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International Living Building Institute in partnership with Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC brings you the Living Building Challenge Road Show.

The Living Building Challenge is attempting to raise the bar in defining the most advanced measures of sustainabilityin the built environment and acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions. There are more than 60 building projects pursuing this certification under this vigorous performance standard.

The Road Show is a tour of in-person introductory workshops to share the tenets of the Challenge with building practitioners in the U.S. and Canada. Learning objectives include:

• Identify the key components of the Living Building Challenge
• Describe LBC Community resources and certfication process
• Discuss the rationale for restorative design principles
• Understand successful strategiesfor compliance in each performance area (Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty)
• Recognize financial, regulatory and behavioral barriers of LBC
• Recognize incentives related to high performance design

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See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuestNortheast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC's quarterly social networking sessions continue to draw 100  plus green building practitioners, advocates and Chapter members. This time we're heading a little south in hopes of adding the Akron-Canton crowd to the mix. The cedar beams, fieldstone and dramatic daylighting of Blue Canyon will be the setting for the next session. Blue Canyon is graciously donating a private room with access to a side deck (fingers crossed for glorious weather) and appetizers to our group. You need to cover your bar tab and bring plenty of business cards. There is no cost to attend this event. Registration strongly encouraged (so we can adequately staff the bar and make you a nametag) at www.neogreenbuilding.org.

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Featuring a first hand look at the new Case Connection Zone pilot project and a high level discussion about how gigabit connectivity can change people’s lives.

Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) Case Connection Zone pilot research project is the first step in an initiative to determine how effective utilization of gigabit Internet connectivity can be made relevant and useful in homeowners’ everyday lives. Providing a super high speed Internet connection and innovative sensor technologies within the home will enable real time and continuous data flow to public sector partners measuring usage of their various tools. These partners, in cooperation with CWRU, will focus their research on four major areas, including health and wellness, STEM education, neighborhood and public safety, and household energy management.

This is a free event and registration is first come, first serve. Please register here: http://gigabitbc.eventbrite.com/.

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Turner Construction Company will be hosting the Corporate Roundtable presentation on "Sustainability in Construction" at the Hanna Theatre on Friday, March 12, 2010.

As the largest construction management firm in the United States and the number one green builder (Engineering News Record, 2009), Turner has been involved in the sustainable design and construction community from its onset by promoting and implementing environmentally sensitive design and construction practices. Ed Paparone, Business Manager at Turner, will describe how sustainability can be incorporated into every stage of construction from design to close-out. He will also highlight local projects that are pursuing LEED Certification and will feature the renovation of the Hanna Theatre and explain the sustainable construction techniques used to restore the building.

RSVP here by March 10.

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Join InterAct Cleveland as we deepen the green conversations with an interreligious panel discussion on “Eco-justice and Eco-spirituality: It’s more than Going Green” on April 25 at 2:30 pm at Plymouth Church (2860 Coventry Rd. Shaker Heights, 44120). This Sharing Paths Dialogue will discuss the future of humanities’ progress within the earth’s ability to be sustainable with representatives from the Christian, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Jewish faiths.
Presented by Dr. Tim Beal, noted author and professor at Case Western University, with Dr. Ivory Lyon from Mount Union College; Mr. Indra Shah from the Shiva Vishnu Temple; and Rabbi Stacey Schlein of The Temple - Tifereth Israel.
This dialogue will be followed by a thirty minute optional presentation by members of Plymouth Church on their efforts to create a sustainable community within their congregation.

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Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC and Cleveland ASHRAE partner at this dinner meeting to discuss how each of our respective Chapters is advancing the green building agenda and the integral role that HVAC play in sustainability. We aim to identify where we overlap and can develop future opportunities together.

Cash bar happy hour starts at 5:30. Registration fee of $25 covers the cost of dinner and presentation which starts at 6:15pm.

Registration required. Two ways to register:

1) On the Events page at www.neogreenbuilding.org and pay in advance via PayPal

2) Call Cleveland ASHRAE at 216-373-0315 adn reserve your spot, then pay at the door.

 

• Cleveland City Council is considering new policy that would leverage its buying power to promote locally grown food and sustainable businesses. Ordinance No. 1660-A-09 was introduced by Mayor Frank Jackson and Councilmember Joe Cimperman in January to provide bid incentives on city contracts for local businesses, sustainable businesses and businesses that purchase local foods. Read more.  
• The Food Policy Coalition is hiring a general manager, and a farmer for its sustainable farm in Oberlin.  Also, the local food group which convened at the 2019 sustainability summit is meeting on March 2 to provide updates on its community kitchen project.   
• The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC and green consulting firm Sustainable Rhythm posted a new survey to answer some of the communications challenges of green building. They’re looking for feedback from the building community including owners, facility managers, real estate firms, architects, engineers, consultants, product companies.  
• The Earth 2U Farmer’s Market in its first year added to the vibrancy on the Cleveland State University campus. The market starts up again on May 13. See the new YouTube video.  

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Tri-C’s first annual Northeast Ohio Green Building and Design Expo will be held on March 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Corporate College East.  The region’s premier green building gathering focuses on sharing knowledge across the green building market and offering opportunities for making connections within this emerging market.  Highlights from the day-long event include educational sessions from the 2009 USGBC's Greenbuild Conference & Expo, local speakers and experts in the green building field and an exhibit floor featuring Northeast Ohio’s green building service firms and products.

Visit www.neogreenexpo.com for more information. 

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You may have heard about Building Information Modeling (BIM) but never knew there were so many more benefits than just a pretty picture.

The key to any successful project is clear, concise understanding between architects, engineers, construction professionals, facility managers, and building owners. BIM allows for this integrative process and establishes incorporation of the most efficient and healthy buildings early on in new construction or as built environments.

Did you know that Building Information Modeling can help you:

Deliver CD’s quicker, help reduce change orders, provide cost estimating , create energy analysis / tax savings, prepare computer aided facility management (CAFM) information, produce 3D models and more.

This event is FREE to attend. Registration required at www.caddfx.com.  Space is limited to the first 150 built environment professionals.

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Windermere Renaissance is sponsoring the East Cleveland Theater's production of August Wilson's "King Hedley II" to support building a green, sustainable home in East Cleveland.

 "King Hedley II" is the 8th work in Wilson's 10-play cycle chronicling the history of the African-American experience in each decade of the 20th century. It's set in 1985 and tells the story of an ex-con in post-Reagan Pittsburgh trying to rebuild his life. Many critics have hailed the work as a haunting and challenging tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.

August Wilson is arguably the most influential and successful modern African-American playwright. He is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences, The Piano Lesson, King Hedley II, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running, and Radio Golf.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $100 for VIP.

VIP reception at 2:00 p.m.

Show at 3:00 p.m.