New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Two finalists remain in the NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge!

1. Hollygrove Neighbors
2. Mid City Volleyball Group and Mid City Neighborhood Organizations

You can still earn points for either team by having a Home Performance Evaluation (HPE) completed by March 31st. The team with the most HPEs by that date will win $5000 from Global Green to put towards the neighborhood’s proposed greening project!

Proposed Greening Projects
Hollygrove Neighbors: “Spruce Up Your Block” initiative, neighborhood clean up and beautification
Mid City: Sand volleyball venue along Bayou St. John

The competition is tight!
Call 504-523-WISE (9473)
or visit http://www.nolawise.org today!*

*Make sure to mention what team you are signing up with. You do not need to live within the neighborhood boundaries to earn points for that team.

Competition is stiff in the NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge!

NOLA Wise has challenged neighborhood teams to see who can have the most Home Performance Evaluations (HPE) completed within their boundaries. The winning neighborhood will receive $5000 to put towards a neighborhood greening project. HPEs will be tallied until March 31st, and the winning neighborhood will be announced mid-April.

All homeowners who complete a home energy retrofit through the NOLA Wise program, including those located outside of Neighborhood Challenge team boundaries, are eligible for a limited-time-only $750 cash back incentive.

Contact NOLA Wise to sign up for a Home Performance Evaluation and learn how your house can start saving energy and money, and help your neighborhood to reach its greening goals!

504-523-WISE (9473), , or http://www.nolawise.org

Participating Neighborhood Challenge teams:
Mid City Volleyball Group and Mid City Neighborhood Organization (Mid City)
Hollygrove Neighbors
Villages of the East Coalition (VEC)

Talk about some healthy competition! Your neighborhood can start off 2013 right by competing to become the most NOLA Wise! NOLA Wise is an energy efficiency program available to New Orleans homeowners through a partnership between the Mayor’s office and the nonprofit organization Global Green USA.

NOLA Wise Neighborhood Challenge!
January 21st – March 31st

Applications due Tuesday, January 15th

Do you have a corner lot just waiting to become a garden? Would your community center benefit from lower utility bills? Form a neighborhood team and compete with fellow New Orleanians to win $5000 for a community greening project of your choice, courtesy of NOLA Wise!

NOLA Wise provides homeowners with the tools they need to improve their homes’ comfort, affordability and efficiency. Step one is to have a home performance evaluation (HPE) to see how the home could upgrade its energy performance. From there, homeowners have the option of working with a NOLA Wise approved and trained green building contractor to complete the energy efficiency work on their homes. NOLA Wise accesses all available incentives to lower the cost of the project, provides access to low interest loans and does the quality control on the work to ensure that it’s done right the first time.

The challenge winner is the neighborhood with the most homes to have HPEs completed!

Teams will be responsible for promoting NOLA Wise, via volunteer networks, social media, and all available outreach methods, as well as encouraging residents to get an HPE. Neighborhoods will be provided with any NOLA Wise branded marketing materials that are needed, digital or print. In order to register a neighborhood team, please submit a proposal to by Tuesday, January 15th.

You will be notified about final proposal acceptance by January 18th, and the collection of HPE’s will occur between January 21st and March 31st. Totals will be calculated and the winners will be announced by April 15th, 2013.

Proposals should include, but are not limited to, the following information:

Team Information:
Neighborhood (you may create an advantage for yourself by banning together with nearby neighborhoods)
Geographic boundaries
Team leader
Contact information

Description of Outreach Plan
How will you promote NOLA Wise and get people to sign up for an HPE? Methods can include social media, canvassing, volunteers, etc.

Community Project Information
If you win, what community project will the $5000 prize money go towards?
How will this project serve the broadest spectrum of community members and need?
Do you have any matching funding to complete the project?
What is the total cost?
What is the time frame for completion?
How would the project lead to a more sustainable New Orleans?

http://nolawise.org/events/neighborhoodchallenge

Celebrate the holiday season and energy efficiency at NOLA Wise’s Holiday Homeowner Energy Showcase!

