Title: Combined Heat and Power Conference & Trade Show
Location: Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston, TX
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Description: CHP2011 is the only nationwide conference and trade show dedicated solely to cogeneration, tri-generation, and waste heat recovery. At the Combined Heat and Power Conference and Trade Show, you’ll find solutions, innovations, and best practices from leaders in the CHP industry. The conference will offer unparalleled networking opportunities for industry professionals.

CHP2011 is the go-to event for education, business development, and networking for individuals and organizations considering CHP. Attendees will benefit from the free exchange of ideas on an array of industrial and commercial CHP topics. Last year’s event in Austin was attended by more than 325 industry professionals, and we are working to make this year’s event even better.
Start Date: 2011-10-17
End Date: 2011-10-19

Title: Combined Heat and Power Conference & Trade Show
Location: Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston, TX
Link out: Click here
Description: CHP2011 is the only nationwide conference and trade show dedicated solely to cogeneration, tri-generation, and waste heat recovery. At the Combined Heat and Power Conference and Trade Show, you’ll find solutions, innovations, and best practices from leaders in the CHP industry. The conference will offer unparalleled networking opportunities for industry professionals.

CHP2011 is the go-to event for education, business development, and networking for individuals and organizations considering CHP. Attendees will benefit from the free exchange of ideas on an array of industrial and commercial CHP topics. Last year’s event in Austin was attended by more than 325 industry professionals, and we are working to make this year’s event even better.
Start Date: 2011-10-17
End Date: 2011-10-19

Title: Combined Heat and Power Conference & Trade Show
Location: Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston, TX
Link out: Click here
Description: CHP2011 is the only nationwide conference and trade show dedicated solely to cogeneration, tri-generation, and waste heat recovery. At the Combined Heat and Power Conference and Trade Show, you’ll find solutions, innovations, and best practices from leaders in the CHP industry. The conference will offer unparalleled networking opportunities for industry professionals.

CHP2011 is the go-to event for education, business development, and networking for individuals and organizations considering CHP. Attendees will benefit from the free exchange of ideas on an array of industrial and commercial CHP topics. Last year’s event in Austin was attended by more than 325 industry professionals, and we are working to make this year’s event even better.
Start Date: 2011-10-17
End Date: 2011-10-19

Title: Houston Green Film Series: Botany of Desire
Location: Rice University Media Center, 2030 University, Houston, TX
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Description: Houston Green Film Series presents:
Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Flowers. Trees. Plants. We’ve always thought that we controlled them. But what if, in fact, they have been shaping us? Using this provocative question as a jumping off point, The Botany of Desire, a two-hour PBS documentary based on the best-selling book by Michael Pollan, takes us on an eye-opening exploration of our relationship with the plant world – seen from the plants’ point of view.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2011-10-11
End Time: 20:00

Title: Houston Energy Code Seminar
Location: Centerpoint Energy, 1111 Louisiana St., Houston TX 77002 Level 1, Main Auditorium
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Description: ASHRAE Houston is hosting a City of Houston ENERGY CODE Seminar highlighting the recent changes and adoptation of the new energy codes (ASHRAE 90.1-2007 and IECC-2009) The seminar will feature new MEP code changes.

Presented By Keith Reihl, Lisa Fleming Brown, Lisa Rosenow, & Committee Meeting Chair: Michael J. Langton

Date: Tuesday, October 11th 2010

Seminar Schedule
8:00 AM: Registration, coffee and breakfast
9:00-11:15: Code Program
11:15-12:30: Lunch — on your own (many close options)
12:30-2:00: Code Program
2:00-2:15: Break, drinks and snacks provided
2:15-3:30: Code Program
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2011-10-11
End Time: 15:30

Title: 2nd Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) and Offshore Wind Law Conference (OWL)
Location: Four Oaks Place, 1330 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056
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Description: The 2nd Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) and Offshore Wind Law Conference (OWL) will be taking place October 3-4, 2011 in Houston, TX.

