December Meeting of the Dallas Sierra Club:

Robert Ruth, architect, will discuss planning, designing and remodeling homes for comfort, health,
energy efficiency, and water conservation.  He will cover best building design and remodeling

Our two-day intensive course fulfills the educational requirements for the LEED GA exam, as well as covering everything you would need to know to pass the GA exam. You will review all LEED rating systems, go over other essential concepts, and take practice exams. Flash cards and student workbook included. Flash cards and student workbook included.

Meets:

W & Th: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, 2 Sessions

Hours:

16.00

The Association of Energy Engineers Certified Carbon & GHG Reduction Manager (CRM™) program is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the growing field of carbon reduction. The designation CRM identifies individuals who have demonstrated high levels of technical expertise in energy management and environmental practices. This course has been approved by AIA for continuing education credits through AEE and qualifies for GBCI's (CMP) for LEED ® professionals. For prerequisites or to register visitwww.uta.edu/ded/ced/crm

   

Meets:

W, Th & F: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, 3 Sessions

Come meet Shanna Armstrong at the November 7 club meeting. Shanna is an impressive international ultra athlete who is an Extreme International Cycling Champion, twice RAAM Champion, four-time Ultraman World Champion and she has competed in over 100 triathlons at Sprint, Ironman, Ultraman, and Olympic distances. She will be speaking on sports nutrition and other areas of interest to cyclists. More Info on Club Meetings

The 2011 Julian Burgen Lecture
Sponsored by Arlington Conservation Council
Free Admission     Everyone Welcome
 
Luke Metzger 
Director, Environment Texas 

Capitol Update: 
Environment Texas Briefing on State and Federal Actions Impacting the Trinity River, 
Fracking, the Drought, and More
 
presented by North Texas Chapter of Master Naturalists and Texas AgriLife

Flyer from Raymond Crawford

PUBLIC    MEETING
at Dallas City Hall, Auditorium L1F
next to the underground parking garage
1500 Marilla Street
Thursday, October 27th @ 6 pm

Dallas City Hall wants to know how you feel about gas drilling.

The Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force is preparing new recommendations in order to deliver to the Dallas City Council. They want to hear of you concerns. What do you want in the new gas ordinance? Here are a few suggestions you may want to request that the city consider:

7 Leaders in Sustainability share their personal journeys on the
“Road Less Travelled” and offer ideas for actions that each of us
can take in our lives to make a tangible and positive difference
in our lives, communities, and our world, TODAY!

Cocktail Reception from 5:00PM-6:00PM, sponsored by VEEV.

It is strongly
recommended
that you register for the event as soon as possible, as there is limited
seating available and we anticipate a standing-room only crowd. 

For those who cannot
attend, all of the presentations and speakers will be available for
viewing/downloading after the event, so everyone will have access to the
event after it is concluded.

Presented by

Matt Churches

City Forester - City of Arlington,


Certified Arborist/Utility Specialist/Municipal Specialist

Urban Forestry Effect, known as UFORE evolved from a recent study and refers to a computer model

that calculates
the structure, environmental effects and values of urban forests.



The UFORE model was developed in the late 1990s by researchers at

the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service,

Northeastern Research Station in Syracuse, NY.

Local businesses and residents have organized a community seminar about green practices and products that contribute to a healthy home and a healthy family for all.  Saturday, October 22, they are presenting a free seminar in the McKinney Performing Arts Center at 1pm.  

It will be repeated at 3pm on the same day.

The hour-long seminar will include presentations by Dr. Alyssa Summey, DC, ; Estella Scaggs, Nursing Manager of Environmental Health Center of Dallas; and Humberto Rodriguez, President of Advance Casas Construction.  Sponsor is Collin County Affordable Housing Foundation.  The goal is to bring to public attention the dangers of long-term use of toxic products inside the home and for personal use.  

For inquiries or more information, please email hacienda1@gmail.com  or leave message at 469.288.0328.  

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