LEAP is a community-based (Charlottesville and Albemarle County, VA) nonprofit whose mission is to help facilitate unprecedented utility (energy and water) savings by retrofitting buildings and installing renewable technologies in residential and commercial buildings. Based on an alliance and membership model, LEAP will work directly with property owners as well as stakeholders in government, business, [...]

[ January 18, 2010; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Make Conservation Count

When: January 18, 2010 (9 am - 2 pm)
Where: Centenary Methodist Church, Richmond VA (411 E. Grace Street)
Registration: $15.00 Registration (Deadline: Jan. 14)
$15 adults, $10 students; includes lunch and materials.

MLK Day is your day to tell legislators what you expect from them this General Assembly session. Join Virginia Conservation Network, the Garden Club [...]

StaySpace: 2010 JRGBC GREEN SPACES COMPETITION
This year’s competition challenge is meant to provide real and inspiring solutions to the land-use questions that face the City of Richmond.  Our current development decisions put into play a series of events that dictate the future environmental, social, and economic course of a property for generations to come and [...]

[ January 19, 2010; 11:50 am to 2:00 pm. ] The Charlottesville branch of the James River Green Building Council is pleased to announce its 2010 Green Lunch Series. This year’s series promises a diverse array of green building topics designed to appeal to a broad range of interests.  Again this year, all luncheons will be held at Cityspace in the Charlottesville Community Design Center.

Luncheons are [...]

[ January 21, 2010; 11:45 am to 2:00 pm. ]

Kick off 2010 by attending the first luncheon in JRGBC’s 2010 Luncheon Series cityGREEN! Taking place on January 21st from 11:45-2:00 p.m., the first luncheon of the year will explore building and how it relates to overall sustainability in a community. Two  speakers will present at the luncheon, with a Q&A from the audience to follow. 
 
 
 Doug [...]

[ January 21, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] A simple and unstructured event where people interested in sustainability can get together to meet others, network, talk shop, learn something new, share something innovative or maybe even find a job! When you arrive, there will be someone to welcome you and have you fill out a name tag. It’s a great time to chat [...]

[ January 25, 2010; ] Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate
Presents
Real Estate Stars 2010
9th annual
Real Estate Awards Gala

Nominations are due by January 25, 2010
(View Nomination Form Here)

Submit nominations to:

GRACRE Real Estate Stars
Scott O. Corwin
Johannas Design Group
1901 W. Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23220
scott@johannasdesign.com

At a morning news conference Jan. 26 at the State Capitol, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, joined by legislators from both sides of the aisle, introduced his “Jobs and Opportunity Agenda.” Among the highlights of McDonnell’s agenda are measures to double the Governor’s Opportunity Fund, create a state HUB Zone Program, lower the threshold for Virginia’s [...]

[ January 27, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Please join Tricycle Gardens for 10 evenings of stimulating and challenging discussions on topics related to the ecological age. Each session will be led by a guest lecturer with expertise in the topic of discussion for the evening. Participants will be provided readings and links to websites and videos to study a week in advance of each [...]

[ January 28, 2010; 7:15 am to 9:00 am. ] inVision Hanover Networking Breakfast
Date:: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Location:: Randolph-Macon College, Estes Dining Hall, 2nd Floor, 204 Henry Street, Ashland
Time:: 7:15-9:00 a.m.
Topic:: Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator Project
Speaker: Robert Skunda, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia  Bio∙Technology Research Park
Registration:: $12 in advance; $17 at the door
Read more and register here.