Trends in Sustainable Community Design

“While we all recognize the value of building “green”, everyone also realizes that it takes more than LEED certified buildings to make a community (town, city or neighborhood) truly sustainable. This session will focus on two very specific aspects of sustainable communities: urban agriculture and pedestrian/bicycle connectivity. The goal of the session is to show how even small individual efforts can result in significant changes and even be a catalyst for further change.” Join William T. Eubanks, FASLA, LEED AP, and D. Russ Seamon, LEED AP, of urban edge studio of SW+A as we discuss these topics.

Students, architects, landscape architects, developers, and planners can learn from this session and no prerequisite knowledge on the topics is needed.

When: Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6pm

Where:

85 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401

Cost: Members $5 / Non-Members $10

RSVP: Register Here!

Please email us if you have any questions lowcountryrsvp@gmail.com.

BBQ and Drinks immediately following the program provided by:

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Upcoming Events:

Don’t live in Charleston? Can’t always make the trip for our monthly programs? USGBC Lowcountry in pleased to announce that in addition to our monthly Charleston Program we will be heading to Beaufort this month.  Please join us for an evening with Jane Frederick and Jon Rembold as we discuss “A&E Sustainable Design Strategies for the Lowcountry” followed by Lowcountry Boil dinner.

Where: Beaufort Yacht Club

When: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:00pm

Click Here for Official Event flyer and online registration.  We hope to see you there!

FORWARD THINKING

Stay tuned for some fun events coming down the pipe. There will be more announcements about these social activities soon. If you have ideas for programs or would like to present at one of the programs, please contact us at lowcountryrsvp@gmail.com.  We would love to hear from you!

EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in sponsoring a USGBC-Lowcountry Event? The branch has a variety of opportunities for you or your company to help to support our activities. We currently offer a wide-range of events including regular programs, Tours and Presentations of LEED Certified buildings, LEED and green building Trainings and Workshops, and a variety of Branch Activities. Contactlowcountryrsvp@gmail.com or the appropriate Committee Chair for details on to learn more about what you can do to support our education and outreach activities and how it can benefit your bottom line!

NEED A REASON TO COME? HERE’S 4!!

At our Lowcountry programs you can stay abreast of new developments, meet policy makers, and make connections with others working on the same issues your company is addressing, in the same market. Oh, did I mention the networking potential!!

WE’RE CONNECTED!

Stay connected with the Lowcountry Branch by following us on these social media sites.

Twitter handle: lowCOUNTRYUSGBC

Facebook page: USGBC-SC Facebook Page

MANY THANKS!!

We’d like to thank all of the participating agencies and businesses for graciously offering their time to present our April and May education programs. We sure do appreciate all the effort put forth and couldn’t do it without folks like you! Thanks so much!