Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 5

TODAY March 30 Benefit Brunch Brunch and silent auction proceeds to benefit the Bellevue Club oundation $35 adults $1750 under 15 Bellevue Club 525 Bellevue Ave Oakland reservations 451 1000 wwwreceptionbellevueorg Performance Vienna based fortepianist Richard uller plays Balbastre' Pleyel Jadin CPE Bach and Haydn $18 general $15 members seniors stu dents 5 pm MusicSources 1000 The Alameda Berkeley reservations: 528 1685 Hanging" hands on 9:30 am to 4 pm Watering Systems (drip irrigation) seminar $50 10 am to 3 pm Building Education Center 812Page St West Berkeley 525 7610 Live Music An evening of music and spoken word $1 5 7 pm La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave Berkeley 849 2568 wwwlapenaorg Puppet Show Children's airyland presents The Princess and the Pea puppets and script by Randal Metz $6 per person infants free 11 am 2 pm and 4 pm infants under 1 free Children's airyland 699 Bellevue Ave Oak land 452 2259 wwwfairylandorg Meeting Black Native American Association meeting 1 :30 to 3 pm San Antonio District House 2228 East 15th St Oakland 536 1715 Oral History Recordings Our Own Words: The Negro Spirituals Heri tage Keepers" recordings of Oakland's first oral history project free 3 to 5 pm Lissen Hall 5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland MONDAY I March 31 Book Historian and author Chuck Wollenberg discusses his new book A City In History" 7 pm Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kit tredge Berkeley 981 6241 wwwberkeleypubliclibraryorg Send listings two weeks in advance to the Community Calendar co The Oakland Tribune 7677 Oakport St Suite 950 Oakland 94621 call 51 0 208 6450 fax 51 0 208 6477 or mail TribCaioak Iandtribunecom I KTOP TV Today's government pro gramming on KTOP TV (cable Channel 10) includes: 8:30 am Info Access 3:30 pm The Road to Recovery Medication Assisted Therapies 4:30 pm National Gallery Paul Gauguin 1 5:30 pm Between the Lines: Kathy Prestonauthor of 'The One" KDOL TV programming on the Oakland Public educational access station Channel 27 on Comcast Cable includes: 5 am Democracy Now! News 8 am Teaching Reading 3 5 New Literacies of the In aernetTeaching English Lan guage Learners 9 am Teaching ulticu I tural Literature Research and Discovery: Shirley Sterling and Laura Tohe 1 6 pm Democracy Works 7 pm Project Citizen 1 7:30 pm California Green: Green Waste 1 8 pm California Water UsingWater Wisely 8:30 pm Doin' the Green Thing episode 3 9 pm Partners: Soil Ex plorers 1 9:30 pm Aging in LA: Reverse Mortgages 10 pm Info Access 10 am Write in the Middle Creating a Commu nity of Writers 11 am English Composi tion PersuasionReading As a Thinker 1 12 pm Teaching Reading' 3 5 Teaching Diverse Learn ersAssessment and Account ability 1 1 pm NASA Educa tional ile 2 pm OUSD Spotlight 5 pm Classic Arts TV 11 pm Classic Arts TV 'TV TT SMtSPAY March 30 2008 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE The case for preserving historic sites Community Calendar 4 NEWS 5 HE PRESIDENT of the National Trust for Historic Preservation yj was in Berkeley last week making the case that preserving historic buildings is ultimate and is better for the environment "It takes energy to manufac ture or materials more energy to transport them to a construe tign site still more energy to assemble them into a building and all of that energy is em bodied in the finished struc ture" Richard Moe said Thursday at irst Church of Christ Scientist Idf the structure is demo lished and landfilled Moe ex plained the energy locked up in it is totally wasted What's more the demolition uses more energy and of course the construction of a new building in its place uses more yet Existing buildings are vast repositories of energy that should never be discarded lightly Moe said Moe's talk was sponsored by several local organizations including the Berkeley Archi tectural Heritage Association Oakland Heritage Alliance and riends of irst Church Berkeley Moe sees the retention and reuse of historic buildings as an essential tool for sustaining our environmental resources The United States may have only 5 percent of the world's population Moe said but it is responsible for 22 