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Greetings!
Thank you for receiving the Sustainable Santa
Monica Newsletter!
| Special Presentation: ReGreen |
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ReGreen: GREEN HOME IMPROVEMENT
Please join Sustainable Santa Monica and Global
Green USA's Green Building Resource Center for a
special presentation on the new ReGreen
program.
What is the ReGreen Program?
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The American Society of Interior Designers'
Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council have
partnered on the development of best practice
guidelines and targeted educational resources for
sustainable residential improvement projects. This
program will increase understanding of sustainable
renovation project practices and benefits among
homeowners, residents, design professionals, product
suppliers and service providers to build both demand
and industry capacity.
When:
Tuesday, June 24th
Where:
Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica
Blvd., Multi-Purpose Room, 2nd Floor
PARTICIPANTS:
ASID, USGBC, Global Green
USA,
Sustainable Santa Monica
For more information please contact the Green
Building Resource Center: gbrc@globalgreen.org,
310.452.7677
RSVPs appreciated.
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| Be Our Guest: DWELL on Design |
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Sustainable Santa Monica invites you to join the
editors of Dwell magazine and more than 50 design
leaders for a 4-day design conference + exhibition +
home tours where you can exchange ideas with the
people and companies driving innovation and change
in the modern world.
CONFERENCE
Over 50 cutting-edge architects, planners, and
designers together to explore what's going on in the
modern world.
EXHIBITION
Everything you ever wanted to know about modern
design in one very big place: 200+ exhibits, a prefab
extravaganza plus landscaping, architects, designers
and their products, and a lot of other goodies.
HOME TOURS
Get out of the ivory tower and into some real homes.
We've set aside Saturday for single-family homes on
the Westside and Sunday for urban dwellings
downtown.
For more information on the exhibit, conference,
and special afterhours events, please visit the website:
dwellondesign.com
TICKET AND COUPON REDEMPTION
To redeem your coupon codes for the Conference or
Exhibition enter one of the following codes:
Discounted Conference ($50 Off): GRP22SP
Free Exhibition: BDODEC
When:
CONFERENCE:
June 5-6
EXHIBITION: June 7-8
HOME TOURS: June 7-
8
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| Plumbers Certification Workshop |
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Plumbers Certification Workshop for City of Santa
Monica Water-Efficiency Programs
All new plumbers interested in providing inspections
and installations for City sponsored water-efficiency
programs must attend. Managers/owners are
encouraged to attend.
Programs include inspections for Retrofit-Upon-Sale
Ordinance and installation of fixtures in businesses
and/or residential properties. Only City-certified
plumbers are eligible to provide these services.
When:
Wednesday, June 18,
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Where:
Santa Monica Main Library
Multi-Purpose Room, 2nd Floor
601 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Please RSVP
(310) 458-8459
To find out more about water-
efficiency programs, vist out website at www.smepd.org
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| Santa Monica Community Permaculture Gathering |
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The second gathering of the Santa Monica
Permaculture Community will be an Intro to
Permaculture
put on by several presenters in our community. It will
be a great refresher for those who already have taken
a Permaculture course as well as a solid introduction
for those who do not yet know what Permaculture is.
The gathering will be a precursor to future
gatherings where we will actually begin the process of
learning by doing, so this is not one to be missed. If
anyone would be interested in spearheading a potluck
for the evening that would be great.
When:
Monday, June 23rd, 6:30
PM
Where:
Santa Monica Main Library -
Multipurpose Room, 2nd floor, 601 Santa Monica
Blvd.
More info and RSVP: Sean Jennings,
swjennings@gmail.com
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| Heal the Bay releases the 2008 Beach Report Card |
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Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization
dedicated to making Southern California coastal
waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay,
safe, healthy and clean.
The 2008 report is
Heal the Bays 18th annual Beach Report Card
measuring the state of Southern California
beaches,
How did Santa Monica score?
Follow the link to find out...
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| Local Resources for Green Parents |
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learn local resources that can help families eat healthier,
see more of the outdoors, and live in healthier homes.
Greenopia founder Gay Browne and the City of Santa
Monica's Brenden McEneaney know all of the best
community resources.
When:
Thursday, June 5, 7:00 pm
Where:
Santa Monica Main Library, 2nd Floor,
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
For more information on this or other Library events,
please call (310)458-8600
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Sustainable City Plan
The purpose of this Newsletter is
to provide Santa Monica residents, businesses
and
organizations with the information and resources
needed to help meet the goals of the Santa
Monica
Sustainable City Plan.
Thirteen years ago Santa Monica launched the
Sustainable City Plan, a visionary plan for the
community's future. With wide community
participation, the Plan was developed to help us
make positive contributions to our community's
environmental, social and economic viability.
Since its adoption, the Sustainable City
Plan
has
been responsible for many positive changes in
the
community in eight goal areas:
--Resource
Conservation
--Environmental and Public
Health
--Transportation
--Economic Development
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Open
Space
& Land Use
--Housing
--Community
Education
& Civic
Participation
--and Human Dignity
Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan
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Sustainable Santa Monica Program Partners:
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