 Iowa Chapter
Upcoming Chapter Events
- Annual Meeting and Board Nomination - November 6, 2008
- LEED NC Technical Review Workshop, LEED AP prep - Iowa City
Related Events
- Green Drinks
- Greening the Heartland Call for Presentations
- Building a Sustainable Iowa Green Building Workshop
- Sustainable Business After Hours
Annual Meeting – Iowa Chapter
Thursday, November 6, 2008
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Embassy Club
801 Grand Avenue
41st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Program by Tom Hadden of Metro Waste Authority.
Please see the two attached items for proposed Bylaw changes and 2009 Chapter Board nominations, to be voted on by membership at the Annual Meeting.
Registration required on Acteva: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=168964
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations Technical Review Workshop and LEED AP test prep - Iowa City
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
hotelVetro & Conference Center
Plaza Room
201 South Linn Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
The LEED® for New Construction Rating System is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance commercial and institutional projects, including office buildings, high-rise residential buildings, government buildings, recreational facilities, manufacturing plants and laboratories. This workshop goes beyond the basics of the LEED® for New Construction v2.2 Rating System, using case studies and exercises to provide an overview of the building certification process, as well as a brief exam review.
Register today at http://www.greenbuild365.org/coursedetail.aspx?ID=90000028
Sustainable Business After Hours
Thursday, November 13
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Mars Cafe
2318 University Ave
Des Moines, Iowa
Mars Cafe and enrgPATH are coordinating a new Business to Business networking forum, Sustainable Business After Hours. We meet at Mars Cafe, 2318 University Ave, Des Moines, IA on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Each month a business and non-profit give a brief overview of how they are supporting sustainability in business, leaving plenty of time for questions and networking. For current speaker information or to be a presenter at a future SBAH meeting, please contact Larry James, Jr. at 515-205-2158 / larry.james@me.com or Angela Clark at 515-205-5494/ angela@enrgpath.com. The event calendar is available at www.enrgpath.com and www.myspace.com/marscafe - both will have the current meeting information also.
Green Drinks
Thursday, October 30
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Gateway Market
2002 Woodland Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
Join others involved in community and environmental efforts for a drink (doesn’t have to be green or alcoholic!) and good conversation at this monthly social gathering. For more information about how green drinks started around the world, see www.greendrinks.org. Green Drinks are the last Thursday of every month.
Greening the Heartland Call for Presentations
One of the largest and most successful conferences on green building practices and initiatives in the US Green Building Council Heartland Region will be held in Detroit. The USGBC Detroit Regional Chapter and The Engineering Society of Detroit will present the sixth annual Greening the Heartland Conference May 31 through June 2, 2009 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Partnership with COBO Center.
You are invited to take an active role in this event by submitting a presentation proposal.
For more information contact Leslie Smith, Director of Programs at 248-353-0735 ext. 152 or by e-mail at lsmith@esd.org.
4th Bi-Annual BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE IOWA
Green Building Workshop
Nov. 10th - 15th
Cedar Falls, Ankeny, & Fairfield
COSC's 4th Bi-Annual Building a Sustainable Iowa Professional Training workshop will be held the week of November 10th through 15th in Cedar Falls, Ankeny and Fairfield. Each location will host the two day course with Marc Richmond, a nationally recognized green building consultant and educator, as the main presenter. We also bring in local experts as guest speakers. A two-hour homeowner class followed by an exhibit and networking social will be held at each site as well.
This course is recognized by the building community as the most comprehensive residential green building training course offered in the state so plan to attend!
Take advantage of the early registration discounts as we've extended the deadline to Friday, October 31st.
Scholarships are now available through the Iowa Department of Economic Development! Click here for an application. There are only 16 available, so apply now!
Registration and agenda details available at www.icosc.com.
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