Green Renovations & Green Renovators: Workshop

Screenshot: Introduction to Green Renovations Workshop
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, Toronto BILD
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In keeping with our "green" message we are informing you that the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) will be hosting an “Introduction to Green Renovations Workshop” on Oct. 5th from 7-9 p.m.

Workshop: Introduction to Green Renovations
Instructor: John Godden
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Toronto BILD, Awards Hall
Google Map: 20 Upjohn Road, North York ON M3B 2V9

What Are Green Renovations? What Does "Green" Mean?

With the pressing need to increase energy and resource conservation, green remodeling is quickly gaining in popularity.

In this seminar you will learn:

• The importance of green remodeling in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
• About the current labels in the marketplace, ratings and definitions around sustainability including ECOenergy, Greenhouse and LEED;
• How being a green renovator can differentiate your company in a growing market.

Who should attend: Contractors and renovators who want to serve sustainability-minded clients.

Instructor: John Godden
John Godden has over 20 years of experience as a home and heating-system designer and hands-on builder with projects that include the Clearsphere, a CHBC EnviroHome. John is a leading rater and consultant for the R-2000, ENERGY STAR for New Homes, EnerGuide Rating Service and LEED for Homes programs. He was the LEED consultant for Rodeo Fine Homes, a project in partnership with the Town of Newmarket, consisting of 34 LEED platinum homes.

About BILD:
The Building Industry and Land Development Association was formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' association (GTHBA) and the Urban Development Institute/Ontario. BILD is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater GTA. BILD represents more than 1,300 member companies.

If you are interested in the trades, or just interested in doing renovations in an environmentally conscious way this is a course you can't afford to miss. For more details, please visit www.enerquality.ca

links:
greenbuildinginstitute.org: Green Building Institute Courses: Introduction to Green Home Renovations
wildsight.ca: Building Sustainability: A Green Homes and Renovations Conference: Workshop Descriptions
canadagreenhomeguide.ca: LEED Canada for Homes
ecologyaction.ca: Green Renovation Toolkit [PDF]
cdacommunication.ca: Green renovation 101: Choosing green building materials to limit the ecological impact of your home renovations [PDF]
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wobuilteco: Eco Green Building: Green Renovations & Green Renovators: Workshop
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