23rd to 27th September 2008,
Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India.
http://www.igbc.in/igbc/Green%20Building%20Congress%202008.pdf
Ok, so I'm not promoting myself and shit like that, but at the end of the day (when the stars come out), I think it's a great thing to know that an Institution such as ASHRAE wants to market an International version of HLCP. I know of no Indian Architectural or Engineering software which has achieved anything like this.
"If you're not a project manager coordinating with dozens of consultants to get a LEED certified project, then your wasting your time. The exam tests for knowledge gained through administering LEED projects, not what you can study in the guide or how good a green designer you are."
"I became a LEED AP mainly because it was a personal goal and also because I figured it would be a good step toward getting the opportunities to work on green projects."
"The test only cares if you know how to submit a project for LEED certification, not that you can design a high performance/green building."
Sustainable Design Information and LEED Study Resources:
http://www.usgbc.org
The official Web site of the U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html
National Institute of Standards BEES 3.0 program, free software to help design green buildings
http://www.aia.org/cote/
The national AIA PIA Web site for sustainable design
http://www.edcmag.com/
Free magazine on the sustainable design industry
http://www.buildinggreen.com/
Sustainable design newsletter
http://leedsource.com/gpage1.html
http://www.usgbccolorado.com/resources/downloads-links.html
http://leedpasstec.com/home
The Solar Ark, a unique, ark-shaped, solar photovoltaic power generation facility, offers activities to cultivate a better appreciation of solar power generation, and thereby of both ecology and science. This 315m-wide, 37m-tall facility is located in Gifu Prefecture, in the geographical center of Japan, and can be seen from the JR Tokaido bullet train, which runs past on an adjacent railway track.
Stationed at the center of the Solar Ark is the Solar Lab, a museum of solar energy and one of the more unusual museums in the world. A unique, hands-on, outdoor light exhibition will be launched here in 2005, for the first time in Japan. In the future, expect a variety of interesting things to emanate from here.
Check out the website for lots more information, specifications and pics.
http://www.solar-ark.com/english/index.html
