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Dear Mr. Archive,
This is definitely my final information circular for today and for a little while. Some events happening this week and next, also an interesting Seminar being hosted by NEES, training for Local Climate Change Action Plans and a great new course at UCC, MA in Landscape, Built Heritage and Design.
Green Drinks at Tom Barry's, Barrack Street from 8pm
Green drinks is a get together to allow people with an interest in sustainability and the environment to chat in an informal way.All welcome.
Global Action Plan Training at We Made This, South Presentation commencing 25th July
This training which will be facilitated by Jennifer Muscheidt, CEF, will commence on the 25th July for a period of 6 weeks. The workshop style training will run from 10.30am -12pm easch Thursday. The training deals with the everyday issues of Waste, Energy, Water, Transport, Consumerism and Community.
If you are interested in participating please contact Norma Roche, We Made This at 086 0236442.
IWT Forthcoming Events
The Cork Branch of the Irish Wildilfe Trust are offering a woodland walk on the 15th June a woodland walk. This is a great opportunity and the walk will be led by Eugene Curran an expert in woodland management. Betsborough Woods is especially beautiful at this time of the year. The walk is easy. The walk will also involve learning about how woodlands are managed and about trees and wildflowers that can be found in a woodland at this time of year. Everyone is welcome. The event is FREE.
Meeting in Betsborough Wood, near Skibbereen. Time 2pm. Opposite the old creamery at Cloghan. This is three miles from Skibbereen on the Caheragh Road. Contact the branch if you need a map. This is an interesting walk and not to be missed. Bring pack lunch, footwear for walking and waterproof and warm clothing.
Contact the Cork Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust at corkbranch@gmail.com or Katrina on 0872106373 for further details and map of directions.
NEES Project Selects Best Practices & Seminar at CCAE on 25th June
The NEES Project is a partnership of 8 academic and research agencies and social enterprises, funded under the EU’s Northern Periphery Programme to identify best practice and to disseminate the benefits of using natural and recycled products found in the Region, and the professional services that promote their use. To achieve this aim, NEES has had 2 public Calls for Best Practises, receiving over 50 submissions to date from 5 partner regions.
We try to combat climate change by promoting energy efficiency. But how energy efficient are the products that we are using for this purpose? How much energy is expended in their production and how much waste is generated? The NEES (Natural Energy Efficiency and Sustainability) Project believes that we could save more energy and reduce the carbon foot-print of house-building and retrofit if used materials and processes that needed less energy to produce and had less impact on the environment of their entire Life Cycle. This will be the theme of a Seminar to be held at Cork Centre for Architectural Education (UCC) at 2 PM on June 25th. Project partners will also present their experience to date in identifying and applying Best Practices in natural products and services that enhance energy efficiency and originate from the Northern Periphery of Europe.
Placemaking and Climate Change Training Programme
The cost to attend these day long sessions is £170 / Euro 205 plus VAT and if you wish to attend please email us here.
Cork
- How to Develop Local Climate Change Action Plans 21st June 2013
Lastly an interesting new course in UCC, having attended the Walkability Seminar yesterday and with my involvement in EcCoWell this course is timely and can strengthen the cross sectoral approach to planning.
New MA in Landscape, Built Heritage and Design here in UCC.
The new MA is now on the UCC calendar for 2013. It is a one-year taught course aimed at a general intake from people with different academic backgrounds. Some of the modules can also be taken by professionals of various kinds looking for CPD or ‘top-up’ skills. In our rationale for developing it we have promoted the need…” to explore, in a cross disciplinary setting, the ways in which sustainable decisions can be made about built environments, heritage and landscape assets everywhere. With a practical focus, it will develop awareness of how new development can respect the character, traditions and quality of existing places while – in appropriate circumstances – facilitating change, improvement and development…”.
Best regards,
Bernie
Bernie Connolly
Development Coordinator
Mount Camel
Kilcolman
Enniskeane
Co. Cork
Email: bernadette@cef.ie
Mobile: 083 1468064
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