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The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviews and evaluates H-GAC’s regional transportation plans and provides its recommendations to the TPC. The TAC is an appointed body, which is comprised of representatives of member governments and special citizen interest groups with expertise in transportation planning. TAC members are appointed by the TPC to assist with the coordination of the Transportation Improvement Program, Metropolitan Transportation Plan and other transportation planning activities.
The agenda for each meeting can be found at www.h-gac.com/taq.
TAC meets on the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings are held the second floor of H-GAC’s office located at:Â 3555 Timmons Ln, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77027. Dates are subject to change, so please contact H-GAC with any questions.
Green Gifts
Education Seminar
Free and open to the public and partnering with US Green Building Council
Want to give gifts that your friends and family will love while still caring about the environment? Giving green gifts is about choosing sustainable products and going beyond that. There are lots of ways to give gifts that can help your friends be more environmentally conscious or that don’t require buying any items at all.
Come by our workshop and listen to people that are in touch with ideas that meet both of the above. Sherry will share her experience with One Green Street regarding gifts that “do no harmâ€, and Carol has been a student of zero-waste and contributing her time in the faith-based sector with many ideas to share as well. We will also have some DIY ideas and samples to inspire you.
Panelists:
Carol Burrus, Religious Education
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Sherry Eichberger, President
Central515 Business Consulting
Steve Stelzer, Program Director
Green Building Resource Center
Please RSVP to my contact information below. For more information and a map, visit: https://www.codegreenhouston.org/node/199
Steve Stelzer AIA LEED AP Ò
Program Director
City of Houston Public Works & Engineering
Code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center
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The Partnership will be finalizing its discussion of bacteria pollution in the watersheds, but will also be open to discussion of other related topics of interest to stakeholders. Join the partnership, especially if you have not yet been part of the project, and have your voice be reflected in decisions being made by your community! For more information, visit www.westforkwpp.com.
The Transportation Policy Council (TPC) provides policy guidance and overall coordination of the transportation planning activities within the region. The TPC consists of 28 members representing cities and counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) one at-large member appointed by the H-GAC Board of Directors representing cities with a population greater than 50,000, and one voting member position for representation from the Gulf Coast Rail District.
Meetings are held on the fourth Friday of each month EXCEPT for December to avoid conflicting with the Christmas holidays.  All meetings will be held in Conference Room A on the second floor. H-GAC’s office located at: 3555 Timmons Ln, Houston, TX 77027.
Meeting dates are subject to change, so please contact H-GAC with any questions or confirmation.
Our first goal in reversing global warming is drawdown. This is the point where the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere levels off and begins to decline. If we get moving, we could reach drawdown by 2050. At this event co-sponsored by Green Building Resource Center and Houston Climate Protection Alliance, the Climate Action Team of First Unitarian Universalist Church will summarize the book, Drawdown, then break into groups to focus on particular solutions: organic farming and land use, family planning, refrigerant management, or your favorite action issue.
RSVP: NanHildreth@riseup.net or 713-504-9901
For more information, view First Unitarian Universalist Church’s flyer.
A public meeting of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council’s Boundary Expansion Working Group that was originally scheduled for Thursday, January 11 has been moved to Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the sanctuary offices located at 4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston. Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) members of this working group will be meeting to review and discuss the sanctuary’s proposal for boundary expansion as detailed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Public comment will be accepted.
Health Symposium Exhibition & Social (SES) annually provides an opportunity for education and networking to members of the architectural and healthcare communities. The event includes happy hour, a seminar, and a panel discussion focusing on a new era of growth and innovation in the healthcare industry.
2018 Keynote Speaker
Paul D., Biddinger, MD
Chief, Division of Emergency Preparedness
Director, MGH Center for Disaster Medicine
Register Here!
PRICING
- Interns – $20.00
- AIA Member – $40.00
- Non Member – $80.00
Continuing Education Credits
- 1.5 HSW Learning Units (SES)
- All AIA Members will be reported
- All Non Members will receive certificates
For more events by the American Institute of Architects, visit their Events Calendar!
Exciting improvements are coming to the corner of Fannin and Cambridge Streets to be known as the Hermann Park Family Commons. Join the Hermann Park Conservancy for a fun day in the park, where you can learn about the development of and provide feedback to renovations in this area of the park.
Conservancy staff will be on hand to share preliminary ideas for the Hermann Park Family Commons and take your questions and feedback. Food trucks and family-friendly activities will also be present. You are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy with your friends and family.
The Hermann Park Family Commons is located at the intersection of Fannin and Cambridge Streets, near the Buddy Carruth Playground for All Children and the Fannin Picnic Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available for purchase. Free parking is available in Parking Lot S, located next to Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. For a detailed map, click here. You may also get to the Family Commons by taking METRORail and getting off at the Hermann Park/Rice U stop or by utilizing the Hermann Park Railroad.
Can’t make this event but still want your thoughts and ideas heard? Send us an email at ideas@hermannpark.org.
To learn more about our master plan update project, click here.
Join HPC for a family-friendly day while learning about an exciting new improvement project coming to the Park. Enjoy food trucks, and interactive activities and see plans and concepts to improve the area of the Park at the intersection of Fannin and Cambridge Streets near the Buddy Carruth Playground for All Children.
Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, is not yet an everyday term, but it is gaining traction in Houston. Texas PACE enables property owners to finance 100% of their energy saving, water conservation, and distributed generation improvements with little to no capital outlay. PACE enables commercial property owners to lower their operating costs, increase net operating income and the quality of the asset as the idea is what you save in utilities will be greater than your payments. Â A voluntary land-secured assessment that is paid off over time, often up to 20 years or more, the City enabled PACE as a way to incentivize sustainability and resilience upgrades to commercial, industrial and multifamily properties. Partnering with US Green Building Council, PACE: Liftoff in Houston is a free education seminar, open to the public.
It will take place on Feb. 28, 2018 6:00-8:00pm at the Green Building Resource Center. The panel will be discussing the first few successful PACE projects in Houston. CEU’s available.
Please RSVP to Steve Stelzer at (832)394-9050 or steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov. For more information, visit codegreenhouston.org.