The Great Green Eco-Confabulation

Date: October 9, 2015

Location: The Impact HUB, Pioneer Square, Seattle
Keynote: Bill Reed, Regenesis Group
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EcoBuilding 2015 will be here before you know it!

 

Shorter days and school in session – autumn days’ activities are concentrated, and the weeks roll by quickly. Don’t miss your opportunity to register for EcoBuilding 2015 before prices go up again. Right now the member cost is just $130 for this fantastic day of thought-provoking talks, educations sessions, inspiring stories, and networking. Special rates are available for students and non-members, so please visit the website for all the details.

This year’s one-day event of interactive educational sessions is set with three tracks and a wide range of deep-green topics. It’s being held at Seattle’s Impact Hub in Pioneer Square, full of architectural history and easily reached by public transportation. It’s just around the corner on October 9th. Have you secured your spot yet? 

The entire day will be full of real examples of what’s working in the world of healthy, sustainable, energy efficient residential design and construction. Registration includes a light breakfast, full lunch, and happy hour drinks and appetizers – all with local, organic food and beverages. Register today while it’s on your mind!

 

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Tickets start at just $130 for Guild members
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Make it a Weekend and Escape the City!

There is energy building around a Return to the Retreat. Many Guild members and friends will be extending the networking and fellowship with a group camping trip immediately following the conference through the weekend (Friday, October 9 – Sunday, October 11).

We are reserving sites and a shelter at Faye Bainbridge Park, set on Puget Sound and accessible by water as well as by land. No RSVP or campsite reservation required—just meet us for part or all of the weekend right at the park. We encourage you to bike, paddle, or sail to Bainbridge Island. Bring your own food and drink. Please visit our website for more information.

This relaxed setting in nature will help us reconnect with each other and the land and water that support us. Our annual membership meeting will be held during this retreat, as well as potluck meals, games, and time for quiet reflection. Come enjoy time around the campfire!

 

Sponsorships

A few sponsorship packages are still available, and you should act soon if you want to be included. Thanks to Small Planet Supply, which has already claimed our top-tier Platinum Sponsorship. Sponsorship levels from $500-$2000 provide excellent visibility and outreach to a wide audience. Contact Jenny Heins or Albert Rooks for more info or download the sponsorship packet.

Consider Being a Sponsor . . . You Will Be in Good Company!

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Session Highlights

So much is happening in the realm of resilient, sustainable residential design and construction. EcoBuilding 2015 is the ideal way to get up to date. Explore our session highlights below, and check our event website for additional sessions being added.

Keynote
Bill Reed, Regenesis Group
Healing the World in 18 Months (Really)
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Brad Liljequiest
Net Zero Energy Building Certification
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Gisela Stehr, Emerald Feng Shui Institute
Building Green With Heart: Adding the Soul Back Into Green Building Technology
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Aaron Clark PhD, Stewardship Partners
Residential Rain Gardens: Site and Landscape Context, Costs, Benefits and the Value Proposition
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Dan Ventura, Hawk Environmental Services Inc.
On the Front Lines of Indoor Air Quality
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Tim Corrigan and Scott Wooley, Umpqua Bank
EcoBuilding Financing Opportunities & Challenges from a Green Lender’s Perspective
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Leah Martin and Katie Cote, Allied8
Waste Not: How to be a Small-Scale Developer in the Big City
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Ted Clifton, Zero-Energy Plans LLC
12 Steps to Net Zero Design
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Susan Jones (atelierjones llc) and Sloan Ritchie (Cascade Built)
Cross Laminated Timber Construction
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Ken Eklund, Washington State University Energy Program
CO2 Heat Pumps
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Michelle Jeresek, Ivon Street Studio
Case Study: Full Plane Passive House
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Dan Whitmore, Hammer & Hand
Mineral Wool Outsulation: Getting Cozy at Home in a Nice Wool Sweater
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Duncan Clauson and Kyle Murphy, Carbon Washington
Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, and Initiative 732
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Visit our event website to view presenters and more detailed schedule
www.ecobuildingconference.org