "Green" remodel?
Built Green® Remodeling—Why Now is a Great Time for a Green Remodel!
Wednesday, June 3 Snohomish County PUD, Everett
Snohomish County PUD – 2320 California Avenue, Everett
11:30 a.m. (networking and lunch begins); 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
RSVP - Terri Hooper by email or phone (425) 783-8275
Construction season is upon us, and if, like so many Americans, you're thinking about remodeling instead of moving, you might also be thinking about a green remodel. Homeowners interested in upgrading their homes to maximize energy efficiency, don't have to sacrifice style, affordability or indoor air quality.
Get off to a great start by learning from professional green builders/remodelers on how to green-up any remodel project using the new Built Green Remodel Checklist.
For more information, please see the Sustainable Development Task Force website.
Introduction to Built Green®
Tuesday, June 9, MBA Housing Center, Bellevue
This seminar provides an introduction to the Built Green program from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9 at the MBA Housing Center, 335 116th Ave. SE in Bellevue. Learn how to certify a project and use the checklist, how to join, how the program works and other resources. The seminar presents examples of projects and covers how to fill out the Built Green checklist. This orientation has a cost of $30 and is required in order to certify homes as Built Green. To register, contact the MBA University registrar at education@mbaks.com or go online.
BPI Building Analyst Training and Certification for Residential Energy Auditors and Weatherization Professionals
June 8 to 26, 2009, EOS Alliance, Seattle
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
EOS Alliance - 650 S. Orcas Street, Suite 220, Seattle, Washington 98108
This course is intended to provide the knowledge and experience necessary to prepare professionals conducting home weatherization energy audits to pass the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst exams, and become a certified Building Analyst. The course material is specifically tailored for energy efficiency professionals working within utility-funded programs and other programs funded through U.S. Department of Energy. It is based on the "Core Competencies for the Weatherization Assistance Program" developed by the Weatherization Trainers Consortium. The course includes ten days of classroom training, five days of field training, and both BPI written and field exams. Both weatherization and energy auditor professionals will benefit from the training and certification.
Registration: $1,995 for the three-week class, classroom and field exams, and BPI Building Analyst certification (passing both exams is required for certification). Course ID: BPW-404.
For more information visit the website.
To register, click here, or call EOS Alliance at (206)762-2553. *Alternative training options available (see registration page online).
Green Advantage Training and Certification with David Johnston
Tuesday, June 23, MBA Housing Center, Bellevue
Renowned green building consultant and teacher David Johnston will present the Green Advantage® Training and Certification. This workshop features state-of-the-art instruction on proven residential and commercial green building techniques and approaches. It provides real world, practical construction and marketing instruction in the areas of site selection, energy conservation as it applies to framing, insulation, windows, water heating, appliances, heating and cooling, resource conservation and indoor air quality. It also addresses marketing these green advantages.
For more information on and to register, click here.
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 Low Impact Development Brownbag: Clearwater Commons - Project Description, Stream Restoration, and Walking Tours
Wednesday, June 24, Clearwater Commons, Bothell
Clearwater Commons, 1510 – 196th Street SE, Park in Clearwater School parking lot
11:30 a.m. (networking and lunch begins); Project Presentation from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.; Tours from 12:50 to 1:30 p.m.
R.S.V.P. Terri Hooper by e-mail or phone (425) 783-8275
Low Impact Development is coming to Bothell. Developer Tom Campbell has secured preliminary approval for this unique project that has been three years in the making and which represents a high quality green project. All LID permitting hurdles have been cleared. The Clearwater Commons has been designed to use comprehensive low impact development methods, intentional community values, innovative green building techniques and environmental improvements based on the restoration of North Creek, an important endangered salmon habitat.
Clearwater Commons will be implementing multiple green strategies in support of:
- Growth management through denser communities in urban areas.
- Climate change through reduced carbon emissions and native plantings.
- Salmon through the cooperative restoration of a ¼ mile of North Creek.
- Education by engaging the community in cooperative learning by providing a model of how new communities can develop.
For more information, please see the Sustainable Development Task Force website.
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