[CSSD] DATE CORRECTION - "Green Homes of Tomorrow" Topic of April 16 Randall Lewis Seminar Series

[Rick Burnham]

CSSD Newsletter


      April 2009
      Habitat for Humanity: A Model for Tomorrow's Green Homes


      What kinds of "green" building materials and energy-saving devices will be used in 
tomorrow's homes or are available now for renovation projects? How affordable are these 
materials, what rebates may be available, and how much energy savings can consumers 
expect?

      Using Habitat for Humanity Riverside's 11th Street House project as an example, Jon 
Dougal (left), and Michael Bacich (right), will discuss the kinds of "green" materials now 
available for new and renovation construction at the April 16 Randall Lewis Seminar 
Series. The seminar will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room E, UCR Extension building, 
1200 University Ave. in Riverside. (See MAP)

      The 11th Street house is Habitat for Humanity Riverside's first affordable, 
energy-efficient "green" home built in the city.

      Features of the home include heating and cooling systems using about half the energy 
of more conventional systems, LED lighting, solar tube skylights for natural lighting, 
solar panels to produce electricity, an on-demand water heater, drought-tolerant 
landscaping and a recycled water system to irrigate the yard. The house was completed and 
given to a family in 2008.

      Dougal is the Sustainability Director for Habitat for Humanity Riverside and is 
active in several other "green" organizations, including the U.S. Green Building Council 
and the Solar Council of the Inland Empire and the Sustainable Furniture Council. In 
addition to teaching a class on green building at UCR Extension, Dougal is a writer and 
publisher - involved in producing www.GreenLinkup.com, www.Talkfloor.com, and 
GreenInsight, a newsletter for the www.GreenMotion.org website. The publications reach 
300,000 subscribers in 21 countries.

      Dedicated to green building, natural products, and sustainable living, the 
eNewsLetters cover all emerging topics, technologies, processes, and techniques needed by 
both professionals, government officials, agriculturalists, biofuel producers, and home 
owners in addressing climate change.

      About
      Randall
      Lewis
      Randall Lewis is well known for his innovative approaches to planning, designing, 
and marketing residential communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based 
Lewis Group of Companies.

      He has been Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, Director 
of the Home Builder's Council, National Director of the National Association of Home 
Builders, and President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation.

      He was inducted into the California Building Industry Association Hall of Fame and 
was the recipient of the Sales and Marketing Council's MAME Awards Marketing Person of the 
Year. He is a long time ULI member as well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation.

      He serves on several executive boards, including the USC School of Policy, Planning 
and Development and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research.He received his 
B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.




     Bacich is the Customer Relations/Marketing Manager and Sustainability Officer for the 
City of Riverside Public Utilities Department. The department provided the solar panels 
used in the 11th Street house project.

      Bacich is responsible for the coordination of all media and public communications, 
water and energy conservation programs, grants, rebates, and educational outreach. As 
Sustainability Officer, Bacich is in charge of directing and overseeing the implementation 
of the city's Green Action Plan, a 38-point plan divided into seven vital areas of urban 
living aimed at improving the livability of communities by fostering the implementation of 
sustainable practices and operations.

      In his years at the utility, Bacich also has administered many public and private 
multi-year grants that promote critical research in renewable technologies. Many of these 
grants were awarded to UC Riverside and are still underway.



      The seminars are free of charge.

      If you plan to attend, please RSVP to: judy.swineford at ucr.edu or (951) 827-7945 to 
ensure adequate space and refreshments.



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      University of California, Riverside
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