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Green Building Showcase Events

Murphy-Goode Winery in Healdsburg
a LEED Gold Winery
April 1st, 2010,    --no kidding!--   6:00 to 8:00 PM

Please join the U.S. Green Building Council-Redwood Empire Chapter for a Green
Building Showcase at Murphy-Goode Winery in Healdsburg on April 1st, from
6:00 to 8 PM. The Showcase event will include a networking session
with food and beverages, including tasting of Murphy-Goode wines, followed by
the plaque presentation and tour of the winery’s green building features.

Presenters will include Robert Boller the Vice-President of Sustainability for Jackson Family Wines,
Lorri Emmerich, General Manager of Murphy-Goode, and U.S. Green Building Council-Redwood Empire
Chapter President, Prudence Ferreira.

Murphy-Goode Winery in Healdsburg joins a select group of progressive winery’s in California to receive the
USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification.

Sponsors

Murphy-Goode Winery


Reservations
Tickets for this event are $20.

USGBC-REC members and guests can go to www.eventbrite.com/event/599073846 to RSVP.
If you have any questions please contact Kim Hilsmann, USGBC-REC chapter coordinator at 707-664-6250 or
email her at khilsmann@usgbc-rec.org.

Location
Murphy-Goode Winery
20 Matheson Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448-4121

CSI 2010 REDWOOD EMPIRE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION

Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:00 – 7:00 PM -FREE ADMISSION

See the latest product innovations:
Foundation and Structural Systems
Roofs, Waterproofing & Coatings
Control Systems & Solar

Of special interest to:
Architects, Engineers, Designers & Estimators & Specifiers
Contractors, Project Managers & Construction Managers
Realtors, Property Managers & Homeowners

And don’t miss:
Educational Seminars
Displays by Local Contractors
Complimentary food and bar

Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
More information @ www.recsi.org/expo
Or call Craig Peterson at (415) 467-9235

The Construction Specification Institute, Redwood Empire Chapter

2010 NORTH BAY WATERSHED CONFERENCE

Greening Our Water Infrastructure

Friday, April 9, 2010

Conference Objectives
To explore water supply innovations, recycling advancements, watersheds, and green infrastructure.

Who Will Attend
Public officials, leaders in business, science and environmental organizations, interested members of the public

Sheraton Petaluma
745 Baywood Drive
Petaluma, California
707-283-2888

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

* Jared Huffman, California State Assembly Member,
Chair of the Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife

* Frances Spivy-Weber, Vice Chair,
State Water Resources Control Board

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Watersheds and Green Infrastructure

* Alexis Strauss, Water Division Director, EPA
How does EPA drive infrastructure and watershed improvement?
* Brock Dolman, OAEC
How Do You Think Like a Watershed?
* Josiah Cain, Consultant, Design Ecology
Embedded Ecology in the Built Environment
* Rosey Jencks, SFPUC Urban Watershed Management
San Francisco's Stormwater Program
* Kit Crump, NOAA
What is the role of habitat enhancement and in stream flow in salmonid recovery?

Recycling Advancements

* Chuck Weir, NBWRA
Advantages to a Regional Approach to Recycling
* Mike Ban, Petaluma
Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility
* Heather Shepherd, Sustainable H2O Solutions
How can I get my (greywater) project permitted without losing my hair?
* Christina Bertea, Greywater Action
Grassroots Greywater: low- tech, low- cost, benign systems

Water Supply Innovations

* Paul Helliker, MMWD
Is Desalination in our Future?
* Pam Jeane, SCWA
Habitat Enhancement and Water Delivery
* Jay Jasperse, SCWA
Can Collaborative Groundwater Management Work?
* Chris Brown, CUWCC
Achieving 20% per capita reductions:
What we will need to do in a new world of water conservation?

http://www.nbwatershed.org/pages/2010conf.php

WATER CONSERVATION SHOWCASE-MARCH 23

This event is organized by the Pacific Energy Center, the U.S. Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter, and the East Bay Municipal Utility District and we are busy finalizing the plans for this year's Water Conservation Showcase scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd, at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco.  This annual event showcases cutting edge water-conserving technology, strategies, financial incentives, and water related professional organizations.  We expect to have our biggest event yet with over 1,000 attendees and 50 exhibitors, and would like to invite you to participate as an exhibitor.  Exhibitor registration will sell out and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Benefits of Exhibiting at Northern California's only water conference that brings together research, technology, policy, and consumers:
Showcase your technology to over 1,000 diverse attendees including: architects, building operators, building owners, civil engineers, landscape architects, landscape contractors, mechanical engineers, property managers, sustainability consultants, water district employees and homeowners.
Gain ongoing exposure on the USGBC-Northern California Chapter website for a full year.
Receive visibility in event brochure. 
Meet leaders and innovators in the water conservation industry.
The Water Conservation Showcase is one of the most inexpensive marketing opportunities available to companies working on water conservation. The early bird registration deadline for exhibitors is coming up on Friday, February 19th. Register before this date and your booth cost is only $300 (standard rates go up to $400). We are offering special rates for non-profits and government agencies, as well as our new "Share a Booth" discounted pricing.  For more details or to register, click here.

This event is organized by the Pacific Energy Center, the U.S. Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter, and the East Bay Municipal Utility District.  100% of the generated revenue from this event is donated to our non-profit partner, the U.S. Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter.