Resources

 
 
TCC, Sustainable Green Country, AEP-PSO, and Whole Foods present Eco-Fest 2010….click here to learn more

A week-long workshop during which participants will learn how to build a building with stuccoed straw bale walls. Led byTom Temple, a sustainable designer and builder, andMudstrawLove’s Mollie Curry and Steve Kemble, of Ashville, N.C., this workshop will include classroom instruction as well as hands-on experience. During this week, we will stack the bales and [...]

The Hometown Makeover/Community Improvement Guide will be the subject of KEEP OKLAHOMA BEAUTIFUL’s first series of FREE Regional Workshop Training sessions. . . . presented by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, with the support of the Wal-Mart Foundation. 
The Workshops are designed for:
•    those interested in expanding a community improvement organization,
•    those interested in starting a new organization, or
•    [...]

Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association is holding the annual BIG BEE BUZZ on March 19-20, 2010 at the Eastside Christian Church near East 15th Street and Harvard Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The cost is $25.00 per person, which includes meals.  Ray from Dadant in Paris, TX, will be there. If you place your orders now and [...]

Green Drinks is an informal opportunity for people interested in sustainability to network over cocktails.  Each month we feature a speaker who connects people with ideas, services, and issues that will grow awareness, develop momentum for change, and enhance the environmental community.  In April we will hold Green Drinks at Philbrook Museum of Art to [...]

Come explore the environmental, economic, and social benefits of Brownfields redevelopment; learn up-to-date information about technical and regulatory considerations and financial incentives; and hear Brownfields success stories in Oklahoma. Brownfields’ resources such as financial incentives and liability protection can be very important economic development tools for local governments, regional planning agencies, nonprofits, and the private [...]

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced last week that more than 1,000 builders, remodelers and other members of the home building industry have earned the Certified Green Professional (CGP) educational designation since it was introduced early this year.
NAHB’s website says:

The CGB (Certified Graduate Builder) Board of Governors, the CGR (Certified Graduate Remodeler) Board [...]

Sustainable Green Country has a powerpoint presentation on the topic of greenbuilding. Email us if you’re interested in viewing it.

You can download our PowerPoint presentation on “Greening Your Business, Greening Our World” here. You will need the latest version of PowerPoint to run this presentation properly.

Powerpoint Presentation: Greening Your Business, Greening Our World

Natural building includes many types of methods and materials: adobe, strawbale, cob (clay/sand/straw), papercrete, bamboo, rammed earth, and others. Natural building is defined by the use of plentiful local and marginally processed natural materials to build a structure and its systems (water, energy, waste, recovery) with the most neutral ecological footprint. Natural building also includes the footprint of the building over its entire life span. Natural building costs are usually far less than conventional building, but labor costs (often including the owner-builder’s own labor) are higher.

Green building also often includes engineered structural materials such as ICFs, SIPs, green roofs, FSC-certified lumber, etc., as well as eco-friendly finishing materials such as cellulose insulation, low-VOC paints, recycled-glass countertops, and bamboo flooring. Green building focuses heavily upon using less energy after construction is complete, reducing energy use for the lifetime of the building. Green building costs are often perceived to be higher, but when planned well, may be less than conventional building.

This list has been compiled by and for Sustainable Green Country, a non-profit volunteer organization based in NE Oklahoma.