ELORIN Breakfast: Lori Gadzala, Executive Director of the Ottawa Region CGBC

Where: Donald Gordon Conference Centre, 421 Union Street, Kingston, ON
When: 11 February 2010, 7:00am-9:00am

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances ELORIN has had to cancel this breakfast event.  

 

Green Building and LEED 2010 – an update

 

Increased electricity demand, federal infrastructure grant money, and the Green Energy Act are all contributing to green building entering the mainstream. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in Canada has matured to offer certification programs to cover not only new construction, but also existing commercial and institutional buildings, homes, and neighborhood developments. Join Lori as she discusses why people are choosing to build green, the progress of the LEED Canada initiative, and offers a peek at some exciting and innovative green building projects underway in Eastern Ontario.

 

BIOGRAPHY 

 

Lori Gadzala is the Executive Director of the Ottawa Region Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Founded in 2003, the CaGBC’s mission is to help transform the built environment to create buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live, work, and play. http://ottawachapter.cagbc.org

 

Prior to her hiring in February 2009, Ms. Gadzala was a co-founder of South River Partners, a marketing communications and writing firm founded in 2001. Previously, she held several marketing and program management positions with some of Ottawa's premier high-tech companies, including Cisco Systems, Nokia, Alcatel, and Gandalf Technologies.

 

Ms. Gadzala is a committed volunteer and currently serves as Vice-President of her local community association. She writes a column on environmental issues for a community newspaper that reaches 25,000 homes in the south of Ottawa. In 2004, Ms. Gadzala and her husband received an honourable mention from the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation for their work in preserving natural shoreline in the Manotick area of the Rideau River. In 2008, Ms. Gadzala ran for federal office as the Green Party candidate for Nepean-Carleton, receiving over 11% of the vote.

 

The cost to attend is $30 ($15 for full-time students). The deadline for registration and cancellation is Tuesday 9 February 2010 by 5:00 pm.

 

Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations beyond this date.