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| 1/8 | | Foothills Area Strategic Planning | Workshop | | Come join SiGBA members between 6:00pm and 9:00pm at Lefty's Grill in Nevada City, to discuss goals for SiGBA in the foothills region. |
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| 1/11 | | Strategic Planning Meeting | Workshop | | Creating the 2009 strategic plan, including development of existing and new programs (10am - 4pm.) Please contact info@sigba.org for information about participating. |
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| 1/13 | | Board of Directors Meeting | Truckee | | Monthly meeting for the SiGBA Board to administer regular organizational business matters. Open to the public. |
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| 2/20 | | Solar Water Heating Workshop | Online Course | California has set a goal to create 3,000 megawatts of new, solar-produced electricity by 2017. The CPUC's California Solar Initiative program provides incentives to existing residential and business customers when installing solar systems. This workshop is designed for solar installers and dealers interested in learning more about the CSI Program's application process and requirements.
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| 3/7 | | Carson City Earth Day | Community Event | | Come check out our booth and learn more about SiGBA's mission or about becoming a member! |
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| 3/10 | | Off Grid Solar Power Systems in Grass Valley | Community Event | A Practical Workshop for Builders, Property Owners and Real Estate Professionals. Come to this free workshop and learn about Federal Tax Credits and Breakthrough Technology
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| 4/2 | | Community Gardens Alliance Meeting | Community Event | | There is a great deal of interest in community gardens in the North Tahoe area. There are existing gardens in some communities that need work. There are opportunities for new gardens in both these and other communities. This is an invitation to attend a meeting to share information on these projects and to create alliances to develop the projects. If you are interested, please join us: |
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| 4/3 | | Green Home Energy Upgrades: Introduction | Regional Event | | Together with its site and occupants, every existing home is unique, and most have comfort, indoor air quality and energy problems that are difficult to solve (and easy to make worse!) unless you use a comprehensive scientific approach. Home performance contracting is an emerging 'green collar' industry that benefits homeowners by solving their comfort and indoor air quality problems and benefits contractors by expanding their ability to solve problems, satisfy customers, and improve environments. |
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(3 days) | | Green Home Energy Upgrades: Level 1-Classroom | Regional Event | | This 3 day class is for home improvement professionals who want to understand the basics of the building science-based "home performance" approach to identifying and solving comfort, indoor air quality, and energy problems in existing homes. |
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| 4/15 | | How Do We Know When It's Really Green? - Foothills Event | Speaker Series | | With so many claims to be "green" these days, how are we to know when they are legitimate, or "green washing"? The advice from Richard Drace and Frans Velthuijsen is straightforward: Look for independent third party verification systems. |
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| 4/17 | | "Green Concrete" with Kristin Cooper-Carter | Speaker Series | | Co-author of a new book to be released this fall titled: Green Building with Concrete, and currently employed with Calera Corporation - dedicated to reversing global warming - this presentation covers everything from the Co2 issues with cement, what is currently being done to reduce the carbon footprint of cement manufacturing and the "green" applications of concrete. |
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| 4/18 | | Earth Day at Squaw | Community Event | | Stop by and say hi at our SiBGA Booth among a multitude of other educational booths on the topics of watershed health, forest health, pollution prevention, alternative energy, waste management and more! There will be live music, a kids learning and activity area, a parade, FREE public Transportation to and from the event via TART, a student environmental artwork competition, educational speakers and a raffle! AND if you stop by and grab a drink or bite to eat at Twenty-Two Bistro in the village, mention SiGBA and part of your bill will be donated to SiGBA to help raise funds for more interactive workshops and educational events!! Twenty-Two Bistro uses primarily organic foods, sustainably harvested seafoods, and even organic vodka's! And it's DELICIOUS!! See you there! |
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| 4/23 | | Inspecting PV Systems for Code Compliance - An Online Course | Regional Event | | This advanced class will cover in detail all the issues pertaining to inspecting and permitting of photovoltaic grid-tied systems in all sectors, including commercial, industrial, small business, multifamily, and residential. |
