RRDI is commited to learning more about the impact building practices are having on the environment. Below are just a few links for conferences and information services about building green:

West Coast Green Conference
September 25-27, 2008, San Fransisco, CA

The 2007 conference was attended by five of our staff to learn more about environmentally friendly building practices.


MODEL HOME ON DISPLAY

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Shifting into the Mainstream is where building industry decision makers will learn about how LEED® Canada is evolving from one-time certification to a life-cycle buildingperformance management system for any type of building, new and existing.

 

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April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, California
(7th International Ecocity Conference)
will be convening an international community of inspired change-makers; courageous individuals who are addressing problems of the world's environment with thoughtful long-range solutions that are truly sustainable, ecologically healthy and socially just.

 

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LEIF, ROB, DANA & JOHN (MIKE WITH CAMERA)

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AT SUNSET

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING INFORMATION SYSTEM

The SBIS database is designed to provide users with non-commercial and objective information about sustainable building practices around the world.

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A CONTRACTOR'S INTRODUCTION TO LEED

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched the LEED program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), which has now been adopted by the Canadian Green Building Council, in 1999 to promote the green building movement and set high standards for its LEED's mission.

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