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* Design Conversations

Design Conversations

Time: 6:00 pm

Design Conversations; Windup Space - 10 W North Ave @ Charles Street The Design Conversations are a monthly series of events loosely curated by a group of volunteers, focusing on rotating topics that are timely and engaging. These events are always free, always at the Windup Space, and now on the first TUESDAY of every month! Design Conversations are encouraged by the generous support of D:center Baltimore and Baltimore Community Foundation. For more information, please visit www.dcenterbaltimore.com. Cash bar, AV hookup available for spontaneous presentations!
* Design Conversations

Design Conversations

Time: 6:00 pm

6-8:30 pm; Design Conversations; Windup Space - 10 W North Ave @ Charles Street The Design Conversations are a monthly series of events loosely curated by a group of volunteers, focusing on rotating topics that are timely and engaging. These events are always free, always at the Windup Space, and now on the first TUESDAY of every month! Design Conversations are encouraged by the generous support of D:center Baltimore and Baltimore Community Foundation. For more information, please visit www.dcenterbaltimore.com. Cash bar, AV hookup available for spontaneous presentations!
* GBI Network Mtg

GBI Network Mtg

Time: 6:30 pm

GBI Green Building Network Meeting; The Green Building Institute 7761 Waterloo Road, Jessup, MD The general public is always warmly invited to GBN meetings. They are held on the first Tuesday of every month, except for holidays, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Enviro Center. GBN meetings and activities will be announced through GBI e-newsletters and on the GBI web site. To be added to the e-mail list please click here. For further information, or to submit an event, please email Leslye@greenbuildinginstitute.org.

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* Pizza Garden

Pizza Garden

Time: 2:00 pm

Irvine Nature Center Who doesn’t like pizza?! Learn to organically grow the fresh ingredients for pizza sauce in unconventional containers like cans and bottles! Each family plants their pizza garden to take home. Supplies provided. All ages. Free for members, $10 non-members

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* IECC Training

IECC Training

Time: 8:00 am

Hagerstown Community College 11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, MD

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* Community Organizing Series

Community Organizing Series

Community Organizing Series, a Three-Part Series - Part 1- Finding your inner citizen w/ CPHA 9/11: Organizing 101 The \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'hard skills\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' of organizing- how to lead a meeting, generate volunteers, and organize community events- at CPHA\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Activate Your Inner Citizen University event, location TBA
* Climate Impact Day

Climate Impact Day

Join us for 350.org\'s next big global day of action. It’s time to Connect the Dots between climate change and extreme weather. Protest, educate, document and volunteer along with thousands of people around the world to support the communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.
* Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots

“Connect the Dots” with 350.org - SAVE THE DATE Local events will be posted at www.climatedots.org/ soon! Events, visuals, videos of the places in the world already suffering damage from climate change. Also Connect the Dots to renewal energy and other project making a difference in solving climate change. Bill McKibben says: Anyone and everyone can participate in this day. Many of us do not live in Oklahoma, the Philippines, or Ethiopia -- places deeply affected by climate impacts. For those of us not in directly-impacted communities, there are countless ways to stand in solidarity with those on the front-lines of the climate crisis: some people will be giving presentations in their communities about how to connect the dots. Others will do projects to demonstrate what sorts of climate impacts we can expect if the crisis is left unchecked. And here in the US, it’s particularly important that we make the connections clear to our elected officials.
* Native Gardens

Native Gardens

Time: 9:00 am

Hosted by the Patterson Park Audubon Flex your green thumbs while helping us take care of native plant gardens in Patterson Park. We need volunteers to make sure they remain healthy habitats for the park’s birds, bees, and butterflies. Community service hours are available. For directions or questions: ppaudubon@gmail.com or 410.558.2473.

