Greening Our Schools Collaborative
Join us for an interactive discussion on how we can green our schools from facilities to curriculum. Hear from speakers who will share local green programs to national resources available to our county’s schools. For more info, visit http://www.buildgreenschools.org/
Event Flier
Monday
November 24, 2008
5:30 pm
Watershed Resource Center, Santa Barbara
Link to Map
For more info, contact Thea van Loggerenberg
805 896-0319
Water Futures: Integrated Design for Water and Wastewater Systems
Join the SLO Appropriate Technology Coalition Water Series for a talk with Art Ludwig
December 2, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arroyo Grande Community Center
211 Vernon Street, Arroyo Grande
December 3, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pavilion on the Lake
9315 Pismo Ave, Atascadero
For more info: Event Flier
USGBC C4 Gala
Come celebrate a successful first year for California Central Coast Chapter!
Save the Date!
Friday
December 5, 2008
Santa Barbara Carriage Museum
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USGBC C4 Golf Outing
Friday
December 12th, 2008
Tee Time: 12:30 PM
Camarillo Springs Golf Course www.camarillospringsgolf.com
791 Camarillo Springs Rd.
Camarillo, CA 93012
Green Fees: $25 walk, $35 ride
RSVP to: scott@enertekgreen.com
May 20th, 2008
David Eisenberg Presentation Recap
David Eisenberg was the keynote speaker at a recent Forum event in Ventura (Co-sponsored by C4) – Green Building and Beyond: Transitioning To Sustainability – held in late October.
David has graciously provided a .pdf download of his talk viewed that evening by over 250 participants.
DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION RECAP
The presentation was focused on the many changes are taking place in how buildings and developments are designed and built as well as how they are regulated. Green building, Smart Growth, and Sustainable Development are becoming commonplace terms and many new programs, codes and standards are emerging to accommodate these changes. Yet there is still a disconnect between the level of the changes in codes and standards and the programs being put into place, and the level needed to adequately respond to what the scientific community tells us is needed today.
Faced with the realities of a lower-carbon future, along with growing concerns about the supply and cost of energy, water and other critical resources, we need to look beyond old assumptions about how we address these emerging crises, and no sector contributes more to the problems or presents greater opportunities going forward than the built environment.
David’s premise is, a new dialog is needed to open the doors to truly sustainable practices. This dialog must be able to cut across the artificially constructed boundaries between disciplines and areas of regulatory responsibility-to create a regulatory system that is as deeply integrated and comprehensive in balancing risk and innovation as the leading edge projects that are being planned and designed to surpass the current minimum standards.
DAVID EISENBERG’S BIO
David Eisenberg is an internationally renowned speaker, author, and ecological builder. For more than a decade, he has led the effort to create a sustainable context for building codes. A two-term member of the Board of the U.S. Green Building Council, he founded and chairs the USGBC Code Committee. He is co-founder and Director of the non-profit Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) based in Tucson, Arizona. He is co-author of The Straw Bale House book and has written dozens of published articles. David and DCAT were named 2007 International Code Council Affiliate of the Year and received a 2007 USGBC Leadership Award.
If you would like to be on the list for future events, send us and email at greenbuildingandbeyond@gmail.com
California Net Zero Collaboration
On October 27th, representatives from across the state convened at the California Net Zero Collaboration, sponsored by USGBC California Chapters and the AIACC COTE. State and local leaders discussed California’s energy future, assessing goals and plans for achieving Zero Net Energy buildings in light of AB 32, Architecture 2030, Fossil Free by ’33, and other climate related initiatives.
In case you missed the event or want to refresh your memory, powerpoint presentations from several speakers are provided below:
- Architecture 2030 and Local Efforts – Paul Poirier, AIACC, USGBC C4
- ARB and AB 32 – Dana Papkey, CA Air Resources Board
- CPUC Statewide Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan – Michael Wheeler, CA Public Utilities Commission
- California Green Building Standards – Martha Brooke, California Energy Commission
- ASHRAE Standard 189 – Molly McGuire, Taylor Engineering
- Fossil Free by ’33 – Tam Hunt, SB Community Environmental Council
- Afternoon Breakout Session Results
C4 Members in the News!
A great quote from Michael Holliday:
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_042108a
Dave Intner in the news:
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_042108f
CSU Channel Islands and UCSB:
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_042108b
Citrix Online featured, one of our national members:
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_042108d
Building A Green Revolution
San Luis Obispo, CA It’s getting easier to be green.
A growing focus on Earth-friendly design, construction and operation is fueling a surge in green building activity in San Luis Obispo County and throughout the country. Read more…
April 22nd, 2008