Join the NOLA Wise team and contractors from 5:30-7:30pm at this Marigny home. Take a look at the home performance upgrades and learn firsthand how to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient. The retrofit viewing will be accompanied by light refreshments (cider anyone??), holiday sweaters, and a meet and greet with the NOLA Wise team and homeowner. Contact for more information.

TWO New Orleans CBD/Arts District Offices Available for Sublet Immediately

Sunny, beautiful offices in excellent central location in the heart of the Arts District of New Orleans.

Two spaces available for sublet together or individually:

550 square ft 2 room suite with 18 ft ceilings, large windows, hardwood flooring, architectural details including built-in bookcases, transom and unique clerestory skylight – $750 mo.

280 square ft 1 room office with 18 ft ceilings, large windows, beautiful light maple wood laminate flooring, accent wall – $500 mo.

Carondelet Street neighborhood is on the edge of the CBD in New Orleans’ historic Warehouse/Arts District, conveniently located on the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line.

2nd floor w/downstairs street entrance buzzer/intercom access on Carondelet, DSL-ready, utilities and building alarm system included, upstairs bathrooms, safe onsite parking in rear, great fellow tenants.

Please email or leave message at 504-525-2121, X181 to schedule an appointment ASAP.

Thanks!

On November 15th, Global Green’s New Orleans office will host a festive VIP cocktail reception and fundraiser for more than 75 local green economy leaders and Global Green supporters to celebrate our achievements in helping to green the City of New Orleans and create a more sustainable Gulf Coast.

Join us for an exclusive preview of Casa Borrega – an exciting new restaurant and music venue set to open on the revitalized Oretha Castle Haley corridor in late 2012 – and meet the new Director of Global Green’s New Orleans Office, Linda Stone.

The event will feature food, wine and cocktails thanks to our generous friends including 360 Vodka, LA Pizza Kitchen Uptown, Elizabeth’s, Sweets & Eats, and La Divina Gelateria. We’ll celebrate our newest Holy Cross Homes residents, and enjoy an intimate musical set by Hannah KB and Friends.

New this year – raffle packages and silent auction!! Prizes include Gibson and Epiphone guitars autographed by notable NOLA musicians, fabulous burlap Re-Weekender and Hobo bags by RePurposing NOLA Piece by Peace, a complete room re-design package by Spruce NOLA, a complementary one night stay for two at the InterContinental Hotel New Orleans, 4 kayak rentals from Bayou Kayaks, Crescent City Farmers Market gift bag and cookbook, gift certificates to Boucherie, Green Serene, Branch Out, Shanti Yoga and much more! A raffle ticket is included in the $100 VIP ticket price.

Thursday, November 15th
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Casa Borrega
1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70113

To purchase tickets please visit: http://www.globalgreen.org/greenvip

For more information: Contact Lindsey Mayer at or 504-525-2121 ×193

Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page for more event information and prize updates! http://www.facebook.com/events/118198678333393/

The GreeNOLA group is for local residents, organizations and friends of NOLA worldwide who support the creation of a greener, more sustainable New Orleans and Gulf Coast through intelligent, environmentally responsible and progressive planning.

Our page is also a venue to post your ideas, events and actions that you are taking to further green building, restoration of the Wetlands and Gulf Coast, recycling/re-purposing efforts, sustainable living, and support local artists, organizations, businesses, green jobs, green space…. and the spirit of NOLA, far and wide.

Please join us in sharing your love for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/115093039648/members/

Global Green proudly partners with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter and USGBC, Louisiana Chapter in hosting The Sustainability Series – a monthly panel presentation and community discussion on issues of sustainable building and environmental responsibility.

September 20th’s installment of our Sustainability Series will focus on the timely and crucial issue of water management for our region.