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* Upcycle Spring Cleaning

Upcycle Spring Cleaning

Time: 1:00 pm

Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Whether you love DIY (do‐it‐yourself) projects or are new to creative crafts, you’ll love our tips on reusing common household items. Some supplies provided. An “ingredients” list will be provided when you register. $5 for members, $15 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224.
* GBI Networking Meeting

GBI Networking Meeting

Time: 6:30 pm

6:30 - 8:30pm; GBI Green Building Network Meeting; Green Building Institute 7761 Waterloo Road, Jessup, MD The general public is always warmly invited to GBN meetings. They are held on the first Tuesday of every month, except for holidays, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Enviro Center. GBN meetings and activities will be announced through GBI e-newsletters and on the GBI web site. To be added to the e-mail list please click here. For further information, or to submit an event, please email Leslye@greenbuildinginstitute.org.

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* CBSA Green Mondays

CBSA Green Mondays

Time: 6:00 pm

CSBA: Chesapeake Sustainable Building Alliance. Green Mondays are first Mondays of every month!

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* Sustainable Sites Initiative

Sustainable Sites Initiative

Time: 7:45 am

Digging Deeper into the Sustainable Sites Initiative Hord Coplan Macht, 750 East Pratt Street, Suite 1100 Zolna Russell, RLA, LEED AP, Hord Coplan Macht and Diana Gutierrez, M.S., Right Way Environmental will share their experience using the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a rating system, similar to LEED, for site oriented projects. They will provide an overview of the system, then focus on the critical components of analysis, soils, stormwater management, materials and operations and maintenance. SSI has just certified its first three projects. Diana and Zolna will compare and contrast these projects.
* Boosting Energy Performance

Boosting Energy Performance

Time: 8:30 am

A Hands‐On Interactive Seminar for Architects The John J. Flynn BAC/IMI International Training Center 17101 Science Drive, Bowie, MD 20715 Join the Brick Industry Association and your fellow architects for a day of learning about how to enhance the energy performance of masonry walls. You’ll also get involved with a hands‐on masonry construction demonstration to see the possibilities of what can be built with brick. Fee: $25 3 LU/HSW/SD.

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* Green Building Tour

Green Building Tour

Time: 6:00 pm

Evergreen Elementary School 43765 Evergreen Way, California, MD 20619 Over the coming months, the Southern Maryland Branch of USGBC MD (Charles, Calvert, St. Mary\'s counties) will be conducting local tours of LEED Certified and cool green buildings. These tours begin at Evergreen Elementary School awarded LEED Gold in October 2010. Evergreen is truly a \"teaching tool\" whose green components are visible and integrated into the curriculum.

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* Solar and Wind Expo 2012

Solar and Wind Expo 2012

Maryland State Fairgrounds 2200 York Road – Timonium, MD 21093‐3175 The place to learn how to migrate and upgrade your old systems to cleaner, more earth friendly and renewable energy systems. NOW is the time to increase the amount of electricity being generated from alternative zero pollution or low‐pollution technology sources ‐ including solar, wind, hydro‐power, geothermal.
* Neighborhoods and History

Neighborhoods and History

Time: 8:30 am

Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument Street Baltimore, MD 21201 The conference seeks to cultivate and promote the rich history of Baltimore City. Neighborhoods play a complex role in Baltimore\'s past and present and illustrate the struggles and rewards of building a sense of community within an urban space. Programming features two panel discussions and two presentations on recent work that preserves and commemorates the complicated history of Baltimore. The conference\'s speakers range from local academics to representatives from city organizations for heritage and preservation to community activists.

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* Community Organizing Series

Community Organizing Series

Solar and Wind Expo 2012

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* Solar and Wind Expo 2012

Solar and Wind Expo 2012

green Pizza Garden

Time: 2:00 pm

Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Who doesn’t like pizza?! Learn to organically grow the fresh ingredients for pizza sauce in unconventional containers like cans and bottles! Each family plants their pizza garden to take home. Supplies provided. All ages. Free for members, $10 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224.

