Entries categorized as ‘Events’
West Coast Green Residential Green Building Conference & Expo
Sept. 25–27, San Jose, CA
The Healthy Home: A Virtual Walk-Through
Join a conversation between Mary Cordaro, environmental consultant and certified Bau-Biologist, and author Jennifer Roberts, as they take you on a virtual walk-through of Cordaro’s own healthy home. Using video clips, they will show her ongoing “lab,” a 1950s Southern Californian house that she has been renovating over the past 18 years using principles that integrate Bau-Biologie and building science. In the process, they will highlight fundamental strategies for identifying and remediating common home-health problems.
After the talk, Jennifer will be signing copies of her three books, Good Green Homes, Good Green Kitchens and Redux. Find out more on the Events page.
Categories: Events · Green homes · Health · Indoor air quality · Remodeling
On April 14, 2007, people all across the U.S. will rally in their communities to call for action on climate change. Get involved: stepitup2007.org
Categories: Events · Global warming
April 18, 2007 Sunnyvale, CA 7–8 pm
Dream Green Kitchens
Hosted by the City of Sunnyvale. Info & reservations: sunnyvalerecycles.org or (408) 730-7484.
Join Jennifer for a talk about what green means when it comes to the kitchen. Learn about techniques and products being used today to create kitchens that are beautiful, healthier for people and easier on the planet.
Categories: Events · Green homes · Kitchens
May 12, 2007 Petaluma, CA 10am–2pm
Remodel or Retrofit to Live Well
Hosted by Daily Acts and the City of Petaluma. Info & reservations: daily-acts.org or (707) 789-9664.
A talk by Jennifer on green home remodeling will be followed by a tour of a 1940s Petaluma house that was remodeled to be super green and use zero net energy.
Categories: Events · Green homes · Remodeling
Number of attendees of the inaugural West Coast Green Residential Green Building conference and expo in September: 8,922!
Categories: Events · Green homes
“We have ten years to get our act together.”
—Edward Mazria quoting James Hansen,
NASA’s leading authority on climate change
I’m still charged up two months after hearing architect Edward Mazria’s keynote speech at the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco.
His topic? The role of the building community in contributing to global climate change and peak oil. Buildings account for 48 percent of all energy consumed in the United States. Clearly, we can’t reverse trends in greenhouse gas emissions without a revolution in design and construction practices.
Mazria is the driving force behind the 2030 ºChallenge (architecture2030.org), a call to the architecture and building community to immediately cut fossil fuel energy use by 50% in all new buildings and major renovation projects. The goals escalate to a 90% reduction by 2025 and carbon-neutral by 2030.
While Mazria holds architects’ feet to the global-warming fire, I suggest we broaden the challenge. How low can each of us go with fossil fuel use in our homes? And an equally vital question—how can we accomplish this not in a spirit of fear and reactivity but in a spirit of joy and creativity?
Categories: Energy · Events · Global warming · Green homes
National Building Museum’s Greenovation: An Expo for the Home
Nov. 18, 2006 10 am–5 pm
Washington, D.C.
A free event about eco-friendly home renovation, with seminars led by green design experts, vendor exhibits and product demonstrations. At 2:00 PM, Jennifer Roberts will be talking about how to create dream green kitchens. A book signing follows. Greenovation augments the National Building Museum’s exhibition, Greenhouse: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design on view through June 3, 2007.
Info: nbm.org
Categories: Events · Green homes · Remodeling
Sept. 30, 2006 San Francisco
West Coast Green Residential Building Conference + Expo. This three-day event focuses exclusively on residential green building. On Sept. 30, join Jennifer for a lively presentation about what green means when it comes to the kitchen. A book signing follows. Info: westcoastgreen.com
Categories: Events · Green homes · Kitchens
