Come join the UM FLAT 'Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology' as we design plans to renovate our property into an energy efficient home for sustainability at UM.
We are meeting at 4:00 Wed, at the FLAT house to tour the property and discuss project ideas for the spring semester. The home is just off the NW corner of campus and 633 5th Street is the spot.
Everyone welcome!
For more information on this project please visit www.umt.edu/umflat or email: umflat@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Green Building Seminar Series in Missoula
WHEN: Febraury 4th & February 18th
WHERE: COT East Campus 909 South Ave West
Health and Business Building, Room HB 01
TIME: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
FEB 4TH: A panel presentation entitled "Passive Solar Construction" which will cover patterns and elements of passive solar design and construction. Topics such as the advantages and disadvantages of this technology will be discussed along with lessons learned from years of experience. Experienced professionals from NCAT, Sunset Solar Construction, Riverworks, Loken Builders and Redfield Construction will form the panel. Donny Laughlin, UM COT Carpentry Program Director will moderate.
FEB 18TH: "Small Scale Renewable Energy Applications" will be a panel discussion about the wide variety of small scale renewable energy systems available for the home or small business. Among the technologies to be discussed are solar thermal, solar PV, microhydro and small wind. Installers from Oasis Montana, Solar Plexus, Pine Ridge Products, New Era Plumbling and Sunelco will form the panel. Ashley Preston, the UM COT Energy Tech Program Director, will moderate.
For more information please visit http://www.cte.umt.edu/ or call 243-7812.
WHERE: COT East Campus 909 South Ave West
Health and Business Building, Room HB 01
TIME: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
FEB 4TH: A panel presentation entitled "Passive Solar Construction" which will cover patterns and elements of passive solar design and construction. Topics such as the advantages and disadvantages of this technology will be discussed along with lessons learned from years of experience. Experienced professionals from NCAT, Sunset Solar Construction, Riverworks, Loken Builders and Redfield Construction will form the panel. Donny Laughlin, UM COT Carpentry Program Director will moderate.
FEB 18TH: "Small Scale Renewable Energy Applications" will be a panel discussion about the wide variety of small scale renewable energy systems available for the home or small business. Among the technologies to be discussed are solar thermal, solar PV, microhydro and small wind. Installers from Oasis Montana, Solar Plexus, Pine Ridge Products, New Era Plumbling and Sunelco will form the panel. Ashley Preston, the UM COT Energy Tech Program Director, will moderate.
For more information please visit http://www.cte.umt.edu/ or call 243-7812.
Geothermal Power Lecture - Thursday, January 29
What: “Iceland: A Small Powerhouse in the North”
Who: Hlynur Gudjonsson, Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America
Where: UC330, University of Montana
When: Thursday, January 29th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Please join the Office of Senator Tester, the Department of Environmental Studies, and the Energy Technology program for an evening presentation titled "Iceland: A Small Powerhouse in the North".
In Iceland , where much of the world’s geothermal development has taken place, geothermal power plants and infrastructure provide 90% of the country’s energy for space heating and hot water. Five major geothermal power plants produce 18% of the country's electricity. Mr. Gudjonsson, the Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America, will present the geothermal case of Iceland and the benefits to the Icelandic society. He will discuss the framework of Iceland's energy policy, Iceland's energy resources, power situation, energy intensive industries and new opportunities for Iceland and its energy resources.
Hlynur Gudjonsson is the Consul for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and the Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America with offices at the Consul General of Iceland in New York. Prior to becoming Consul and Trade Commissioner he was a Brand Manager for a large seafood importer, wholesaler, and manufacturer. He has worked as a strategist and managing director in the areas of marketing, public relation, advertising, and political campaigns. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and holds a B.A. in Political History from the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Hlynur is the General Manager for the Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of the Icelandic Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is the founder and the chairman of the Foreign Trade Commissioner Association in New York.
Sponsored in part by a USDOL WIRED grant from the MT Dept. of Commerce in conjunction with the MT Dept. of Labor
Who: Hlynur Gudjonsson, Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America
Where: UC330, University of Montana
When: Thursday, January 29th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Please join the Office of Senator Tester, the Department of Environmental Studies, and the Energy Technology program for an evening presentation titled "Iceland: A Small Powerhouse in the North".
In Iceland , where much of the world’s geothermal development has taken place, geothermal power plants and infrastructure provide 90% of the country’s energy for space heating and hot water. Five major geothermal power plants produce 18% of the country's electricity. Mr. Gudjonsson, the Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America, will present the geothermal case of Iceland and the benefits to the Icelandic society. He will discuss the framework of Iceland's energy policy, Iceland's energy resources, power situation, energy intensive industries and new opportunities for Iceland and its energy resources.
Hlynur Gudjonsson is the Consul for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and the Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America with offices at the Consul General of Iceland in New York. Prior to becoming Consul and Trade Commissioner he was a Brand Manager for a large seafood importer, wholesaler, and manufacturer. He has worked as a strategist and managing director in the areas of marketing, public relation, advertising, and political campaigns. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and holds a B.A. in Political History from the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Hlynur is the General Manager for the Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of the Icelandic Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is the founder and the chairman of the Foreign Trade Commissioner Association in New York.
Sponsored in part by a USDOL WIRED grant from the MT Dept. of Commerce in conjunction with the MT Dept. of Labor
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