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| 4/25 | | Paper Shredding Fund Raiser | Community Event | | Supports Gold County Telecare. $10 per Bankers Box of paper. Safeway Parking lot at Brunswick and Sutton in Grass Valley. Sponsored by Nevada County Recycles! |
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| 4/30 | |
| 5/1 | | Walkable Communities Mixer | | | Come join us for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, a short video, and good conversation at the Truckee Community Center. |
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| 5/2 | | Reinventing Mainstreet | Workshop | | A Planning and Design Workshop for Citizens, Educational workshop featuring nationally recognized design and planning professionals from the community and across the country to discuss: Community Health Benefits, Multi-Modal Transit, Roundabouts, Road Diets, Traffic Calming, Pedestrians and Bicyclists, and Main Street Economics Revitalization. |
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| 5/14 | | greenUP! Mixer | Mixer | | Please join greenUP! for a no-host mixer at West Street Market Reno on Thursday, May 14th, 5 to 7 pm. Goal is to facilitate networking between diverse organizations and individuals engaged in sustainability in the green community. |
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| 5/15 | | Putting the V in Residential HVAC | Regional Event | | The new 2008 Title 24 energy code requires all new homes in California to have a continuous mechanical ventilation system that supplies outdoor air. Don't know where to start? Come to this class and let an expert fill you in on what you need to know. |
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| 5/15 | | Residential Lighting Design Guide | Regional Event | | To help home builders meet California's residential energy code requirements the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), with support from California public utilities, developed The Residential Lighting Design Guide, Best Practices and Lighting Design to Help Builders Comply with California's 2005 Title 24 Energy Code. |
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| 5/18 | | Green Building Happy Hour! | Mixer | | Looking to meet other locals interested in Green Building and Green Design? Here's your chance! This month, Boulder Bay is sponsoring SiGBA's Business Mixer. Beer, wine and light appetizers will be served. Get involved with the new Biltmore Project and learn about new technologies & ideas being introduced in the area, while networking with other inspiring people in the sustainable world! |
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| 5/19 | | Let's Get the Show on the Road-Kings Beach Fundraiser | Community Event | | A community celebration to raise funds for a traffic simulation. The simulation will help planers and the community better understand how the 3-lane and 5-lane transportation corridor will effect pedestrian and vehicle circulation through town. No debates, no controversy: Just fun, food, music, and raffle |
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| 5/20 | | Green Jobs Workshop | Educational Workshop | | A workshop on the green economy in the Tahoe/Reno area. Featuring guest speakers in the industry, discussions on skills necessary, local training programs, and a green jobs network. |
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| 5/20 | | Positive Net Energy Homes - The Passive House Concept | Regional Event | | The Passive House concept is to build or retrofit residential buildings so that little or no space heating is needed, and total annual home energy consumption is less than 20% of our current national average. In this fascinating class, the leader of Passive House Institute, U.S., Katrin Klingenberg, explains what it takes to build or retrofit California homes to Passive House standards. |
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| 5/23
(2 days) | | Truckee Home & Building Show | | | With over 120 displays, you'll find everything you need to build or remodel your mountain Home, ALL IN ONE PLACE! Plus... participate in the Regional Green Symposium...and...Join in the Green Home Tour. $6 Admission Benefits Local Schools and more |
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| 5/30 | | Sustainability Coalition Workshop | Community Event | | A networking event to bring together people interested in all aspects of sustainability "from green building to smart economics, from classroom educators to science researchers, business leaders and policy-makers. We want to hear your ideas, your goals, your hopes for building a sustainable future. The objective of the meeting is to create a networking infrastructure to accelerate sustainable practices all along our Tahoe/Carson/Reno watershed region. |
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| 6/4 | | Solar Water Heating Systems | | | We will provide an overview of the design, specification, and installation aspects of Solar Water Heating systems for both commercial and residential applications. |
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| 6/15 | | Greening the Plumbing in Your Home and Business | Regional Event | | Water heating is the second or third largest portion of a residential energy bill. In this seminar, we will discuss the importance of the water-energy connection. Attendees will learn how to heat and deliver hot water most efficiently for both new construction and retrofit. |
