Soil and Green

Hard-to-recycle items such as small household electronics, TVs, clothing, toys, building materials and more will be accepted at four locations across the city.  Shredders will be at three locations to dispose of voluminous paper records.

Nearly 1,500 people participated to divert more than 210,000 pounds of materials from our local landfill during the Summer Recycling Round-up.

For more information, call 3-1-1.

Locations:

• Cliff Temple Baptist Church / La Academia de Estrellas Charter School
  123 W. 10th Street, Dallas, TX, 75208
  This location will not have a shredder.
• Oak Hill Elementary
  9407 Midway Road, Dallas, TX, 75220
• Pleasant Mound – Urban Park United Methodist Church / Nova Charter School
  8301 Bruton Road, Dallas, TX, 75217
• Lake Highlands Elementary
  9501 Ferndale Road, Dallas, TX, 75238

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Dallas Downriver Club (DDRC) Monthly Meeting

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Circle Grill (3701 N. Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75228)
Cost: FREE

Please contact the Schimelpfenig Library for more details.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Emerging Green Builders (EGB) Monthly Meeting

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Starbucks (3216 Knox Street, Dallas, Texas, 75205)
Cost: FREE

Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting, even non-members who are interested in joining EGB.

Emerging Green Builders are young professionals 5 years or less out of school, dedicated to becoming and recruiting the future leaders of the green building movement.  Our mission is to create a network of emerging green building leaders and to develop opportunities for involvement through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC ) North Texas Chapter to further generate momentum for the green building industry.   Our vision is to integrate young professionals into the green building movement in North Texas.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

North Texas Renewable Energy Group monthly meeting
Topic: A Net-Zero Energy Home

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Mustang Park Recreation Center (2223 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas)
Website: http://www.txses.org/NTREG/events.htm
Cost: FREE

Presenters: Chris Miles and William Peck

In response to numerous questions about green building, residential renewable energy, and energy efficiency, our November program focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Building America” program, and is highlighted by a field trip to see the “Timber Creek Zero Energy Home”.  We’ll meet at the Mustang Park Recreation Center at 10:00 a.m. (as usual), have a very brief meeting for announcements, then carpool to the Timber Creek Home.  Builder Chris Miles and architect William Peck will meet with NTREG attendees for an overview of the Net-Zero Energy Home project, and will provide a guided tour of the house.

The NTREG Executive Committee will meet at the Recreation Center at 9:00 a.m. (before the general meeting). All NTREG participants are welcome to attend.

Our November meeting is part of NTREG’s ongoing series of member-driven presentations, where at each meeting, attendees select topics for future meetings.

Meet Sarah Susanka and tour the TimberCreek Zero Energy House November 12.  Bestselling author, architect and cultural visionary, Susanka is leading a movement that is redefining the American home.  Her “build better, not bigger” approach to residential design has been embraced across the country and her “Not So Big” philosophy has sparked international dialogue.  Susanka’s Not So Big book series is built on the concept of making homes better for owners and better for the environment.  Please visit her website: http://sarahsusanka.com/default.asp.

The Timbercreek Zero Energy House is a project by the team of architect William Peck, AIA, William Peck & Assoc., Inc., and builder Chris Miles of GreenCraft Builders, LLC.  The team is well-known for the highly acclaimed 2007 Bannister High Performance House, and the 2009 Colleyville Eco House.

Susanka’s seminar at the TimberCreek Zero Energy House in Lewisville will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. , followed by a book signing.  The house will open at 4:00 p.m. for tours with hors d’oeuvres.  Tickets are $25.00 and must be purchased in advance.  Visit http://www.timbercreekzeroenergyhouse.com to learn more.  Books will be available for purchase on site.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Modern Victory Gardens: Vegetable Gardening Educational Series

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Texas Discovery Gardens (3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75210)
Website: http://www.texasdiscoverygardens.org/upcoming_events.shtml
Cost: $20.00 for garden members, $25.00 for non-members.
Registration is required.  Please call (214) 428-7476 ext. 240, or visit https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=9640 to register for this event.

Join a growing trend and learn how to create a bountiful organic community or backyard vegetable garden. We cover hands-on seasonal topics in each class.