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SUMMARY:California Adaptation Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Fall of 2016 for the 2nd California Adaptation Forum.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConnect with a diverse audience of hundreds of local\, regional\, and state leaders who are committed to addressing California’s adaptation needs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2016 California Adaptation Forum will feature:\n\n\nA series of plenaries with high-level government\, business and community leaders\n\n\nA variety of breakout sessions on essential adaptation topics that reflect the diverse needs and challenges facing California\n\n\nRegional project tours highlighting adaptation efforts in Southern California\n\n\nPre-forum workshops on tools and strategies for implementing adaptation solutions\n\n\nNumerous networking opportunities where participants can share insights\, best practices and lessons learned about how to most effectively respond\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForum Participants\nThe audience will include elected officials\, public and private sector leaders\, nonprofits\, community members and organizations\, and researchers from the following sectors: \n\nAir Quality\nAgriculture\nBiodiversity and Habitat Conservation\nEmergency Management\nEnergy\nEnvironmental Justice\nEquitable Development\nForestry\nOcean and Coastal Management\nPlanning and Urban Design\nPublic Health\nTransportation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForum History\nThe Local Government Commission and the State of California organized the first California Adaptation Forum in the state capital\, held on August 19 – 20\, 2014. The 2014 California Adaptation Forum launched the statewide adaptation conversation by bringing together 800 local\, regional and state leaders to form a community of action\, committed to addressing California’s adaptation needs. The program featured cutting-edge policies\, projects\, programs and partnerships\, as well as tools and strategies that address the challenges community leaders face in developing and implementing adaptation solutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is being hosted by the Local Government Commission. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe California Adaptation Forum is an affiliate forum of the National Adaptation Forum
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/california-adaptation-forum/
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SUMMARY:USGBC-LA Chapter Education Committee - Understanding the WELL Building Standard™
DESCRIPTION:Course Description:Understanding the WELL Building Standard workshop provides a deep dive into the WELL Standard.  The ideology and structure of the program are covered in depth as well as the certification process. The heart of the workshop is an in-depth review of the intents and requirements of each Concept category and Feature including an understanding of the medical basis for each Feature and design and construction strategies for implementing the concepts and requirements. Case studies of WELL pilot projects and other projects actively implementing the Standard are highlighted. \nThe WELL Building Standard marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based health and wellness interventions. In this workshop\, attendees learn how to harness the built environment as a vehicle to support human health\, wellbeing\, and comfort. Strategies for improving the nutrition\, fitness\, mood\, sleep patterns and performance of occupants through design and construction practices are explored in detail. This intensive workshop helps building professionals and owners understand their role as public health practitioners. It also helps medical professionals understand the critical role that the built environment plays in a person’s health and wellbeing. For those wishing to become amongst the WELL Accredited Professionals\, this workshop serves as a critical step in the preparation for the exam. \nThe time has come to elevate human health and comfort to the forefront of building practices and reinvent buildings that are not only better for the planet—but also for people.  This workshop will teach you how to do this using the WELL Building Standard as the framework.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/usgbc-la-chapter-education-committee-understanding-the-well-building-standard/
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Non-Traditional Water Sources: Technology\, Energy\, and the Environment
DESCRIPTION:Semiat Event Flyer \nPlease RSVP. \nCo-sponsored by the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, the Water Technology Research Center and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \nABOUT THE TALK \nThe challenges in water management are among the most important problems facing the world today. The shortage of clean water is at the heart of critical health issues in developing countries and is the focus of ecological and safety concerns even for highly developed nations. There are increasing efforts to deploy various technologies to reclaim and treat impaired groundwater and surface water\, increase reuse of municipal and industrial wastewater\, and desalinate saline groundwater\, agricultural drainage water\, as well as seawater. There are also major efforts to improve small-scale water purification systems for residential use. A major challenge is to ensure new systems operate in an environmentally-compatible manner. \nIsrael has made significant steps to address these challenges and provide affordable solutions to increase its water portfolio. These include seawater desalination (80% of the urban water consumption)\, tertiary treatment of wastewater for irrigation\, and drip irrigation. Professor Semiat will present some of the major advances in water management and an overview of research efforts at the Technion to improve process effectiveness and reduce cost\, while addressing the important issues pertaining to energy consumption and environmental protection. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nRaphael Semiat is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology where he holds the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Chair in Science\, Engineering and Management of Water Resources. Dr. Semiat also serves as Director of the Rabin Desalination Laboratory\, President of the Israel Desalination Society\, and Co-Editor of the journal Desalination. \nHis research interests include: water technologies with emphasis on water desalination aspects; applications of membranes to separation processes and water desalination; and processes for protecting the environment. \n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/lecture-non-traditional-water-sources-technology-energy-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:La Kretz Hall Room 120\, Charles E. Young Dr. \, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Green Festival Expo
DESCRIPTION:From the Festival: Everything you need to live a healthier\, more sustainable life is at the 6th annual LA Green Festival Expo. America’s largest and longest-running green living event takes place at the LA Convention Center from September 16-18. Green Festival is ready to celebrate LA as one of the friendliest vegan cities in the nation with celebrity vegans Moby and Ed Begley Jr. and screenings of acclaimed films Cowspiracy and Speciesism with their directors.  Come ready to discover\, taste\, shop and enjoy – with more than 250 exhibitors\, free cooking demos\, samples\, complimentary yoga and fitness sessions\, family fun\, speakers\, live entertainment and a local vegan/vegetarian food court. Cyclists\, Green America\, Global Exchange and Sierra Club members\, and kids 16-years and under are free. Special discounts for students\, metro riders\, seniors and veterans/military families. For tickets and more information\, visit: www.greenfestivals.org\n \nHours: Friday: 12pm – 6pm; Saturday: 10am – 6pm; Sunday: 10am – 5pm\nLocation: LACC South Hall K
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/green-festival-expo/
LOCATION:LA Convention Center
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