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Exploring 'Future Friendly' Design - The Living Building Symposium

vandusenVolunteers with the Vancouver Island Branch of the Cascadia Green Building Council hope to shed some light on the Living Building Challenge at a one-day symposium designed to help accelerate green building development in the capital region.

From rooftop gardens to rammed-earth walls and geothermal heating systems, this event brings together practioners and citizens who aim to transform the buildings in which we live, work and play. The symposium will showcase a series of future-friendly buildings and design practices from around North America that use less, and give back more to the planet and the community.

Speakers include Marsha Gentile, a sustainability construction specialist who has been involved in building a new childcare facility at SFU, and Richard Iredale a renowned architect who has spent the past two decades designing buildings that enhance and restore the local environment. The symposium includes a keynote address by Jason McLennan of the International Living Future Institute who will provide insights on trends, challenges and major milestones in green building design.

Registration is now open for this exciting event. For tickets visit http://cascadiavi.org/lbs/#speakers

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Velo Village Hitting Salt Spring Island this June

VeloVillageGIFFrom June 21 - 23, Salt Spring Island will be morphing into a bicycle heaven. On June 22, the Cycling and Rural Mobility Conference takes center stage. Speakers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will present solutions to long-standing rural cycling challenges. At $75 per person, this event provides real value for money to anyone working
on rural transportation issues or planning rural cycling projects. Register quick to ensure your seat

The three-day Velo Village event is going to be fun-filled. The
Canadian Premier of "Reveal the Path" Video will be shown on Thursday evening and art produced by 24 Salt Spring artists will
be auctioned off for Wold Bicycle relief on Friday night. Attendees
canlook forward to bike-themed and bike powered music and
comprehensiveexhibits and workshops. Plus, the first ever bike ferry will be bringing a mass of cyclists over to Salt Spring on Saturday, June 23. The MV Skeena will carry 400 cyclists from Swartz Bay to Fulford Harbour where they will be joined by local cyclists for a 15 km Ride to Velo Village in Ganges.

Act fast and register for this amazing event or the conference by visiting www.velovillage.ca

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