Promoting Green Architecture in Northern Virginia and the DC metropolitan Area. Green Architecture around the whole-life-cycle concept; from the choice of materials used, through the design, construction, operation and eventual recycle or demise of the building.

Meet other local members of the Green Party to discuss today's hot issues.

The goal of this group is to learn and discuss techniques, strategies and resources for making improvements to your home and network with other local people interested in topics related to homes. A subject matter expert will do a short presentation on the topic of interest at each meetup. We will meet every other month. The discussions are free. Discussion topics will include home building, construction, green building, eco-friendly habits for the home, home decorating, remodeling, landscapin …

The Capitol Hill Energy Cooperative was formed in 2008 to address renewable energy and environmental issues that are of concern to neighbors in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. We seek to reduce the carbon footprint of Capitol Hill residents by promoting and educating the community about sustainable energy choices. The mission of the organization is tri-fold: Self-education on green/energy issues Promotion and facilitation of green/renewable energy projects/installations …

… We will also present topics on the "hardware" of sustainability such as Low Impact Development, green architecture and design, rain gardens, green roofs, and much more! Some of these Meet UPs will be organized by Cohousing Collaborative. AND we are inviting YOU to organize a topic you are interested in. If you want to organize a discussion through this Meet Up one of our Meet Up organizers will assist you. We want this site to be a two-way (actually -- a multi-way) conversation for advancing com …

This is a group to learn more about small steps to take to become more green.

Meetup of folks in the DC metro area who are interested in and / or building tiny houses. Also, folks living in small spaces and interested in urban development / zoning issues related to living in tiny houses on wheels, boats, etc.

Also referred to as environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity is when someone reacts negatively to chemicals and toxins. Epidemiologic studies show that about 30% of the population is sensitive to common chemicals and foods with between 3.5% and 6% seriously sensitive. This group is a social and support group for those who have found that they are unable to tolerate many of the foods and chemicals that society takes for granted. These include paints, pollens, molds, plastics, gases, s …

… We come from different professions such as architects, engineers, Passive House consultants, developers, home owners and others.

… (NOTE: we do not receive any commission from the restaurant, the Meetup has been held at the Burma Restaurant because (a) it is only about one block from the Metro Station (red, green, yellow lines), (b) food is excellent and reasonably priced for downtown DC, (c) it saves everybody's time to meet at the same time and place each month on the 3rd Sundays (d) the event takes over the entire restaurant with two rooms and it has accommodated 30 to 60 people each month for this Meetup for Conversatio …

… This gathering will be in my home located in the Bloomingdale area near Big Bear Cafe and Bloomdingdale's Sundays Farmers Market. The kitchen is large and spacious as is the dinning area; a perfect place to mingle and feast! There is a $20 suggested donation to cover the costs of all the organic produce. If you are unable to cover this donation, please contact me and we can work something out. If you have your own garden or CSA, we might beable to work out a trade!  RSVP to: LivingFoodsL …

I would like to bring beauty back. Pure, raw, natural, true honest beauty which seems to be shunned because of F alse E vidence A ppearing R eal (F E A R). Let's bring BEAUTY back to the frontlines in every possible way. This group is open to serious positive BSFs only. Anyone who has natural home remedies, ideas and/or support of all aspects of living. Each and everyone of us have unique beautiful contributions. Beautiful Souls must resonate from within, from our hearts, by way of Unity-One Lov …

I just had a baby boy in June, and am continually alarmed with how fast he's growing. There are some days I look at him and could swear he grew an inch overnight. He grows out of clothes so fast, there are some things that have never even been used. I'm not fond of the idea of discarding perfectly good clothes, and I figured there are many parents out there who wold love to get together and get rid of the things they don't need anymore, knowing they will be used again. So! If you've g …