The Green Scene Bus Tour is your chance
to experience the latest and greatest in
commercial green construction in the
Valley of the Sun.
Come join us on Earth Day,
Tuesday April 22nd 2008.
Scheduled tour stops will include the
Tempe Transportation Center,
Papago Gateway Center and
Scottsdale's Granite Reef Senior Center.
Click here for more tour details.
The Green Scene Bus Tour is a part of
Valley Forward's Livability Summit,
Healthy Living in the Desert. Featured speakers
include Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley,
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, 17th Surgeon
General Richard Carmona, NPR Host
Steve Curwood, and ASU's Dean of the
College of Design Wellington Reiter.
One registration fee includes
all discussions and speakers, the
afternoon bus tour and meals.



Valley Forward & Green Ideas Partner To Offer Cities LEED Training / Accreditation

As part of this year's Livability Summit, two municipal representatives will receive free workshop training on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from Green Ideas Environmental Building Consultants, plus Valley Forward will donate the fee for them to take the US Green Building Council LEED professional accreditation exam. Any Valley community that sends even just one representative to this event is eligible for a drawing to win this prize, valued at $1,600. The city or town manager in the winning community will be asked to identify a staff person to take advantage of this offer.

The carbon emissions produced by buses at
this event will be neutralized through the
purchase of carbon offsets. Plans are in
place to make the entire Livability Summit
carbon negative.