Grow Community Events
Architect Jonathan Davis will speak at Dwell on Design
Friday, June 21st 2013, 4pm
Though you’d be forgiven for thinking that prefab design is little more than whatever factory-made box can fit on the back of a flatbed, poky little prefab homes tell only half the story. Thanks to hybridized construction, the endless possibilities of modular building, and an ever-mounting appetite for efficient housing, we’re seeing more and more square footage with a prefabbed roof over its head. In this session we’ll talk with architects Leo Marmol, Whitney Sander, and Jonathan Davis—who will also share images of their recent projects—about how prefab housing is scaling up.
Past Events
Washington Energy Forum Lunch - Grow Community: A New Standard in Green Housing & Sustainable Communities
Thursday, May 23th 2013, 11.30am-1pm
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP | 701 5th Ave., Ste. 6200, Seattle WA 98104
Grow Community architect Jonathan Davis of Davis Studio Architecture + Design will lead a discussion about the innovative project, the One Planet Community concept, and the potential for green housing and sustainable communities.
Lunch will be provided. There is no charge, but please RSVP so we are sure to order enough food. Forum activities are informal and open to all. Join us and be a part of the conversation.
Grow Community on this years NW Green Home Tour
Saturday, April 27th 2013, 11am-5pmGrow Model Homes | 428 Grow Avenue NW
Grow Community will be one of the stops on this years NW Green Home Tour. Co-produced by Northwest Eco Building Guild Seattle Chapter and Built Green this tour is a FREE spring event. It is the 3rd Annual NW Green Home Tour for Seattle, Bainbridge Island + Eastside.
Come visit our Built Green 5 Star Homes!
To learn more about the tour go to the NW Eco Building Guild website.
Earth Day BEE fun!
At the T&C 14th Annual Earth Day Community Fair
Saturday, April 20th 2013, 11am-3pm
TOWN & COUNTRY MARKET
Did you know native Mason bees are exceptionally hard working super pollinators? Six mason bees will pollinate one fruit tree, compared to 10,000 honeybees. Visit our Grow Community booth at the 14th annual Town & Country Market Earth Day Community Fair on Saturday April 20th 11am-3pm where we will be BUZZY making Mason Bee Houses. Come and build one with us.
Its going to BEE fun so BEE there!
Grow Community Brokers Open
Thursday, March 28th 2013, 12-3pm
428 Grow Avenue NW, Bainbridge Island
Calling all Real Estate Agents! Have you heard about Grow Community? A net-zero One Planet community under construction right here on Bainbridge Island. Want to learn more about the energy efficient solar homes we are selling? Have a client that might want to live here? Join us Thursday 28th for a Brokers Open: tasty treats, model home tours, and even a raffle!
Futurewise Spring Luncheon - Connecting the Dots
Saturday, March 20th 2013, noonThe Seattle Sheraton
Mark your calendar and join us as we celebrate 22 years of promoting healthy communities and cities, while protecting farmland, forests and shorelines for this and future generations. The spring Luncheon will highlight how Futurewise is connecting the dots to create strong healthy communities in Washington State.
For more information on attending, sponsoring or hosting a table, please call Andrea Johnson at (206) 343-0681 x 122 or e-mail at andrea@futurewise.org
Oasis 2013 - Sustainability 301 Event
Saturday, March 7th 2013, all dayThe Oasis at Sodo Park | 3220 2st Avenue South, Seattle WA 98134
Join speakers Marja Preston, President of Grow Community, and Jonathan Davis with Davis Studio Architecture + Design at the Oasis 2013 event on March 7th. This event will explore advanced techniques for sustainable building and leadership. A full day of inspiring, fast-paced presentations and long-form workshops will provide a forum for practitioners to gain the tools and understanding they need to make a real difference. We will delve into emerging products, installation methods and sustainable systems. This forum brings together the people who are shaping our sustainable future, on a local and national level. The speakers will inspire. The workshops will engage. Expect to master knowledge and skills that will improve your performance and market share while honing your collective ability to make the difference you want to make.
