Medical Forum and Project Tour
Healthcare providers’ budgets are shrinking and are expected to shrink in the foreseeable future. Our clients demand that we prove that every dollar spent is justified. Research provides architects with the justification necessary to prove that what we design actually adds value to the bottom line. This conference will deal with incorporation of research into design practice: finding resources, application and initiation of research within the practice. Program features a project tour on the second day of the program.
Building/Room #: East Building. Cost: Varies.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 – Friday, February 10, 2012.
355 110th Ave. NE, East Building, Bellevue.
For more info visit www.aiaseattle.org. 9th Annual BetterBricks Awards- Portland
9th Annual BetterBricks Awards- Portland. With keynote speaker David Bragdon, Director of New York Mayor Bloomberg’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and former Metro Council President. Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 7:30-9:30am. Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, 921 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. Sign up: http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/event/56341.
Speaker: David Bragdon. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, 921 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204.
For more info visit www.bizjournals.com. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Solar Home Design Class
Course covers: Basic home energy types, systems, characteristics & conservation.
The solar resource, solar gain, site assessment & feasibility.
The emphasis is on practical design issues including; system types, characteristics, sizing, heat storage, construction details, efficiencies & costs. PV, solar hot water and incentives are also covered.
Green building materials and systems are discussed throughout.
Instructor: Chris Herman, CPBD, owner of Winter Sun Design, (www.wintersundesign.com) established 1987 & Co-Founder of the Northwest Eco-Building Guild (www.ecobuilding.org) & the Solar Washington Association (www.solarwashington.org) .
Cost: ($65 or $50 UW Student) + $10 Exp. Col. Regis. fee (reference notebook incl.)
Information: http://experimental.asuw.org or call Chris @ 206-525-3969 after 2PM
Registration: Call 68Learn (206-685-3276) http://exco.org.
Speaker: Chris Herman, CPBD, owner of Winter Sun Design. Cost: ($65 or $50 UW Student) + $10 Exp. Col. Regis. fee (reference notebook incl.).
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The University of Washington, ASUW Experimental College.
For more info visit www.wintersundesign.com. Erosion and Sediment Control Lead Training
This exciting course examines the most up-to-date techniques in the management of sediment and construction sites. Students who complete the course will receive a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) card, good for three years. CESCL certification is required in the state of Washington by the Washington State Department of Ecology for personnel responsible for construction stormwater inspections and sampling at construction sites. Participants will also benefit from a dynamic interaction between traditional lectures and hands-on exercises. The course covers the essentials of being a certified lead and includes information on how new regulations will impact CESCL job functions. Upon completion, students will know how to simply and confidently comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements of stormwater management.
The Construction Stormwater General Permit requires that site inspections be conducted by a CESCL. This CESCL certification course is recognized as meeting the traini…
Building/Room #: Issaquah City Hall- Eagle Room. Speaker: Nathan Hardebeck. Cost: $200.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
Issaquah, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. EPA Certified Lead Renovator Training
Note: This course now includes Washington state firm registration
This 8-hour course trains renovation, repair and painting contractors to work safely in buildings with lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule. Topics include health concerns, regulations before, during and after work procedures, recordkeeping and training non-certified workers. This training is required for any contractor who is involved in any construction activity that will, or has the potential to, contact lead based paint
Instructor(s): NICA
Currently unemployed workers may be eligible for a grant to cover the registration fees for this course. Contact Kristin Parker at 425-460-8231 to learn more.
Brought to you by a grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Labor, this is a statewide project of the Washington State Energy Sector Partnership, led by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board wi…
Cost: $275 Members / $325 Non-Members.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Snohomish County Workforce Development Council,
Everett, WA.
For more info visit www.mycareerconnection.org. Fourth Annual Green Professionals Conference
Join Fluid Market Strategies for the fourth annual Green Professionals Conference on February 16, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The conference is intended to educate, motivate and provide a forum to network and initiate conversations.
More than just a job fair, the conference is designed for corporations, government agencies, elected officials, universities, trade schools and nonprofits to gather under one roof to stimulate economic growth by strengthening the green job workforce.
The educational tracks will cover energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainability and job growth and include topics such as food sustainability, urban development, habitat restoration and the electric vehicle market. The exhibit hall will feature sponsors and exhibitors as well as career services and recruitment opportunities for students and job-seekers.
