Events

The Alexandria Earth Day celebration will be held at Ben Brenman Park (4800 Brenman Park Dr.) on Saturday, April 21, 2012, from 10 am to 2 pm.

The event will include green building learning sessions, educational exhibits, demonstrations, hands-on activities for children, a tree sale, and the 2nd annual Trashion Fashion Show!

Please check back for new details and information on other Earth Day-related events around the City!

The Green Building Resource Center Goes Live at Earth Day

The City of Alexandria T&ES, Office of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Policy Commission will host a tent at Alexandria Earth Day entitled the Green Building Resource Center. The tent will house exhibitors in the energy audit, energy retrofit, green landscaping, renewable energy, and green building industry to provide residents information on how to design, build and maintain their homes and businesses in an eco-friendly manner.

The following topics will be presented, similar to Pecha Kucha style in that the presenters will provide the information in a creative and highly abbreviated form.

• ABCs of Going Green — this session will provide residents information on do-it-yourself improvements to conserve energy, water, and other resources while improving comfort in their home. Installation of renewable energy technologies will be highlighted as well.
  
  
• Consumer's Guide to Purchasing Green Vehicles — this session will provide residents information on the economic and environmental benefits of purchasing electric, plug-in hybrids, and other low emission vehicles.  We are planning to have a CHEVY VOLT present as well.
  
  
• Green Landscaping for You and the Chesapeake Bay — this session will provide residents eco-friendly landscaping options to help beautify their home’s landscape while reducing water consumption and protecting the watershed.

Visit the Virtual Green Building Resource Center at http://www.alexandriava.gov/gbrc.