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Sign Up Now for the Next Seminar in our Net Zero Energy Home Tour Series
Register now for the second seminar at Solar Harvest, scheduled for Wed., MAY 28th at 5:30pm. Eric Doub, Founder and President of Ecofutures Building, Inc., is a nationally recognized expert in super-efficient and healthy homes. Join us as Eric opens his family home to registered participants, expert panelists and special guests. BGBG is offering this series the 4th Wednesday of every month from now through August. Individual tour or multi- home packages are available. Go here for more information on the series.
Home Tour Series food sponsors: Crop to Cuisine, Organic Orbit Eco-Dining Experience, New Belgium Brewery, Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, and the Center for Resource Conservation.
Product & Service Fair: Early Registration for Booth
Ends FRIDAY MAY 16th!
Reserve Your Booth Now. Note that SOLAR ENERGY/ ENERGY RATERS/ PAINTERS categories are full! Join BGBG on JULY 13th from 10am to 4pm for educational speakers, bands and up to 50 exhibitor booths displaying all types of Green Building products and services. FREE & Open to the PUBLIC! The Fair is a program of Boulder County's Green Building Conference July 10 -13 described below. Sponsorship opportunities still available.
Announcing Educational Speaker's Tent Topics:
"Beat the Heat: Energy Efficient Cooling Systems"
"Windows, Doors & Glazes
"Green your Kitchen: Design & Materials" (sponsored by Crop to Cuisine)
"Green Materials & Products for Green Interior Design"
"Solar Energy: From PV to Solar Thermal"
To sponsor a track or to be on a speaker's tent panel please contact kathy@bgbg.org
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Boulder County's Green Building Conference JULY 10-13
Come and attend exciting and relevant discussions on how you can successfully apply strategies to meet Boulder, Longmont, and County building codes. Explore how local impact can help set a standard for national leadership in green building. A collaboration among the Boulder Green Building Foundation, the Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG), the city of Boulder, city of Longmont, Boulder County, and the University of Colorado at Boulder, the conference brings together local leaders in the industry and is designed to raise the bar in green building by looking at energy-efficiency, environmentally-conscious resource use and indoor air quality. REGISTER NOW! Click here to see a more detailed agenda
- Thursday, July 10 th & Friday, July 11th
University of Colorado Department of Continuing Education Sustainability series present: STRAW BALE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of straw bale design and construction. The students will gain hands-on experience with bale building techniques and introductory plastering. Laura Bartels is an experienced builder, consultant and educator in the natural building field. For more on Laura Click Here. See course description or register online AT CU'S Website.
- Friday, July 11th, 5p-9p
Conference reception in Atlas Room, University of Colorado
$25 entrance fee; must be 21 to attend. Registration required (coming soon!)
Saturday, July 12th, 8a-4p
8a-9a: Keynote speaker (Will Toor, Boulder County Commissioner)
9a-11a: Breakout sessions (refer to "Track Themes for Breakout Sessions " below)
11:30a-1p: Lunch - break into interest groups based on "track" themes
1:15p-2:30p: Breakout sessions
2:45p-4p: Breakout sessions
- Sunday, July 13th, 10am-4pm
FREE Product and Service Fair with speakers, exhibitor's booths and bands! On 13th Street between Canyon & Arapahoe. Seeking Exemplary BGBG remodel projects for Green Building Conference PresentationAttention BGBG members! We are currently seeking exemplary Boulder County remodel case studies to be included in a "Lessons Learned" workshop at Boulder County's Green Building Conference. This event will take place on July 10-13, 2008 at the University of Colorado. The first of it's kind, Boulder County's Green Building Conference is poised to become the premier venue for building professionals in Boulder County - and beyond! Be a part of this unique and exciting event as the best of the local industry meet Boulder County's influential decision makers, accelerating the pace toward total market transformation. Submission Requirements: Please send description of completed remodel project, names & companies of BGBG professionals involved, project location and project photographs to Kim Master, kim@bgbg.org by May 28th.
