Participate in Green Building Week – join the U.S. Green Building Council for a tour of the Wellington Webb Municiple Building.

The Wellington Webb Municipal Building is both Energy Star® and LEED-EB® Gold certified, a recognition obtained in 2007 following a pilot project to certify Denver’s first city facility under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings program.

The LEED-EB high-performance rating system applies to green building operations and maintenance. It evaluates criteria related to a building’s location, exterior maintenance, water and energy efficiency, material and resource use, indoor environmental quality, occupancy comfort, and sustainability innovations.

Tour date: March 18
Time: 4 pm
Location: Wellington Webb lobby (201 West Colfax Avenue)
Space is limited. Please call or email Patti Mason to reserve your spot on the tour:
303-454-3394, patti@usgbccolorado.org

These interactive, real-life marketing laboratories will give you the insights and tangible solutions you need to make your marketing meaningful in the maturing green market.

Carolyn Parrs and Irv Weinberg, “Marketing Gurus” (as named by New Mexico Business Weekly), and Nicole Rassmuson, Art Director extraordinaire, will guide you to effectively promote your product or service. So bring your questions. Bring your challenges. Roll your sleeves up and have some fun.

Lab 1: Developing Your Marketing GPS
(Green Positioning Strategy)
Saturday, March 27: 9 am to 12 noon

Lab 2: Creating a Compelling Green Brand in a Crowded Market – Your Positioning Line
Saturday, April 24: 9 am to 12 noon

Lab 3: Creating a Compelling Brand in a Crowded Market -Your Visual Identity
Saturday, May 22: 9 am to 12 noon

Lab 4: Creating Persuasive Messaging for Social Media
Saturday, June 19: 9 am to 12 noon

For full details on the content of each lab, click here

Pricing: $40 per lab or $130 for all 4 (discount for CORE members)

All 4 labs will be held in the CORE offices at 1801 California Street, Suite 4900, Denver, CO 80202

Make your plans now and join this effort. Visit https://www.myearthhour.org/community.

What’s Bike Sharing?

Bike sharing is a new way of getting around. Pick up a bike at any conveniently located bike sharing stations and drop it off when you’re done. It’s simple, clean and affordable.

This year Denver will become one of the first U.S. cities to launch a full-scale comprehensive public bicycle sharing system.

You can pre-register today by visiting www.denverbikesharing.org.

Date: March 13, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Starting Location: Bruce Randolph Middle School, 3955 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-3613

To register to volunteer or for more information, call Groundwork Denver at 303-455-5600 or email reggie@groundworkdenver.org.

On Saturday, March 13, volunteers will bring neighborhood energy action to the Clayton Neighborhood in Denver. In teams of two, we will knock on every door in the neighborhood to change out front porch light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs, provide resources to reduce energy use, and sign up people for recycling, free weatherization and free trees.

To register to volunteer or for more information, call Groundwork Denver at 303-455-5600 or email reggie@groundworkdenver.org.

June 9, 2010
Wednesday June 9th, 2010
Start time 5:30 pm Dinner, Live and Silent Auction
Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for Performing Arts
101 13th St. Denver, CO 80204
$100 regular, $150 VIP

With more than 400 attendees, CEC’s “Rebel with a Cause” is one of the largest annual events for the environmental community in Colorado. This year’s “Rebel” is Terry Tempest Williams, an author and passionate advocate for the preservation of the American Western wilderness. This event attracts supporters, elected officials, and community and business leaders from across the state. Our goal is to achieve a zero waste and carbon neutral event.

For more information, visit http://www.ourcolorado.org/rebel2010/

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This Colorado Sustainable Events Guide was designed for hosts and planners to help lessen negative impacts on the environment and make a positive contribution to your event. The content of this guide is drawn from best practices researched and the experience gained by the local Denver Greening Initiative of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. It features ideas and case studies to get any event planner started selecting green event locations, reducing waste and recovering resources, minimizing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, moving away from single-use plastic water bottles, and educating participants.

This guide also includes helpful resources and case studies unique to Colorado from small, medium, and large events, both indoor and outdoor. sustainability-guide

After more than five years of hosting the Economic Forum Series on the West Coast, Sustainable Industries is joining Denver’s business and civic community to highlight the infinite multi-sector development potential in sustainable business.

The Sustainable Industries Economic Forums are a series of high-profile sustainable business events that feature a panel of local, distinguishing thought leaders and CEOs who answer pointed questions and address their inspirations and economic realities of sustainability, followed by high-powered networking. For more information, visit: http://www.sustainableindustries.com/forums/denver.html or contact laura@sustainableindustries.com