It’s looking like the next two weeks are going to be busy weeks for those who attend green building events. The problem is that with so many things going on, it can get really hard to keep track of them. So, for your convenience, here is a short rundown of what’s going on:

Feb. 24, Tuesday: Resilient Community Planning in the Global Context. 5 p.m. at Gould Court, University of Washington campus. More info here.

Feb. 25, Wednesday: The Cascadia Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism hosts its first event at Mithun’s offices. Andrew Schmid of Sound Transit will discuss the connection between public transportation and community development. It is free and begins at 6 p.m. For more information, go here or email info.cnucascadia@gmail.com.

February 26, Thursday: Jason McLennan, CEO of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, will give a lecture in Tacoma on green building, the new economy and the future of the building industry. It’s at Tacoma Public Utilities. Free for Cascadia members, $10 for all others. More info here.

March 3, Tuesday: The Northwest Environmental Business Council is hosting a one-day conference on stormwater at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma. It costs $145 for NEBC members and $160 for non-members. More info at www.nebc.org.

March’s WSU Innovators luncheon, called ‘Recovery or Reinvention,’ looks at how business will repond to the recession. More info here.

March 4, Wednesday: The NEBC hosts its monthly lunch at McCormick & Schmick’s Harborside. This month’s topic is air quality and nonattainment areas. Dennis McLeran will speak.

Mark Johnson from Jones & Jones Architecture and Landscape Architects will speak at the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center on sustainable design as part of Bellevue’s Living Green Series. Talk runs from 7-9 p.m. More info here.

March 6, Friday: Built Green, 2009 Conference. $135 for Built Green members, $180 for non-members. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is keynoting the conference. More info here.

And that, my friends, should tide you over!

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