Cost: Cost: $70.00 - $195.00.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd
Portland, OR. 97232.
For more info visit www.green-professional.com. The Business of Green: What's New, What's Not?
Our February Signal Issues Panel Workshop will be co-hosted by the Workshops and Emerging Professionals Committees. What can we say? It's a great topic and both seasoned pros and those newer to the field are interested in what's new in the land of cost. How are new incentives affecting decisions, are there new ideas and innovations in funding mechanisms, green valuation, supply chain efficiency? Let's review some great case study examples, etc. and of course, what changes are being incorporated due to the economy and the "recovery". Please join us for lively dialogue, a great networking opportunity, and a bit of fun too! Refreshments provided.
We have an amazing panel that includes local, private sector developers and corporate sustainability managers. If you want to hear what's really going on, these are the people in the front lines of green building cost on a daily basis!
Panelists:
Jason Twill, Senior Project Manager at Vulcan
Mark Schuster, Founder and CEO of The Schuster Group
Jeffrey Rehm…
Series: Sustainability Emerging Green Builders Seattle Washington. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Rainier Square Conference Center
1301 5th Ave, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA.
For more info visit cascadiagbc.org. 7th Annual BetterBricks Awards- Puget Sound
7th Annual BetterBricks Awards- Puget Sound. With keynote speaker Kevin Kampschroer, the Director of Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings, U.S. GSA. Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm. Seattle Renaissance Hotel- Marriott, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. Sign up: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/event/62351.
Speaker: Kevin Kampschroer. Cost: 45.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Seattle Renaissance Hotel- Marriott,
515 Madison Street
Seattle, Washington 98104.
For more info visit www.bizjournals.com. Puget Sound BetterBricks Awards
Speaker: Kevin Kampschroer, director of GSA's Green Building program in Washington, D.C. Cost: $60.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Seattle Renaissance Hotel
515 Madison Street · Seattle, Washington 98104.
For more info visit www.betterbricks.com. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Energy Benchmarking using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
NEEA’s BetterBricks and the City of Seattle off er this free
workshop for building owners, property managers and service
providers to support compliance with the City of Seattle’s building
energy benchmarking and disclosure ordinance. Th is hands-on
session will teach you how to benchmark your building’s energy
performance using the free on-line tool ENERGY STAR® Portfolio
Manager. Participants will also learn about the ordinance reporting
requirements and new services available for automated benchmarking
from Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle Steam.
Workshop participants will create an account in Portfolio Manager
and begin the initial energy performance rating for their building
with individual guidance from an experienced benchmarking
instructor and technical assistants. Participants are welcome to
bring data from their own buildings to the session. A data collection
sheet will be emailed to you prior to the workshop. Sample building
data will be available for participants w…
Building/Room #: Mary Gates Hall. Cost: Free, registration required.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
UW
Seattle, WA.
For more info visit esbworkshop7.eventbrite.com. EPA Certified Lead Renovator Training
This 8-hour course trains renovation, repair and painting contractors to work safely in buildings with lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule. Topics include health concerns, regulations before, during and after work procedures, recordkeeping and training non-certified workers. This training is required for any contractor who is involved in any construction activity that will, or has the potential to, contact lead based paint
Instructor(s): NICA
Currently unemployed workers may be eligible for a grant to cover the registration fees for this course. Contact Kristin Parker at 425-460-8231 to learn more.
Brought to you by a grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Labor, this is a statewide project of the Washington State Energy Sector Partnership, led by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board with partners that include: Washington State Evergreen Jobs Leadership…
Cost: $275 Members / $325 Non-Members.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
MBA Housing Center
335 116th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA.
For more info visit www.mycareerconnection.org. Northwest Ecobuilding Guild Monthly Meetings
The Central Puget Sound Chapter of the NW EcoBuilding Guild meets at the Phinney Neighborhood Center from 6:30-8:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are free and nonmembers are welcome. Look for calendar updates on the Guild's website, http://www.ecobuilding.org. Click "Seattle.".
Cost: Free.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Phinney Neighborhood Center
Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103.
For more info visit www.ecobuilding.org. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Passive House Northwest Spring Conference
This event is aimed at seasoned practitioners of green building and low energy buildings as well as those just beginning to be interested in these approaches. Attendees include builders, developers, architects, engineers, teachers, professors, realtors, investors, media representatives, and interested others. There will be a mix of beginning and advanced presentations and discussions that will enable attendees to advance their knowledge, understanding, connections, and networking related to this relatively new and thoroughly exciting form of building that is beginning to transform how we view our built environment.
