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THE FUTURE OF GREEN BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT

Los Angeles Business Council's Fourth Sustainability Series

Forum moderator Gail Goldberg, Director of Planning, City of Los Angeles, will kick off the discussion on what is the next phase for green building and development in the City of Los Angeles.

Where: The Regency  Club, 10900 Wilshire  Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
  
When: Tuesday,  March 2, 2010, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Breakfast 

2009 Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit Planning for LA’s Economic Recovery

Emcee:
The Honorable Eric Garcetti, President, Los Angeles City Council, District 13

Featured and Invited Guests Include:
Keynote: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa Special Guest and
Keynote: Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Jacob Lipa, President, Psomas
Antonio Manning, West South West Regional Manager, JP Morgan Chase
Mercedes Marquez, General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department
Rudolf Montiel, Executive Director, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

WHEN: Friday, October 30, 2009 • 7:30AM to 2:00PM

WHERE: Korn Convocation Hall • UCLA Anderson School of Management

Ribbon-Cutting for New LEED-Certified HFH Homes in Brooklyn

41 low-income New York City families will receive the keys to their new homes in a joyful celebration in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn. In an historic first, Habitat for Humanity - New York City will cut the ribbons on the largest and greenest multifamily complex ever built by a Habitat affiliate anywhere in the world.

Dwell on Design 09 LA

Walker Wells, Director of Global Green's Green Urbanism program, will be participating in the Sustainability Forum at this year's Dwell on Design Conference, taking place Saturday June 27th, 2009.

The panel is from 11:30-12:00 and is entitled Room for Green: Approaching sustainability at home involves looking equally at the health of the environment outside your home and the health of the environment within it. Air quality inside can be affected by many factors, from the ducts of your HVAC system to the fiber in your mattress. In this panel we discuss strategies for making a house that is as good for the people who live in it as it is for the earth, and explore smart ways to do so affordably.

For more information, click here.

GBRC Lecture Series: Paul Kephart

Paul Kephart, President of Rana Creek Living Architecture will be speaking at the last Green Building Resource Center lecture on Friday June 26th.

Paul's firm is a leader in green roofing, best known for their work at the California Academy of Sciences. For this project, they created a living roof that covers 160,000 square feet of roof planted with over 50 plant species native to San Francisco with four steeply sloped domes replicating the surrounding rolling hills.

Paul will lecture about Rana Creek's experiences with The California Academy of Sciences and other projects the firm is currently working on as well as the benefits of living roofs such as decreased stormwater run-off, insulation, sound dampening, and the integration of living vegetation with the built environment. A short question and answer session will follow Paul's lecture, so come prepared with any questions you may have about green roofing technology.

WHEN: Friday, June 26th 7 p.m.

WHERE: Global Green USA, 2218 Main St. 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Space for this event is limited, so please RSVP to tbevins@globalgreen.org ASAP to secure your place.

Green With Pride at the LA Pride Festival

With a broad slate of interactive, entertaining and informative resources and products, the L.A. LGBT community will get a first-hand look at the latest in accessible, sustainable products. The "Green With Pride" space will have a more interactive design than most festival spaces with the intention of educating and inspiring the community about eco-friendly alternatives for healthier home and work environment. Global Green's Green Building Resource Center is partnering with Livingreen and the U.S. Green Building Council to provide the most comprehensive information on how to move towards more sustainable living environments. Visitors will have the opportunity for a hands on learning experience about these materials and design options to get started on their way towards a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.

WHEN: Saturday June 13th 12 p.m., Sunday June 14th 11 a.m.

WHERE: San Vicente between Santa Monica and Melrose

Green Building Resource Center: May Workshop

TOPIC: Growing Your Own Food - Benefits, Techniques and Resources

Money is tight and putting your yard to productive use by growing fruit and vegetables seems like a great idea, but how realistic is this goal?

This event will explore just how easy it is for you to get started with growing your own food. Presentations will provide information on materials and programs available to new and experienced gardeners as well as the experiences and advice of an active urban farmer. Brief presentations will be followed by discussion and Q&A where our experienced panelists can offer advise and input on how you can begin growing your own food.

