Gathering: Understanding the Living Building Challenge, Pre-Workshop Networking Event

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NEXTbuilding Forum is excited to announce and help promote this upcoming event offered through the International Living Future Institute as an outstanding educational opportunity.
 
The International Living Futures Institute, born of the Cascadia Region USGBC, has created the world's currently most advanced, comprehensive, holistic green building certification program called the Living Building Challenge.  It is one in which a successfully certified building must, amongst other things, be net-zero energy, net-zero water and net-zero waste; and be so for one entire year after occupancy.  Amazing! This workshop provides you an in-depth, 6-hour, introduction to the Living Building Challenge.  The seminar is targeted to anyone and everyone who can impact the development of the built environment.
Eric Doyle is a Living Building Challenge Ambassador and Project Administrator for Catalyst Partners.  Catalyst Partners is a multi-dimensional consortium of knowledge leaders committed to high performance and restorative design protocols for buildings, interiors and products. The consortium is comprised of professionals with licensures in science, engineering, architecture, and interiors. Our clients seek assistance in building and product performance optimization and certification. We act as the “catalyst” that helps our clients establish benchmarks and achieve their goals.
Matt Grocoff, Esq. LEED GA is called one of "Greater Detroit's most progressive personalities". Matt and his wife, Kelly, are the owners and creators of the reported oldest net-zero house in America: the Mission Zero House.  Inspired by the late Ray Anderson of Interface, whose vision of a restorative future included a "mission zero" manifesto in which they set the goal to eliminate all of Interface's negative impacts on the planet.  Matt and Kelly's home stives for that same goal and has been featured in numerous national magazines, recently described by Atlantic magazine as "sustainable perfection".


Speakers: Richard Graves, Eric Doyle, Matt Grocoff

Date/Time: March 7th, 2013 / 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Mission Zero House tour, 6:30 - 8:00 pm informal presentation and networking

Cost: Absolutely Free, but pre-registration is required.  Tour segment is limited to 20 people, Informal presentation to only 40             

Location: The Ecology Center, 339 E. Liberty, Ste. 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Registration: http://www.alliancees.org/education-and-events/living-building-seminar-pre-conference-networking-event/

Phone: 616.458.6733

Email: Brett.Little@allianceES.org

Links: http://www.alliancees.org/education-and-events/living-building-seminar-pre-conference-networking-event/

Event Sponsors

Alliance for Environmental Sustainability
The Alliance for Environmental Sustainability is a resource dedicated to helping people understand the options available for designing, building and occupying structures that offer environmentally friendly alternatives, energy efficient products and improved indoor air quality.  AES is dedicated to helping people understand the options available for designing, building and occupying structures that offer environmentally friendly alternatives, energy efficient products and improved indoor air quality.

AES is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission of providing sustainable building education to the general public and building industry.  Due to the need and the emerging interest of green practices, LEED, and sustainability AES has grown and now serves communities throughout the United States. We are the premiere LEED for Homes Service Provider in the Midwest.

The Ecology Center
The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play.
What is Our Mission:The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization that works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future.