The ACCE building participating in upcoming September 14th Sustainability Tour of Ottawa
Posted on Monday, September 9th, 2013
The Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence will be one of the 10 sites featured in the Ottawa Sustainability Tour to be launched on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Each venue on the tour illustrates a different theme of sustainability. People are invited to travel by car, bicycle, or bus to visit the remarkable places highlighted as part of this self-guided tour. A tour book will guide
visitors to the sites and explain the following themes of sustainability: transportation, energy, design, habitat, food, natural capital, waste, health, recreation, and a sense of place.
Join us on the launch
day!
The opening launch begins at 8:30 AM
Saturday 14 September with free pancakes at North America’s only urban maple sugar shack in Richelieu Park, Vanier. After the 9:00 AM opening ceremony with Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Mathieu Fleury, groups of cyclists, cars and perhaps a bus will depart on their adventure. Five other sites along the route will also hold events that day:
– Corktown Footbridge: a choir and information on sustainable transportation (AM)
– University of Ottawa: Première Moisson coupons for early arrivals, site explanations (AM)
– Fletcher Wildlife Garden: Volunteer experts to answer your questions about habitats (PM)
– Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence: Interpretation of building features (PM)
– terra20 – meeting with product experts, short waste reduction talks, light refreshments
(PM)
The tour launch will also be the launch
of two other Ottawa initiatives:
– Gemagram: a cloud-based app that will carry the tour book (bring your smart phone)
– Ottawa Learnery: talks that are rich in ideas, delivered with passion
A booklet of the tour is available on Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City’s website http://obec-evbo.ca/ which allows you to choose which sites you are interested in seeing at a time that is convenient
for you! Booklet is available in French and English.”
Read the accompanying newsletter to find more information on this exciting activity and the other areas being featured on the Sustainability Tour of Ottawa.
Click here to view the Newsletter.
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