This month, Global Green hosts leading local professionals David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner and Ball Architects; Robin Barnes, Executive Vice President and COO of GNO, Inc and Jeffrey Thomas, New Orleans attorney and Principal, Thomas Strategies, LLC – who will update us on their work and lead our discussion on the design community’s overall response to the ecological, planning, and economic situation of coastal Louisiana and the development of a Comprehensive Water Management Strategy for the Greater New Orleans region.

Included in our discussion will be plans for the Lafitte Greenway, the Pontilly neighborhood project, storm and waste water management, and the growth of new Emerging Environmental industry sector in the fields of energy, waste and water.

Living with Water: Water Management Strategies for Coastal Lousiana
Thursday, September 20th
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA

Sustainability Series events are FREE and open to the public. CEU’s available for registered AIA member attendees.

Please join us for organic refreshments and networking at 5:30pm, with our panel beginning promptly at 6pm. Street and paid parking nearby on Carondelet Street and adjacent streets.

Very special thank you to our friends at Whole Foods Market, Moises Wines, City Greens, Beaucoup Juice and 360 Vodka for their generous support of our Sustainability Series.

For more information, please contact Heidi Jensen at our New Orleans Green Building Resource Center:

Coastal Restoration Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA)

Global Green New Orleans seeks a Coastal Restoration Coordinator. This is an Americorps VISTA position and has a one-year term, from November 2012 to November 2013.

Duties:
• RESEARCH: Research ongoing and planned coastal restoration efforts, wetland conservation programs, and existing and emerging national ecological values market
• WRITING: Create grants and other financial incentives to support conservation
• OUTREACH STRATEGIES: Pursue avenues to educate/engage coastal landowners on/in conservation programs
• OUTREACH EVENTS: Seek out and schedule presentation at events such as Parish Soil and Water Conservation District board meetings, Coastal Zone Management and Restoration Advisory Committee meetings, etc.
• PARTNERSHIPS: Develop relationships with federal, state and local agencies, other entities involved in coastal planning and wetland owners, attend restoration meetings, research organizations and agencies engaged in similar coastal initiatives
• REPORTING: Develop monthly reports to track program progress and ensure deliverables are met, keep database of wetland owners that have been reached out to, send partners updates on the status of our work
• FUNDRAISING: Research prospects for fundraising and assist with grant writing
• OTHER: Give tours of Holy Cross house; Table events.

Eligibility:
• Minimum age: 18
• High school graduate; bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana; our offices are located in the Broadmoor neighborhood at the intersection of Washington and Broad.

Service Description: Global Green USA’s Louisiana Wetland Action Program (LWAP) is a state-funded initiative to encourage early engagement with and incentives for private property owners to support coastal planning and implementation. As part of this endeavor, the organization collaborates with both residents and entities supporting conservation efforts to develop the stakeholder education and infrastructure needed for landowners to access economic incentives to promote conservation. To do so, Global Green works closely with entities sponsoring conservation programs to gather and draft information on opportunities to help Louisiana private property owners preserve and restore coastal habitats. By engaging in outreach to landowners, LWAP provides them with easy access to detailed information on programs, grants and other financial incentives to support conservation.

Skills: Communications, Community Organization, Computers/Technology, Education, Fundraising/Grant Writing, Leadership, Public Speaking, Writing/Editing

Program Benefits: Childcare assistance if eligible, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Health Coverage, Relocation Allowance, Stipend, Training.

Terms: Requires full-time service without outside commitments.

Other Requirements: Personal vehicle preferred for business related local and regional transport, with mileage reimbursement provided.

About GGUSA: Founded in 1993 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI), which was created by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment. Global Green USA is the only national environmental nonprofit headquartered in Southern California and has offices in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and New York. We are one of 31 national GCI affiliates throughout the world.

Mission: To foster a value shift towards a more sustainable and secure future. Global Green is working to address some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In the United States our work is primarily focused on stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities.

