Chicago Green Events August 2008

August 2, 9:00am
Green in the Loop 1908-2008 Architecture Walking Tour
Daley Plaza
Not your average architectural tour! While Chicago makes strides toward the future to become a green city, what did green mean a century ago? In the early 20th century, architects and engineers did not depend entirely upon the highly advanced technologies we take for granted today. Buildings still relied heavily on tried and true engineering, design, and planning. Learning from past achievements will help illuminate the way toward truly sustainable cities.

August 2-3
Veggie Fest Chicagoland 2008
4 S.175 Naperville Rd, Naperville, IL
Take the Metra (outbound!) to the suburbs for this unique event, touted as Chicagoland’s most popular vegetarian festival. Enjoy delicious healthy food, live bands, and great talks from professionals. Visit the vendors and pick up valuable information on healthy living. Discover something new about your own health by participating in on–site screenings.

August 13, 5:30-8:30pm
GREENer Events Chicago Expo
Peggy Notebaert Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive to register
Learn how to host greener events, taste great local and organic food, tour a truly green event site, network with other corporate event planners, and hear a corporate case study by Julie Larson of McDonald’s. Cocktail reception by Greg Christian Catering and Desserts by True Cuisine. Attendees receive a complimentary copy of The Green Events Source Book and other valuable information.

August 15, 6-10pm
Pallandrome Launch Party
Funky Buddha, 728 W. Grand
Come out to sip complimentary cocktails, enjoy organic appetizer, and learn about some of Chicago’s hottest green businesses. Pallandrome provides stylish eco-conscious fashionable clothing and accessories, as well as coordinates eco-friendly networking events in Chicago. The first 200 people to enter will receive complimentary gift bags.

August 23 (11am–9pm) and August 24 (11am–8pm)
Whole Foods FlavorFest
Wrightwood Park (Wrightwood & Ashland in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood)
Come check out Chicago’s only all natural food and lifestyle festival. There will be live music, cooking demonstrations from some of Chicago’s best chefs, yoga, children’s entertainment, as well as live music. Proceeds benefit the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce.

August 26, 7:00 pm
Do It Now…Go Green: Solar Energy
Chicago Public Library – Edgebrook (312) 744-8313
Learn the advantages of having renewable energy sources in your home. Solar Service will discuss solar photovoltaic (electric) systems and heat and hot water systems for achieving energy independence and protecting the environment. These fully automatic and maintenance-free systems may qualify you to receive Illinois state rebates, federal tax credits and much more.

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Zero Energy Home For Sale

GreenWerks has teamed up with 2 Point Perspective to build a Zero Energy Home in Oak Park. This excellent showcase home is across from a park and a three minute walk to the “El.” This beautiful home will have the LEED Platinum rating, from the USGBC. Zero Energy home would be delivered earth day of 2009, and we are hosting a six week educational series once the home is completed. The educational series will host a series of educational classes, workshops, fundraisers for local green non-profits and tours!

This fantastic home is 2400 sqft, has three bathrooms and four bedrooms. It is powered by the display of solar panels and geothermal for the heating and cooling. It will boast amazing features like Armstrong ceilings, r-40 walls (super insulated), eco-kitchen, bamboo flooring, over sized windows and a savings of $100,000 over a 30 year mortgage in utility costs. This home is being offered for $649,000. If you are interested in seeing detailed plans for the home, please give our office a call or you can email mark [@] greenwerkspro.com.

Offered in the mid 600’s

we add up

The we add up campaign is an organization that is working to end global warming. They print up custom shirts that shows that all the people that care about the environment are adding up. Each shirt has an individual number and theme that you select by what is important to you- such as recycle, wind power, conservation, etc. These shirts are not only stylish, make a political statement by are organic cotton and offered at $25 a piece. visit them online at weaddup.com

Federal Goverment Support Grows for Green Building

With one of the world’s largest real estate portfolios, controlling more than 505,000 buildings, the U.S. government faces a unique challenge in reducing carbon emissions from buildings. Executive orders and legislation have been targeting energy efficiency and green building in government-owned and leased buildings since the early 1990s. Over the last two decades, federal green building principles have evolved, setting more rigorous requirements. Today, with the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), federal buildings have more specific and ambitious green building requirements, including a goal of zero-net energy buildings by 2030.

This is a fantastic initiative that the federal government has taken and will drive the commercial market to be more green. If you are curious to learn more about this development visit the USGBC website. If you are a commercial property owner who wants to make your building green, you should stop by GreenBuild in Boston in November. This annual conference has thousands of vendors, workshops by the dozens and plenty of networking for green building professionals.

Pallandrome Lauch Party at Funky Buddha

Come out to sip complimentary cocktails, enjoy organic appetizers. Learn about some of Chicago’s hottest green businesses and meet some cool, like minded Chicagoans! The event titles Just Be Cause is at the organic Funky Buddha Lounge and Butterfly social club. The first 200 people to enter will get complimentary gift bags!

GreenWerks will be a sponsor of this fantastic event hosted by pallandrome.com and is proud to be one of the 15 green businesses who will be present at this event. When: August 15th from 6-10pm. Where: Funky Buddha 728 W Grand, Chicago.

To make sure you are there to take advantage of the networking, free food and drinks- RSVP to rsvp@pallandrome.com. If you have any questions about the event you can visit pallandrome.com or call (888) ECO-STYLE (888-326-7895).