Cost: Free.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM.
Portland, OR.
For more info visit www.phnw.org. Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead Training (CESCL)
This exciting course examines the most up-to-date techniques in the management of sediment and construction sites. Students who complete the course will receive a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) card, good for three years. CESCL certification is required in the state of Washington by the Washington State Department of Ecology for personnel responsible for construction stormwater inspections and sampling at construction sites. This 2-day course is a dynamic interaction between the traditional classroom style and hands-on exercises that will take place throughout. These exercises allow each student to practice choosing and correctly installing mats, blankets, check dams, bonded fiber matrix, straw, and other erosion control techniques for various site locations. Upon completion students will know how to simply and confidently comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements of stormwater management.
The Construction Stormwater General Permit requires that site inspections be…
Building/Room #: TBD. Speaker: Nathan Hardebeck. Cost: #350.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
Tacoma, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Introduction to Managing Environmental Data with Microsoft Access 2010
Description: Participants will gain basic to intermediate skills in using Microsoft Access 2010 to build relational databases for managing and mining their environmental data. This comprehensive class uses extensive hands-on exercises for in-depth use of tables, queries, forms, reports, and macro objects in Access 2010. These Access database subjects use real-world environmental examples with actual field data.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand concepts of database structure and design
- Create relationships between tables
- Import and export datasheets
- Perform simple queries on multiple tables
- Construct and customize forms for retrieving data
- Build macros for automating tasks
Prerequisites: No experience with MS Access 2010 is required; however, basic understanding of Microsoft Office software and basic computer skills are required.
Building/Room #: TBD. Speaker: Adam Wilbert. Cost: $595/$545* $545/$495* (before Jan. 14th).
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
Issaquah, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Managing Environmental Data with Microsoft Access 2010
Description: This is the second course in a 2-part series Managing Environmental Data with Microsoft Access 2010 (COMP-401 and 402). In the first class, COMP-401, students learn the basic elements of constructing queries, forms, macros and reports. In this portion, they will build on those skills by creating end-user application examples that bring the newly learned elements together. Access analytic tools, PivotCharts, and PivotTables will be introduced, and an SQL primer will be included. This course is separate from COMP-401 so that students may take it at a later date if they do not have flexibility in their schedule, however we highly recommend that the two courses be taken together. COMP-402 is not meant to be taken as a stand-alone class without first taking COMP-401.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply complex query functions to databases
- Create and design pivot charts and pivot tables
- Perform complex queries using multiple tables
- Create tools for forms an…
Building/Room #: TBD. Speaker: Adam Wilbert. Cost: $295.
Thursday, March 8, 2012.
Issaquah, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Introduction to Aquatic Toxicology
This introductory course provides participants with a strong foundation of aquatic toxicology and how these concepts are applied to managing pollutants in aquatic environments. The course covers terminology, common test designs, and endpoints such as lethality and endocrine disruption. Important legacy and emerging pollutants of concern such as heavy metals, organic pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and nanoparticles will also be presented. Fate and transport as it relates to bioavailability and pollutant partitioning in aquatic environments will be discussed. Water Quality criteria from the Clean Water Act with an emphasis on, and examples of, site specific criteria for metals using hardness correction, water effects ratio (WER), and the biotic ligand model (BLM) are also included.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Apply toxicology principles to environmental issues.
Understand how aquatic organisms are exposed to toxic chemicals.
Identify…
Building/Room #: Airport Ramada. Speaker: Ruth Solfield. Cost: $595/$545* $545/$495* (before Jan. 28th).
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
Portland, OR.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Energy Benchmarking using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
NEEA’s BetterBricks and the City of Seattle off er this free
workshop for building owners, property managers and service
providers to support compliance with the City of Seattle’s building
energy benchmarking and disclosure ordinance. Th is hands-on
session will teach you how to benchmark your building’s energy
performance using the free on-line tool ENERGY STAR® Portfolio
Manager. Participants will also learn about the ordinance reporting
requirements and new services available for automated benchmarking
from Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle Steam.
Workshop participants will create an account in Portfolio Manager
and begin the initial energy performance rating for their building
with individual guidance from an experienced benchmarking
instructor and technical assistants. Participants are welcome to
bring data from their own buildings to the session. A data collection
sheet will be emailed to you prior to the workshop. Sample building
data will be available for participants w…
Building/Room #: Mary Gates Hall. Cost: Free, registration required.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
UW
Seattle, WA.
