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<TD vAlign=top align=left width=687><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT size=1><STRONG><FONT color=#ffffff><FONT color=#996600>COST</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#7d5300> <FONT color=#6d6e00>All programs are free and open to the public</FONT><BR><FONT color=#996600 size=1><STRONG>LOCATION</STRONG></FONT> <FONT color=#6d6e00>Unless otherwise noted, programs will be held in The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery,<BR>224 South Michigan Avenue</FONT><BR><FONT color=#996600 size=1><STRONG>RSVP</STRONG></FONT> <FONT color=#6d6e00>None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited)</FONT><BR><FONT color=#996600 size=1><STRONG>AIA/CES</STRONG> </FONT><FONT color=#6d6e00>All programs are registered for AIA credit</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=center align=left width=687><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ffffff size=2><STRONG>Overview of Green Home Remodeling Guides at Greenmaker Building Supply</STRONG></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=bottom align=middle height=178><IMG id=bbimage_8 title=grnmakers.gif alt=grnmakers.gif src="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/EMailImage.asp?ImageId=182797" bblinktype="7"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=#996600><STRONG><BR><FONT color=#7d5300>Saturday, April 18, 9:30–11:30am </FONT></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#996600 size=1><STRONG>LOCATION</STRONG></FONT> Greenmaker Building Supply, 2500 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago<BR><FONT color=#996600 size=1><STRONG>RSVP</STRONG></FONT> <A href="mailto:lsmith@architecture.org">lsmith@architecture.org</A> or 312.922.3432 x224<BR><BR>Perfect for homeowners planning an environmentally friendly renovation, this workshop provides an overview of the City of Chicago’s Green Home Remodeling Guides. Participants view examples of green building solutions for the home, and learn how to hire professionals and salvage and reuse materials.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#006600 size=2><BR><EM><FONT color=#6d6e00>Mary Ann Lazarus, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Vice President and Firmwide Director<BR>of Sustainable Design, HOK; Tim Gaidis, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Senior<BR>Associate and Sustainable Design Practice Leader, HOK </FONT></EM></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#7d5300>Monday, April 20, 6–7:30pm</FONT></STRONG><BR><FONT size=1><STRONG><BR><FONT color=#996600>LOCATION</FONT></STRONG></FONT> Columbia College Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash Avenue, 8th floor<BR><BR>Biomimicry is a relatively new science that studies nature’s systems and processes and then imitates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems. Sustainable design leaders from global architectural firm HOK outline project lessons from HOK’s alliance with the Biomimicry Guild.</FONT></P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#6d6e00 size=2><BR><EM>Helen J. Kessler, FAIA, LEED AP, President, HJKessler Associates;<BR>Julie Dorfman, Founder and Chair, Environmental Task Force,<BR>Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation </EM></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#7d5300>Tuesday, April 21, 12:15–1pm</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR>Using the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation as an example, this lecture addresses the process for achieving LEED Platinum, and highlights the congregation's unwavering commitment to long-term sustainable practices.</FONT></P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><BR><EM><FONT color=#6d6e00>Sean Keller, Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Theory, <BR>llinois Institute of Technology</FONT></EM></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#7d5300>Wednesday, April 22, 12:15–1pm</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR>This talk considers Buckminster Fuller’s contradictory vision of the environment, technology, and politics, and coincides with the exhibition, <EM>Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe</EM>, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art March 14-June 21, 2009.</FONT></P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#6d6e00 size=2><EM><BR>In partnership with the City of Chicago Department of the Environment</EM></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=#7d5300><STRONG>Thursday, April 23, 12:15–1:15pm</STRONG></FONT><BR><BR>This brown bag lunch series examines ways to create a “green” office. Topics include energy conservation, waste reduction, green transportation, and property management engagement.</FONT></P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><EM><BR><FONT color=#6d6e00>Naomi Davis, founder of BIG and Daughters Trust/The Village Builders </FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#7d5300>Friday, April 24, 12:15-1pm</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR>Blacks in Green (BIG) is an environmental organization whose vision is to create “self-sustaining African diaspora communities” and foster black participation in the new green economy. Founder Naomi Davis presents BIG’s core teaching, Oasis-Making, and discusses the organization’s green economic development solution.</FONT></P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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