Values: Professionalism; Respect, Trust, and Teamwork; Transparency, Openness, and Communication; Nimble Yet Focused Risk-Taking Entrepreneurialism; Optimism; Balance and Fun

To Apply: Apply online at: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=47178&fromSearch=true

We are accepting applications through September 14, 2012. For more information on the program, visit the AmeriCorps VISTA program website.

Are you interested in greening New Orleans? NOLA Wise needs you– Volunteer to help local families save money on their utility bills and reduce energy waste!

The purpose of the NOLA Wise Volunteer Team is to engage volunteers in the process of spreading the word about energy efficiency and encouraging New Orleans residents to do what they can to promote environmental sustainability. By being part of the NOLA Wise Volunteer Team, volunteers will have the opportunity to impact both the environment and the lives of the people around them by helping neighbors in making New Orleans a more sustainable place. This is a great opportunity to take part in your community and become part of the greening of New Orleans.

All volunteers must attend a 30-minute orientation detailing the program and outreach process. They then will be able to sign up for various canvassing outreach times. Volunteers who participate with NOLA Wise neighborhood canvassing efforts are eligible for positions working alongside Global Green members. The nature of our outreach program is flexible and therefore is a great option for volunteers of all schedule types.

To Sign Up: Please email Monica Rowand at

Global Green – NOLA Wise Community Outreach / Technical Assistance Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA)

Member Duties: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Attend training for and become familiar with technologies related to Building Performance Institute (BPI) standards, Home Energy Rating System (HERS) methodologies, and/or Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design (LEED) ratings; Develop systems for automating and upgrading home energy savings projection tools; Effectively communicate the various programmatic and financial resources available to homeowners through NOLA Wise, as well as the benefits of making a home energy efficient; Provide green building technical assistance consultations for New Orleans homeowners; Complete follow up paperwork (including energy savings calculations) and determine next steps for homeowners; Assist with program reporting; Experience or interest in energy efficiency measures and their benefits and energy modeling experience a plus.

OUTREACH: Deliver workshops on the program for a general audience, identify guest speakers for events, and develop training materials; Assist with canvassing, tabling, presentation and other grassroots outreach efforts in the community; Give tours of the Holy Cross house, a LEED Platinum demonstration home in the Lower Ninth Ward.

Program Benefits: Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Health Coverage, Relocation Allowance, Stipend, Training.

Terms: Requires full time service without outside commitments.

Skills: Communications, Community Organization, Computers/Technology, Education, Fund raising/Grant Writing, Leadership, Public Speaking, Trade/Construction, Writing/Editing, Attention to detail.

Service Description: NOLA Wise, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the City of New Orleans, focuses on residential energy efficiency upgrades through bank and incentive financing, in conjunction with trained contractors and knowledgeable green building advisors.
Global Green USA seeks a committed and energetic person to join our New Orleans office in the NOLA Wise Energy Efficiency Financing program. This position has opportunities for in-depth training in green rebuilding. Position reports to the Program Manager of NOLA Wise. Primary duties will include working with the public to provide general and custom recommendations about energy efficiency home modifications, and performing home energy models to show projected savings after weatherization. Strong background and/or interest in green building, construction, and/or community outreach preferred.

VISTA will work out of and support grant work for Global Green USA’s New Orleans programs and Green Building Resource Center, which has the most up to date sustainable product and vendor information, samples of environmentally friendly building materials, and also advises homeowners with professional one-on-one green building consultations. VISTA will gain knowledge of green building materials and policy and provide grant support for the Global Green Holy Cross Project Visitor Center, Policy Work, and Wetlands Program.

Program Start/End Date 11/23/2012-11/22/2013

Work Schedule: Full Time

Education level: College graduate

Accepting Applications From 08/27/12 To 09/15/2012

For more information about the AmeriCorps VISTA program, visit http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/choose/vista.asp.

To apply, visit http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/ready/index.asp.

