Calendar of Events

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
“New Energy, New Opportunities”
Tuesday, January 31 – Thursday, February 2
8:00am – 5:30pm
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center
Schaumburg, IL

This conference on high performance residential buildings will focus on:

  • New utility rebate programs being launched in Illinois
  • The 2012 energy code and energy efficiency
  • State-of-the-art technologies for saving energy and creating high performance buildings

CNT Energy staff will be presenting at the following sessions:

Illinois Home Performance with Energy Star: an update
Wed, Feb 1 · 3:15pm – 4:30pm

Finding value in green: the secrets of GreenMLS
Thu, Feb 2 · 10:15am – 11:30am

More info at http://www.betterbuildingsil.org/index.php

Designing Your Urban Rain Garden: The In’s and Out’s of Stormwater Management
Chicago Center for Green Technology’s “Green Tech U” class
3/13/2012, 6:00-8:00 PM
Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 N. Sacramento Blvd., Chicago

The Center’s Green Tech U Series has been developed in response to the increasing demand for educational resources in green technology in Chicago.

The seminars provide an opportunity to increase knowledge of sustainability, green building and public policy while meeting like-minded people and expanding professional networks.

SPEAKERS: Alexia Paul, Semiramis Studio and Nicole DelSasso, CNT Energy
Want to build a rain garden, but don’t know where to start? We will introduce the new CNT Rain Garden Educational Facility and discuss the design process, comparing the various concept plans and providing an explanation of how the final design was developed. We will also talk about the benefits and constraints of green infrastructure and what problems we can solve with stormwater treatment. Case studies monitored and installed by CNT will also be referenced to help participants develop the ideally sized rain garden for their property.

More info at http://www.chicagogreentech.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1100619.

Webinar on Cargo-Oriented Development
Tuesday, April 10
2pm to 3:30pm Eastern
Webinar

The monthly CTOD webinar will feature these expert speakers from CNT:

* Scott Bernstein
* Maria Choca Urban

Signup information will be added when available here.

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Events

January 31 – February 2

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference

Monday, February 13

Webinar on Engaging as Partners in Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, March 13

Designing Your Urban Rain Garden: The In’s and Out’s of Stormwater Management

April 10

Webinar on Cargo-Oriented Development