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* Top 5 Green Building Products

Top 5 Green Building Products

Deadline to nominations! Sustainable Industries is now accepting nominations for its seventh annual Top 5 Green Building Products awards! (Actually, it traditionally has been \\\"Top 10,\\\" but we\\\'re turning up the heat this year to find the absolute best of the best). Until May 15, submit your nominations for green building products that you think deserve to be ranked among that best of the best. Our panel of expert judges will select winners based upon LEED compatibility; environmental performance; value and scalability; market impact and innovativeness; and design aesthetic.

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* MD Native Plant Society Meet

MD Native Plant Society Meet

Time: 7:00 pm

Greater Baltimore Chapter Lecture on Native Orchids Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Free!

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* Greening the Supply Chain

Greening the Supply Chain

How to Avoid Greenwashing When Buying “Green” In a 2007 study of products in stores by Terra Choice, all but one of the 1,018 products examined had environmental claims that were noticeably false or risked misleading intended audiences. How do you know when a claim is true, or false? How do you market products to avoid misleading claims? Come hear from two experts in the field how not only to buy “green” but also how to market products as “green” to avoid being duped.
* 2012 MD Recycling Network Con

2012 MD Recycling Network Con

Developing Your 20/20 Vision Keeping a Sharp Eye on Recycling Opportunities in 2012 and Beyond. Join us for the only event in the Maryland designed exclusively for recycling professionals.
* AIA Con and Design Expo

AIA Con and Design Expo

Washington, D.C. Join us for this essential networking and learning experience thousands of colleagues in attendance; over 200 seminars, tours, and events; and more than 800 exhibitors.

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* Bike to Work Day 2012

Bike to Work Day 2012

Bike to Work Day 2012, sponsored by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. This year marks the 15th annual event in the Baltimore region and will feature events at locations around the region. Up‐to‐date details will be posted in the Bike Ped Beacon e‐newsletter and on our Facebook page! Sign‐up today!
* Treasure the Chesapeake

Treasure the Chesapeake

Join us for the 14th Annual Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration on the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront. Want to party for a good cause? an evening of fantastic fare, open bar, music and dancing, casino games, a Silent Auction and much more‐all to support a very good cause: Chesapeake Bay restoration and education. Registration is now open and sponsorships are also available.
* AIA Con and Design Expo

AIA Con and Design Expo

Washington, D.C. Join us for this essential networking and learning experience thousands of colleagues in attendance; over 200 seminars, tours, and events; and more than 800 exhibitors.
* ABC Green Breakfast

ABC Green Breakfast

Time: 8:00 am

Building Commissioning & Contractor Requirements Presented by Michelle Stezelberger, PE, LEED AP, CPMP, Kibart, Inc. A Monthly Breakfast Meeting Hosted by ABC’s Green Committee; Who Should Attend? Specifically: LEED AP’s, Contractors, Occupants and Managers of Green Buildings and Design Professionals. Come for the LEED discussion, networking, and a very ‘green’ breakfast! 8 to 8:30 a.m. ‐ Breakfast & Networking 8:30 ‐ 9:30 a.m. – Presentation; More Info? Contact Brittany 410.821.0351 ext 113 ; bjohnson@abcbaltimore.org

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* Community Organizing Series

Community Organizing Series

AIA Con and Design Expo

The NYC DC Climate Ride

The ride crosses cities, farm land, and some of the most beautiful places here on the East Coast. Climate Ride is a non‐profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. You have two events to choose from: Climate Ride NYC‐DC or Climate Ride California. Climate Riders register for $75 and then fundraise a minimum of $2400 in order to participate in one of the all‐inclusive 5‐day events.
* BMI Farmers Market

BMI Farmers Market

Weekly farmers market Saturdays from May 19-Oct. 13 from 9 AM-1PM at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230. Certain Saturdays are themed events. Click here on event to go to website for full details.
* Junior Naturalists

Junior Naturalists

Time: 9:00 am

Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Spend Saturday mornings exploring nature. Junior naturalists take part in fun‐filled activities including trail walks, nature games, stories, puppet shows, animal encounters and more. This program is a 3‐part series (also on 4/21, 5/19), but you can sign up for individual sessions. Kids should wear nature‐friendly clothing. Ages 6‐9. $15 members, $30 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224.

