WE hosts a free tour of a LEED certified residential project in Jubilee Park.
10 am. Meet at Old Mill Restaurant in Fair Park. Board bus to tour a model eco-friendly home in Jubilee Park.
11:30 Lunch (dutch) at the historic Old Mill Restaurant in Fair Park.
Enjoy Earth Day Texas after lunch.
This April, as part of The Grove Dallas’ Sustainability Month, join Grove community members for an afternoon of stories and ideas on how we can not only sustain the lives of future generations, but also make our city and the planet a better place.
Come for the inspiration, stay for the food, drinks, and passionate people!
4:00 - 4:30 Meet & Greet
4:30 – 5:30 Program: Five Awesome 5 minute Talks with Q&A
Good Water Business: How to Economize Your Water Use in Dallas -
Rita Beving, Dallas Sierra Club Conservation Co-Chair, is an environmental veteran, an activist for more than 20 years in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where she has made her mark battling cement kilns and fighting oil pipelines.
Green Buildings & Healthy Workplaces -
Earth Day Texas (formerly, Earth Day Dallas) is an annual, outdoor festival seeking to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way Texans think, live and work. The family-friendly and free-admission event allows leaders in the corporate, academic and non-profit worlds to unite and show Texans how green lifestyle choices can lower their cost of living, improve their health, and help save the environment.
The heart of the festival is the Eco Expo where exhibitors will use their presence to promote their achievements as green leaders, and teach attendees how to take environmentally responsible action by better utilizing available resources, switching to eco-friendly products, or joining their organizations.
Learn about the many ways to be better stewards of the earth’s resources. The event will feature various ways residents can invest in a sustainable future, improve daily living and save money by Going Green! Other highlights include entertainment, vendor booths, raffle and prizes. Free.
Students K thru 6: Collect and save your juice pouches for a chance to win an Apple iPad.
Memnosyne Institute presents its 4th Annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards.
2015 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Georgeann Moss, Dallas County Community College District.
Winners in five categories will be announced in the following categories: Nonprofit Professional, Small Business Entrepreneur, Large Business or Nonprofit (Project or Program) Small Nonprofit Organization and Volunteer.
We’re having a party to celebrate the Earth! Learn about backyard composting, rain barrels, green remodeling, maybe even take home a free tree from Home Depot and much more. Entertainment by Melanie (of Woodstock fame) and Fort Worth’s very own Vocal Trash.
Topic: "Spring Planting; Sowing the Seeds for Energy and Sustainable Harvest in North Texas."
Presenter: Stephen Studicka, Lynn Stoked, Don Moulton and Dallas Master Gardeners.
Stephen Studnicka will present Midway Hills Cristian Church's energy harvesting efforts and goals. MHCC is host to our monthly meetings. Church members Lynn Stoked and Con Moulton will do a presentation of their solar installation. Dallas Master Gardeners will give a presentation about their organization and water-wise gardening.
4:30 PM | EBOM Committee Meeting
5:30 PM | Networking & Refreshments
6:00 PM | Office Tour
Parmenter Realty Partners purchased Rambler Park in 2013 and achieved a LEED Platinum EBOM certification in June 2014. Parmenter owns over a dozen office buildings that have achieved LEED EBOM certification and is proud to showcase its commitment to sustainability. Rambler Park is also certified under the BOMA 360® and Energy Star® programs.
Rambler Park has been awarded the first LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance certification in Dallas and North Texas. The prestigious certification of LEED Platinum highlights the distinctive Dallas office setting offered by Rambler Park with its high quality, sustainable environment and direct DART access.
We encourage tour participants to take public transportation to the tour. Rambler Park is located just a short 5-minute walk from the Walnut Hill DART station (on the Red/Orange lines).
Presenter: ONCOR
ONCOR, the state's largest regulated utility, just stepped forward with an audacious plan to invest $5.2B to install 5,000 MW of batteries on the Texas Grid. This emerging technology will help improve reliability, boost renewable and maybe lower monthly electric bills. If this project goes through it will be the largest project of its kind in the world.
Related News Article: Texas - A Testing Ground for Energy Storage
H3: The Responsible Pathway Sustainability Conference
Keynote Speakers: Mr. Trammell S. Crow, Dr. Elaine Ingham
This free one-day conference features two keynote speakers and simultaneous breakout sessions in three tracks: Saving the: People, Planet, and Money. The H3 stands for head, heart and hands because the pathway to sustainability involves a commitment and alignment of these three parts of your body.
Info: Sustainability Program Director Maria Boccalandro at 972-860-5204.