For more info visit esbworkshop8.eventbrite.com. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Effective Facilitation Skills and Techniques for Professionals
Facilitation skills are used to form productive teams, plan programs, and to implement controversial projects. Trained facilitators help groups communicate productively, constructively manage diverse points of view, and create concrete actions as a result of meetings. It is also a personally satisfying experience when you, as the meeting facilitator, bring out the best in the people in a meeting and can help a team improve its performance.
In addition to presenting a core program of facilitation skills and substantial practice with these skills, in this course we tailor the experience to the participants’ specific needs. We do this by having participants complete a pre-workshop needs profile. By combining the core curriculum with the participants’ needs the training experience is customized to each audience and demonstrates the practicality of implementing the concepts in real-life situations.
A study by Microsoft® pointed to worthless meetings as a major time waster in America. Respondents in their su…
Building/Room #: Lacey Community Center. Speaker: Michael Fraidenburg. Cost: $595/$545* $545/$495* (before Jan. 21st).
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 – Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
Lacey, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Olympia - Healthy Homes Volunteer Training
Join us in January for the inaugural Healthy Homes volunteer training. Healthy Homes is a new program to provide free healthy home visits to homes and to child care centers in Thurston County and spread the word about indoor air quality. Healthy Homes volunteers participate in 30 hours of training and then complete 30 hours of Healthy Homes community service. You don't need to be a health care provider, a building specialist, or an expert in anything. We look for diverse individuals who are committed to actively participating in the training sessions and who will volunteer in their communities. We want people who will enjoy working together to improve their own and others' health.
All of our volunteers perform Healthy Home visits in the community. During the visit, a pair of volunteers meets with the resident and walks with them through their home, addressing ways the resident can reduce their exposure to toxins, asthma triggers, mold, and other housing-related health risks. They may also help staff boot…
Building/Room #: across from St. Peter’s Hospital. Series: Hands-on training begins Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and continues every Thursday evening until March 22. Cost: Free.
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 6:00 PM.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department
412 Lilly Rd. NE
Olympia, 98506.
For more info visit www.co.thurston.wa.us. Introduction to Aquatics Permitting
The focus of this training is to teach environmental professionals the process for obtaining permits for a variety of aquatic environments in a timely fashion. In order to do so, it is necessary to identify all needed permits at the start of project planning, understand the implications involved with a project, develop a permitting schedule, and coordinate early with permitting agencies.
Attendees will learn the basics of working closely with project engineers, clients, and biologists to ensure that permit applications are complete upon submission. Another key course topic is a discussion of how to communicate with permitting agencies so they are aware of changes throughout the design process.
Information will be shared regarding what is required to obtain aquatic permits from federal, state, tribal, and local agencies including the Corps of Engineers, Washington Department of Ecology, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and various cities and counties. In addition, enrollees will find out how…
Building/Room #: Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery- Learning Center. Speaker: Janice Martin. Cost: $295.
Monday, March 26, 2012.
Issaquah, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Energy Benchmarking using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
NEEA’s BetterBricks and the City of Seattle off er this free
workshop for building owners, property managers and service
providers to support compliance with the City of Seattle’s building
energy benchmarking and disclosure ordinance. Th is hands-on
session will teach you how to benchmark your building’s energy
performance using the free on-line tool ENERGY STAR® Portfolio
Manager. Participants will also learn about the ordinance reporting
requirements and new services available for automated benchmarking
from Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle Steam.
Workshop participants will create an account in Portfolio Manager
and begin the initial energy performance rating for their building
with individual guidance from an experienced benchmarking
instructor and technical assistants. Participants are welcome to
bring data from their own buildings to the session. A data collection
sheet will be emailed to you prior to the workshop. Sample building
data will be available for participants w…
Building/Room #: Mary Gates Hall. Cost: Free, registration required.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
UW
Seattle, WA.
For more info visit esbworkshop9.eventbrite.com. High Performance Home Workshop - From Theory to Practice
Are you ready to go beyond the typical green and building science "tech-talk" and begin solving your company's greatest hurdles to putting high performance strategies into practice?
