Conscious Design Build invites you to participate in a timely, innovative, and much needed approach to the design build process. Hosted by an architectural designer and a contractor with over 21 years of combined experience in the fields of architecture and construction, and over 14 years experience in interpersonal and spiritual development. We will be facilitating a sacred approach to envisioning, designing, building and dwelling in the buildings we create. We are dedicated to bringing more de …

Hello Greeners!!!     Come join us and meet people interested in sustainable designs and green homes.  If you are interested in learning more about some features that you can add to your home to make it greener, join us in the next meetup, bring your project and let's discuss some ideas together.....      

… It will be crowd-funded, structured as a non-profit or co-op, and the goals are to be sustainable and to provide maximum value to all users, rather than to extract maximum profits from them. We will meet weekly to thrash out designs, and coordinate work. Together, we will decide how to get this done and do it. Key contributors will be invited to become members or employees of any non-profit/co-op we form to run the system. Together, we will create meaningful work for ourselves and build a sustai …

Founded in San Francisco and now expanding to Silicon Valley and New York, Habit Design TM (@habitdesign) is a national network for sharing best-practices in developing sustainable, consistent daily habits (or "agile self-development") via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Social Psychology, etc.  Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit mastery beyond 100 …

… Serve as a resource for the latest building science practices and protocols to assist the Passive House community in designing the most energy efficient buildings possible. Host the North American Certified Passive House Consultant Training and Exam Membership in the PHAUS-SF Chapter provides the best opportunity to connect with those in the Bay Area that are actively and successfully implementing Passive House projects and to other interested parties who are concerned with practical, actionabl …

The SF Bay Area Environmental Meetup is a public group open to all those interested in sustainable development, green building, alternative and renewable energy sources, recycling and reducing waste, global climate change, air and water pollution issues, biodiversity and ecosystem health, organic living and environmental justice. This group will provide opportunities to not only meet other like-minded "green" folks in the bay area, but to also attend informative lectures, seminars, book readi …

… If people would like to, we can start with Alder Stone's films which are designed to be understood by everyone -- but we have many other worthy resources as well.  And we encourage meetup participants to bring their own resources -- material, ideas, and experiences -- to share.  We will have round table discussions to communicate what we are learning and experiencing.  We want to integrate our understanding of the Earth with how we live our life in community with people and all life forms!   We …

NFNC seeks to build a sustainable, violence-free culture through exploring intimacy, personal growth, transparency, radical honesty, equality, compassion, sexual freedom, and the power of community. One of the keys to stopping the destruction of the planet is to return to the heart. NFNC aspires to create a world where we can all be free to come from our hearts, thereby changing the culture from the inside out. NFNC facilitates events and programs designed to help heal the wounds between men and …

… However, there will be certain workshops particularly geared for currently single people, and others geared to people who are currently partnered; some will be specifically designed for women, for men, or for LGBT people.  Who is this group for? It's for you!  For instance, If you're single, and don't want to be... If you're afraid you'll never have a healthy, happy relationship... If you're currently in a painful or conflicted relationship... If you're aware of having experienced some of the sa …

… They designed a methodology for training others that has been used and further developed by Lafayette Morehouse ever since. In 1976, Lafayette Morehouse presented the first known public demonstration of a woman in a state of orgasm. The first demonstrations were three hours long, although it soon became apparent that one hour of witnessing a woman in orgasm was more than enough to show that the duration and intensity of orgasm is potentially limitless. In addition to communication and sensuality …

What would it be like to own your home in a thriving community, close to work and school? Cohousing is housing created with the design input of the residents, according to common goals such as sustainability, community, and simply living well by sharing more. It includes individual homes supplemented by shared facilities and common areas. Management is consensus-driven and done by the residents. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the Bay Area to date, and it’s about time …

The Actor's Success Bureau is a motivation, strategy and support group designed for enthusiastic and energetic actors in the film and theater industry who want to break thru to the next level of success. Our mission is to build a broad network of community and educational support for actors of the SF Bay Area and empower them to live their passion, grow as artists, refine their craft and achieve sustainable financial prosperity through expressing their artistic gifts. We believe that passion, au …

This group is for anyone who dreams of starting a business, is in startup mode, or currently works in a business that has some social impact. We are also ninjas (figuratively speaking). You will learn cutting-edge business management and interpersonal skills, meet great people, and have fun.

We'd like to connect with people who're interested in promoting green biopharma. The purpose is to create a community of practice on how to promote green biopharma in industry and academia. The vision of green biopharma is to minimize the ecological footprint of research, development, and manufacturing in the biopharmaceutical industry. This includes changing practices across the entire supply chain. Anyone with an interest in this field in academia or industry is welcome.

We're taking charge of the last third of our lives by learning together about how to design our own retirement/senior cohousing/ecovillages, with privacy plus community. We're building on our shared wisdom, going beyond 'aging in place' to build connections for Aging In Community, alternatives to loneliness or institutionalization, bringing in the experts so we don't waste our time. Join us in this quest for Audacious Aging, and help us help you design the last home you'll need, one that fits li …

… Each day they're reducing their ecological footprint and are consciously building a sustainable future in a specific, measurable way. We can all follow in their footsteps if we want to. These altrupreneurs are redefining the American Dream. It's no longer about the big house and material status symbols. Instead, wealth is measured by the free time that exists to focus on "triple-bottom line" endeavors that aim to be profitable, of benefit to the community, and protect the environment. For each m …