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LEED® For Historic Structures
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 8:00am - noon |
Charleston Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401 |
Charleston, South Carolina, one of America’s most historic cities and home to more than 3000 historic structures will be the site of this half day seminar on how to implement the LEED® High Performance Rating System into Historic preservation, restoration and adaptive re-use projects.
Learning objectives for the seminar will be:
- Describe LEED® Certification Standards that may be applied to Historic Structures.
- Identify ways to apply green building practices to historic rehabilitation projects within the LEED® framework
- Discuss elements of sustainable design in historic preservation that are not identified by LEED® and may not be quantifiable.
Following the morning session, after lunch from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, for those interested, a detailed tour of the historic Charleston City Hall which has recently undergone a major restoration and includes many sustainable features such as a new geothermal heat pump HVAC system and use of upgraded fluorescent lighting will be given.
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GreenExpo 2008 |
The USGBC South Carolina Chapter and its affiliate, the Clemson University Emerging Green Builders, thank you for participating in the third annual GreenExpo, February 26-28, at the Clemson University Madren Conference Center.
Sponsors, vendors, and attendees, please complete the attached brief survey. We value your feedback to help us improve our event. Click here for survey as a Word document.
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Other Events of Interest |
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Green Drinks |
Green Drinks provides an informal social setting for sustainability-minded people to network, exchange ideas and enjoy a preferred beverage or two.
Visit greendrinkscolumbia.com for more info.
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Sustainability Institute Events for Charleston and Surrounding Areas
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Earthcraft House Building Class |
Tuesday, May 13 |
10 Storehouse Row, N. Charleston, SC |
EarthCraft House is a voluntary green building program offered through the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association with support from the South Carolina Energy Office.
Attend this session and learn:
- How to apply high performance construction techniques to new homes
- How to improve the energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and durability of those homes; and
- How to certify a new home as an EarthCraft House
Click here to learn more.
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Overview of Greenville County's Solid Waste Management |
Time: May 15, 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm (Please note that lunch is not provided)
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Speaker: Karen Nionquit, Greenville County Environmental Educator |
Location: Trane, Greenville |
The address is 288 Fairforest Way, Greenville. From I-85 take exit 48A, and turn right at the first traffic light (which is Fairforest Way). Trane is about a mile down the road. The meeting will be held in the training room. Thanks to Trane for donating the meeting space!
Presentation:
Overview of Greenville County Solid Waste management and recycling opportunities. Emphasis on landfill technology (methane recovery at Enoree landfill, and state of the art systems at new Twin Chimneys landfill) discussion about recyclable material as it relates to residential waste and recovery and current “green” efforts in the solid waste industry.
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Kids Day Columbia |
May 23 - 24, 2008 |
Finlay Park, Columbia, SC |
Click here to learn about all the fun events planned for Friday and Saturday!
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