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* Film Screening

Film Screening

Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks Friends of Olmsted Parks and Landscapes 151 years after Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City’s Central Park with Calvert Vaux, it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. Olmsted and America\'s Urban Parks a one hour documentary, examines the formation of America’s first great city parks in the late 19th century through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 – 1903), visionary urban planner and landscape architect.
* Bike MD RecRide and BikeJam

Bike MD RecRide and BikeJam

Patterson Park, Baltimore Bike Maryland RecRide will start and finish at the incredibly exciting BikeJam event in Patterson Park, Baltimore. Registration is limited to 500 cyclists. Join the celebration at the end of the RecRide ‐ stay in Patterson Park and celebrate as BikeJam 2012 plays host to Pro Bicycle Championships. International caliber pro‐racers and local racers compete for cash and prizes all day. Enjoy food vendors, beer, kid\'s activities, live music and the super‐fast BikeJam 2012 pro bicycle races! Enjoy the fun at the Bike and Health Expo.
* The NYC DC Climate Ride

The NYC DC Climate Ride

Sustainable Speaker Series

Time: 7:00 pm

Tom Wilbur, author of Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 7 P.M., CENTRAL LIBRARY, WHEELER AUDITORIUM

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* The NYC DC Climate Ride

The NYC DC Climate Ride

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* The NYC DC Climate Ride

The NYC DC Climate Ride

Balt City Sustainability

Time: 4:00 pm

Baltimore City Sustainability Commission Meetings Department of Planning, 8th Fl, 417 E. Fayette St. Baltimore MD The Baltimore Commission on Sustainability holds regular monthly meetings usually on the fourth Tuesday of every month. All meetings are open to the public. The Commission is made up of 21 members representing environmental groups, community organizations, labor unions, public health and environmental justice interests, and private industry.

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* Sustainability Commission Mtg

Sustainability Commission Mtg

Baltimore City Sustainability Commission Meetings; Department of Planning boardroom, 417 E. Fayette St. 8th Floor The Baltimore Commission on Sustainability holds regular monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month. All meetings are open to the public.
* The NYC DC Climate Ride

The NYC DC Climate Ride

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* Audubon Tiny Tots May Flowers

Audubon Tiny Tots May Flowers

Time: 11:30 am

Patterson Park Audubon Tiny Tots is an early childhood environmental education program where kids make a craft, play a game, and read a story. April showers bring May flowers! Let’s hike through the park to see how many colors we can find. We’ll learn how flowers give tasty treats to insects. Sweet Spring! Please register in advance. Ages: 2‐5 $5 suggested donation per child. For directions and registration: ppaudubon@gmail.com or 410.558.2473.

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* Clean Commute Contest

Clean Commute Contest

Last year, Maryland Green Registry reported reducing over 2.4 million miles of vehicle travel through alternative employee commute options and efficient business travel. To recognize these efforts, we are offering a Clean Commute Contest in partnership with Clean Air Partners.
* Open Walls Final Friday

Open Walls Final Friday

Station North District, Baltimore MD Open Walls Baltimore is an unparalleled street art project in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District. The finest and most widely recognized street artists from around the world are mounting an outdoor exhibition of extraordinary murals that enlivens public spaces, stimulates community revitalization and national dialogue, and attracts visitors and investors to Station North. Open Walls Baltimore will build through April and May with the installation of more than twenty additional murals in time for a Final Friday celebration on May 25th
* Family Night Hike and Campfire

Family Night Hike and Campfire

Time: 7:00 pm

Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Let’s take a night hike to look for nocturnal animals, listen for frog calls and test our senses in the dark. We’ll finish the hike with a campfire and s’mores. Ages 7 & up (with adult). Free for members, $10 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224.