Led by two of the industry’s top trainers, this two-day intensive and interactive workshop will use a series of case studies, hands-on exercises, field demonstrations and other participatory and experiential activities among trainers, attendees and manufacturer partners to help you overcome common barriers and develop a practical plan to implement your company’s high performance home goals.
The program features:
* A refresher of the elements of intermediate and advanced building science principles including: air; heat and moisture flow; water management; indoor air quality; HVAC design/ventilation and their testing strategies; code requirements; ENERGY STAR®; and other best practice and current-market considerations.
* Green building fundamentals, including site design, water efficiency, lighting, appliances and…
Cost: Early bird price: Member$550/Non-member $575Member After Feb. 29th $625/Non-member $650.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
MBA Housing Center
335 116th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA.
For more info visit www.mycareerconnection.org. Northwest Ecobuilding Guild Monthly Meetings
The Central Puget Sound Chapter of the NW EcoBuilding Guild meets at the Phinney Neighborhood Center from 6:30-8:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are free and nonmembers are welcome. Look for calendar updates on the Guild's website, http://www.ecobuilding.org. Click "Seattle.".
Cost: Free.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Phinney Neighborhood Center
Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103.
For more info visit www.ecobuilding.org. Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead Training (CESCL)
This exciting course examines the most up-to-date techniques in the management of sediment and construction sites. Students who complete the course will receive a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) card, good for three years. CESCL certification is required in the state of Washington by the Washington State Department of Ecology for personnel responsible for construction stormwater inspections and sampling at construction sites. This 2-day course is a dynamic interaction between the traditional classroom style and hands-on exercises that will take place throughout. These exercises allow each student to practice choosing and correctly installing mats, blankets, check dams, bonded fiber matrix, straw, and other erosion control techniques for various site locations. Upon completion students will know how to simply and confidently comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements of stormwater management.
The Construction Stormwater General Permit requires that site inspections be…
Building/Room #: Issaquah City Hall- Eagle Room. Speaker: Nathan Hardebeck. Cost: $350.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 – Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
Issaquah, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Introduction to the Model Toxics Control Act
The objective of this one day workshop is to introduce environmental consultants, federal, state and local government staff, and members of the general public to Washington's Model Toxics Control Act (WAC 173-340). This workshop will provide an overview of the MTCA administrative requirements and associated cleanup standards. Participants will also learn the MTCA remedy selection process and public involvement requirements. Both instructors have a deep and thorough understanding of MTCA and will welcome questions at the end of each topic.
*This course is immediately followed by the two-day WAPOL-402: Establishing MTCA Cleanup Levels Workshop.
Intended Audience: This course is intended for environmental consultants, federal, state and local government staff and other professionals seeking an improved understanding of the Model Toxics Control Act.
Building/Room #: Lacey Community Center. Speaker: Priscilla Tomlinson & Pete Kmet. Cost: $295.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
Lacey, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. 2012 South Sound Green Tour!
Cost: Free.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 – Friday, April 20, 2012.
Olympia, WA.
For more info visit www.ecobuilding.org. Establishing Soil, Groundwater, and Surface Water Cleanup under the Model Toxics Control Act
This course provides attendees with an in-depth understanding of the procedures for establishing cleanup levels and points of compliance under the Model Toxics Control Act (WAC 173-340). The course covers procedures for establishing cleanup levels using Methods A, B, and C for groundwater, surface water and soil, as well as an overview of recent rule revisions related to dioxins/furans, PCBs, and carcinogenic PAHs. Additionally, the terrestrial ecological evaluation process to soils at sites will be covered.
Participants will benefit from an overview of Washington State Department of Ecology's three and four-phase partitioning models, as well as their use of leaching test methods for determining soil concentrations that are protective of groundwater. Attendees will also have an opportunity to walk through the process of establishing cleanup standards using case studies. Both instructors have a deep and thorough understanding of MTCA and will welcome questions at the end of each topic.
*Course prerequisite…
Building/Room #: Lacey Community Center. Speaker: Priscilla Tomlinson & Pete Kmet. Cost: $595/$545* $545/$495* (before Feb 18th).
Thursday, April 19, 2012 – Friday, April 20, 2012.
Lacey, WA.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Introduction to Managing Environmental Data with Microsoft Access 2010
Two class series...
Building/Room #: Oywhee Plaza Hotel. Speaker: Adam Wilbert. Cost: $595/545* $545/495* (register before March 10th).
