Are you expecting or have a young baby? Interested in sustainable, healthy options for babyhood? Join experts Lindsay Ross from Babes in Arms and Riva Mackie from Riva’s The Ecostore as they discuss all things green baby. Read more »
A seminar by Warren Sarauer — Chair, Solar Energy Society of Alberta
How do you take a building whose business purpose is no longer viable due to market conditions and transform it into what will be the future in buildings - a carbon neutral footprint in a NetZero energy building? Business owner Warren Sarauer will offer a step-by-step portrait of the process of taking a fifty year old building and renovating it to the highest standards in energy efficiency without a sacrifice to function or aesthetics. Read more »
There are two events: the Gala itself, and an Art Market where guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase art from artists featured at the gala. See below for details on the Art Market or jump to the Gala site for info on that event.
Green Art Market
Thirty or more local artists, designers, and artisans—many of whom were featured at the Gala—will have a broad range of environmentally themed work for sale. We’re accepting submissions until September 25. (See Call to Artists and Prospectus for more information.) We’ll have a showcase of the selected participants and their work on this website on or before October 15. Read more »
On Sunday, August 21 the two east-bound lanes of Memorial Drive NW from 10th Street to Centre, the underside of Centre Street, 2nd Avenue in Chinatown, and Eau Claire, will all be opened up to free participatory activities! Read more »
Renewable Energy in Edmonton: Laying the Groundwork
with Gordon Howell, P.Eng., Howell-Mayhew Engineering Inc.
Times are changing, increasingly quickly. Edmonton, along with many cities and towns, is increasingly focussing itself on becoming sustainable and resilient. It is a time of transformational change. How can renewable energy be part of the solution? What renewable energy resources do we have in the City? What are the challenges to renewable energy? What are the possibilities? What might renewable energy in Edmonton look like? What needs to be done to get there? Be part of the community dialogue that is taking shape to help plan our response to the economic possibilities and the environmental imperatives. Read more »
