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Going Green

Last Sunday the City of Takoma Park, Housing and Community Develepment Department, hosted a conference entitled Going Green at Home. A web page will eventually be posted at the main City web site and you can currently see the conference schedule there in pdf. What follows is just a simple list of the speakers with links to the organizations they represent.

Keynote
Green Passive Solar Homes and Sustainable Communities John W. Spears CEM LEED AP Sustainable Design Group

Discussions

• Intrinsic Values of Green Building Alan Abrams CPBD Abrams Design Build
• Community Aggregate Wind Power Energy Purchasing Gary Skulnik Clean Currents, LLC

Sessions: Design and Construction

• A Formal suburban landscape using only Montgomery County native plants Dr. Sara Tangren Chesapeake Natives Inc.
• Green advantage certification program Grady O'Rear Green Advantage
• Holistic approach to green design Bill Hutchins, AIA Helicon Works
• Recycling buildings: the ultimate green strategy Carl Elefante, AIA Quinn Evans | Architects
• Green landscaping through Audubon at Home Britt Slattery Audubon Maryland-DC
• Sustainability starts at home: one homeowner's perspective on green building Anne Polanski Home, Green Home
• Green roofs and green projects Alan Abrams CPBD Abrams Design Build

Sessions: Energy

• Solar application for residential: solar water heaters, solar photovoltaic Albert Nunez SKS-Solar King Supply, Inc.
• Green tags: the benefits of purchasing energy in bulk and what this means for the environment Gary Skulnik Clean Currents, LLC
• Residential and commercial photovoltaic systems, on and off grid applications Carlo La Porta Capital Sun Group
• Energy Systems at home: decisions, decisions, decisions Keith Winston Earth Sun Energy Systems
• Plug in cars, new technology in batteries and current vehicles available Charlie Garlow DC/VA/MD Electric Car Association

Sessions: Healthy Homes

• Go green, a solution for health and home Jon Roberts ECO Solution
• Indoor air quality and Green finishes for the interior and exterior of your home Keith Ware Eco-Green Living

Sessions: Reducing Impact

• Composting and mulching techniques Steve Dubik Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
• Rainscapes: harvesting the heavens Pamela Rowe Montgomery County DEP
• The Future of electric cars, electric car pooling and other forms of transportation Charlie Garlow DC/VA/MD Electric Car Association
• Trees, your home, and the community Todd Bolton City of Takoma Park Arborist
• Local initiatives - an overview of EcoVillage of Loudoun county Virginia and Convenient Truths - some green actions you can take Grady O'Rear Green Advantage
• The Basics of deconstruction Paul Hughes Deconstruction Services
• Sustainable Community Initiatives - Material reuse Jim Schulman Community Forklift
• Rainbarrel construction Catherine Tunis Takoma Park Committee on the Environment
• The Big picture: the crisis of global warming Mike Tidwell Chesapeake Climate Action Network
• Water conservation in the home Albert Nunez SKS-Solar King Supply, Inc.

Vendors
Capital Sun Group
Chesapeake Natives Inc.
Community Forklift
ECO Solution
Eco-Green Living
Electric Vehicle Association of Greater DC
EnviroArchitects
Green DC Realty
Green Home, LLC
Helicon Works
Nature Neutral
Save our Sky Home-Heating Cooperative
Sustainable Design Group
Takoma Park Silver Spring Food Co-Op
Urban Solar Solutions 202.320.2570
Washington Gardener

Tony Ritchie of Olsson Books also brought a number of relevant books for sale. You can see a list at our books blog.

Posted by library at February 23, 2007 12:35 PM