The TOWER Conference brings together exhibitors and attendees who are interested in becoming players in this new and highly promising market in Texas. Featuring more than 25 hours of intensive, cutting-edge information and powerful networking, this year’s program will address the state of the industry globally and locally as well as turbine showcases, installation, ports & infrastructure, offshore wind law, environmental issues and finance & insurance topics

Offshore Wind Law (OWL) has been approved for the Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 12.0 hours, of which 0.0 hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit. Get the latest information on global & Texas offshore projects. Learn the unique combination of Texas, USA & international laws that affect Texas offshore wind energy development, installation, and operations. Experience the powerful business networking of the combined TOWER & OWL conference format.
Start Date: 2011-10-03
Start Time: 08:30
End Date: 2011-10-04
End Time: 17:30

Title: Fall Lecture Series: Chinese Architecture
Location: Brown Auditorium in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, Rice University
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Description: Qingyun Ma
Dean, University of California School of Architecture
Principal, MADA s.p.a.m., Shanghai

Rice Design Alliance is pleased to announce its fall lecture series, “Chinese Architecture: 中国建筑,” and a special issue of Cite that will explore the impact of the thirty-year building explosion in China. To purchase tickets, please click here.

“The lecture series will be a great opportunity to see design being done in China in the context of tremendous growth,” says RDA board member and Chinese Architecture steering committee member Camilo Parra. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting this unprecedented exchange of designers and scholars.

Houston also has experienced tremendous booms with further growth projected for the next 25 years to a population of 8.8 million. Like many Chinese cities, Houston has an industrial base and is planned through infrastructure, unconventional regulations, and public-private partnerships rather than traditional zoning methods. The Houston community can learn from China’s recent attempts to accommodate new buildings within the existing fabric of its global cities.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-10-19

Title: Fall Lecture Series: Chinese Architecture
Location: Brown Auditorium in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, Rice University
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Description: Wang Shu
Amateur Architecture Studio, Hangzhou

Rice Design Alliance is pleased to announce its fall lecture series, “Chinese Architecture: 中国建筑,” and a special issue of Cite that will explore the impact of the thirty-year building explosion in China. To purchase tickets, please click here.

“The lecture series will be a great opportunity to see design being done in China in the context of tremendous growth,” says RDA board member and Chinese Architecture steering committee member Camilo Parra. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting this unprecedented exchange of designers and scholars.

Houston also has experienced tremendous booms with further growth projected for the next 25 years to a population of 8.8 million. Like many Chinese cities, Houston has an industrial base and is planned through infrastructure, unconventional regulations, and public-private partnerships rather than traditional zoning methods. The Houston community can learn from China’s recent attempts to accommodate new buildings within the existing fabric of its global cities.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-10-12

Title: Fall Lecture Series: Chinese Architecture
Location: Brown Auditorium in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, Rice University
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Description: Pei Zhu
Studio Pei Zhu, Beijing

Rice Design Alliance is pleased to announce its fall lecture series, “Chinese Architecture: 中国建筑,” and a special issue of Cite that will explore the impact of the thirty-year building explosion in China. To purchase tickets, please click here.

“The lecture series will be a great opportunity to see design being done in China in the context of tremendous growth,” says RDA board member and Chinese Architecture steering committee member Camilo Parra. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting this unprecedented exchange of designers and scholars.

Houston also has experienced tremendous booms with further growth projected for the next 25 years to a population of 8.8 million. Like many Chinese cities, Houston has an industrial base and is planned through infrastructure, unconventional regulations, and public-private partnerships rather than traditional zoning methods. The Houston community can learn from China’s recent attempts to accommodate new buildings within the existing fabric of its global cities.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-10-05

Title: Fall Lecture Series: Chinese Architecture
Location: Brown Auditorium in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, Rice University
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Description: Thomas J. Campanella
Associate Professor of Urban Planning, University of North Carolina

Rice Design Alliance is pleased to announce its fall lecture series, “Chinese Architecture: 中国建筑,” and a special issue of Cite that will explore the impact of the thirty-year building explosion in China. To purchase tickets, please click here.

“The lecture series will be a great opportunity to see design being done in China in the context of tremendous growth,” says RDA board member and Chinese Architecture steering committee member Camilo Parra. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting this unprecedented exchange of designers and scholars.

Houston also has experienced tremendous booms with further growth projected for the next 25 years to a population of 8.8 million. Like many Chinese cities, Houston has an industrial base and is planned through infrastructure, unconventional regulations, and public-private partnerships rather than traditional zoning methods. The Houston community can learn from China’s recent attempts to accommodate new buildings within the existing fabric of its global cities.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-09-28

Title: General CDCAGH Membership Meeting
Location: MHMRA Conference Center – 7033 SW Freeway
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Description: TOPIC: General Discussion – Green Certifications

Short Presentations & Handouts & General Discussion:

CDCAGH Board
CDC Members
Guests and Visitors

What is Green?
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) – Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) – National Green Building Standard
(NGBS) vs. USGBC LEED
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) – Green Resources
Other Green Certifications

This will be good information for members who are interested in Green Projects/Efforts.