BGBG Announces NEW Membership Management System
We've expanded the functionality of this site by giving members the ability to update their own information in the member directory. We have also streamlined new member registrations and renewals, and set up online registration for events. Stay tuned for more new features such as enhanced information on green building, a photo gallery, and fully searchable archives of the Boulder Green Building Journal. PLEASE LOG ON NOW to update your profile and activate the keyword search. (Note, just use the "forgot password" button if you don't have your log in information yet.)
We've Moved to a New Office
BGBG is now at 1720 15th Street in the newly restored historic building owned by Vast Architecture, who is generously sharing their new space with us. Please note that all committee meetings will be using the conference room on the main level of this showcase project. |
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May 22, 2008, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
BGBG Roundtable Discussion: Green Building & the Law
What: Join us to discuss how the growing pains of the green industry include various legal issues that many professionals have not had time to consider. Share experiences so others can avoid future pitfalls, especially in contracts & design agreements. Bring experience & questions to share with fellow BGBG members & guests.
Where: Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, BOULDER
Cost: Free Entrance, patronage of food & drink is expected
RSVP: info@bgbg.org
May 28, 2008, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Net Zero (Near Zero) Energy Home Seminar/Tour Series
What: Zero Energy Home Seminar and Tour. Visit Solar Harvest by Ecofutures Building, Inc.,and tour this home with expert panelists and special guests of the BGBG tour series. Be part of a very informative event that will give you the chance to speak with the experts as they offer a critical analysis of all 5 homes in this series.Where: Details provided upon receipt of registration
Cost: $30 member, $40 non-memberRegister: Register Here
June 10, 2008, 11:30am - 1:30pm
BGBG Brown Bag Lunch Series: Doors, Windows & Glass: A Discussion of Performance, Cost/Benefit Comparisons & the Impact of Recent Changes to Boulder Building Codes
What: Join us as Gwenael Hagan of SolarGlass Window and Door and Brad Begin of Alpen collaborate to provide an overview of today's HERS-compliant solutions, the continuing evolution of Energy Star performance levels, and a glimpse of the future direction of window and door products. They will bring the members of BGBG the newest innovations in high efficiency glass & glazing as well as highlighting various options in design features.
Where: REI Community Room, 1789 28th Street, BOULDER
Cost: BGBG Members are FREE, Non-Members $10
RSVP: info@bgbg.org
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KITCHENS ON FIRE TOUR: May 16th & 17th
Join BGBG member kitchen designers and others for Boulder's Hottest Kitchen Tour. Presented by: The Dairy Center for the Arts and Studio3 Design. The 10th Annual Kitchens on Fire Tour is a two-day self-guided tour of twelve Boulder kitchens for the aspiring chef, designer, home re-modeler or anyone interested in seeing spectacular kitchens. Tickets Here |
GREEN DRINKS BOULDER: May 27th
Join Boulder's Environmental crowd at the St. Julien Hotel for a great time! See invitation for RSVP Here.
Sustainability Part 2: Designers & Manufacturers
Join Design Within Reach, May 27th 6-9pm, to
welcome David Trubridge, a New Zealand based designer and winner of the
2007 Green Leaf Award for artistic excellence, and Dan Fogelson, VP of
sales for Emeco, a manufacturer of aluminum chairs designed from 80%
recycled product. They will present on their ability to inspire and
engage the public in environmental awareness and action. Learn More
Boulder County Business Report Announces Summit
Introducing the Inaugural Green Summit: Blending Buisness and the Environment. The Green Summit will feature discussions, breakout educational tracks, nationally known speakers and vendor booths. June 6th at the Millenium Harvest House Hotel. Register Here
Colorado Renewable Energy Conference - Pueblo: June 6-8
"Renewable Energy: Fueling Prosperity" Community Technology & Transportation - Register Now!
LEED-NC Accreditation Training
Architectural Energy Corporation is pleased to announce the following dates for our Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - New Construction Training. July 24th & 25th and November 6th and 7th in Denver, Colorado. For more information on these trainings please click here.
Join E-Star Colorado for Energy Code Trainings
E-Star Colorado, a non-profit that provides resources to Colorado code officials on energy issues, is working with GEO to manage the registration process for these all day workshops on both commercial and residential energy codes. There is no cost but seating is limited to 50 per class with priority spaces awarded to local code officials and building industry professionals. Click here for registration details.