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions He said cars trucks trains and airplanes generally take the blame for generating these emissions but the construction and oper ation of buildings'causes far more emissions by a ratio I ofnearly 2 to I that fact in mind" Moe said is clear that any 1 solution to climate change must address the need to re duce emissions by being wiser about how we design and use our buildings" 1 JE BBI Mito 1 1 II 'Illi 1 hi I is! 4 il I I II i i "I wrwrn Ti KTrT I1izv4n M1 Annalee ALLEN buildings can go green An ever growing array of products that help to make older build ings even more energy efficient without compromising their distinctive historic character are now available in the marketplace Moe said He also announced the launch of a trust sponsored by the Sustainability Initiative where select cities (Seattle is the first) will develop and implement zoning ordinances building codes and other plans that support the reuse and retrofit of existing build ings Projects showing how historic structures can "go green" will also be highlighted along with partnerships with universities environmental groups and other community based organizations to pro mote the concept of recycling buildings He called upon Bay Area communities to join To learn more about cli mate change the built envi ronment and the role of historic preservation visit wwwpreservationnationorg or a complete transcript speech visit wwwber keleyheritagecom RICHARD MOE the National Trust for Historic Preservation president spoke in Berkeley Thursday advocating for the reuse of older buildings such as the landmark Hotel Oakland shown here in a postcard provided by the Cultural Heritage Survey Moe would like folks to see the connection between envi ronmental responsibility and sustainable development "Our buildings are renew able nnt disnnsjihlp tp sources ne saia He also dispelled the myth that historic buildings are en ergy hogs and are not nearly as energy efficient as new buildings Many historic buildings have thick solid walls and therefore use a smaller degree of energy needed for heating and cooling he said He cited data from the US Energy In formation Agency that said 1 buildings constructed before 1920 are more energy efficient are perfect models of efficient than those built at any time energy use Moe acknowl afterward edged but contrary to what Moe sees the retention and reuse of historic buildings as an essential tool for sustaining our environmental resources Buildings designed before the widespread use of electricity featured transoms high ceilings' and large win dows tor natural light and ven tilation The use of shaded porches and other features tended to reduce solar expo sure Siding and landscaping favored by architects and builders of the past maxi mized sun exposure during the winter months and mini mized it during warmer months This was all before the onset of energy guzzling air conditioning of course Not all historic buildings 1 TO PURCHASE TICKETS wwwmmsrafflecom 888 422 0221 5 earn EARLY BIRD DRAWING 3 $14 Millio House Choose $1 Million in Cash OUR SPONSORS WELLS ARGO ABOUT THE RALE A limited number of 1 50 tickets will be sold The Grand Prize winner chooses either the $14 million home in Santa Cruz or $1 million in cash 280 total prizes also available 1 in 1 00 chance to win a prize Individuals who purchase two or more tickets are automatically entered into the bonus Multi Ticket Drawing for over $50000 in luxury prizes Net proceeds benefit MounfMadonna School a private non profit school located in the south Santa Cruz Mountains COL IMUfglA banker To Benefit (Mount (Madonna School ABOUT THE DREAM HOUSE This 3 bedroom 3 bath modern Craftsman home is custom designed for spaciousness and comfort It is just two blocks from the ocean on the desirable west sid of Santa Cruz or more photos detailed specifications and floor plan visit wwwmmsrafflecom ENTRY DEADLINE: riday April 4 2008 PRIZES: $15000 $5000 3 prizes of $1000 each All entries received by Aprl 4 will be entered into Early Bird Drawing 3 all subsequent early bird drawings as well as the Grand Prize Drawing Enter today to increase your chances of winning a prize Jlra! 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