| January 2010 Newsletter |
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Well here we are just two and a half weeks into 2010 and we're rolling into high gear at the Chapter. With all of the events and programs coming up, it seems obvious that green builders are not deterred by the Winter weather (what little we've had)! We'll do our best to keep you updated and in the loop with regular notices of what's going on via email. Also be sure to check our Chapter Web site calendar of events regularly for the full picture of industry events throughout our region this year. We're really excited about 2010 and wish all of our members a healthy and successful year ahead. Why not get started right now and join fellow Chapter members in the events and activities below!
Chapter Meeting - The Challenge of Greening Existing Buildings, February 1st, Toronto City Hall Council Chambers ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter Meeting - February 1st, 2010, Toronto City Hall Council Chambers The Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council will hold its first Chapter Meeting of the year on February 1, 2010 in the Council of Chambers of City Hall! Join fellow members for a great educational and networking opportunity featuring the following presentation: The Challenge of Greening Existing Buildings. We're very excited to present presentations by experienced experts in the area of green retrofits. With the introduction of programs like the Mayor's Tower Renewal, the RealPAC 20 by '15 Challenge, the many incentives offered by organizations like the Better Buildings Partnership and the launch of LEED® Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance last year, green retrofits have become a HOT topic in the Greater Toronto Region. The evening's presentations will feature some of the top Toronto experts in green building retrofits as they offer expert advice and their experiences in greening existing buildings. Eleanor McAteer, P. Eng. MBA Eleanor will provide us with an update on the progress of the Mayor's Tower Renewal Project and fill us in on the success and challenges of this exciting project. Barbara Ciesla LEED® AP, ARIDO, NCIDQ 019872 Barb will provide us with an overview of the delivery process for LEED EB and highlight some of the challenges she and her team overcame during the delivery of LEED-EB. She'll also highlight the opportunities presented by occupant engagement strategies in the implementation of LEED Canada EB: O&M. Scott R. Armstrong, Dipl. Arch. Tech., A.Sc.T., LEED® AP Scott will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities he and his firm encountered in the LEED EB project at 483 Bay Street in Downtown Toronto. Click here to Register Now for this exciting Event! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Integrated Design Process (IDP) Workshop Back by popular demand, we're delighted to offer this IDP course to our members this year. Space is limited so be sure to sign up soon to secure your spot! Also, stay tuned for other exciting workshop offerings later this winter! Date: March 4th, 2010 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW and SECURE YOUR SPOT This full day workshop has been designed for people who will play a leading or support role in the facilitation of IDP and want to improve their skills and ability to design, facilitate, and enable this process. It will also assist project team members to make the case for IDP to their clients and colleagues, and develop methods to communicate the value of facilitation of IDP to a design team. The workshop takes an in-depth look at the art and practice of facilitating the integrated design process. It will focus on IDP through the lens of facilitation in order to better understand the purpose of this role, how the ¬integrated design process itself is designed, the skills required for effective facilitation of IDP, and tools and strategies to use in the facilitation of integrated design.
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For more information please e-mail Claudia Duggan at cduggan@gta.cagbc.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Sustainable Building Challenge - Call for Canadian Entries The Sustainable Building Challenge is an International co-operative process to develop understanding of performance assessment tools and highlight innovative sustainable building design techniques. The Challenge will form a key part of the Seventh World Sustainable Building Conference (SB11) to be held in Helsinki, Finland, from the 18th to 21th of October, 2011. The SB Canadian Team is soliciting submissions for projects to be evaluated and presented at SB11. The closing date for this call is April 30, 2010 Click HERE for more information on how to participate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CaGBC LEED Buildings in Review - SAB Magazine Show your project in the CaGBC LEED Buildings in Review - A Special supplement in the January/ February 2010 issue of Sustainable Architecture & Building Magazine (SABMag). Book your space now and send your material by January 25th! For more information, please contact Sue Lewis at slewis@cagbc.org and 613-656-1943 or Don Griffith at dgriffith@sabmagazine.org and 1-800-520-6281 ext. 304. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A World without Oil - Conversations in Design International designers lead this new symposium that addresses a world no longer dependent on oil. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volunteer Opportunities with the Chapter The Canada Green Building Council - Greater Toronto Chapter is looking for 1 volunteer for each of the upcoming LEED workshops. The volunteer will be required to be present at the location early on the day of the workshop and stay for the whole duration of the full day event. For available dates and more information on how to volunteer, please visit our website or click HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green Drinks - January 20th - Grace O'Malleys The first Green Drinks of 2010! ------------------------------------------------------ We look forward to a 2010 full of growth and positive change! Thank you for your continued support of the Chapter! - The Greater Toronto Chapter Board of Directors and Staff.
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