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Archive for September, 2009

AGCVA’s Richmond District‘s Prospective Member Cookout

Sep 9th, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 1, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ]  

  
Please be our Guest at

AGCVA’s Richmond District‘s
Prospective Member Cookout 
 
October 1, 2009
5:00 to 7:30pm
at the

Associated General Contractors of Virginia
11950 Nuckols Road – Glen Allen, VA  23059
Dress Casual
 
RSVP by September 22nd  

Suzanne Edwards - (804) 364-5504 x 201
suzanne@agcva.org

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Tricycle Gardens First Annual Harvest Dinner

Sep 9th, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 3, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Please join Tricycle Gardens to celebrate the bounty that the earth provides, in cooperation with our hard work! We are ready to enjoy our community and it’s connection to food on Saturday, October 3rd at 6 pm.

We’re partnering with several Richmond chefs from the city’s top eateries –Kuba Kuba, Millie’s, Kitchen 64, Mamma Zu’s, Rowland [...]

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Governor Kaine Announces $40 Million in Recovery Funds for State Energy Plan

Oct 7th, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

Governor Timothy M. Kaine on October 6th announced the allocation of $40 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to implement the Virginia State Energy Plan (SEP), a blueprint for funding energy-related initiatives throughout Virginia. The funding will help create jobs, encourage energy conservation, and promote alternative energy generation through rebates to residential [...]

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4th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Symposium (COVES)

Sep 1st, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 7, 2009 to October 8, 2009. ] Marshall Hall - Center for Leadership and Ethics
Virginia Military Institute

Join 400 - 500 energy professionals from the public and private sectors to exchange energy information and technologies and to build new and enhance existing partnerships. 

The symposium mission is to help Virginia businesses, governments, and citizens anticipate the energy challenges and opportunities in order to make wise [...]

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VSBN 4th Annual Greening Virginia Colleges and Universities Conference

Sep 29th, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 22, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] This daylong event will be held at the Student Commons, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Presentations this year include:

The Sustainability Initiative at Virginia Commonwealth University, a panel led by Jacek Ghosh, M.Arch., VCU Director of Sustainability

Presentation on “Global Warming’s Six Americas 2009,” a joint study by George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication and Yale University

 
In addition:

Update [...]

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LEED Workshop: Green Home Design & Construction

Jul 23rd, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 23, 2009; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] This Workshop has been cancelled due to low attendance numbers. Thank you for your understanding.

Join the JRGBC-CV on October 23, 2009 for a Green Home Design & Construction full-day LEED Workshop!

This workshop is intended for residential design and construction professionals involved in implementing the LEED for Homes rating system, as well as those seeking GBCI’s [...]

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JRGBC Announces Newest Members of the 2010 Board of Directors

Oct 23rd, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

The James River Green Building Council is proud to announce that K.C. McGurren, EarthCraft Virginia; and Kristin Anderson Meyers, Moseley Architects, will join its Board of Directors in January 2010.
Since 2006 Katherine Carroll (K.C.) McGurren has served first as Director of Operations and in 2008 was promoted to Director of EarthCraft Virginia. Her B.S. degree [...]

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VRMCA & Virginia ACI Chapter: “Green Building and Concrete’s Role in Sustainability”

Oct 8th, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 28, 2009; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] THE FALL 2009 EDUCATIONAL SERIES PROGRAM
“Green Building and Concrete’s Role in Sustainability”

This special presentation for the Fall 2009 Educational Series will include
Concrete’s Role in Sustainability, The Environmental Benefits of Concrete,
Building Green with Concrete. Special Green Building Applications will be
discussed: Parking Lots, Wall Systems, Green Roofs, Architectural Concrete,
and Pervious Concrete.

(Please Note: Architectural CEU and PE Learning [...]

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Timeless Design in a Sustainable World: The Charles Gillette Forum

Sep 2nd, 2009 by megan | Comments Off

[ October 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 29, 2009; 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. ] Held by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Wednesday & Thursday, October 28 & 29, 2009
Featuring:
Douglas Reed, ASLA, of Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Inc., Waterton, Massachusetts
Thomas Woltz, ASLA, of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architecture Firm, Charlottesville, Virginia
 If one legacy of the 20th century is its architectural prowess, might the 21st century be devoted to developing exquisite green spaces [...]

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