Home improvement

This program teaches you how to become more water-efficient in your “urban orchard,” what plants and varieties work best in our area, the basics of pest control, proper pruning methods and other practical ways to increase production. Branch out and join us for a fruitful program! Fort Worth staff will be attending the live online seminars in case you have questions pertaining specifically to Fort Worth outdoor irrigation restrictions and programs.

Free. Register on the link below.

Join Andrew Whitehead at Axiom Solar's Plano headquarters to learn more about solar + battery solutions for homes and businesses and see the Sonnen Eco 12 battery in action. 

There is no fee to attend, but please sign up for a free ticket to provide a head count.

Mingle with USGBC members and friends as you experience 5-minute inspirational presentations from sustainable practitioners and thought leaders. This event is designed to make you think, dream, reflect, imagine and act.

World's largest eco-expo featuring green nonprofits, businesses and schools. Demos, speakers, live music, food, children's activities and films. Free.

This training is specially designed for architects and engineers by the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Sunshot Initiative.

$15-$200. REGISTER WITH A FRIEND AND YOU BOTH GET 50% OFF!!

Info: Sara Smith at ssmith@bcapcodes.org

Treehouse is an environmentally-friendly home improvement store that went a major step above and beyond. Their new store in Dallas is described in news reports as "the world's first energy-positive" home improvement store. It means the facility generates ALL of its own energy using solar panels, and then some. 100 percent of the store's electricity needs are met by solar energy, with daily excess fed back to the utility grid to be used by others.

The annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards honors North Texas' green businesses, professionals, organizations, nonprofits and volunteers. 

This year's honorary speaker is Lee Stetson as John Muir.

Presenters:

     Paul Westbrook, owner of Four Cedars, an award-winning energy-efficient home.

     Lydia Miller, former Sales Consultant with Green Mountain Energy

Event will feature food, entertainment, vendors, freebies and raffle prizes hosted by Marshall Grain Co., the leading retailer of organic gardening supplies and pet and animal care products in North Texas. There will also be a holiday tree benefiting pets in need. The tree, which is sponsored by Realtor Sharon McMilion of Coldwell Banker Realty, will be decorated with paper angels, each of which displays the name of a pet welfare organization on it – along with an item that the group needs.