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* BMI Farmers Market

BMI Farmers Market

Community Organizing Series

Audubon Urban Bird Watching

Time: 8:00 am

Patterson Park Audubon Bring the family to Patterson Park to learn about birds that visit Maryland in the spring! Audubon’s conservation director will lead the walk in search of feathered friends. If you would like to borrow binoculars, drop us an email – we have plenty to share! For directions or questions: ppaudubon@gmail.com or 410.558.2473.

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* The Baltimore Green Forum

The Baltimore Green Forum

Time: 4:00 pm

MD Presbyterian Church 1105 Providence Road, Towson, MD Fourth Sunday of the month. For updated program info, baltimoregreenforum@gmail.com, 301‐345‐2234,

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* Nature Themed Quilt Exhibit

Nature Themed Quilt Exhibit

Time: 10:00 am

Last day! Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore Quilters will present quilts inspired by the grounds of the arboretum. Quilts will be for sale and a percentage of the sales will help support the grounds and educational programs for the public.

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* Intro Passive House building

Intro Passive House building

Time: 5:30 pm

AN INTRODUCTION TO PASSIVE HOUSE Super-High-Performance Envelope Design for Zero-Net buildings Join a lively discussion with AIA Baltimore Affiliate, Michael Hindle, CPHC, President of the Passive House Alliance-Capital Chapter and owner of Chesapeake Passive House who will present on the Passive House energy standard. He will describe the specific defining criteria of the Passive House standard, general design principles, and common design approaches in existing projects in North America. Michael will also discuss the certification process, compatibility with LEED, life-cycle impacts of insulation products, and other sustainability issues associated with pursuing low-energy design. Passive House is a building standard and methodology that delivers 90% heating and cooling demands as compared with standard construction. The standard was based on the work of North American pioneers of passive solar and super insulated building design. The approach was further refined and quantified by Prof Bo Adamson of Lund University, Sweden and Dr. Wolfgang Feist, the founder of the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt Germany. Passive House was (re)introduced in the US by Katrin Klingenberg, founder and Executive Director of the Passive House Institute/US. RSVP to baltimoreCOTE@gmail.com. Presented by AIA COTE Baltimore, 11 1/2 West Chase Street, Baltimore, MD

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* Deadline for Entries

Deadline for Entries

Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development The Odebrecht Organization, a global leader with diversified businesses and worldwide operations wants you! Join the (r)evolution! Engineering is a powerful force for positive change. So we created the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development—to give students a chance to bring your best ideas to us and to the world. This is the first Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in the United States.
* Designing 4 EcoDollars Wrkshp

Designing 4 EcoDollars Wrkshp

Time: 8:00 am

Loews Hotel, Annapolis On March 31, attend two panel discussions designed to address key concerns of small businesses in today’s marketplace: economics and energy efficiency. At noon, explore issues related to rehabilitation, community development, and commercial revitalization during a luncheon presentation by Donovan Rypkema, a distinguished historic preservationist and economist.
* Community Gardening Event

Community Gardening Event

Time: 1:30 pm

Are you a “Community Gardener” or simply curious about gardening? Why not? Join us at Calvin Rodwell Elementary School’s Library to learn more about “Greening your garden, growing your own food & more!” Please RSVP by calling 410.947-0084 Ext 2 Refreshments will be served!
* Acoustics in Healthcare

Acoustics in Healthcare

Time: 2:00 pm

Greening Design and Construction Series: Acoustics are an integral part of the overall goal of providing an optimum environment of care for healthcare professionals and patients. Indoor noise and acoustics affect patient comfort and healing, safety for communication in surgery and procedure rooms, speech privacy between patient and provider, and overall occupant satisfaction. Noise from adjacent rooms or building systems affects buildings’ occupants, including footfall noise, ventilation system noise, and the noise produced by equipment for other building systems. Additionally, environmental noise emissions from emergency generators, air handling units and outdoor mechanical systems which support healthcare facilities can affect the communities they serve. This session has been approved by AIA for 1.0 CEU Credit.

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