Panelists:
Tim Bevins, Global Green USA - Moderator
Jules Dervaes, Path to Freedom Urban Homestead
Danny Price, Santa Monica Community Gardens
Wes Thompson, Santa Monica Backyard Composting

WHEN: Monday May 11, 6:30PM

WHERE: Santa Monica Main Library, 2nd Floor, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401

This panel is free to the public - please Contact Tim Bevins with any questions: tbevins@globalgreen.org

AltBuild Expo 2009

Global Green will be represented at the Sixth Annual AltBuild Expo. AltBuild features over 150 exhibitors who represent the best of Green Building & Design Materials, Energy Efficiency, Alternative Energy, Water Conservation products, Environmental Plumbing, Sustainable Landscape, Waste management, State Agencies, Utilities, Non-Profits, and Municialities.

WHEN: May 8-9, 2009 10am - 5pm

WHERE: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, Santa Monica

Walker Wells to present at Neighborworks Green Symposium

Green Urbanism Program Director Walker Wells will be participating in The Green Symposium at the NeighborWorks Training Institute.

This extensive green program takes place at NeighborWorks Training Institute in Phoenix, AZ from May 4-6, 2009. Two days of green practice-oriented clinics on May 4 and 5 will be combined with a one-day green symposium — Greening Your Roadmap to Succeed in a Changing Landscape — on May 6. This is an opportunity to hear how those working in community development are adopting green concepts and delivering valuable returns.

May 6: On the Roadmap to Success

Moderator: Walker Wells, Global Green USA
Panelists: Jerry Anderson, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, Trisha Miller, Enterprise Green Communities and Jennifer Somers, Program Officer, Bay Area LISC Green Connection Program

Achieving success requires making the right calls regarding costs, tradeoffs and economic benefits for developers and occupants of residences incorporating green initiatives. Learn how the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Enterprise Foundation are looking at these issues and the data they are gathering to evaluate costs and benefits.

Download The Green Symposium brochure.

Learn more about The Green Symposium here.

Green Urbanism Program on the Road

Members of the Green Urbanism Program will be participating in the following upcoming events:

April 24/25, Oakland, CA - PG&E Green Building Symposium for Habitat  for Humanity
    Walker Wells, Chelina Odbert, Troy Simpson

April 28, Sacramento, CA - Housing California
    Ted Bardacke

April 29, Phoenix, AZ - National Apartment Association Green 2009
    Ted Bardacke

May 5/6, Garden Grove, CA - California Redevelopment Association Sustainability Institute
    Ted Bardacke, Chelina Odbert

May 6, Phoenix, AZ - Neighborworks Annual Training
    Walker Wells

May 12, Chula Vista, CA - Los Vecinos Grand Opening
    Walker Wells, Ted Bardacke, Chelina Odbert, Troy Simpson

June 11, Denver, CO - Congress for New Urbanism
    Ted Bardacke

July 14/15, San Ramon, CA - California Redevelopment Association Sustainability Institute

USGBC Municipal Green Building Conference Expo

Breakout sessions will feature all aspects of sustainable design, construction, and operations practices for buildings and communities, including their impact on people, climate, the environment, and the economy.

When: Wednesday April 15th

Where: The Gas Company’s Energy Resource Center, 9240 Firestone Blvd., Downey, California 90241-5388

Green Building Resource Center: March Workshop

TOPIC: LEED for Existing Buildings

This event will detail the LEED for Existing Building process, benefits, and challenges. Commercial office and hospitality case studies will include the MGM offices and The Ambrose Hotel (the first LEED-EB certified hotel). Brief presentations will be followed by discussion and Q&A where our experienced panelists can offer advise and input for your own current and future LEED-EB projects.

Panelists:
Greg Reitz, REthink Development, The Ambrose Hotel project
Anne Carmack, The Ambrose Hotel
Blair Seibert, Verde Concepts, MGM project

When: Thursday March 12th, 6-8:30 pm

Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Multipurpose Room

Green Schools Workshop

School districts across the nation and throughout Louisana are making historic infrastructure investments, resulting in a unique opportunity to incorporate green building standards into both existing schools and new construction, creating healthy, high performance classrooms that students and teachers will use for the next thirty years or more.

Global Green USA is pleased to invite you to our third workshop in support of green schools in Louisiana. This workshop will highlight success stories in Louisiana and other states, with a focus on lessons learned, and frank discussion of how to find the funding, the will and the expertise necessary to make green schools happen.

Join school administrators and educators; architects and builders; engineers, solar installers and  facility maintenance personnel; elected officials and other interested individuals for this day long discussion and exploration of current green building practices, solar opportunities, policy matters and emerging trends.

