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News from Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Media contact: Joan Aschim, 463-5591, aschimj@lanecc.edu
Source: Roger Ebbage, energy management instructor/coordinator, 463-3977
for release July 8, 2004
Speaker series will address energy issues
EUGENE - Four presentations on energy issues are offered this month by the Northwest Energy Education Institute (NEEI) at Lane Community College in partnership with the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE). The seminars are free and open to the public.
Sunlight is Life: Solar Architecture on the Rise
Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates
Wednesday, July 14, 7-9 p.m.
Lillis Business Complex, University of Oregon, Room 182
Architects and engineers with vision understand that good building design
goes beyond aesthetics. Steven Strong will present a visual perspective
on current developments in solar electrical generation.
Social Imperatives of Renewable Energy
Donald Aitken, Ph.D., Donald Aitken Associates
Thursday, July 15, 7-9 p.m.
Lillis Business Complex, University of Oregon, Room 182
Dr. Aitken has been on the renewable energy forefront for 30-plus years.
Hear his perspective on the impact of renewable energy on society.
Oil and War: Fighting to Feed Our Addiction
Richard Heinberg, New College of California
Wednesday, July 21, 7-10 p.m.
Lillis Business Complex, University of Oregon, Room 182
Richard Heinberg, author of “The Party's Over: Oil, War, and The
Fate of Industrial Societies,” has an opinion about the future of
oil. Followed by a showing of “The End of Suburbia” and a
group discussion.
Innovations in Facility Management
Jim Lloyd, Facility Manager, Oregon State University
Thursday, July 22, 7-9 p.m.
EWEB Headquarters Training Center, 500 E 4th Street, Eugene
Facility management isn't as straightforward as you might think. Hear
how one of the most progressive facility managers in the country took
OSU facilities from a good operation to the leading edge of energy effectiveness.
For more information go to www.nweei.org.
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