Monthly Sustainability Series: Thursday, June 14th

GlobalGreen USA proudly partners with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter and USGBC, LA Chapter to present a monthly panel presentation and discussion series on issues of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

As we brace ourselves for another hot, humid summer in New Orleans, this month’s installment will feature presentations and discussion with sustainable contractor/owner Ryan Fitzmorris of Retro-Fitz Home Weatherization, energy consultant Louis Triay of Energy and Comfort Solutions and Solar Alternatives’ founder and VP, Mike Murphy.

We’ll discuss the best ways to prepare our homes and businesses for comfort in the summer months and beyond – the importance of an energy assessment and best practices in local weatherization services; products such as cellulose and spray foam insulation, radiant barrier and other new measures that can ensure comfort and save you hundreds of dollars a year on energy bills. We’ll feature information on the newest energy efficiency financing programs and incentives available – including loans, leasing and rebates that make this the most affordable time in Louisiana’s history to consider adding solar power to your energy plan – all with the sustainability of our structures, and our planet, in mind.

Monthly Sustainability Series
Thursday, June 14th
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

FREE and open to the public. Continuing Education Credits available registered AIA professionals.

Join us for organic wine and refreshments – and a fresh, fizzy signature 360 Vodka cocktail debuting at 5:30pm – with our panel presentation beginning promptly at 6pm. For more information, please contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center:

Very special thank you to our generous friends at Whole Foods Market, along with new sponsors Beaucoup Juice, City Greens and 360 Vodka for your ongoing support of Global Green’s work in New Orleans.

Deadline for Submission: Friday, June 8th

As part of our commitment to the sustainable rebuilding of New Orleans and demonstrating green building as a solution to global warming nationally, Global Green USA sponsored an international sustainable design competition during the summer of 2006. The product of which was our Holy Cross Project.

We are about to enter Phase II of the Holy Cross Project and break ground on construction of our 8000 + square foot Community Development and Climate Action Center (CDCAC) in July 2012. Global Green’s New Orleans office is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a fresh food retailer to occupy a 1,000 – 2,000 sqft space within this structure. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 8th. A number of incentives are available to attract this fresh food retailer, including free rent and utilities for the first three months of occupancy. This is a great opportunity to bring fresh produce to the Lower Ninth Ward and address the pressing issue of the area’s food desert.

As a landmark sustainable development, the Global Green Holy Cross Project is of vital importance to Global Green, the Holy Cross Neighborhood and the people of New Orleans.

A complete Holy Cross Project background and detailed RFP can be found in the Resources tab under CDAC RFP Fresh Food Retailer.

For questions please contact:

Michelle Pyne

504-525-2121 ext. 171

Linda Stone
Program and Operations Director, NOLA Office
Global Green USA
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

504-525-2121 ×186
fax 504-525-2122

841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
http://www.globalgreen.org

Deadline for Submission: Friday, June 8th

5-7pm, Thursday, December 15th
Eiffel Society, 2040 Saint Charles Ave

The Green Collaborative has teamed up with LifeCity’s Green Drinks Holiday Party to celebrate all of you who have helped us throughout the past year to create a greater, greener and more sustainable New Orleans. There will be signature drinks courtesy of 360 Vodka, music and fun for all. Come enjoy our green vendors for those of you who are still searching for that perfect gift for that special someone.

Speakers: Greater New Orleans Inc. & Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing

Featuring the Basil Splash, First Drink FREE,$5 after.
http://mylifecity.com/news

NOLA Wise – A New Financing Opportunity for a Healthy and Efficient Home

Global Green USA proudly partners with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter, and USGBC, LA Chapter, to present a monthly panel and community discussion series on issues of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

This month, join Global Green USA Program Manager Camille Lopez to discuss NOLA WISE – an exciting new energy efficiency, job creation and financing program to help New Orleanians live comfortably, save energy, and save money. The program, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy, helps New Orleans homeowners save at least 15% on their utility usage, connects homeowners to trusted, vetted, and nationally certified green contractors, and provides incentives and low interest loans to help pay for your upgrades.

