What: Spend a few minutes or the entire hour and a half inspecting these houses developed by HOPE of Evansville and funded by the City of Evansville, the state and U.S. Deptartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
When: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Where: Location 1: 103 Madison Avenue, Evansville, IN 47713
Location 2:1201 Culver Drive, Evansville, IN 47713
Cost: Free, please RSVP to Dee Massey at dmassey@happeandsons.com

What: This presentation will overview geothermal applications which utilize a ground loop
system combined with a cooling tower. A hybrid application can optimize the first cost of a geothermal ground loop system without operational penalties. This meeting is co-sponsored by the Indiana Chapters of USGBC and ASHRAE.
When: Tuesday, April 13th, 2010, 6:00 PM - Tech Session; 6:45 PM - Dinner Starts; 7:00 PM - Program Start
Where: Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University Campus, Bloomington, In.
Cost: $20 per person - includes dinner and the program. Students are free. RSVP by April 9th
See chapter newsletter for program registration and additional information.

This month's program will be a special event brought to you by Knauf Insulation - a USGBC Indiana gold-level sponsor and producer of EcoBatt Glasswool Insulation using ECOSE technology.

In February of 2007, Knauf Insulation suffered a horrific fire that destroyed their engineering and research facilities. Out of the rubble came a golden opportunity to not only rebuild, but do so in a way consistent with Knauf's commitment to energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Their new Shelbyville headquarters has achieved LEED Gold Certification.

As part of the April 21st program, Kanuf Insulation is offering a free tour of their Shelbyville plant. This will afford attendees an exciting opportunity to get an inside look at the manufacturing process of Knauf Insulation. This will require and earlier arrival (4:00pm) to accommodate the program meeting agenda. A separate RSVP is requested for the early tour.

When: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where: Knauf Insulation
100 Knauf Drive
Shelbyville, IN 46176
Cost: FREE to all attendees
Parking: Free parking
Register: Click here to RSVP for the Plant Tour. Event can only accommodate the first 80 registrants.

This month's program will be a special event brought to you by Knauf Insulation - a USGBC Indiana gold-level sponsor and producer of EcoBatt Glasswool Insulation using ECOSE technology.

In February of 2007, Knauf Insulation suffered a horrific fire that destroyed their engineering and research facilities. Out of the rubble came a golden opportunity to not only rebuild, but do so in a way consistent with Knauf's commitment to energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Their new Shelbyville headquarters has achieved LEED Gold Certification.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 21st when Knauf Insulation hosts the USGBC Indiana Central Branch meeting, accompanied by the plaque presentation and open house of the new Knauf headquarters. We would greatly appreciate your participation.

When: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Where: Knauf Insulation
100 Knauf Drive
Shelbyville, IN 46176
Cost: FREE to all attendees
Parking: Free parking
Register: Click here to RSVP for the Program. Event can only accommodate the first 80 registrants.

What: The Next Step to Emergin Economies: A Green City Business Initiative
When: Thursday, Aprill 22, 2010 from 8:00am-4:30pm (EST)
Where: The Grand Wayne Convention Center
120 West Jefferson Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

What: Committee updates and the introduction of the Membership Committee
When: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: The Troyer Group, 550 Union Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544
Cost: Free

PLANETINDY2010
Get ready for the greenest speaker series in town. Planet Indy talks at the IMA tackle life issues from a sustainable, creative perspective.

What: Gestalt Gardening with Felder Rushing
When: Thursday, April 22; 7:00pm
Where: The TOBY (Randall L. Marianne W. Tobias Theater)
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Cost: $7 Public; $4 IMA members; FREE to IMA Horticultural Society members; ticket required
For more information, please visit imamuseum.org or call 317.955.2339.

On the final Satruday of every April, thousands of Hoosiers head to downtown Indianapolis to attend one of the nationa's largest Earth Day festivals.

The Earth Day Indiana Festival combines 130 environmental and conservation exhibits with live music from some of Indiana's best new bands, special activities for kids and good food. An estimated 30,000 people attended the 2009 Eather Day Indiana Festival. That's the most visitors ever, and they are still growing!

When: Satruday, April 24, 2010 from 11am-4pm
Where: Celebration Plaza at White River State Park
801 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN
Get Involved!
For more information, visit Earth Day Indiana's website.

Live Green and Prosper!