LOCATION: Baton Rouge, LA

WHEN: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

WHERE: College of Art + Design, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

If you'd like to attend this event you can RSVP here.

LEED for homes Program Review

 Global Green USA's New Orleans' Office is hosting a U.S. Green Building Council workshop providing an overview of green home building, as defined by the LEED for Homes Program, an overview of the key features of a LEED home, and the related benefits of these features. The course concludes with a summary of the lessons learned in the LEED for Homes Pilot Program, and the basic steps required to build a LEED home.

WHEN: February 19, 2009

WHERE: Global Green USA, New Orleans Office and Resource Center, 841 Carondelet Street

Click here to find out more, and register for the event

GBRC Professional Development Workshop

Topic: City of Santa Monica Green Building Compliance

City of Santa Monica's Green Building Advisor, Brenden McEneaney, and other City staff will be educating building professionals about how to comply with the current City of Santa Monica's green building ordinance. This workshop will be geared towards new construction. If you're a developer, a contractor, or a building professional, this will be the workshop to attend to learn different ways to meet the City's ordinance.

Date: Tues Feb 3, 6:30PM-9PM *PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE

Location: Santa Monica Public Library, Multipurpose Room

RSVP is required. Please email May Chiu at mchiu@globalgreen.org.

Walker Wells at National League of Cities Leadership Seminar

On Friday, January 30, Green Urbanism Program Director Walker Wells will lead a breakout group on City green building programs at the National League of Cities Finding Solutions for Challenges Facing Cities Today" seminar.

Connecting the Dots: January

Green Building Resource Center: January Workshop

TOPIC: Santa Monica's New Solar Installation Guidelines and Tax Credit

The City of Santa Monica has developed new solar installation guidelines. The purpose is to help standardize solar installation and inspection procedures while making sure all Code requirements are met.

In addition, the October passage of the "Bailout Bill" included important legislation for potential solar owners. Homeowners who put finishing touches on their system in 2009 can now get a tax credit to offset 30% of the cost - with no cap!

If you're interested in installing solar as part of a building project in Santa Monica, join us at this upcoming panel! The GBRC has invited Brenden McEneaney, City's Green Buildings Advisor, to speak on how to meet the new solar guidelines and how to qualify for the new tax credit.

When: Tue Jan 20th, 6:30PM-9PM

Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Multipurpose Room

Global Green's Green Urbanism Program at Greenbuild

Buildings play a critical role in protecting and improving our environment and the health of the people who occupy them. USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo provides an unparalleled opportunity to connect with other green building peers, industry experts, and influential leaders as they share innovations in the green building movement.As in previous years, Global Green will have a significant presence at the conference.

"Climate Change and Preserving Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century"

Join green urbanism senior program associate Ted Bardacke as he participates in "Climate Change and Preserving Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century," a panel discussion at the Getty Center on November 8th.

Co-hosted by NRDC and the Getty Conservation Institute, and moderated by Frances Anderton, the host of KCRW's "DnA: Design and Architecture," the panel of experts from the United States and the United Kingdom will examine the increasing impact global warming has on our cities, buildings and historic monuments, and how core values of historic preservation -- sustainability and reuse of materials -- play a significant role in addressing this issue.

Open House at GBRC to celebrate 4th Anniversary

Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center, a partnership between Global Green USA and the City of Santa Monica, is celebrating its success! 

The resource center is thrilled to show the public a newly remodeled center, highlighted innovative green building products and to announce upcoming new professional development series for building professionals and an array of exciting green building programs for the public.

The Open House will celebrate the 4th Year Anniversary and remodel with giveaways, great food, a raffle of eco-friendly prizes and special presentations of successful local green projects. Come celebrate with us for a evening of fun!

Date: Thursday Sept 25

Time: 5:00-7:00 PM

Location: Global Green USA, Green Building Resource Center - 2218 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Walker Wells Presents at West Coast Green '08

 Walker Wells presented to a packed audience on the opening day of the 2008 West Coast Green Conference in San Jose, California. His presentation included updates to Global Green USA's book, "The Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing," which has sold more than 1,300 copies to date. The presentation was immediately followed by a book signing.

Walker Wells Speaks at Dwell on Design 08

Walker Wells, director of Global Green's green building program, participated in a panel titled, "Los Angeles LEEDs the way?" at this year's Dwell on Design conference in Los Angeles.