Date: 11/8/2008 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Cost: Free and open to the public
Who Should Come: Everyone, including homeowners, renters, and residential building professionals.
Have you wanted to visit NEXUS but can't come during the week? We've got the solution for you with NEXUS Second Saturdays!
Join us on the second Saturday of every month to learn about the green building resources NEXUS offers you and about green building strategies you can implement in your home. The agenda below outlines the different activities we offer at NEXUS Second Saturdays. You are also welcome to browse NEXUS and our resources rather than attending the activities.
-10 am-11 am- Gain tools to green your home and life at a Resource Orientation
-11 am-12 pm- Attend a class on greening your home at an Educational Seminar
This lecture will address the processes and tools used to determine the "greenness" of products and materials typically used in the construction process. We will begin with a brief discussion of Embodied Energy as a central factor in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), one of the primary methods for judging a material's sustainability. We will then present some simple tools and techniques that allow for the practical application of these concepts to the materials selection process. Primary criteria for judging the "best in class" in specific product categories will also be discussed, as well as sources of supply. This lecture is intended as a general introduction to the green materials selection process.
-12 pm-1 pm- Ask a green expert about greening your home at an open clinic
-1 pm-2 pm- Learn about green strategies and materials at our tour of NEXUS.
Green your home, green your life. Join us for NEXUS Second Saturdays.