Delaware Valley Green Building Council events

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Upcoming DVGBC Events
April 4-5, 2008

http://www.dvgbc.org/

FREE - Unspoken Borders 2008 conference at the University of
Pennsylvania.
DVGBC is hosting a bus tour on the afternoon of April 5th that will
include Pradera and the Cusano Environmental Education Center.
Learn more.
Deadline for registration is March 27, 2008. Click here to register
for the conference and the green building bus tour.

April 16, 2008
CSI Product Show: "CSI-Leed'ing the Way"
7am to 6pm
Days Inn & Conference Center,
1151 Bulldog Drive
Allentown, PA 18104

Seminars:
9:30 am to 10:30 am:
Going Green, and the Realty of the Forest
11:30 am to 12:30 pm:
The Cost of Green...Revisited
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm:
BIM, Productivity, and LEED certification

For more information, click here.
To register for a seminar call: 610-395-3731

April 17, 2008
Carpenter Hall Educational Programs
Here Comes the BTUiful Sun!
Practical Knowledge and discussion on
Solar Photovoltaics
Philadelphia, PA

April 17, 2008
Forum on Sustainable Transportation
(along with a Transportation Fair)
Presented by the Urban Sustainability Forum
Philadelphia, PA

April 24, 2008
AIA Lunchtime Presentations:
Rainwater Harvesting Systems:
Collection, Storage and Use
Philadelphia, PA

April 24, 2008
Members only Meet 'n Mingle
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Villa Barolo
1373 Easton Rd (at Bristol Rd), Warrington, PA
Click here to Register

www.villa-barolo.com
phone 215-491-9370

Sponsored by The Mohawk Group-Bigelow-Karastan-Lees (with our
sustainable, Green Label Plus certified tile & broadloom).

May 6, 2008
Members breakfast and
Tour at 330 Fellowship Road
Marlton, NJ

May 8, 2008
Geothermal HVAC Systems
Collingswood, NJ

May 19, 2008
Green Advantage Training Workshop
East Norriton, PA

June 19, 2008
Lehigh Valley Branch
Sustainable Residential Development
from Start to Finish
Allentown, PA

Additional Regional Events

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Philly Spring Clean Up!
On April 5th, join thousands of your fellow citizens in neighborhoods
across the city as we try to make Philadelphia a more beautiful place.
Click here to learn more and to sign up.

April 23, 2008
5:30 -7:30 pm
USGBC-NJ South Branch Presents:
LEED Talk & Tour at Kay Construction
302 Fellowship Road , Suite 100
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Please join us for a tour of Kay Construction's LEED Certified office
space. Kathy Wilde of Edifice RX will speak briefly about how Kay
Construction obtained their certification, followed by a tour of the
office space. Food and light refreshments will be served. For details,
click here. To register, click here.

May 1, 2008
Pervious Concrete - A Stormwater Solution

Detailed instruction on how to implement pervious concrete pavements
as a solution to reducing stormwater runoff from building sites and
other paved areas.
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Villanova, PA
Click here for details.

May 1-4, 2008
Public workshop in Philadelphia
PAOLO LUGARI founder of GAVIOTAS

Gaviotas is a village of about 200 people in Colombia, South America.
For three decades, Gaviotans - peasants, scientists, artists, and
former street kids - have struggled to build an oasis of imagination
and sustainability in the remote, barren savannas of eastern Colombia.

Green Village Philadelphia is organizing and hosting 4 events: a
lecture, a brunch, a tour, and a 3-day workshop. Click here for
details.

May, 14, 2008
Preservation:
The Original Sustainable Approach
The AIA Philadelphia Historic Preservation Committee invites you to
explore the ideals of sustainability and preservation in three case
studies which exemplify this approach, and hear about Philadelphia's
own Green Philadelphia initiative. Click here for details.

Anytime
Turning Green into Gold(R)
On-Demand Webinar
Learn the economic insights compiled from three of 2006's top rated
educational seminars on high performance buildings. This 90-minute
webinar is the distillation of all the knowledge packed into these
three seminar programs, and the practical insights offered by 56 of
North America's top practitioners of green design, construction and
operations who served as panelists at the seminars.

Moderated by B. Alan Whitson, RPA.
View at your convenience. Just $79.
Call 503-274-7162 for group rates.
Approved for 1.5 AIA Learning Units (HSW).

Click here to register.








Upcoming National Events





Revolutionary Green:
Innovations for Global Sustainability
Boston
November 19-21, 2008

Many worthwhile events are happening around the country and the world.
We invite you to view the events calendars at the following web sites:

USGBC

The Philadelphia Chapter of ASHRAE

Green Building Alliance - Pittsburgh

Green Building Association
of Central Pennsylvania

USGBC - New Jersey Chapter

Environmental Expert Events

Greater Philadelphia
Building Professionals Association