RECAP: The Net Zero House – Innovation in Renewables and Energy Efficiency Conference on 11/15
The Net Zero House Conference was one of our most well-attended and successful events with around 50 attendees. Feedback from our visitors was entirely positive. Speakers from all over the country presented some very in-depth and current information for our professional audience. Topics included case studies, the Cascadia Center and an alternative approach. Be sure to check out full presentation topics below and to download all presentations for free. Enjoy.
- Approaching Net Zero – Lessons Learned and Leading Questions, Dagmar Epsten
- The Bullitt Center Seattle: The Greenest Commercial Building in the World, Margret Sprug and Christian LaRocco
- Design for Life, LaVerne Williams
You can find all photos in our Picasa Gallery.
ORIGINAL POST:
This half-day conference will bring together speakers from the renewables and energy efficiency industry, the political realm and academia to highlight topics surrounding technology, policy and design in green building. Beginning after the 8:30 AM registration, four speakers will each present the most up-to-date information available. After the presentations there will be the opportunity to attend a nearby networking luncheon including a guided tour of the pavilion around 12:00 PM.
All LEED APs can get two “Live Presentation” CE (continuing education) hours for attending this conference.
We are excited to announce the following four speakers:
- Dagmar Epsten, Epsten Group
- Christian LaRocco, Schuchart
- Margret Sprug, Miller Hull Partnership
- LaVerne Williams, Environment Associates
Please RSVP for this event now as space is limited.
The half-day conference will be hosted in the Houston Permitting Center at 1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77002.
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Last year, as part of a collaboration between the City of Houston and non-profit: Greener Living, I facilitated two, 4 week “Energy Efficiency Workshops” at neighborhood venues such as churches and schools. The goal of the workshops was to give and share information on a variety of ways individuals and families could curb their energy consumption at home, school, transportation, etc. Participants were surveyed at the end and expressed that they ad learned new and “user-friendly” ways to reduce their energy consumption through a variety of techniques learned in the workshop. The workshop was enhanced with guest speakers to discuss home energy audits, the Houston Green Resource Center, and others. We took a tour of the HGRC on a Saturday after the final workshop meeting.
I am a member of Urban Harvest (see: urbanharvest.org),
Transition Houston (see transitionhouston.org), am certified in Permaculture, taught sustainable agriculture in the 21st Century After School program, a partnership of Urban Harvest and Houston Independent School District, teaching children about gardening for healthy nutrition, fruit tree orchards, nature habitats, and pond life.
The Das Haus Tour is exciting! I look forward to learning about this great project and taking the tour. Thanks for your wonderful vision.
Danke schon :) Debbie Antoon