Archive for October, 2009

• Team BeauSoleil Wins 1st Place

  Team BeauSoleil, a group of architecture and engineering majors from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, received first place in the recent 2009 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon for their exemplary design and construction of an energy-efficient, solar powered home. The Solar Decathlon featured homes from 20 universities worldwide and assessed each on its [...]

  
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• LA Green Corps Film Selected As Finalist

  Rap video selected as a finalist in energy efficiency film competition The rap video created by Louisiana Green Corps members at the Alliance for Affordable Energy is a finalist in the Media Labs Studio Efficient Films Challenge sponsored by the Independent Film Channel and Sundance Films.  If chosen, Sundance and the Independent Film Channel will [...]

  
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• Solar Hot Water Installation Training

  The New Orleans Solar America Cities Team will be hosting solar hot water installation training with Chuck Marken from Sandia National Laboratories and Home Power magazine. When: Wednesday, November 4 – Saturday, November 7, 2009 Where: On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, classes will be held at the Jefferson campus of Louisiana Technical College, 5200 Blair Street [...]

  
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• Green Rebuilding of New Orleans Conference

  The Louisiana Environmental Action Network is hosting The Green Rebuilding of New Orleans Conference: 4 Years Post Katrina When: Sunday and Monday, November 8th and 9th Where: Doubletree Hotel in downtown New Orleans, 300 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Registration: $25 General Admission, $20 Sierra Club members and students, $60 Early Bird Professional registration [...]

  
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• Sustainability Conference

  “Sustainability in Public Works: Building a Foundation” When: Friday, October 30th from 9am-4pm. Where: LTRC Transportation Training and Education Center. 4009 Gourrier Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Registration: $25 for AWPA members and government employees, $50 for all other attendees Breakfast, lunch, and break provided Registration, directions, and agenda information available at the LA AWPA [...]

  
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• LSES in The Advocate

  LSES was included in a recent article about solar homeowners in the people section of the Baton Rouge paper The Advocate! To read the article, Natural Energy, click here.

  
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• November Monthly Meeting

  Monthly Meeting in Baton Rouge, Monday November 2nd at the The Great Wall. Dinner is from  6:30 to 7pm and the meeting is from 7-8pm. This month we are having a guest speaker talk about pole mounting systems. The Great Wall is located at 3132 College Drive in Baton Rouge, LA. Please feel free to [...]

  
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• Baton Rouge Green Crawl!

  The Baton Rouge Green Crawl is an event designed to introduce Baton Rouge residents to our city’s green resources, green developments, and green businesses. Date: Thursday, October 15th Time:  5:00pm – 10:00 pm Location: Area Businesses in Baton Rouge (Map my ride) Website: www.greencrawlbr.com Passport: Click here to download The event will unfold in a [...]

  
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• Solar Tour of Homes

  The LSES Solar Tour of Homes is Saturday, October 3rd from 11am to 2pm. This year, 12 of the 18 stops on the tour are Gulf South Solar installations! How To Take The Tour We recommends that you should plan to see one or two sites that are close to you.  Look at the and plan [...]

  
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