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Spring Lecture Series April-June

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Idaho AGC fronttraining-center-1The USGBC Idaho Spring Lecture Series will take place at the Idaho Associated General Contractor’s training center at 1649 W. Shoreline Dr in Boise on each first Thursday at Noon April through June. Topics and speakers will be announced soon. We are pleased to be partnering with Idaho AGC and hosting the lunch time lecture series at their great training facility.

There is no lunch lecture scheduled for today March 7th.

 

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Energy Efficiency & Sustainability in the Built Environment

Friday, February 1st, 2013

5You are invited to our upcoming Energy Efficiency & Sustainability in the Built Environment Meeting on March 1st at 10AM in the Banner Bank Building.
A recent national news article stated that “green” is not living up to its promises, pointing out that LEED certified buildings are, in many cases, performing worse than their non-LEED counterparts and cost more to construct.  However, the article does not solely point the finger at the design or construction; rather, it strongly implicates operations as the key culprit - the facility folks.
Now this does not mean that the A/Es, the GCs/CMs, or Owners are off the hook.  Rather this article reiterates the need for all project stakeholders from design to construction through operations to partner with each other and to learn from each other, so that the Owner can truly realize the performance designed and built into their building.
To bolster our discussions and knowledge sharing, the Northern Rockies Chapter of IFMA, in partnership with the USGBC Idaho Chapter, cordially invite you to join us March 1st at the Banner Bank Building for this time of learning and sharing.
There will be presentations from both USGBC and IFMA members and a roundtable discussion comprised of those who have designed, built, and operated green buildings.
This will be a great opportunity for our respective members to learn from each other - Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers alike will be able to share their successes, headaches, and lessons learned from project development, construction, and operations.
Come join us as we tackle this problem head-on!
Friday March 1, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM MST (Lunch is included) 

Banner Bank Building – 2nd Floor Conference Room
950 W Bannock St.
Boise, ID 83702

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For more information click HERE
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Sustainable Design of the 8th & Main Project

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Join us next Thursday at lunch for this presentation on the 8th & Main project going up in downtown Boise right now. The presenters will discuss how the building’s design incorporates high performance features and sustainability. We’ll hear from the developer Gardner Company, architect CTA Inc., and construction contractor ESI about the sustainability features and the process through which the team is approaching this exciting project.

Thursday, November 1st, Noon-1pm 
Idaho Power Auditorium
1221 W. Idaho St., Boise, Idaho 83702

$10 Lunch from Life’s Kitchen for members $12 for nonmembers

RSVP HERE

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Can Urbanization and A Healthy Environment go Hand in Hand?

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Presented by Idaho Environmental Forum

How can we plan and build our cities to protect or improve our water, and air, increase efficiency, lay the groundwork for public transit, create a connection to community and place, and encourage walking and biking? Better yet, how do we deploy our best practices in a manner that allows, or even attracts, great development?  Boise Council Member Lauren McLean, and Anthony Lyons, the new Director of Capital City Development Corporation, will share their vision of our opportunities to improve our environment through urban design.

Wednesday September 12th, 2012

11:30 to 1:00pm

 Owyhee Plaza – 1109 Main Street – Boise

$13.00 for lunch & program / $5.00 for program only

For more information click HERE, to register click HERE.

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Healthy Buildings: A New Paradigm?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

We spend up to 90 percent of our time indoors where pollutant levels can be much higher than those outside.  Building materials can be a significant source of chemical contaminants in the indoor environment yet our awareness, let alone our understanding, of both the types of chemicals and the health risks associated with exposure to these chemicals is relatively limited.  This presentation will describe some of the common indoor pollutants, the associated potential health risks and how the different rating systems are beginning (or not) to respond to a newly emerging desire for healthy buildings.

Join us for an engaging presentation by Ms. Elizabeth Cooper.

Thursday, September 6, Noon-1pm

Idaho Power Auditorium, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID

$10 Lunch from Life’s Kitchen for members $12 for nonmembers

RSVP HERE

After receiving her Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon, Elizabeth Cooper moved to Boise, Idaho in 2000 to practice architecture.   She is currently a partner in The Architects Office, PLLC, designing and managing a wide variety of projects.  Recently, she received a Master of Science in Environmental Health from the University of Washington.  Ms. Cooper is passionate about helping to create healthier and more sustainable built environments, therefore her research has centered on the assessment of risk from exposure to chemicals in buildings.  Combining her extensive experience in the architectural world and her intensive post graduate studies in environmental health,  Ms. Cooper is helping to pioneer a new understanding of indoor pollutants, measurement models and building practices to improve the health of people and the quality of buildings.

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