APEGBC's Greening Your Engineering Practice

Event Details

Sep
16
Date & Time Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 8:00am - 12:30pm
Host The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
Region Vancouver
Location Vancouver
Contact Ailene Lim
Email alim@apeg.bc.ca
Telephone 604-430-8035 Ext.4899
Website www.apeg.bc.ca
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This ½ day workshop will provide ideas, solutions and future direction for companies wanting to green their practice. We will explore and define a roadmap to assist your journey so your personal and business values match and you stay ahead of the curve. 

This workshop will interest and benefit engineers in public or private sectors, in both management and employee positions.

This workshop will interest and benefit engineers in public or private sectors, in both management and employee positions. Participants in this workshop will learn and explore the following topics: What are the drivers/benefits to greening our companies? Aligning business and values Identifying and overcoming barriers to change From ideas to implementation and evaluation; Practical roadmap for implementing change How to engage and challenge; management, staff and building owners Business case for moving/renovating green; statistics on values, health and productivity Meeting government, provincial and regional mandates; carbon neutrality, net zero waste, etc.