Green Building Events

A calendar of events, classes and seminars of interest to the Green Building community of North Texas.

August 30 - September 14, Metroplex -- "The Big Home Tour", scattered-site tour by Home Builders Association including greenbuilt homes tour

Stay tuned to The Big Home Tour (http://www.thebighometour.com) and HBA's website (http://dallasbuilders.com) and Green Built North Texas Council (http://www.greenbuiltnorthtexas.org) for info as it becomes available on these weekends of open houses at new homes and models across the Metroplex. The public will be able to search by category of home, including "green homes" that are Energy Star, Green Built North Texas, or LEED certified.

September 6, 11 am to 4 pm, Prosper, TX – Green Building Tours for homebuyers and real estate agents

Join EcoBroker and LEED AP Realtor Beth Johnson and green builders for special guided tours of completed and under-construction homes in Greenspoint subdivision in Prosper, TX, “Collin County’s premier green-built neighborhood.” You’ll learn and see first-hand many of the greenbuilt construction elements and features of homes meeting and exceeding the Green Built North Texas construction protocol for homes that are built better for people, pocketbook, and planet! Contact Beth Johnson at 214.415.5089 or beth@bethjohnson.com.

September 18, 7:30 am to 12:30 pm, Arlington – LEED Contractor Education Session: Commissioning and the Construction Process

Another in a series of educational events on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green rating system, this LEED Basic Training covers what’s required during construction including case studies.

Breakfast: 7:30 am to 8:00 am

Program: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Event Location: North Central Texas Council of Governments, Transportation Council Room, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76005-5888

For more info: click here for flyer (https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=VX2VBK7) or email Cindy Stanley at cstanley@usgbcnorthtexas.org.

September 26-28, Fredericksburg, TX – 9th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair

Join thousands who attend each year to see speakers and workshops, exhibits and demonstrations, fun learning activities for kids, musical performances. Solar, wind, geothermal, water use and reuse, energy conservation, rainwater harvesting, green building, organic growing, alternative transportation.

Entry fees $10-$20.

For info see http://theroundup.org/index.php.

September 29, time to be announced, Plano -- ENERGY STAR Thermal Bypass Checklist "Green Vine" Lecture, Green Built North Texas Council

(Tentative topic.) Another in the ongoing series of very low-cost seminars offered to members and non-members of the Home Builders Association's Green Built North Texas Council. These very cost-effective and informative seminars are usually held at the HBA's headquarters at 5816 W. Plano Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75093-4636 • Phone 972-931-4840.

October 14 and 15, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Plano -- "Green Building for Building Professionals" NAHB designation course

This is the national course by National Association of Home Builders that's only offered a few times each year here and fills up every time, so sign up early! The course will help earn professionals several of NAHB's designations, including that of Certified Green Professional, NAHB's fast-growing professional designation. The course discusses strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. Students will learn how green homes provide buyers with better value, lower energy costs and better long-term value. Cathy Williams, CGB, CAPS, CGP, of locally-based Enviro Custom Homes will be the instructor.

Fee: $345 for HBA members, $445 non-members.

Where: Home Builders Assoc. of Greater Dallas, 5816 W. Plano Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75093-4636

To register click here (http://www.dallasbuilders.com/cde.cfm?event=222026) or call HBA of Greater Dallas at 972-931-4840.

October 22-24, Phoenix, AZ -- Excellence in Building Conference & Expo (Energy and Environmental Building Association)

The well-respected Energy and Environmental Building Association “continues its 26-year tradition of offering the best in building science education. EEBA’s organizational mission is ‘to provide education and resources to transform the residential design, development and construction industries to profitably deliver energy efficient and environmentally responsible buildings and communities.’”

Full conference registration $500 and up. Click here (http://www.eeba.org/conference/index.html) for all info.

October 27, time to be announced, Plano -- "Proper HVAC Sizing," "Green Vine Lecture Series," Green Built North Texas Council

(Tentative topic.) Another in the ongoing series of very low-cost seminars offered to members and non-members of the Home Builders Association's Green Built North Texas Council. These very cost-effective and informative seminars are usually held at the HBA's headquarters at 5816 W. Plano Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75093-4636 • Phone 972-931-4840.

November 6-8, Grapevine – “Green is Mainstream” Sunbelt Builders Show

For building industry professionals. This year’s theme for the Southwest’s largest trade show is “green is mainstream.” Thousands will attend over 375 exhibit booths, dozens of education sessions, the Sunbelt Show House, and related networking sessions.

For info see www.sunbeltbuildershow.com (http://www.sunbeltbuildershow.com)

Nov. 19-22, Boston, MA –Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (U.S. Green Building Council)

U.S. Green Building Council’s 7th annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo brings together professionals from all aspects of the building industry: Architects, building owners, code officials, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, facility managers, financial service providers, government agencies, green power providers, home builders, interior designers, landscape architects, nonprofit organizations, product manufacturers, schools, universities, students and urban planners will all be at the conference to share ideas and promote greener building.

Greenbuild includes over 100 educational sessions and over 400 exhibitors, features world renown speakers (including keynoter Archbishop Desmond Tutu), LEED workshops, off-site educational sessions, and Green Building tours of local Boston sites. Last year approx. 23,000 attended from 66 countries.

Full conference registration $225 to $975. Click here (http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/) for all info.

February 16-18, 2009, New Orleans, LA – annual RESNET Building Performance Conference

For professional energy raters and related consultants, the annual RESNET Conference “is the premier national forum on home energy ratings, residential energy efficiency financing, and building performance business development. Make plans now for three days of networking, learning, sharing and enjoying exciting New Orleans.” RESNET is Residential Energy Services Network, the national association of energy and building performance raters. Advocates Realty was the first real estate firm in the nation to show its support for green building and energy efficient homes by joining RESNET.

For more info, click here (http://www.resnet.us/conference/2009/theme.htm)