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SUMMARY of EVENTS 2002

EVENT (Title) DATE PRESENTERS
AGM January 8, 2002  
CORPORATE GREENING February 21st, 2002 Rob Abbott
GREENING YOUR HOME March 21th, 2002 Ron Kadulski; Heather Tremain
LEEDing in BC: Future BC Directions with Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design April 18th, 2002 Joe Van Belleghem & 4 Amigos
INNOVATION: Leading Edge Water Technologies & Projects May 23rd, 2002 Mini 'trade fair'
ECO-CITY June 15th, 2002 To be announced
Green Design & Planning in Vancouver October 8th 2002 Ian Smith & Alex Zimmerman
CUTTING EDGE IN GREEN BUILDING DESIGN: What's Up & Coming November 2002 Ray Cole
STORMWATER: CAPTURE RAINWATER WHERE IT FALLS December 3rd 2002 Kim Stephens, PEng, CH2M Hill


AGM January 8, 2002

DETAIL

1. General Welcome & Plan for Meeting

2. PRESIDENT'S REPORT F.Crofton

    Listserve: 102 members as of 011231; average of 6 msgs/week

    Website: established and launched. Includes EDRS & board info; resource links; events announcements and summaries; and member list w/ corp sponsor links. Resource area coverage still needed:

      Funding
      Green Design Pro Formas
      Guidelines, Principles, Indicators
      Mobility; Transportation
      Public Participation
      Social Marketing
      Waste Management

    Events
    2001: 6 ‘official' events; 140 participants

    01 Natural Gas Tour & Ray Cole Talk
    03 EcoCafe
    06 EcoTour
    09 David Rousseau
    10 GBC
    11 Stream Workshop
    12 Drop in

    2002: in development

    01 AGM
    02 Corporate Greening
    03 Greening Your Home
    04 LEED
    05 Innovative technologies
    06 Landscapes & Water
    09-12 to be determined

    Membership: 23 new members (from events); 45 paid members (includes 6 corporate)

3. PROJECT REPORT: PRIMER M.Kerschbaumer

The framework (topical areas) and a series of image slides have been selected and prepared for the Primer. Further writing and assembly of primer is in progress.

4. FINANCIAL REPORT (Refer Financial Report) F.Crofton

5. 2002 DIRECTORS

    Fiona Crofton President
    Mark Holland Vice-President
    Cadie Pungente
    Mark Kerschbaumer
    Thomas Mueller
    Ian Theaker
    Cheryl Elms (upcoming)
    Matt Galloway (upcoming)
    Heather Tremain (upcoming)

6. FUTURE PROJECTS PLANNING

    6.1 WEBSITE Intention: destination location for finding eco-design professionals and information
    6.1.1 Indiv & Corp Member weblinks & emails [partially done/CF]
    6.1.2 Indiv/Corporate Profiles [partially done/CF]
    6.1.3 Theme-based resource links (Refer 2)
    6.1.4 Website ‘Pick-of-the-month'

    6.2 AWARDS -- innovation & service.
    Needs: to develop criteria, identification/selection methodology, timing & promotion.

    6.3 EVENTS: IDEAS & PLANS
    Buildings as infrastructure (Oct?)
    weekend building tours
    'Cultural Creatives'
    Organic wines -- winery tour(s); wine-tasting
    Greening the Home Landscape (June?)
    Green Lifestyles
    Green Home Show
    Sustainable products
    Eco-Industry
    Green Public Art
    Partnering & Joint-sponsoring

    6.4 POSSIBLE PROJECTS
    From 2001 ideas:
    6.4.1 Eco-Project Tour Book
    6.4.2 ReSource store (ReStore, ReBuild Center, St.Vinnie)
    Guidelines/priorities: ecological issues

    6.5 MEMBERSHIP
    6.5.1 Individual & Corporate Membership Drive
    6.5.2 Membership Directory Management:
    6.5.3 Special "Sponsor" categories


CORPORATE GREENING February 21, 2002

Summary not currently available. Event detail


GREEN HOMES March 21, 2002

Richard Kadulski, local architect and leading sustainable design and energy expert provides facts on and dispels the myths about R2000 Take home resources included GVRD’s CD ROM of green design resources and a recent copy of Solplan Review. Robert Chesterman presented a local green design case study.


LEED April 18, 2002

Joe Van Belleghem described the first BCBC project to achieve a LEED v2.0 Gold certification. The design team coupled practical green design approaches with innovative community economic & social development efforts - for an exemplary result. Adaptive reuse and retrofit of the historic Glendale Lodge reduced material use, and allowed use of existing road, water and sewer services, with significant site development cost savings.

The comprehensive site planning process was done in collaboration with the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, who identified and protected significant trees, creating a wildlife corridor with new trails lined with fruit and nut bearing trees for birds. HCP’s landscape plan uses only native plant species, minimizing irrigation, and allows an Integrated Pest Management program to reduce pesticide use. Green site space was increased to a total of 75% for the development, with 99% of the existing trees preserved; stormwater runoff from the site was actually reduced. Paved asphalt was replaced with an innovative grass paving and stabilized gravel driving aisle system – now being manufactured on Vancouver Island, once it was discovered there was no local supplier. The building is expected to save 27.5% of the energy consumption of an ASHRAE/IESNA standard 90.1 –1999 energy cost budget, due to its water loop heat pump system and efficient lighting; and is the first large BC application of waterless urinals -- with both water and capital cost savings.

Joe van Belleghem told the inside story on the process that lead to one of the greenest facilities in BC. After the case study, leaders of the LEED BC effort discussed current activities and future plans for green buildings in our home.


WATER TECHNOLOGIES May 23, 2002

Water issues are making headlines: the Walkerton disaster, stream & salmon protection, well contamination, septic system failures and water shortages are affecting us all. Addressing these problems is a daily reality for ecologically-aware designers, planners and builders - and EcoDesign Resource Society teamed up with the BC Institute of Technology to host a mini-trade show and project showcase in May. This was a chance to compare innovative products, and share the experience of pioneering green planners, designers, researchers, activists and decision-makers.

Manufacturers and distributors of leading-edge water equipment displayed their products and projects, and were onhand to discuss how they could help protect and conserve our watersheds. (Products included green roofs, potable water filtration & treatment, composting toilets & grey-water treatment, stormwater treatment, efficient plumbing fixtures, and solar water heating. Projects showcased selected BC stormwater management, water conservation and treatment projects


ECO-CITY June 15, 2002 image here

An all-day festival on the site of Vancouver's proposed sustainable neighbourhood in Southeast False Creek. SummerFest celebrated urban sustainability with hands-on workshops, live entertainment, speakers and interactive displays. EDRS set up displays and provided information on energy efficient homes, solar, site planning, landscape arch (streams) and offered balloons and jelly-bean treats (grin) to all comers!


Green Design in Vancouver October 8, 2002

Summary not currently available. Event Detail


The Cutting Edge of Sustainable Building November 6, 2002

Summary not currently available. Event Detail


Capture Stormwater Where It Falls December 3, 2002

Summary not currently available. Event Detail