We’ll discuss how to get involved with the NOLA WISE program, the process of screening and hiring a home energy rater, what energy efficiency measures you might install, and how you can reduce your project cost by accessing incentives. Green Coast Enterprises’ Co-Founder Reuben Teague will discuss the innovative financing options available to all homeowners or residential rental property owners in New Orleans, contractor selection, and how contractors can take advantage of job training opportunities available through the NOLA WISE program.

NOLA Wise: A New Financing Opportunity for a Healthy and Efficient Home
Wednesday, August 24th, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Global Green USA’s Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served at 5:30 PM, panel presentation begins at 6:00 PM.

Very special thanks to our good friends at Whole Foods Market and Ste. Marie Restaurant for their generous support of our Sustainability Series.

For more information on this and past events, please see the Global Green USA website: http://globalgreen.org/bibg/calendar/ or contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center:

Stop worrying about spring street flooding and soggy spots in your yard, and come learn how to live with our rain. Demetria Christo of EcoUrban LLC will be on hand to talk about managing water in your yard through easy measures like rain barrels, rain gardens, and permeable landscaping. You’ll never have to water your lawn again! The workshop will include a tour of Global Green’s LEED Platinum Holy Cross Project, where you can see these techniques in action.

For more information, visit http://globalgreen.org/bibg/calendar/ or call (504) 525-2121.

Global Green USA ’s Build It Back Green Program is proud to present a series of monthly educational workshops, teaching residents the whys and hows of energy efficiency and weatherization.

Take part in this workshop to learn about FREE things that you and your family can do to save on your utility bills. This workshop will teach you how to identify energy waste in your home using simple DIY measures, explain the benefits of a professional Home Energy Assessment, and provide you with tips on easy, free ways to reduce your utility bill each month.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Global Green’s Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Global Green events are FREE and open to the public.

For more information on this and all GBRC events, please see our website, here: http://globalgreen.org/bibg/calendar/ or contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center:

Global Green is proud to partner with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter and the USGBC, LA Chapter to present a series of monthly panel discussions on issues of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Sustaining Our Coastal Resources: Louisiana’s Water Challenge

Grasshopper Mendoza, Marco F. Cocito-Monoc, and Don Blancher will lead our discussion on the pressing need to better manage the abundance of water resources in our communities, including innovative concepts for sustainable stormwater infrastructure, the imperative need for Louisiana’s coastal restoration, the Coastal 5+1 Initiative and New Orleans’ first Water Challenge competition – a creative, entrepreneurial competition brought forth in partnership by The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) and The Idea Village – as we work together in the coastal parishes to educate and organize our citizens, businesses and leaders to find solutions to coastal land loss before it is too late.

Please join us for an informative and lively discussion with light organic refreshments and wines from our generous sponsors at Whole Foods Market and Atchafalaya Restaurant. Refreshments served at 5:30pm, discussion begins at 6pm.

Wednesday, January 26th
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Global Green events are FREE and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center: , and see our website here: http://www.globalgreen.org.

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GBRC Monthly Events: Green the Holidays with the Green Light District: December 9th, 2010

Global Green, in partnership with the AIA New Orleans Chapter, USGBC – LA Chapter and the Young Leadership Council of New orleans proudly join the green conscious collaboration of businesses known as the Green Light District for a festive evening of sustainable shopping at the Green Light District Holiday Launch Party on December 9th!

Global Green will join local sustainable businesses Branch Out, Green Serene, UP/Unique Products, Spruce Eco Studio, Canopy and more – for an after hours street party/shopping spree in the Lower Garden District on Magazine Street between Jackson Avenue and Clio Streets.

Stop by our Global Green table in front of Branch Out, 2022 Magazine Street, for organic wines and refreshment from our generous friends at Whole Foods Market and Atchafalaya Restaurant, and the official debut of our new NOLA green dat t-shirt. Shop and party your way throughout the Green Light Distict, then join the crowd at Bridge Lounge for a signature green dat cocktail!