Register for the event here.
Marja Preston speaks at BLOOM SEATTLE
February 7th 2013, 6pm1927 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA
Bloom! is Seattle’s Green TED – an evening of innovative speakers working in sustainability: social, environmental, and economic. Eight speakers, including our very own Marja Preston, will have eight minutes each to inspire us with their stories, and the bar will have all night to inspire us with their cocktails. Get your tickets for Thursday, February 7th! They've got a serious rockstar lineup for you talking about the likes of nuclear power, cupcakes, commercial and residential development, food forests, and re-inventing the toilet.
To learn more about the speakers, see the Bloom Seattle website.
Get your early bird tickets here. Because of Bloom’s history of selling out, they have moved to a larger venue in downtown Seattle: 1927 Events (1927 3rd Ave).
GROW - Intergenerational Living Workshop
January 26th 2013, 1-4pmVineyard Lane - Fireside Room, Bainbridge Island
We want your ideas!
Are you interested in joining the Grow Team to explore intergenerational living options at Grow Community? We will be hosting a workshop to gather your thoughts and plan these spaces. Click the link below for more details.
Learn more and RSVP for this workshop here
GROW - Community Center Design Workshop
January 12th 2013Vineyard Lane - Fireside Room, Bainbridge Island
We want your ideas!
Are you interested in joining the Grow Team to help shape the neighborhood Community Center at Grow Community? We will be hosting a series of interactive workshops in January to gather your thoughts and plan these spaces. Click the links below for more details.
Grow Phase 3 Workshop - Community Center Design:
Sat, Jan 12 - 1-4pm
Learn more and RSVP for this workshop here
Green and Energy Star Appraising - How Agents Effect the Process #C7185
Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 9am - 4.30pmGrow Model Homes, Bainbridge Island
This 7-clock hour class is designed to give Puget Sound real estate brokers and home inspectors a thorough knowledge of green and energy efficient features and benefits from the appraiser’s perspective. You will learn to identify the specific components of green and energy efficient homes with an understanding of the added value components bring and which components have social/marketing value and which components have quantitative value.
GROWdrinks / Grow Chamber After Hours Event
Grow Model Homes, Bainbridge Island
PHC Construction and Grow Community will be co-hosting the next GROWdrinks - a Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce After Hours event at the Grow Model Homes on Thursday December 13th. Join us and the community at large for an evening of hospitality and a great opportunity for networking.
'Beyond the Points', AIA Panel Discussion: Summing up Sustainability - LEED vs Built Green in Multifamily Buildings
December 6th 2012, 3 - 5pm GGLO Office Marja Preston, President of Grow Community, will be one of 4 panelists for Part 2: Summing up Sustainability, of a discussion, hosted by AIA Seattle, about LEED vs Built Green in Multifamily Buildings. This discussion will continue this conversation by addressing the more visionary sustainable certification systems of Passive House, Living Building Challenge, and One Planet Living in the context of multifamily housing. These certification systems challenge the city and developers to take sustainability a step further. Practical implementation of these systems will be discussed by leaders of these organizations and the city. Go here for more details and to register for the event.YMCA Earth Service Corps Vision 2029 Summit
December 7th 2012, 9 - 1pm The Metrocenter YMCA (909 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104) Join some of our youngest environmental advocates at the annual YMCA Earth Service Corps Vision 2029 Summit! TOMORROW. Grow team member Greg Lotakis will be hosting a discussion table on Low Impact Design. Click here for more details.Sustainable Seattle's 2012 Sustainability Leadership Awards Dinner
Grow Drinks - Seattle
Jonathan Davis Speaks at 'Green Homes Event'
Pumpkin Carving with Peacock Pre-schoolers
Solar Washington - 2012 National Solar Tour
Grow Welcome Garden Harvest
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Washington Environmental Council Event at Grow
