Organizational Change Management for Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Greening Harvard University

When:  Monday, March 21, 2011
Time:  7pm-8:30pm
Location: Multi-purpose Room, Liu Institute of Global Issues, University of British Columbia
Cost:  FREE
Register:
http://tls2011lsvancouver.eventbrite.com/

The UBC Sustainability Initiative and Cascadia Green Building Council would like to invite you to our upcoming Transformational Lecture featuring Leith Sharp, Founding Director of Harvard Sustainability office.

In this lecture, Ms. Sharp will use her many years of experience greening Harvard University as her primary case study, sharing lessons learned while working with Harvard to build and renovate over 50 green buildings, and introduce participants to the art of catalyzing wide scale change in the behaviors and practices of organizations and the role of the individual in bringing the new green economy to fruition.

The lecture will begin at 7:00 PM, followed by a panel discussion with Orion Henderson (Director, Operational Sustainability, UBC), Candace Le Roy (Sustainability Coordinator, Simon Fraser University) and Alexandre Hebert (Energy and Sustainability Manager, BCIT).   Please pass on this invitation to your network of friends and colleagues who may be interested. Thank you and we hope to see you at the events!

Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America – Lecture by David Owen, Thursday, March 17th

Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America

Thursday, March 17, 2011, 7:30pm – 9pm
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
FREE ADMISSION

Author and urban thinker David Owen gives a public speech at this event. Hosted by the Global Civic Policy Society and UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Please register in advance for free admission: lzanatta@globalcivic.org

Georgia Straight Article: http://www.straight.com/article-379478/vancouver/author-david-owen-says-dense-cities-benefit-planet

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, April 3rd, 7pm on CBC-TV

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At 74 years of age, David Suzuki, the iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as “a last lecture – a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die.”

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie interweaves this lecture with scenes from Suzuki’s life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

Check out the film on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 at 7pm on CBC-TV

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2010/forcesofnature/

Do It In The Dark BC Energy Competition – GO VANIER!!

From March 7th-26th, students living in residences on NINE campuses across BC will be competing to reduce their electrical energy consumption including UBC’s own VANIER RESIDENCE! Check out the hilarious competition video below.

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See how we’re doing against other universities by visiting the Energy Dashboard links: