Events

  Detroit, Dallas and Despotism: A 3-D View of Sustainability  Tuesday, September 21, 5:00 p.m. Speaker: Eric Corey Freed, San Francisco architect and author of Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies After a decade of talk about the need for green buildings, the question is no longer why we need to go green, the question is how. American cities are confronting serious sustainability issues and are in dire need of tangible, deployable & affordable solutions. This talk explores the lost city of Detroit by analyzing its decline from the once great "American Dream City" and mapping out a plan for transforming it into an urban oasis of sustainability. The lessons learned here could be applied to every rust belt and industrial city in the country. In stark contrast, we investigate the city of Dallas, a place born from the oil industry but now developing one of the most sustainable city blocks in the US. The third "D" of the talk delves into the growing trend of despotism and the strange forces working against the greening of the economy. The Green Dream Team is a group of experts dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive selection of services to improve, remodel, build, furnish, and landscape your home - always in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. For more information, contact Rich Wingerter at 650-207-8014 or visit http://www.meetup.com/Green-Making-for-the-Silicon-Valley-Area/calendar/14125892/

    Joan Blades & Nanette Fondas Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. The Custom-Fit Workplace: Choose When, Where, and How To Work and Boost Your Bottom Line  BUY NOW Ideas for transforming the workplace to fit today's workforce In this book, Blades and Fondas offer business professionals an indispensable handbook for transforming the way we work and breaking free from the old, inflexible, 40-hour workweek. The authors show creative ways for individuals to fit work requirements with life obligations, and persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Readers will finish the book convinced of the place of custom-fit work arrangements in today's workplace--and of how honoring employees' lives outside of work is an effective and innovative strategy for both managers and organizations. Featuring compelling stories of companies like Jet Blue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the book profiles strategies that are gaining traction in workplaces across the country: - New twists on traditional flexible hours and part-time work strategies- Virtual workplaces- Results-Only Work Environments (ROWEs)- "Babies at Work" programs- "On ramp and off ramp" opportunitiesPractical and engaging, " The Custom-Fit Workplace "provides individuals and employers the tools they need to be successful and happy both at work and in life.