Posts Tagged With: Charlottesville

GVGBC October 11th Luncheon: Energy Actions

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Chris

Join us on October 11th for the Green Building Luncheon in downtown Charlottesville:

Energy Actions – Moving People to Action

In honor of Energy Action Month, USGBC Greater Virginia is pleased to welcome Susan Elliott from the City of Charlottesville and Nate McFarland of Generation 180. Our speakers will present on energy actions and moving people to action, including trends seen in the local Energize!Charlottesville campaign and our local community and region, as well as efforts and methods to shift everyday people to make clean energy choices.

For additional information: City of Charlottesville, Climate Protection Program (www.charlottesville.org/emissions & energizecville.org) and Generation180

This luncheon will be held at City Space, 100 5th St. NE, on the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA. Doors open at 11:45 and the Seminar begins at 12:00. Luncheons are open to the public. Lunch is provided, attendance is free for GVGBC members and $10 for non members. Register Here:

Categories: Announcements, Education, Resilience | Tags: Charlottesville, Conservation, Energy, low impact, Resilience | Leave a comment

GVGBC August 9th Luncheon: Charlottesville SIA

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Chris

Join us downtown on Tuesday, August 9th downtown Charlottesville for the monthly seminar on green building.

Technically, the Strategic Investment Area (or SIA) is the area just south of the downtown mall that the city has chosen as a targeted area for revitalization and reinvestment. This vision goes beyond economic stimulus by aspiring to create a vibrant, healthy place with more opportunity for current residents as well as new.

Matthew Slaats and the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (The Bridge PAI) are already hard at work building relationships and understanding through art; embracing the past, creating in the present, and planting seeds for the future. They celebrate all the things that make our neighborhoods unique by championing the vibrancy, skills and knowledge that resides in us all; through cookouts, talent shows, exhibitions, workshops, and community projects that bring us together and help define the future of our city.

He will inform us of the current initiatives, challenges, inspiring stories, and visions for the future of a city created by all of the people who call it home.

The luncheon will be held at City Space, 100 5th St. NE, on the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA. Doors open at 11:45 and the Seminar begins at 12:00. Register Here

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Ecovillage Charlottesville Design Survey

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Chris

We are trying to understand how to best shape Ecovillage Charlottesville with the community (you) in mind. It would help us out so much if you could fill out our survey about what you would like to see in the community. Thank you so much.

Categories: Announcements, Communities, Design | Tags: 480 Rio Rd, Charlottesville, Ecovillage, low impact, Neighborhood, Tiny Housing | Leave a comment

GVGBC Luncheon: Environmental Studies Academy

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Chris

Join us for lunch (noon to 1pm) on December 9th at Cityspace downtown Charlottesville for Greater Virginia Green Building Council‘s monthly lunch speaker series! This month features a speaker from Western Albemarle High School who is going to fill us in about their Environmental Studies Academy and how they are training and empowering the next wave of environmental leaders.

Categories: Announcements, Education | Tags: Charlottesville, Education, Energy, environment, GVGBC | Leave a comment

LEAP Home Energy Checkup

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Chris

If you’ve been thinking about making your home more energy efficient but don’t know where to start, the Home Energy Checkup from LEAP is a really good and inexpensive way to have a professional check out your home and give you great advice. We just did our house and I had a lot of fun. Our coach was a wealth of knowledge and really friendly; he even insulated some of the pipes in our house free of charge. Overall it was a great experience and helped prioritize projects that will have the greatest effect for the least amount of money. Highly recommended.

Categories: Announcements, Energy Efficiency | Tags: Charlottesville, Energy, LEAP | Leave a comment

Ecovillage Presentation

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Chris

This is a presentation which gives a rough introduction to the Ecovillage Charlottesville project. It was built to be an introduction for UVA’s “Engineering Students Without Borders” student group

Categories: Announcements, Communities, Design, Resilience | Tags: 480 Rio Rd, Charlottesville, common house, community, Ecovillage, environment, low impact, Meadowcreek Parkway, Neighborhood, Sustainability, walking trails | Leave a comment

Ecovillage Charlottesville Update

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Chris

The latest version of the Ecovillage Charlottesville site plan is finally here! The project has picked up a ton of traction lately, so keep checking www.facebook.com/EcovillageCharlottesville for status updates.

Here are some renderings for one idea of what could be built… House designs inspired by http://www.rosschapin.com/ and http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

If you feel like drawing your own idea for what the Ecovillage could look like, here are some 8.5×11 printable sketches that make it easy for the ideas to flow onto paper. Please share your ideas!

Categories: Announcements, Communities | Tags: 480 Rio Rd, architecture, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, community, Ecovillage, low impact, Neighborhood | Leave a comment

August 13th Charlottesville Lunch: Deep Green

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Chris

Join us next Tuesday (August 13th) for the JRGBC’s Charlottesville Green Building Luncheon to hear one engineer’s thoughts on how to think green all the time during design; he’s calling it deep green.

Categories: Announcements, Energy Efficiency | Tags: Charlottesville, Sustainability | Leave a comment

Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Chris

Affordable housing, healthy environments, and energy efficiency don’t usually go together. In Central Virginia, affordability is often the least attainable goal and is becoming an increasingly big problem for the areas less-affluent residents.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville is doing an impressive amount in this area to build dwellings that provide all three. Their mission goes far beyond just getting hard-working people into homes; revitalizing entire existing neighborhoods with a focus on walkability, sustainability, community and ownership. They are paving the way with a new standard for peri-urban neighborhood revitalization.

Habitat for Humanity around the country has always been a leader in affordability and it is excellent to see the focus on sustainable, more resilient communities.

Categories: Communities, Energy Efficiency | Tags: Affordable housing, Charlottesville, community, Habitat for Humanity, Neighborhood | Leave a comment

Lunch and Learn: Resilience By Design

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Chris

Join us at the James River Green Building Council luncheon on Tuesday, June 11th 12:00 — 1:00pm to learn about how to make our built environments more resilient!

Categories: Announcements, Design, Resilience | Tags: architecture, Charlottesville, JRGBC, Resilience | Leave a comment