http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org Website for the nonprofit Greensprouts Foundation Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:45:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Core Concepts & Strategies Workshop  REGISTER NOW and SAVE! TECHNICAL REVIEW WORKSHOP Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Location: EPA Region 8                   1595 Wynkoop Street                   Denver, CO 80202   What: This workshop provides essential knowledge of the LEED Rating Systems and sustainable building concepts for those seeking a better understanding of LEED ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/community-events/12910-usgbc-core-concepts-and-stategies-workshops/ Monday, February 1, 2010 - 6:00 to 8:00 pm REI First Monday Speaker Series: How to Build an Efficient & High-Performance House Greetings!This session will focus on what it takes to build a LEED Certified home. Whether you are interested in building a LEED Certified of Energy Star rated home, or just ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/community-events/2110-how-to-build-an-efficient-high-performance-house/ Join Colorado Mountain College for Green Professional Certification Courses in Rifle February 10, 11 and 12 • Green Building for Building Professionals: Feb. 10-11 • Business Management for Building Professionals: Feb. 12 Builders/ Tradesmen: Get ready for the homeowners seeking qualified experts to make new energy improvements under Referendum 1A    Architects: Get certified by the AIA for continuing education credits: • Green Building for Building Professionals (12 ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/community-events/210-12-green-professional-certification-courses-at-cmc-in-rifle/ USGBC Colorado's Annual Green Building Conference Planning is well underway for Rocky Mountain Green 2010, USGBC Colorado's annual green building conference, and it is safe to say that it will be our best yet. We have a great line up of speakers and educational sessions, a fun and interactive evening program ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/community-events/42110-rocky-mountain-green-2010/ Teacher quality will be the top education policy issue of the 2010 legislative session, but looming cuts in state K-12 support and proposed changes in teacher and public employee pensions will cast long shadows over the deliberations. Colorado Senate chamber  The state’s 100 lawmakers will gather at 10 a.m. Wednesday in ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/news/1810-budget-teacher-quality-top-2010-education-agenda/ Aspen School District Superintendent Dr. Diana Sirko is resigning her position in Aspen as of June 4 to take a position as deputy commissioner of education at the Colorado Department of Education. In her new position, Sirko will be in charge of “curriculum and instruction” for the department, according to the ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/news/sirko-taking-state-post/ The butterfly-roofed entrance to the Aspen Middle School is located in the elbow of an L-shaped plan. Photo: © Time Frame Photography/Fred Fuhrmeister Aspen Middle School, Aspen, CO (LEED Gold Certified)   green school /grEn skül / n. a school building or facility that creates a healthy environment that is conducive to learning while saving ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/home/are-green-schools-in-our-future/     At your own desk, the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) delivers a FREE webinars designed to illuminate daylighting within High Performance Buildings.             GEO HPBP: Daylighting Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost: FREE      This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of daylighting application in public building projects.  By examining schools, libraries, offices, and other ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/community-events/daylighting-high-performance-building-webinar/ Green Builders get together in Aspen to discuss Green strategies You are invited to a symposium bringing homeowners, government leaders, new energy vendors, and building professionals together. Visit new energy vendors to learn moreabout the latest sustainable products and services available. http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/news/120309-website-launch/ CMC's Jensen Signs National College Presidents' Climate Pledge commitment made to green programs, buildings, internal practices Colorado Mountain College is joining 653 colleges and universities in a presidential pledge to sustainability. In a Sept. 25 ceremony at the college’s newest, and greenest, building in Breckenridge, college President Dr. Stan Jensen signed ... http://www.greensproutsfoundation.org/news/92509-cmc-signs-climate-commitment/