Ah, June. The sun comes out. It starts to feel like summer….. and there happen to be a lot of green building conferences.

Here’s some of what’s going down:

On May 28 - 29, the University of Washington will host a conference on the intersection of climate change and human rights. The lineup looks interesting with speakers including Mary Robinson, the first woman president of Ireland. Looks like it costs $115 for general admission, $30 for students and $265 for attorneys (ouch, comparatively).

On June 2, the fourth annual Construction Solutions Conference will be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. The conference overview is titled “making green buildings healthy buildings” (wait, aren’t they healthy anyway? Hmm, maybe not….) It’s got some interesting looking sessions like one asking what have we learned from the first generation of green buildings? Costs $325.

On July 3, the Partnership for Water Conservation Workshop will host an event on setting water rates to promote conservation. It’s at the Carco Theater in Renton and costs $65 for members and $80 for non-members.

On Thursday, June 4, the AIA will host a water forum that looks at becoming “water independent.” I’ve been told this is the “water event of the year” and the lineup certainly makes it look that way. Speakers include Jason McLennan of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, Paul Fleming of Seattle Public Utilities and Jon Gray of Interface Engineering. Prices are $175 for members of AIA and government, $30 for students and $255 for non-members.

Also on June 4, Cascadia will host its pre-art walk green building meet up. This is the place to be if you want to meet fellow greenies in a comfortable, building-related environment. The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and features wine and cheese.

On June 25, Guy Battle, director of Battle McCarthy will speak as part of the Transformational Lecture Series. The topic of the talk is low energy buildings and sustainable communities: designing for the net zero economy. It runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at Seattle Central Library. I’ve been told I “can’t miss it” so I would suggest you don’t either.

This is by no means an exhaustive list so good luck ferreting out the green stuff that’s worthwhile!

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