"The Benefits of Living Technologies"
Chris Bruntlett, Senior Project Manager, Streamline Enterprises
Details on this seminar will be posted shortly.
"Rammed Earth for Beautiful and Healthy Homes"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Assoc. Rammed Earth Designers & Builders
Participants will learn about insulated rammed earth for houses, thermal mass and other benefits of rammed earth. There will be plenty of pictures in the slide-show showing beautiful examples. Beyond that, Clifton will discuss energy choices and other healthy materials to use in a sustainable home.
Bio - Clifton is a green building professional specializing in rammed earth construction and design in Vancouver, Victoria and Salt Spring Island, B.C. Canada. His vision is to create environments that are beautiful, artistic and sustainable. Clifton believes that both design and construction of a building must be intimately connected to bring maximum benefit to both people and the environment. Beyond rammed earth his ambition is to become an eco-developer and influence society on a larger scale.
For more information, visit: http://www.rammedearth.info/
PLEASE RSVP and arrive 10 minutes early for guaranteed seating. RSVP to info@sustainablebuildingcentre.com or 604-682-5960.
This is a free event but a donation of $2-$5 is suggested.
LOCATION
Light House: Sustainable Building Centre is located at 1575 Johnston Street, just East of the Public Market in the heart of Granville Island. Our centre is on the second floor and accessible via the glass door and staircase on the Southwest corner of the building. This event is sponsored by Light House Sustainable Building Centre and Cascadia Green Building Council, the local chapter of the CaGBC. Funding comes from Environment Canada and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
Archus would like to applaud the hard work of all of the students involved in the FUTURE SOCIAL ideas competition so Good Times will be at the Or Gallery this week. Come down and show your support and look at some sweet drawings. Drinks are still $2.00 the opening starts at 7pm. If you want to know more about FUTUTRE SOCIAL please read the statement below:
FUTURE SOCIAL is a competition that challenges UBC students to develop innovative architectural designs for social housing. In teams or as individuals, over 50 UBC students have worked to imagine new supportive social housing that best responds to homelessness in contemporary Vancouver.
EXHIBITION
October 23 – November 7, 2009
GOOD TIMES/OPENING:
October 23, 2009
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Or Gallery
555 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
www.orgallery.org
This message is sent on behalf of Cynthia Girling, Killam Committee Chair
Please advise all faculty members and students (graduate and undergraduate) in your department, that nominations for the Killam Teaching Prize for the Faculty of Applied Science are being accepted.
The UBC Killam Teaching Prize recognizes all aspects of outstanding teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Three of these prizes, each having a value of $5,000 and are expected to be awarded within the Faculty of Applied Science in 2010. Students, faculty and alumni may nominate an excellent teacher.
An intention to nominate should be submitted by Monday, November 30th to the Dean’s office Attention: Laura Vigorito. If you have any questions and/or concerns please contact Laura Vigorito directly at lvigorito@apsc.ubc.ca
Details of the nomination deadlines are available through Trish Poehnel in the SALA office. (tpoehnel@interchange.ubc.ca)
Cynthia Girling,
Chair, APSC Killam Committee
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Professor and Chair
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
389 MCML Bldg. 2357 Main Mall
Phone: 604-822-0438
What is Spacemakers?
Cities Fit for Children Conference
October 22 – 23 2009
Langley, BC
http://www.councilecd.ca/cecd/home.nsf/pages/Citiesfitforchildren_Home.html
Sustainable Buildings 101: Introduction to Sustainable Buildings (Part 1)
UBC EGB proud to host a five-part series on sustainable buildings.
Everyone is invited to come learn about sustainable built environment.
Each part will feature a different industry professional present an
aspect of green buildings. The first talk this Thursday, October 8,
will feature Michael Driedger introducing what sustainable buildings
are about!
Speaker: Michael Driedger, B.A. Dip T LEED AP, Sustainability Research
Advisor, Busby Perkins+Will
Date: Thursday, October 8
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: C.K. Choi Building, Room 120, 1855 West Mall
Map to event is here:
http://sites.google.com/site/ubcegb/whatsnew/sustainablebuildings101introductiontosustainablebuildingspart1
UBC Emerging Green Builders Guest Speakers:
Jens Voshage + Kerstin Mueller of Kasian Architecture Interior Design
& Planning Ltd
"Early Performance Simulation for the Architectural Design Process
(Autodesk Ecotect)"
October 1, 2009 @ 6pm (doors open @ 5:45pm)
Location: 350-1555 West Pender Street
Limited Seats, Please RSVP @ http://tinyurl.com/ubcegb
