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Creating a Green Home: Innovative Design and Materials and Tour the REX Home

Saturday December 5th 2009

10:00am-12:30pm at the REX House. 2030 se REX St. Portland Oregon 97202

Award-winning architect, Michael Klement, AIA, CGP will showcase his exceptional projects, including a LEED® Platinum 1830s whole house remodel. You will gain valuable insights about how to optimize your home sustainably through space planning, proper selection of materials and fixtures, and green building techniques. Hands-on exploration of innovative green building materials and technologies will inspire you to create a green home!

Take this class for free with Earth Advantage Institute’s new Chinook Book coupon on p.273!

Fee: $20 general admission; $15 Earth Advantage® Brokers, Certified SHPs, Certified Residential Green Appraisers™

To RSVP, contact education@earthadvantage.org or (503) 968-7160 x18.




Don't Dump the Junk Presentation

February 18th 2010

Want your home to look like a million “green” bucks and save money at the same time? Jump on Shannon’s eco lifestyle band wagon of clever and cost effective ways to create beautiful and functional home accessories from common household junk. You will walk away with a goodie canvas bag full of “I can do that” product and ideas that once had a one way ticket to the dump. Shannon will also be selling her book, "Color, Create Decorate" at a 75% discount for the first 30 people to sign up.

Thu, Feb 18, 6-9 pm

Location: Whole Foods Market – Fremont

Register at www.mindoglo.com or click onto the link provided




Green Homes…Revolutionize Your ECO Lifestyle!
September 24th 2009 Join Cynthia Holcomb, Lifestyle Realtor & Creator of Discover Your Inner Home ™

Shannon Quimby, HGTV Star & Founder of Q-Renew And the internationally acclaimed REX Project

California Closets Showroom - 1225 SE Grand Avenue

Contact info: Cynthia Holcomb 503.830.2139 cynthiah@windermere.com

Event Date and Location September 24, 2009 6 - 8pm California Closets Grand Avenue Showroom 1225 SE Grand between Main and Salmon


SHANNON IS AMERICA’S RENEW IT EXPERT

Available for 2010 Bookings. Please email Shannon today.
Email: shannon@shannonquimby.com


One of the country’s top experts in reuse, recycling and green home based projects is available for 2010 appearance dates.

Shannon’s successful fun-filled, packaged presentations will change the way people think about waste. And, the media will want to know as well!


Shannon’s incredible energy and humor starts the minute the doors open and continues until the last person leaves the building. She is able to work the crowds and give your audience incredible added value. Her passion to revolutionize the building industry, inspire home owners, remodelers and do-it-yourselfers makes Shannon one of the most sought after speakers on the west coast – and now she is available for your market.





REX Project Home Tour
September 19th 2009

The REX Project, Reuse Everything eXperiment

Tour a home that was built without construction waste. No dumpster was on site!




CLARK PUBLIC UTILITY HOME AND GARDEN IDEA FAIR
April 25th 2009

Key Note Speaker Shannon Quimby

In Shannon Quimby’s “Reuse Everything Experiment: Building a House Without a Dumpster” project, she deconstructed an existing house and reused all of it in building her family’s new home. Shannon will inspire you to rethink your ideas about salvaging and reusing materials, and to repurpose stuff you might have once thrown away.




RETHINK 2009 SALVAGE AND REUSE, GREEN MATERIALS, WASTE REDUCTION Presentation.
April 1st 2009




Media 101

Get a Piece of the Action


Join Shannon and other experts in the field of media relations to discuss how to contact the media to benefit your business.






 


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