Scottsdale Green Building Lecture: House Call Alert – Dec. 1

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House Call Alert!
Date: Thursday, Dec. 1
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road (northwest corner of McDowell and Granite Reef, behind the convenience store)
Learn strategies to safely detox your home and workplace using eco-healthy products, fresh air ventilation and organic pesticides to achieve a chemical-free environment.
Dorie Morales, CEO, Publisher and Editor in Chief, Green Living Magazine
In 2010, Mrs. Morales partnered in the start-up magazine, Green Living Magazine. The magazine was met with warm reception when it debuted, as it provided a functional and fun approach to leading a sustainable life and continues to do so today. Mrs. Morales is deeply rooted in the Phoenix “green scene.” She is involved in many organizations that focus on sustainability, including the Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Forward, Local First Arizona and USGBC Arizona.

 

Diann Peart, Principal, Truce LLC
Diann Peart is principal and visionary at Truce LLC, a Tempe-based company that manufactures and distributes chemical-free household cleaning products, pet products and personal products. Diann earned a Ph.D. in Botany-Ecology from Arizona State University and is also a certified permaculture practitioner. In 2008 she co-founded the company and introduced the products at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market. Within the first year, the products were picked up by Whole Foods Market and the company began its growth trajectory. Truce is committed to maintaining the smallest carbon footprint possible and sources all ingredients in the US. A Green America Approved Business, Truce is Gold Level. Environmental Working Group has ranked the products ‘A’.

Admission: The lecture series is sponsored by the Scottsdale Green Building Program. The lectures are free and open to the public; no reservations are needed.

Contact: Anthony Floyd, green building program manager, city of Scottsdale, afloyd@ScottsdaleAZ.gov,
480-312-4202.

Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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