Green Building Conference is Wednesday 9/14 in Issaquah

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The Built Green® Conference & Festival is an annual event for those interested in the green-building industry, including builders, architects, designers, vendors, consultants, engineers, realtors, government agencies and students. The primary focus of the event is to educate the local and regional building industry on quality green-building practices, products and projects and to inspire groups to build sustainable communities. Registration for the 2011 Built Green Conference & Festival is now open!

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Join us for Architects Without Borders – Seattle’s Annual Celebration

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Please come to the Vermillion Gallery/Wine Bar on June 16 at 6:00 pm and celebrate with us for an evening of food, wine, great company, and, yes, maybe a little fundraising.

We are very excited about a host of new developments at Architects Without Borders – Seattle and we would like to invite you to hear about our completed and new projects, meet our Board, Project Managers and new Executive Director, and help us grow and be more effective in our efforts to engage the design community to serve populations in need here and all over the world.

The event is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. Please RSVP and indicate how many people will attend.
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Art Sale to Benefit Relief Efforts in Japan

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Artists 4 Japan
Art Sale to Benefit Relief Efforts in Japan

March 26, 12pm – 8pm
Sunday, March 27, 12pm – 5 pm

KOBO at HIGO
604South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 381-3000
www.Koboseattle.com

About this event
A number of Seattle artists with connections to Japan had the same idea at the same time. What can we do to aid recovery efforts from the devastation from last week’s earthquake and tsunami? The greatest asset we have to contribute Continue reading →

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Mercy Corps needs Japanese speakers

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****URGENT UPDATE ***

Mercy Corps’ Director of Infrastructure (Mort Anoushiravani) is urgently looking for Japanese speakers to travel with their relief teams (if they were also an architect or engineer that would be an added benefit.) If you or anyone you know may be in the position to help Mercy Corps, please check in with them and support those who are in need.

THANK YOU!!!

Mercy Corps – www.mercycorps.org

or to donate click here : Oregon Japan Relief Fund

45 SW Ankeny St.
Portland, OR 97204
(800) 292-3355 -toll free
(503) 896-5000 – local

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Call for Volunteers: Habitat for Humanity

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Habitat for Humanity – Seattle/South King County has again invited AWB for Build Days at one of their construction sites. This time around, we’ll be renovating three 1970′s era single family homes in Kent, Washington. The work may entail a wide range of activities – from replacing exterior siding and windows to interior painting and hardware installation. Every skill level will be welcomed and no prior experience is required.

Two consectutive Build Days are scheduled: Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 2011. The work hours will be 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. We would like to have 12 to 15 volunteers for each day.

If you are interested in signing up or want more information, please contact Kalman Axelrod at kaxelrod@live.com.

If you would like more general information about Habitat, you can find it on their website: www.seattle-habitat.org.

This is a great opportunity to make a fast tangible contribution to the community, to families working hard to improve their own lives. And along the way, you may learn some new construction skills that could come in handy. We hope to see you out there.

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Aurora Bridge fence is nearly finished

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More than 230 people have jumped to their deaths from the Aurora Bridge since it was built in 1932 — the most recent a teenage girl who leapt last month from between gaps in the nearly completed barrier fence.

AWB-Seattle worked with the Seattle FRIENDS on a design charrette and community facilitation for this important project.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014166543_suicidefence09m.html

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