Meet other local people who are interested in green jobs, sustainable living practices, making their homes environmentally friendly, and enjoying casual conversation and social networking. Discuss techniques for making your home green! Learn from local Green Gurus. Join the growing Bethesda Green community that serves as a catalyst and trusted resource in building a healthy economy and sustainable community. For more info, go to www.bethesdagreen.org

Meet other people who are interested in developing a new cohousing community in Montgomery County, Maryland, based on green building principles. Our goal is to create a multi-generational, cross-cultural community, and a lifelong learning experience. Come and find out more about this exciting project! Please visit www.cohousing.org for more general information on cohousing.

Meet other local people who live in, or are interested in making DC a Transition town with an Intentional Community, that will encompass Clean Energy, Freecycle, Natural Building, Organic Farming, Community Salvage, New Urbanism & Sustainable Development, Permaculture, Frugal Living/Voluntary Simplicity, Greentrification, Alternative Commerce, Greentrepreneurs, Training and Education. We welcome anyone who appreciates the enormity of the perfect storm of peak oil, global warming, food shortage, …

Come on in! We've changed the Meet Up name but not our mission! Cohousing Collaborative, LLC, is delighted to announce we are expanding this Meet Up site to include the many and varied activities surrounding building sustainable communities -- most particularly cohousing communities. This site will be focused on creating Meet UPs for folks to meet and discuss topics of social sustainability in our changing world. How can we help each other through these tough economic times? How can we encourage …

This is an invitation to participate in an informal discussion about green and sustainable companies and investments. If This is not a sales seminar but an open forum for you to bring you knowledge, expertise, interest, or just curiosity on Saturday June 13 from 3-5 PM. (Light refreshments served) Meeting with be held at 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 408.

Hello! We are currently undergoing a restructuring. As a result we closed off new memberships for now. It has been proposed that we realign the goals of this meetup group to meet the following: -life skills -lost arts -sustainability methods -emergency preparedness -survival without technology / wilderness survival We also need to explorer the way our group accepts new members, handles the identity requirements of fellow members and if we should make the group public. There has also been talk …

Want to meet other local individuals interested in exploring the growing DC Green Scene? If so, join us and have fun checking out new green restaurants, cafes, retail stores, bars & clubs, LEED buildings, health & wellness providers, recreational activities, or green travel and tourism options! Support and learn about local businesses that are greening their practices and making a difference. Pick up some new Green Living tips! Or share a few of your own! Help us build the buzz for Sustainable L …

What if you could do everything you normally do, but do it without consuming fossil fuels? What if you could power your entire home and/or car from solar panels on your roof? What if you could protect your children from their imminent financial burden of paying 10 times what you are paying for energy? If you like the sounds of what you just read, you should join us - we're forming a new cause, a new movement to change the way we perceive, retrieve and receive energy. We don't want to wait 20 mor …

Transition Richmond Virginia is a local, grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the network of local initiatives that are focused on building community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change, and the economic crisis. Based on the work of Transition Culture, Transition Richmond Virginia supports projects relating to local food production, mass transit, energy independence, education, and healthcare designed to create lives that are more abundant, fulfilling …

We are the Passive House people. Our group name is Mid-Atlantic Passive House  or MAPH. We promote energy efficiency, comfort, and clean air in the buildings, sustainable living, and carbon reduction by implementing Passive House standard into existing and new construction buildings. Our group purpose is to share knowledge, educate, discuss arising issues, and spread social awareness about the Passive House and sustainable living. Anybody who wish to learn, contribute or just be part of this …

Group pursuing the development of an environmentally friendly, human-scale neighborhood that fosters sharing and community in Richmond Our Current Mission Statement The mission of Richmond Cohousing is to create an intentional community of households who are good neighbors and conscientious environmental stewards. Living in close proximity and sharing resources and growing our own food, we increase quality of life by caring for one another, celebrating together, reducing consumption, decreasing  …

I decided to start this group after having been short listed for positions many times over the last year but only employed on short contractual projects.  I realized that I need other architectural and sustainability professionals to interact with and learn from to keep my skills in tact.  I thought if I need something like that, there must be others with the same needs.  If you are in a similar boat as me and want to keep your skills in tact, want constructive criticism, and support during time …

We are concerned about the future of our planet and the challenges we face in the next 100 years. If you are interested in sustainability issues, youth empowerment and environmental stewardship, join us for some Meetups!

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.

This group is bringing together individuals interested in exploring Solar and Sustainability. Our mission is to provide education and offer resources, information and ideas for energy efficiency, alternative energy, and sustainable living. The advantages of group interaction are: 1. People have many different ideas and solutions to energy sources and our group explores them all. 2. Learning about the great products and services from qualified installers and vendors will help make decisions easie …

Networking with other electric car owners is a great way to learn more about driving, charging, tax breaks and other topics related to electric cars.

Intentional Community includes any group of people who are living together and/or are intimately connected, and who are bound by common values and goals, including cohousing, ecovillages, group houses, communes, and intimate networks. Together, Michael and Sarah have many decades of experience with intentional communities, including cohousing, urban and rural communities, and non-residential communities. Currently we are members of a suburban community in Arlington, a rural community in nearby W …