Summer Interns Available
It's the end of the semester, and CU's outstanding students are looking for internships and project opportunities.
If you could use an MBA or undergraduate business student summer intern, let me know now -- students are getting scooped up for the summer. We also have connections to Engineering and other students, if you have more technical needs. contact alison.peters@colorado.edu
Tax Deductions and Incentives for the Adoption of Energy Efficient Upgrades in Existing Commercial Buildings
A tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot is available to owners or designers of new or existing commercial buildings that save at least 50% of the heating and cooling energy of a building that meets ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. Partial deductions of up to $.60 per square foot can be taken for measures affecting any one of three building systems: the building envelope, lighting, or heating and cooling systems. These tax deductions are available for systems "placed in service" from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008. Click here for more information from the IRS.
Xcel also offers incentives for commercial efficiency, including prescriptive incentives for small buildings. For large commercial projects (50,000 sq. ft and up), Xcel also provides incentives for energy design assistance, energy modeling for LEED certification, and custom efficiency incentives. Download a Program Summary.
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Architectural Office Space AvailableThis spring VaST will move their architecture studio from its location at 2020 20th Street to their new building at 1720 15th. VaST will be sub-letting desk space in the open-plan, creative space. Rent is $390-$495 and includes use of fax, copy machine, DSL, conference room, shower, bike storage, utilities and kitchen. info@vast.biz | |
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 Green Kitchen Fact
An induction conveys 90% of its heat energy to a pan compared to an electric element's 70% and a gas burner's 35% - 40%.
Kitchens And Energy ConsumptionLighting, refrigeration and cooking are responsible for 41.5 percent of
a home's energy consumption, according to U.S. Department of Energy
estimates. See the Kitchens on Fire Tour info under the member notices section. New Study Compares Green Building Rating Systems to AIA's Sustainability Goals
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a report ooking
at how the three major green building rating systems match up to its
own criteria for what a rating system should include. US DOE Implements Criteria for ENERGY STARŪ Water Heaters The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new ENERGY STARŪ criteria for water heaters, the first in the history of the program. Home Depot opens doors to green materials Trying to be all things to all do-it-yourself-ers, The Home Depot
(NYSE: HD) introduced its Eco Options label in 2007 as a way to meet a
growing demand from customers that had begun adding "energy-efficient,"
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Welcome NEW MEMBERS!
Architecture Incorporated - small business Chris Grandinetti - individual
Nicole Charron - individual
Laura Hutchings - individual
Chris Ratay - individual
Kimmerjae Makarus - individual
Renewing BGBG members:
Coburn Development- small business
ECOTEAM - small business
Anna Carvill- individual
Jim Logan - individual
Collin Tomb - individual
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Events Committee
Next Meeting: May 14, 2008 5:00 - 7:00 pm, New Location! 1720 15th St., Boulder
Chair: Dave Emmitt, Direct Drive Services, 303.546.0448 dave@directdriveservice.com
Web Content/Journal Committee
Next Meeting: June 10, 2008
5:00-6:00pm, New Location! 1720 15th St, Boulder
Contact: Ken Bechtel,
Join this new committee to discuss how best to present the information previously contained in the print version of the BGBJ in an online source. Skills needed include: writers, photographers, editors, and those with expertise in web content management.
Legislation and Policy Committee
Next Meeting: June 5, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, 2020 20th Street.
Chair: David Neiger, Populus Sustainable Design Consulting, 303.587.0519 david@popboulder.com
Membership Committee
Next Meeting: May 27, 2008, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, New Location! 1720 15th St., Boulder
Chair: Marla Shapiro, American Loft, 720.253.3910 marla.shapiro@yahoo.com
Real Estate Committee
Next Meeting: May 27, 2008, 9:00 am, Jet's Espressoria, 2116 Pearl St., Boulder
Chair: Kenton Shepard, Peak to Prairie Inspection Service, 303.258.8289 peaktoprairie@msn.com
Commercial Committee
Next Meeting: May 21, 2008 4:00 - 6:00 pm, REI Community Room, 1789 28th St., Boulder
Contact: Dominick Morone, Real Goods Solar, 303-882-2778
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