Call 713-970-7448 to RSVP
Start Time: 10:45
Date: 2011-10-05
End Time: 12:15

Title: San Bernard River Watershed Protection Stakeholders Town Hall Meetings
Location: West Columbia Civic Center; 514 E. Brazos Ave.; West Columbia, Texas 77486
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Description: The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host three Open House / Town Hall meetings to present the preliminary San Bernard River Watershed Protection Plan. Funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Watershed Protection Plan includes recommendations to protect the water quality and to address elevated bacteria concerns in some areas of the San Bernard River.

The public meetings will give residents and other users of the river the opportunity to provide feedback on the watershed protection plan and learn how the plan will affect them, how to prepare for changes and growth in the region, and how to assist their local governments in implementing activities that will help protect water quality in their areas.
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2011-10-25
End Time: 19:30

Title: San Bernard River Watershed Protection Stakeholders Town Hall Meetings
Location: Wharton Civic Center Duncan Auditorium; 1924 N. Fulton; Wharton, Texas 77488
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Description: The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host three Open House / Town Hall meetings to present the preliminary San Bernard River Watershed Protection Plan. Funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Watershed Protection Plan includes recommendations to protect the water quality and to address elevated bacteria concerns in some areas of the San Bernard River.

The public meetings will give residents and other users of the river the opportunity to provide feedback on the watershed protection plan and learn how the plan will affect them, how to prepare for changes and growth in the region, and how to assist their local governments in implementing activities that will help protect water quality in their areas.
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2011-10-18
End Time: 19:30

Title: San Bernard River Watershed Protection Stakeholders Town Hall Meetings
Location: W. E. Hill Community Center, 1000 Main Street; Sealy Texas 77474
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Description: The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host three Open House / Town Hall meetings to present the preliminary San Bernard River Watershed Protection Plan. Funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Watershed Protection Plan includes recommendations to protect the water quality and to address elevated bacteria concerns in some areas of the San Bernard River.

The public meetings will give residents and other users of the river the opportunity to provide feedback on the watershed protection plan and learn how the plan will affect them, how to prepare for changes and growth in the region, and how to assist their local governments in implementing activities that will help protect water quality in their areas.
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2011-10-20

Title: Plug Into the Outdoors
Location: Berry Elementary, 2310 Berry Rd. Houston TX, 77093
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Description: This is going to be a day filled with environmental education, fun hands-on
activities, and new experiences for everyone involved. The goal is to ensure that
our students and surrounding community become environmental advocates.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-12-10
End Time: 13:00

Title: Life Science Plaza, LEED Gold Green Building
Location: 2130 W. Holcombe, Houston, Texas 77030
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Description: As one in a series of free tours of green buildings in Houston, you are invited to see the LEED for Existing Buildings Gold Life Science Plaza, on Friday, October 14, 2011, in an “open house style” guided tour approximately every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Tour will take place at 2130 W. Holcombe, Houston, Texas 77030. Please visit www.houstontx.gov/mayor/leedtour.pdf for more details and a map.

Green buildings save owners and users money with greater energy efficiency. They are better for our environment with more reuse of material. Ultimately, they foster a happier and healthier workplace for employees.

For more information on Green Building Tours, please contact Steve Stelzer at 832-394-9050 or e-mail at steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov.
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2011-10-14
End Time: 14:00

Title: Tar Sands Public Hearing
Location: LBJ Auditorium, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX
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Description: You’re invited to attend the official public hearing on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

11:30am – Press Conference
6:00pm – Grassroots Rally

Citizens can make comments anytime between noon – 8:00pm.

NASA scientist James Hansen wrote recently, the “phase out of emissions from coal is, itself, an enormous challenge. However, if the tar sands are thrown into the mix, it’s essentially game over. There is no practical way to capture the CO2 emitted while burning oil, which is used principally in vehicles.”

It’s important that Texas citizens stand up and make their voice heard. We need to break our addition to oil and move towards a clean energy future.

The tar sands public hearing will take place in Austin on Wednesday, September 28 at the LBJ Auditorium. Each citizen is allowed to speak for 3 minutes, and the Sierra Club and Public Citizen will provide snacks and refreshments for our supporters.
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2011-09-28
End Time: 20:00