Pre/Post Conference Training

Please join us on Sunday, June 24th and Wednesday June 27th for out pre- and post-conference trainings offered by The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and the UC Project Management Training Institute. We will also be featuring a curriculum development workshop this year on infusing sustainability into your courses.

Please stay posted for schedule and more details.

USGBC

LEED Technical Reviews: Credit Requirements & Processes
If you're interested in working on a LEED project or becoming a LEED Accredited  Professional, take one of these full-day  workshops to get an in-depth review of LEED's technical requirements.

Existing Buildings

Sunday, June 24th, 2007
8am-3pm

 

Commercial Interiors

Sunday, June 24th, 2007
8am-3pm

 

Sustainable Food Systems Pre-Conference Workshop:

Sunday, June 24th, 2007
8am-3pm

Santa Barbara City College
$50 Fee

View the Sustainable Food Systems Pre-Conference Workshop Schedule

This pre-conference event is developed to initiate specific content trainings and skill shares related to campus food systems. Attendees will participate in interactive morning workshops that include:
*Distribution & Supply of Sustainable Food for Campus Food Service Operations *Research & Resources Toward Creating a Sustainable Campus Food System *Tasting Your Food: Making Meaning out of the Dining Experience *Waste Reduction & Energy Saving Initiatives: Addressing Next Steps for our Campuses *Understanding Sustainable Food Labels & Certification Processes

Following the morning roundtables led by experts and specialists in their respective fields, attendees will participate in a World Cafe exploring how we can help shape sustainable campus food systems and support one another in this evolving process. Both a continental breakfast and artisan lunch will be provided. Following the pre-conference, time will be made for participation in an afternoon tour of Fairview Gardens in Goleta and the evening opening mixer. This pre-conference is intended for food service staff, administration, faculty, & students working on their food system. Come prepared to learn, engage, and share resources as we enjoy an interactive day together!

(Pre-conference site directions, schedule and agenda, as well as event logistics will be mailed to registrants)

**Registration for the USGBC Pre-conference trainings has not yet opened, please check back in later this month.

 

 

Post-Conference Trainings

Using LEED-CI to Green Campus Renovation Projects

This is an advanced level workshop that goes beyond the Technical Review of LEED-CI and delves deeper into how to accomplish some of the intents of the credit requirements and to go beyond them. We spend 90% of our time indoors and more than a third of the day at work. It just makes good common sense to have energy and water efficient interiors that also promote well-being, are better for the environment, and are easier to operate and maintain.

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

8am-3pm

 

 

Student Convergence

The Student Convergence will be an opportunity for students from all campuses to come together, meet each other, share best practices, and learn about opportunities for state-wide organizing. There will be space set aside during the day for UC, CSU, and CCC campuses to split into break-out groups with students from their own systems as well as some opportunities to bring all three groups together.

View the agenda:
http://uweb.ucsb.edu/~nina_salvador
For Additional Interesting/Fun Things...
http://www.frappr.com/sustainability

Please email nina_salvador@umail.ucsb.edu or call 805-893-2003 if you are interested in presenting at the student convergence.

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

8am-5pm

BeyondFire "Sustainable Utility Nodes" (SUN) Post Conference Workshop

View the Beyond Fire Conference Schedule here

UCSB’s Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Too long have we burned fuels for our community’s energy needs. We currently rely on hunting and gathering dwindling and volatile fossil fuels to provide the power we need for supporting our societies progress. The external costs of this system are too high. We envision a world of buildings as distributed energy generation nodes that harvest electricity and power without the side effects of pollution, security threats, and price volatility. Each building can form an individual SUN and function within the grid infrastructure already built. With innovative financing and a dedicated mission renewable energy can help all our communities progress into a sustained future of health, safety, and prosperity. Fossil fuels have long caused combustion in both energy and politics and it is time to move beyond this harmful addiction, BeyondFire.

Wednesday June 27th, 2007

8am-5pm

Please send an email to kmaynard@geog.ucsb.edu to register.

 

REGISTER