Thanksgiving Potluck and Imagine Party: Tonight

Collage-Screenshot: Imagine! Party in Celebration of John Lennon's 70th
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Credit: torontoclimatecampaign.org

Thanksgiving Potluck and Imagine Party

When: Saturday, October 9, 2010
Thanksgiving Potluck 6 pm
Open Stage 7 pm

Where: Friends Meeting House
Location: 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 1C7
TTC: St. George (Bedford exit)
bike parking: left hand side of building, in the garden

PWYC

What inspires you to lower carbon footprint?
Come, sing, share, read a poem, be inspired.
Celebrate John Lennon's birthday and 350.org's global work party with an evening of info, action, food and fun!

links:
EEON: Environmental Education Ontario: Greening the Way Ontario Learns: You're invited to share in a First for Canada - A Provincial Environmental Literacy Plan
Post Carbon Toronto: A group of Toronto citizens working together to envision and transition Toronto and its bioregion into sustainable, low energy communities.
Earthroots: A grassroots environmental organization dedicated to protecting Ontario's wilderness, wildlife and watersheds through research, education and action.
Sierra Club Ontario: Mission is to protect and restore the health of the natural environment, including human communities in Ontario by empowering the membership and citizenry through education, advocacy, action and outdoor adventures.

Green Renovations & Green Renovators: Workshop

Screenshot: Introduction to Green Renovations Workshop
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, Toronto BILD
Credit: events.constantcontact.com

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]
V1.0 2008 © Cheryl Ambrose

wobuilteco: Eco Green Building: Green Renovations & Green Renovators: Workshop
http://tinyurl.com/wobuilteco2

Being Fashionably Green

Screenshot: Welcome to Eco Fashion Week,
Vancouver, September 27 - 30, 2010
Credit: ecofashion-week.com

Being "green" and environmentally conscientious has become in and now being "green" seems to be hitting the fashion scene as well. Along with the many runway fashion shows debuting their latest collections this fall, it appears that now we will also be having an Eco Fashion Week which will be happening in Vancouver sometime later this month.

So alongside with recycling and using incandescent bulbs, it will now be possible to be an environmentally friendly fashionista. Good news for the ladies that are environmentally conscious but don't want to sacrifice being stylish. Many well-known designers believe in the cause and will be showcasing some of their work at this event.

So if you are "green" as well as style conscious this is a great opportunity for you to integrate the two.

For more information on this event as well as more tips on how to be an eco fashionista follow the link to the article below:

Toronto Sun: Life Green Planet
Vancouver gets eco chic
By SUZANNE ELSTON, Special to QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/life/greenplanet/2010/09/17/15390121.html

Lonya Miller,
Writer
Wo-Built Inc. - Innovative Design and Build

links:
artisanworldmarket.com: Be an Environmentally Friendly Fashionista
ecofashionworld.com: efw blogs: Eco, Ethical, and Green Fashion Blogs
acaramiamagazine.com: Generation Green: Fashionably Green by Jennifer Flaten

Our mission statement did not specifically mention "Green Construction", however we want to be known for our innovative design and construction. This includes of course looking at sustainability of buildings, their environmental footprints and their energy effectiveness. Green design can take many forms and there is no fixed template. Every situation is different, but we look in our designs for green possibilities.

It starts with design and it requires a commitment from all parties to the idea of providing a green design. There might be cost implications, or spatial compromises or long term break even points. But it all starts with an idea.

This forum will showcase designs, innovative ideas, opinions, green construction and eco-friendly information.

Enjoy!

Martina Ernst
CEO - Wo-Built Inc