Sustainable Business

Former mayor of Austin Will Wynn will speak at the first of a four-part series: "Business Case for Sustainability." Hosted by Earth NT. Cost: $20. Contact: b.oquinn@urbanstrategiestx.com.

Former mayor of Austin, Will Wynn, will speak at the first of a four-part series. Contact: Brandy O'Quinn at 817-905-5200 or b.oquinn@urbanstrategiestx.com.

The South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource, a partnership of energy efficiency industry stakeholders committed to the accelerated adoption of advanced building systems and energy efficiency products and services in the south-central U.S., is hosting two workshops:

9am to Noon -- Commercial Building Diagnostic Tools and Lighting Technologies.
1-4pm -- Commercial Building Operators-Evaluating Common Opportunities and HVAC Economizers. Cost: $20/per workshop, $30/both workshops. Lunch provided. See website for directions, parking info.

Green business professionals and environmentally minded residents meet monthly to network and learn about sustainable living. NOTE: The January is meeting is cancelled.

Dr. Richard B. Alley speaks on climate change and sustainable energy. Part of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History's ongoing Public Knowledge lecture series. Cash bar and free snacks. Free parking in South Harley Street lot. Free.

Join Green Source DFW for its presentation of the Best Green Businesses in DFW in our readers' poll. There is no charge for this event but we do ask that you register
http://bestgreenbusiness.eventbrite.com

Women in the Environment is hosting is this tour of the only net-zero energy school in Texas and the largest net-zero energy school in the U.S. Meet at Spring Creek Barbeque, 3514 West Airport Freeway, irving, for lunch at 11:45. Meet at the Lady Bird Johnson Middle School, 3601 Pioneer Drive, Irving, at 1:15 p.m. Parking is in the front (south side) of the school. Enter through the main doors on the south side of the building. All visitors must bring valid photo ID (drivers license) to be processed through the school’s security system prior to the tour. For more information, contact Fran Witte at 972-742-2296.

Event hosted by the Women in the Environment.

The nonprofit collects, restores and distributes medical equipment. Grand opening celebration of the new facility.

The Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will host its annual Leaders Breakfast, featuring Eric Ryan, co-founder and chief brand architect of Method Products, Inc. , maker of environmentally-conscious household products. Deborah Fuller, RID, IIDA, LEED AP will be honored for her 30 years of work in the interior design industry, and particularly for her efforts in the area of sustainability and LEED certification.
Ryan will provide the keynote address, “The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-Up Turn an Industry Upside Down." Ryan has been named an eco-leader by Vanity Fair, and an eco-revolutionary by Time Magazine.