The Boise WaterShed Educational Center and A-1 Plumbing & Emergency Rooter will bring GreenPlumbers® innovative national training and accreditation program to Boise on February 19, 2009. The all day seminar will be at the Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The goal of the GreenPlumbers® (www.greenplumbersusa.com) program is to train and deploy a green army of plumbers to promote the benefits of water conservation and the reduction of green house gas emissions. The focus is on changing consumer and plumbing behavior through the use of energy efficiency and water saving technologies. This grassroots plan is voluntary and can be implemented quickly without legislation or regulation.
“How can we expect homeowners and business people to be serious and knowledgeable about water and energy conservation unless the plumbers that bring the water and energy to their houses are not equally serious?” event organizer and owner of A-1 Plumbing Marty Cullen said. “The GreenPlumbers® goal is nothing less than complete culture change for the plumbing industry.”
The event is open to any licensed plumber in the Treasure Valley. GreenPlumbers normally charges $175.00 per person for an eight hour training course. But A-1 Plumbing, with the help of Kohler Company, Toto Toilets, and Grundfos USA will subsidize the training and pay $145.00 of the $175.00 fee.
“We want people who are serious about being better plumbers and stewards of our natural resources to attend,” Cullen said. “We believe the $30.00 fee is very reasonable for this important training, yet small enough that any of the valley’s plumbers can afford to attend.”
The event is also open to commercial property owners and managers. Updating plumbing systems can be a great investment for property owners. This course will help property managers learn about new technology and products that can help increase property values and reduce operating costs.
The Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center is designed to promote water stewardship by teaching people of all ages how to protect and conserve our precious resource for future generations. Created thorough a unique partnership of City funding for building construction and corporate/citizen funding for exhibits, Boise WaterShed empowers people to take action by learning how to use water wisely and by understanding how crucial their behavior is to protecting the water quality in our region.
Registration must be completed online at http://www.greenplumbersusa.com/boise-cfw.
For more information, contact Marty Cullen at 376-7473.
