Registration is now open for this year's 2010 Historic Green event, March 9 to 19. Follow this link to secure your place at this year's event in New Orleans: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=196930
HISTORIC GREEN SPRING GREENING PROJECTS 2010:
- Aid in the construction of a new LEED® Platinum facility to house
the new offices of The Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development
(CSED)
- Partner with Lower Ninth homeowners to green their properties:
weatherization, radiant barriers, and other measures
- Continue renovations at the Lower 9th Ward Village
- Design and install demonstration rain gardens throughout the
Lower Ninth Ward
- Restore a tupelo cypress ecosystem at Bayou Bienvenue and restore
public spaces around the Bayou
- Continue improvement efforts at the Delery Street Playground
– the only working playground in Holy Cross
- Conduct educational workshops throughout the 11-day period
to train residents and volunteers the tenets of sustainable preservation
- Provide Holy Cross neighborhood/Lower Ninth architectural tours
for volunteers
We’ll be sending out updates once a week until the event,
letting you know what we're working on and what you need to know before you
travel down to help out!
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