Upcoming Events & Webinars

A list of upcoming webinars and Bay Area events for the next three weeks.

Webinars

For details, locations, and links to register for these events, visit our Webinars page.Send interesting webinars to webinars@zeroresource.com.

Friday, March 9
  • 12:00pm –  Using Wireless Technology to Evaluate Building Performance (Online)
Thursday, March 15
  • 6:30pm –  Water Needs of Energy (Online)
Friday, March 16
  • 12:00pm –  Achieving UC Merced’s Triple Zero Commitment: Zero Net Energy, Zero Landfill Waste, and Zero Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020 (Online)

Events

For details, locations, and links to register for these events, visit our Bay Area Events page. Send interesting events to calendar@zeroresource.com.

Tuesday, March 6
  • 11:30am – Affordable Water: Conservation and Reuse Tactics for Multifamily Projects (Oakland)
Thursday, March 8
  • 1:30pm –  Revitalizing the Clean Energy Economy (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, March 9
  • 12:00pm –  Using Wireless Technology to Evaluate Building Performance (Berkeley, CA)
Tuesday, March 13
  • 9:00am –  Getting to Net Zero: Rethinking Percent Savings Beyond Code (San Jose, CA)
Wednesday, March 14
  • 5:00pm –  Rainwater Harvesting & Graywater Reuse: Tips of the Trade (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, March 15
  • 2:30pm –  Green Pioneers: A Walking Tour of Downtown Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
  • 6:30pm –  Water Needs of Energy (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, March 16
  • 12:00pm –  Achieving UC Merced’s Triple Zero Commitment: Zero Net Energy, Zero Landfill Waste, and Zero Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020 (Berkeley, CA)
Tuesday, March 20
  • 9:00am –  9th Annual Water Conservation Showcase (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, March 21
  • 5:30pm –  Electric Cars, Residential Energy Monitoring Systems & Smart Meters (San Francisco, CA)

Upcoming Webinars

I just want to remind folks that we have launched a “Webinars” page to feature interesting online presentations. You can navigate to the Webinars page using links at the right side of the blog.

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November 10, 2010 (Wednesday)

Pacific Energy Center: “Chris Hammer – What’s Behavior Got To Do With Energy Efficiency?”

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

We often look to technology to capture energy savings. What about the behavior of individuals in the home and workplace? Chris Hammer will describe occupant actions that save energy, discuss social science research on behavior and energy, and review case studies of organizations that implemented behavior change programs.

Free event. For more info and links to register here.

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November 18, 2010 (Thursday)

Build It Green: “Passive House – A Sustainable Building Revolution in California”

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Expectations for building occupant comfort, health and efficiency are increasing simultaneously. The Passive House standard meets all of these requirements at once. By producing buildings with energy demands that can be met at a renewable scale of production, Passive House can future-proof our communities and put California on track to meet our greeenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The future of building is here!An in-depth look at the Passive House standard by the leading local experts in the field, this webinar will:

  • Detail current retrofit and new construction Passive House projects and approaches in the Bay Area
  • Retrofit lessons learned and phased approaches
  • Illustrate how Passive House meets or exceeds the California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan, and makes net-zero and energy-positive buildings feasible TODAY in the most cost-effective way possible
  • Explore how the Passive House standard can integrate with and enhance GPR and other green building rating systems.

Free for Build It Green members, $10 for non-members – more info and links to register here.

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New! Announcing “Events” and “Webinars” Pages

We are working hard to build both a resource and a community here at Zero Resource.

To further build the community, we have launched an “Upcoming Bay Area Events” page to feature local events and speakers.

And because this is an online community, we have launched a “Webinars” page to feature interesting online presentations.

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You can navigate to the Events and Webinars pages through links in the right-hand column.

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Please send along interesting events and webinars to anna AT zeroresource DOT com. We will post those that we think will interest our readers.

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