LEED® in Practice: Measurement and Verification

Thu, October 25, 2012 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM UBC Robson Square. $150. Discounts of up to 45% are available when registering for more than one LEED in Practice course at the same time. . Gain an overview of the International Performance Measurement and...

Organizational Sustainability: Embedding Sustainable Systems in Operations

Wed, October 24, 2012 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM UBC Robson Square. $445. What are the best practices in applied organizational sustainability? This course helps you understand the intersection between economics and resource efficiency, including steps to...

Italy of the Future

Wed, October 24, 2012 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM See description. Free. Italy of the Future A documentary by Alberto Angela This fascinating documentary illustrates Italy’s major recent achievements in the field of science and technology, achievements that...

Sustainability Leadership: Strategy to Transformation

Mon, October 22, 2012 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM UBC Robson Square. $445. Do you want to be an effective agent of change towards a sustainable future? This course explores an emerging new discipline in strategic sustainability leadership. The first theme,...

LEED® in Practice: UBC Green Building Tour

Sat, October 20, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. $150.. Benefit from an in-depth look at UBC’s ”living laboratory” of green building and design by visiting several projects including the newly completed Centre for Interactive Research...

UBC Farm Harvest Festival

Sat, October 20, 2012 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM See description. Free. Celebrate the end of our harvest season and final Saturday market on October 20th, from 9am – 1pm. The day will feature live music, a chef demo, children’s activities, yummy goodies from...

The Edited Landscape: Engaging the Ephemeral

Fri, October 19, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC Robson Square. Free (seating is limited). The San Francisco Bay is the West Coast centre for contemporary garden design, boasting design icons such as Thomas Church, Lawrence Halprin and Garret Eckbo...

Soil Science Seminar: Sally Aitken

Fri, October 19, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM H. R. MACMILLAN BUILDING. This week we welcome Sally Aitken of the Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics, UBC Faculty of Forestry. Sally will be presenting a seminar entitled: "Can genetics climate-proof our...

The Mountain Pine Beetle in Interior BC: Impacts on the Carbon and Water Balances of Lodgepole Pine Stands

Thu, October 18, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. free. Forest Sciences Centre 1221, 1-2:30pm. Speakers: Carmen Emmel, Gesa Meyer and Andy Black - Everyone welcome! If you cannot make it in person, you can watch the presentation as a...

Soil Science Seminar: Bryanna Theil

Fri, October 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM H. R. MACMILLAN BUILDING. Speaker: Bryanna Theil, Msc Student (Supervisor: Dr. Sean Smukler) Topic: Large scale beef cattle farming in Argentina Date & Location: Friday Oct. 12, 2012, 3pm, Room 154...

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