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| 6/16 | | Water Heating: What has Changed, What is About to Change, and Why | Regional Event | | Even though the water heater you installed today looks very much like the water heaters installed ten years ago, there have been significant changes in how typical water heaters are designed and manufactured over the past decade. This survey class will cover the efficiency, environmental, and safety changes that have occurred in the last few years and what we might expect to see in the future. |
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| 6/17 | | SiGBA Foothills Speaker Series: Home Performance Contracting | Speaker Series | | Home Performance contracting is an approach to building that allows the contractor to actually test systems for their installed efficiency, which is typically well below the manufacturers rated efficiency. In this brief introduction we will give an overview of the testing process and discuss the problems and opportunities we find in typical Nevada County buildings. |
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| 6/25 | | Minden Green Mixer | Business Mixer | | A fun, informal social gathering for businesses to celebrate sustainable practices in Douglas County. |
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| 6/27 | | greenUP! Sustainability Fair | Community Event | greenUP! summer festival in Reno to promote everyday sustainability. Free from 1-6pm. After party $7 at The River School at 6pm featuring drum circle, belly dancing, and Bourgeois Gypsies band.
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| 7/2 | | Living Green at Tahoe | Community Event | | An environmental educational event in Incline Village featuring live music, educational displays, free bike tune-ups, and tours of the demonstration garden and the LEED Platinum Tahoe Environmental Research Center. |
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| 7/11
(2 days) | | Tahoe greenFEST | | | SiGBA presents Lake Tahoe's First Annual Green Living Festival! This carbon-neutral event on the Lake in Tahoe City will feature businesses with interactive booths promoting their green products or services. Learn more about the newest technologies affecting our world, innovative methods of efficiency, and ways we can all do our part to conserve what this planet has to offer. All while enjoying live music, organic foods, beer & wine tasting, and too many activities to count! Something for every age group and every walk of life, this is an event you don't want to miss! |
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| 7/12 | | Jam to the Dam | | | The Lake Tahoe Paddleboard Association's annual race to raise funds for the Gatekeeper Museum in Tahoe City. Race participants are eligible for discounts at Tahoe greenFEST. |
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| 7/22 | |
| 8/5 | | Indoor Environmental Quality Seminar | Reno | | Learn about IEQ and the new ANSI-ICC green building program. This session will focus on cost-effective strategies to control indoor pollutants and provide fresh air. |
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| 8/6 | | GreenUP! Meeting | Reno | | Monthly meeting to discuss green building and sustainability in the Reno Community. |
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| 8/16 | |
| 8/17 | | Keep the Sierra Green - Lunch Seminar | Truckee | | SiGBA is hosting an educational lunch seminar to inform local business owners and community members about this free, green business recognition program. This event is FREE, however we will have lunches available for $10. Space is limited, please RSVP. |
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| 8/19 | | Green Jobs for Youths | Reno | | Webinar for educators and program developers interested in learning more about youth employment using the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) dollars in the area of Green Employment. |
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| 8/20 | | USGBC Nevada committee meeting | Reno | | Meet with local USGBC chapter leadership and help organize upcoming LEED training programs, speakers and other programs |
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| 8/26 | | Keep the Sierra Green - Info Session | Foothills | | SiGBA is hosting a meeting for the Keep the Sierra Green program. This is a new program designed to recognize businesses in the community who practice sustainable ecological and economic practices in the Sierra Nevada. Please RSVP, maximum room capacity is 35. |
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| 8/31 | | Events Committee Volunteer Meeting | North Tahoe | | Our wonderful Volunteers! We will be meeting at Lakeside Pizza to discuss upcoming events, areas where you can get involved and share your ideas! If you come hungry, bring $10 towards food & drink and we will make sure to take care of you! |
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| 9/3 | | GreenUP! Meeting - ElectricVehicles in Nevada | Reno | | Learn about SiGBA's developments in the Reno Community and become a part of the green momement. Presentation about NV Energy & Electric Vehicles Deployment, by Travis Johnson, PE. |
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| 9/9 | | Business Mixer | North Tahoe | Green Living Green Building Happy Hour at Fat Cat Deli & Cafe in Tahoe City! Mix and meet with other locals interested in living and building green. This is open to the public and we especially encourage our business members to attend.
