Image courtesy of Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods is sponsoring it's first-ever contest to offer Chicago local, nonprofit, green organizations the chance to win up to $25,000!.

Five nonprofit organizations in Chicaqgo will compete via in-store voting at Chicago Whole Foods Market locations:

Active Transportation Alliance http://www.activetrans.org/

Chicago Environmental Fund http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/

Growing Home http://www.growinghomeinc.org/

NeighborSpace http://neighbor-space.org/main.htm

Seven Generations Ahead http://sevengenerationsahead.org/

The winning prizes will be announced at a media event at the Whole Foods Lincoln Park location on March 24, 2011 at 6pm.
1st place – 5% Community Support Day on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
2nd place – One Dime at a Time Bag Refund Recipient April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
3rd place – $3,000 cash donation
Please stop in to a nearby Whole Foods to vote for your favorite nonprofit organization between March 9, 2011 through March 23, 2011.

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The City of Chicago offers classes on "Green" topics at the Chicago Center for Green Technology and at other locations around the area.

TITLE: Tweet Home Chicago Bird Houses
TIME: Open during regular building hours
DATES: August 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010
LOCATION: Chicago Center for Green Technology,
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60612
FEE: Free, open to the public

This spring the City of Chicago and Chicago Park District hosted Tweet Home Chicago, a bird house design and build competition, to raise awareness about birds and bird habitat.
More than 130 adults and youth submitted creative, functional bird houses made of sustainable materials with a Chicago bird-friendly location in mind.

These whimsical bird houses are being displayed in Chicago parks and other locations across the city introducing residents to steps they can take to help our feathered friends–beyond bird houses.
Several of the submissions are currently on display throughout CCGT and sites across the city.

***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this event listing. This site's editor is a graduate of the C3 program and is happy to post the listing for this excellent Chicago Green Tech U event.***

The City of Chicago offers classes on "Green" topics at the Chicago Center for Green Technology and at other locations around the area.

TITLE: What We Worry About: Ten Chicago Artists & Our Green Concerns
TIME: Open during regular building hours
DATES: October 7, 2010 through December 16, 2010
LOCATION: Chicago Center for Green Technology,
2nd Floor Hallway
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60612
FEE: Free, open to the public

In partnership with the Global Alliance of Artists, CCGT is hosting a unique collection of art works created by ten Chicago visual artists.

The artists will present their perspectives on concerns ranging from Chicago’s environmental challenges to the global challenge of climate change.

Join us at the opening reception on Thursday, October 7 from 5:30-7:30 PM to meet the artists and hear more about their projects.

***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this event listing. This site's editor is a graduate of the C3 program and is happy to post the listing for this excellent Chicago Green Tech U event.***

The City of Chicago offers classes on "Green" topics at the Chicago Center for Green Technology and at other locations around the area.

TITLE: USGBC 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition
TIME: Open during regular building hours
DATES: September 7, 2010 through December 30, 2010
LOCATION: Chicago Center for Green Technology,
2nd Floor Hallway
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60612
FEE: Free, open to the public

View the winning submissions from the USGBC 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition.  In a partnership between USGBC and The Salvation Army’s EnviRenew Initiative, this national design competition challenges entrants to design homes that demonstrate both short-term and long-term affordability, a high quality of life for their residents, and replicable strategies that contribute to our understanding of how to build affordably, efficiently and with minimal impact on the environment.

The design criteria for the home included a small footprint not to exceed 880 square feet, a budget not to exceed $100,000 in construction costs, demonstrate hurricane resistance, incorporate principals of universal design and must meet the requirements of LEED for Homes Platinum certification.

The first place student and emerging professional designs will advance to compete at the national level where four designs will be selected by a jury of industry peers and Broadmoor residents.  These four homes will be constructed and undergo a yearlong measurement and verification period to determine the actual versus designed levels of energy efficiency.

***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this event listing. This site's editor is a graduate of the C3 program and is happy to post the listing for this excellent Chicago Green Tech U event.***