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WORKSHOPS: Manitoba solar hot water, the Natural Step, greening Alberta’s grid, and more
January 09, 2009
January 14, University of Alberta: The Pembina Institute presents a 3 hour lecture, ‘Greening Alberta’s Grid’. Developing an electrical grid in Alberta primarily generating renewable power will require a number of technical and policy decisions in the immediate future. Hosted by the University of Alberta Energy Club & Student Organization for Society and Natural Resources.
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January 15, Toronto, ON: The Downtown West Multi-Unit Solar Energy Project presents two speakers at its evening meeting, including The Grow Project, a vision to transform the Moss Park Armoury into a sustainable, self-sufficient building that could provide affordable, green housing to 1000 people.
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January 19-20, Vancouver BC: The Cascadia Green Building Council presents a 2 day summit and workshop, focusing on green building codes and BC’s current stock of sustainable buildings and communities. Invaluable for planners, engineers, builders and policy makers interested in furthering their knowledge about BC’s green building future.
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January 21, Vancouver BC: Natural Resources Canada presents Energy Master Plan, a 1 day workshop focusing on strategies for saving energy and money. Learn about financial support available from the government of Canada, how to create an energy management plan and team, as well as identifying immediate energy saving opportunities.
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January 28, Winnipeg Manitoba: The Canadian Solar Industries Association presents a 1 day workshop, Solar Hot Water Installer Training. This is required for trades professionals wishing to obtain CanSIA certification to provide and install domestic and commercial solar hot water systems.
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February 6, Vancouver BC: Natural Step Canada presents a 4 hour workshop, Strategic Planning for Sustainability. How does an organization decide on a path towards sustainable performance, and how does one know that this objective is being achieved? The advantages of using a comprehensive strategy, such as the Natural Step Framework system, will be explored. Hosted at UBC Robson Square.
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