Fat Cat was recently remodeled and offers an organic cuisine with a small selection of organic beer and wine. Come enjoy drinks and light apps at their fabulous location in downtown Tahoe City... it will quickly become a favorite! |
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| 10/1 | | green Up! Speaker Meeting - Christi Cakiroglu (KTMB) | Reno | Learn about SiGBA's developments in the Reno Community. Be a part of the growing green movement.
Christi Cakiroglu, Executive Director for Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) will be speaking about recycling and illegal dumping issues in the Trukee Meadows. |
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| 10/17 | | North Tahoe Green Building Tour | North Tahoe | | Spend the day touring both residences and businesses on the North and West Shores of Lake Tahoe that have integrated sustainable building systems. Meet the Architects, Homeowners, and Designers who made it possible, and be able to ask them your questions. Lunch is included, and everyone will enjoy a bus ride to help lower our carbon footprint! |
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| 10/22 | | Power Systems & Electric Vehicles | Reno | | A presentation by Travis Johnson P.E. of NV Energy discussing the interaction of our electric infrastructure with the use of electric vehicles. |
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| 11/10 | | Green Business Awards Luncheon | Truckee | | Celebrate the recognition of our communities green business leaders. Learn more about how business in the Sierra are reducing their environmental footprint. |
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| 11/12 | |
| 11/12 | | SIGBA ANNUAL ELECTIONS | Truckee | | SiGBA asks the green community to pick its leaders. The Sierra Green Building Association elections will take place just after a talk given by J.D. HOSS. Interested persons should arrive at 5:30 p.m. and congregate in the Cedar House lounge at 10918 Brockway Road in Truckee, CA. The event will complete by 8:30 p.m. |
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| 11/14 | | Nevada Recycles Day | North Tahoe | Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Disposal
(Incline/Crystal Bay Residents Only) |
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| 11/25 | | KVMR Radio Show Wednesday @ 12:40 pm | | | Listen to SiGBA Foothills Officers, Jim Crowley and Courtney Cook at 12:40 pm on KVMR, 89.5 Nevada City, for a 10 minute presentaion about SiGBA Foothills. |
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| 12/2 | | greenUP! Speaker - Dr. John Saebiel (POSTPONED) | Reno | | Dr. John Sagebiel, Ph.D. UNR Environmental Affairs Manager and former researcher at the Desert Research Institute will be speaking about UNR Campus Sustainability at University of Nevada, Reno. TO BE RESCHEDULED. |
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| 12/4 | | Business Mixer..::..Social Happy Hour at Fat Cat | North Tahoe | | Green Living Green Building Happy Hour at Fat Cat Deli & Cafe in Tahoe City! End your week off with some tasty apps and organic beers & wines. Mix and meet with other locals interested in living and building green. This is open to the public and we especially encourage our business members to attend. |
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| 12/6 | | WINTERIZING WORKSHOP | Truckee | | With winter approaching, temperatures will be going down and heating bills will be going up. To stop money from flowing out your windows, under your door, and through your electrical outlets, come to this workshop and learn how to winterize your home at minimal cost while getting maximum energy savings! Most energy-saving tricks that will be presented are things you can do yourself and for less than $100. |
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