WHEN: Thursday, December 9th, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WHERE: The Green Light District, 2000-2100 Magazine Street
AND Bridge Lounge, 1201 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA

Please email Heidi Jensen at our GBRC for more information: – and we’ll hope to see you there!

For more information on the Green Light District, please see the Green Light District on facebook.

GBRC Monthly Panel Discussion

Global Green USA is proud to partner with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter and the USGBC-Louisiana Chapter for our monthly panel series on issues of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

For this month’s panel discussion, hosted by the USGBC, LA Chapter – Thomas Rush, Director of Business Development at GNO Inc., will be on hand to discuss GNO Inc.‘s Green N.O. Initiative.

Green N.O. is a collaborative economic development organization serving the 10-parish region of Southeast Louisiana. The initiative focuses on establishing New Orleans as an epicenter of sustainable industries, particularly in the areas of water management, green building, energy efficiency/renewable energy, coastal restoration, and disaster preparation and mitigation. Mr. Rush will provide overview of the Green N.O Initiative and its various subparts, including marketing, policy and green jobs.

Green Building Resource Center
Wednesday, June 16th
5:30pm to 7:30pm
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA

Global Green events are free and open to the public.

Light refreshment served at 5:30pm, meeting begins at 6pm.

Warm thanks to our good friends at Whole Foods Market and Atchafalaya Restaurant for their very generous support.

For updated information on this and past panel discussions, please contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center: :
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Global Green USA is proud to partner with the AIA, New Orleans Chapter and the USGBC-Louisiana Chapter for our monthly panel series on issues of sustainability in the built environment. Please note change from our usual date.
The Oil Spill in the Gulf and Our Community Response

We will be devoting this month’s panel to the collective response to the Deepwater Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – to discuss strategies as we mobilize, organize and promote training opportunities for volunteers and paid workers who wish to join the efforts to save our coastal communities, wetlands, and way of life.

Please join us for this important evening as we come together as a community with agency, organizational and community representatives to discuss current and future action plans in response to this man-made and avoidable disaster – how we’ll clean up the mess in the coming weeks, and how we can protect our environment for the future.

Wednesday, May 26th
5:30pm to 7:30 pm
Green Building Resource Center
841 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA
Global Green events are free and open to the public. Light organic refreshment served at 5:30pm, meeting begins at 6pm.

Warm thanks to our good friends at Whole Foods Market and Atchafalaya Restaurant for their very generous support.

For updated information on this and archived past panel discussions, please see our Global Green website here: http://globalgreen.org/events/13 or contact Heidi Jensen at our Green Building Resource Center:
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Global Green is proud to partner with the United States Green Building Council – Louisiana Chapter, and the American Institute of Architects, New Orleans Chapter, to present a monthly panel series on issues of sustainability in the built environment. Please note change from our usual date and location.

This month’s event, hosted by USGBC-LA Chapter in partnership with Historic Green:

Green From the Ground Up: How Putting People First Changes What We Do Next.

Wednesday, March 10th
5:30 p.m. to 7:30pm
All Souls Church
5500 St. Claude Ave
Lower Ninth Ward

USGBC-Louisiana is excited to welcome Historic Green’s invited speaker, Rick Fedrizzi. Mr. Fedrizzi, founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1993, was appointed President & CEO in April 2004. Under his leadership, the Council has tripled its membership, broadened its influence, and cemented its role as a leadership voice in the global sustainability movement.

The evolution and extension of the internationally recognized LEED Green Building Rating System to all building types and expansion of LEED certification and accreditation through the spin off the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), of which Rick is chairman, has helped build in speed and capacity to the organization. Collaboration, through work with the Clinton Global Initiative, the International Codes Council, AIA, ASHRAE, ASID, ASLA, BOMA and IFMA has broadened the base of green building. Expanded outreach and education, advocacy support for public policy initiatives, and a heightened emphasis on green building’s role in social equity progress are part of Rick’s vision for the organization.

This event presented by Historic Green: http://www.historicgreen.org . Light refreshments will be served. AIA Continuing Education Credits apply.