Blogging For Sustainability
EUEC 2010 : The 13th annual conference and expo, has grown to one of USA's largest, and most prestigious "must attend" annual networking and educational events, where over 2000 delegates, including environmental business leaders, energy executives, NGOs and government policymakers, attend a technical program with 600 presentations, and a networking exhibition with 250 companies, at the convention center in Phoenix, Arizona this February 1-3, 2010. More information can be found here.
December 5, 2009 - 2nd Annual City Chicken Coop Tour, TucsonLearn about raising backyard chickens in the desert. From 10 AM to 3 PM participants in this self-guided tour can travel around town visiting designated backyards with resident poultry. On the tour, a wide variety of coops with be on display representing different sized flocks, unique coop designs, and a wide variety of coop construction materials. Owners of the coops will be on hand to answer questions about keeping chickens. Tickets for the tour cost $5 and all $5 from each ticket will be donated to a worthy local non-profit. To purchase a ticket individuals may visit the Food Conspiracy Co-op at 412 N Fourth Ave. For more information about the tour call 520-624-4821 or visit www.foodconspiracy.org
Business owners, property managers, engineers, architects, and designers, plus maintenance, facilities and operationsprofessionals, save the date for the Green Your Business Workshop and Expo on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park, 445 S Alvernon Way.
Attendees will be able to: Stroll the expo floor to learn about utility rebates and incentives, energy and water conservation fixtures, and the latest in irrigation techniques and equipment Learn from area businesses about the costs and benefits of conservation Attend a break-out session with specifics on reducing waste, water and energy See what happens when a business ‘audits’ for energy/water/waste reduction and pollution prevention Attend award ceremonies recognizing local businesses that have implemented green and water saving programs Hear about the future of water from keynote speaker Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It This information-packed event is the result of the combined e fforts of Tucson Water, the WaterSmart Business Advisory Board and the City of Tucson’s Offi ce of Conservation and Sustainable Development. For registration information, call the Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater Tucson at (520) 299-4956.
The Markowitz family enjoys that their new solar hot water system helps to lower their carbon footprint.
This cistern installation fit into the preschool curriculum at Southwest, which includes learning about native plants and animals, gardening, and water harvesting.
This Tucson non-profit boasts five culvert cisterns which feed into an automated irrigation system.
TFS crew partnered with TUSD plumbers to install a cistern connected to a pump which brings rainwater into their bathhouse to flush Camp Cooper's toilets.
This architecture firm in a historic district of downtown Tucson chose to install a cistern and rainwater harvesting landscaping to both mitigate a flooding problem and irrigate a lush desert landscape.
These Tucson residents installed a photovoltaic system because it felt good to help the environment.
