http://www.cigogreen.org A Guide To Sustainable Living On Cape Cod Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:32:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Workshop “Low-Impact Design for Water Quality & Conservation,” by Scott Horsley, Horsley Witten Group g Green Design Center, 28 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons This workshop, offered in conjunction with Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative, will address design methods and techniques for reducing water usage and improving water quality at home, ... http://www.cigogreen.org/workshop-%e2%80%9clow-impact-design-for-water-quality-conservation%e2%80%9d/ Training "7th Edition Massachusetts State Building Code & Wood Frame Construction Checklist" Upper Cape Regional Technical High School, 220 Sandwich Road, Bourne This training session focuses on the updated state building code with an emphasis on new requirements for high-wind areas applicable to residential construction throughout the Cape & Islands. The 3-hour session ... http://www.cigogreen.org/training-7th-edition-massachusetts-state-building-code-wood-frame-construction-checklist-2/ Training "7th Edition Massachusetts State Building Code & Wood Frame Construction Checklist" Brewster Town Hall, 2198 Main Street This training session focuses on the updated state building code with an emphasis on new requirements for high-wind areas applicable to residential construction throughout the Cape & Islands. The 3-hour session is a collaborative effort ... http://www.cigogreen.org/training-7th-edition-massachusetts-state-building-code-wood-frame-construction-checklist/ Challenge Bay State Bike Week May is National Bike Month and Massachusetts is doing its part to celebrate this event with Bay State Bike Week & Challenge, May 12th -18th, ... http://www.cigogreen.org/challenge-bay-state-bike-week-commuter-challenge/ Forum "Local Impacts of Global Climate Change" Provincetown Universalist Unitarian Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown This free forum, presented by Safe Harbor Consulting, details town-by-town impacts expected to result from global climate change due to sea level rise, changes in terrestrial and marine habitat, and precipitation and storm events. Information: Gordon Peabody, gordonsafeharbor@yahoo.com, ... http://www.cigogreen.org/forum-local-impacts-of-global-climate-change-in-provincetown/ Forum "Local Impacts of Global Climate Change" Wellfleet Public Library This free forum, presented by Safe Harbor Consulting, details town-by-town impacts expected to result from global climate change due to sea level rise, changes in terrestrial and marine habitat, and precipitation and storm events. Information: Gordon Peabody, gordonsafeharbor@yahoo.com, 508.237.3724 http://www.cigogreen.org/forum-local-impacts-of-global-climate-change-in-wellfleet/ Forum "Local Impacts of Global Climate Change" Orleans Life Center, 47 Main St, Orleans This free forum, presented by Safe Harbor Consulting, details town-by-town impacts expected to result from global climate change due to sea level rise, changes in terrestrial and marine habitat, and precipitation and storm events. Information: Gordon Peabody, gordonsafeharbor@yahoo.com, 508.237.3724 http://www.cigogreen.org/forum-local-impacts-of-global-climate-change/ Workshop "Geothermal Installer Certification Training: Installation 101," by HeatSpring Energy Babson College, Wellesley This comprehensive 3-day certification training course, offered by HeatSpring Energy, was developed by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA). It combines combines classroom learning from a certified instructor having more than 20 years of U.S. geothermal experience with ... http://www.cigogreen.org/workshop-geothermal-installer-certification-training-installation-101/ CIRenew Forum "Common Wealth: Making Clean Energy Work for Massachusetts" - featuring Greg Watson, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve More information on the May meeting of CIRenew to come ... contact Chris Powicki at 508.362.9599 for information. http://www.cigogreen.org/cirenew-forum-common-wealth-making-clean-energy-work-for-massachusetts/ CIRenew Forum "Growing Controversy: Global Perspective on Biofuels, Climate & Food" Salt Pond Visitor Center, Cape Cod National Seashore Biofuels expert Curt Felix is featured speaker at the April meeting of CIRenew. He will discuss latest scientific understanding of the impacts of current and future biofuel usage on ... http://www.cigogreen.org/cirenew-forum-growing-controversy-global-perspective-on-biofuels-climate-food/