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
Boise, ID.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Writing the Perfect EA/FONSI, or EIS
This training course will present the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) practitioner with a set of practical skills for preparing either an Environmental Assessment (EA) / Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and includes all the required content, as well as practical skills for safely leaving out unnecessary content. NEPA lessons will come from various project examples.
Major themes include: how to make the findings required by law; timing the NEPA process to the decision making process; eight good legal reasons not to prepare an EIS; scoping a reasonable range of alternatives; writing the “perfect” cumulative effects analysis; and administrative record. This course includes a substantial handout with graphic models, updated case lists that support the models, and sample documents. Each attendee may keep the handout to serve as a reference in the workplace.
Intended audience: This workshop is designed to serve both as a comprehensive introduction for…
Building/Room #: Ramada Portland Airport. Speaker: Owen Schmidt. Cost: $595/$545* $545/$495* (before Feb. 25th).
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
Portland, OR.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. Northwest Ecobuilding Guild Monthly Meetings
The Central Puget Sound Chapter of the NW EcoBuilding Guild meets at the Phinney Neighborhood Center from 6:30-8:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are free and nonmembers are welcome. Look for calendar updates on the Guild's website, http://www.ecobuilding.org. Click "Seattle.".
Cost: Free.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Phinney Neighborhood Center
Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103.
For more info visit www.ecobuilding.org. Managing Environmental Data with Microsoft Access 2010
Part 2 of a 2 class series.
Building/Room #: Owyhee Plaza Hotel. Speaker: Adam Wilbert. Cost: $295.
Thursday, April 26, 2012.
Boise, ID.
For more info visit www.eosalliance.org. SIREWALL Insulated Rammed Earth Course
SIREWALL’s hands-on Stabilized Insulated Rammed Earth Course Introduction Course is designed for homeowners, builders, designers, architects, engineers, investors, building inspectors and those involved in green building. Held over two days on the weekend in Vancouver or Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, participants will get an introduction to rammed earth including:
* Touring multiple SIREWALL homes – being inside is so different than looking at pictures.
* Making rammed earth samples to take home – a hands-on experience that includes choosing the soil at the pit and analyzing soil blends.
* Engaging in “deep green” conversations; a contextual construct to assess green alternatives.
* Exploring aspects of design and engineering for the best use this new material.
* Comparing applications around the rammed earth world, what works and what does not work.
* Learning how to participate in moving this technology forward and how can you make a difference.
Building/Room #: Join instructors Meror Krayenhoff, head of SIREWALL and Terra Firma Builders Ltd. Joss Krayenhoff, SIREWALL Project Manager, and Keenan Turner, SIREWALL Business Development Manager, in Vancouver, British Columbia or on beautiful Salt Spring Island off the coast of Vancouver for this course. Cost: Call for more information: 778-960-0580.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 – Sunday, April 29, 2012.
Salt Spring Island, BC.
For more info visit www.sirewall.com. 6 Week Spring EcoNest Boot Camp
This six week accelerated skill builder will begin before the EcoNest 16 day intensive, include all of the EcoNest Intensive workshops and Seminar, and continue after. Students will develop and hone building skills from foundation to roof framing, completing the shell of a small EcoNest under the direct guidance of Robert Laporte and his staff. The course is structured for those wishing to immerse themselves in natural building, expanding both skill and knowledge base. This boot camp will be physically and mentally challenging and is not designed for casual learning!
Submit a letter explaining your interest in attending this course. Include a resume and 3 references.
Enrollment limited to 4 Students.
Cost: $3000, call for more information: 541-488-9508.
Monday, April 30, 2012 – Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
Ashland, OR.
For more info visit www.econesthomes.com. Government Confluence 2012
Cascadia is excited to announce the 2012 Government Confluence, a day-long summit designed to inspire peer-to-peer conversation for those serving in the government sector. Scheduled for May 2nd, 2012, prior to the opening night of Living Future 2012, this is a unique opportunity for exercising collaboration and creativity about creating sustainable communities with your nearby and not-so-nearby regional neighbors. It's also your one-stop shop to learn about the most cutting-edge topics, replicable case studies, and sustainability planning tools.
Come to learn, be inspired, and make lasting connections!
Cost: $30.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Oregon Zoo, Portland.
For more info visit cascadiagbc.org. Living Future 2012
Cost: $650 members, $800 non-members.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – Friday, May 4, 2012.
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
Portland, Oregon.
For more info visit cascadiagbc.org.