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eNews October 2006 |
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How to: Building a Company through Sustainability
Sustainable Integration presented by Barry Ryskamp of InterfaceFLOR
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October 20th, 11:45am-1:15pm, Idaho Power HQ Building
1221 W Idaho St, Boise, Idaho, 1st Floor Conference Room
$8 for a lunch cash or check at the door.
RSVP by Oct 18th to Jessica Shine at 863-2259 or jeshine@hotmail.com.
Please indicate if you plan to purchase a lunch.
Remember, this is now our monthly Chapter meeting & program combined into one event held on the third Friday of every month!
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MEETING CHANGE! Monthly Program/ Program & Chapter Meetings are open to the public. |
Meeting minutes from the September 11th USGBC Idaho Board of Directors meeting are now available online!
The 2006 Fall Series focuses on advanced heating strategies for small buildings. Session dates are Oct 18 & 25 and Nov 1 & 8. All presentations will be held on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm at the University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab at 108 N 6th St, Boise. All sessions can be viewed live online. Learn how to watch the live video stream or register for one of the upcoming sessions at the IDL website>>
Congratulations to all of the winners of this year's BetterBricks Awards! Darlene Nemnich, Special Award of Recognition; Velma Morrison & Ron Shannon, Owner/Decision Maker; Charles Paulin, Designer; Jon Van Stone, Designer; Einar Norton, Facilities Operations / Building Manager; David Gibney, Advocate
February 21-22, 2007, Portland Oregon
Explore the building science behind high performance, energy-efficient homes where comfort and sustainability come together. Attend this two-day educational conference specially designed to address the concerns of the Northwest region. Choose from forty-five session and learn from respected presenters and leaders who specialize in the whole house approach. Attend networking events and visit the exhibit hall for the latest techniques, materials and diagnostic tools. Learn more at www.affordablecomfort.org.
Know someone with the leadership, vision and commitment to green building worthy of a USGBC Leadership Award? Nominate a person or organization in one of six categories: advocacy, LEED, education, research, community and organizational excellence. Nominations open until Oct 15th! Learn more>>
Earlier this spring the USGBC updated their logo. If you are a national member of the USGBC be sure to download the new member company logo at the USGBC website under Resources. Please update all of your marketing material with the old logo immediately.The Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC), in conjunction with the Product Stewardship Institute, announces an expansion of its thermostat recycling program to allow certain contractors and technicians to obtain a TRC collection container for mercury-switch thermostats. With this container you can ship the thermostats offsite for environmentally safe recycling at no expense. For more information, visit www.nema.org/trc.
New York Governor George Pataki announced a groundbreaking new package of energy and environmental measures that will be incorporated into the design of the World Trade Center redevelopment. Plans for the Freedom Tower and other facilities at the WTC site will feature state-of-the-art energy technologies, utilize renewable energy sources, and maximize energy efficiency. Read more>>
In a major boost to the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) system for rating the environmental performance of buildings, the General Services Administration (GSA) which operates as the federal government's landlord has issued a report that found the council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system to be the most credible among five systems evaluated. Read more>>
Final Day for LEED AP Exam Version 2.1
October 31, 2006 is the last day to take the LEED for New Construction v2.1 version of the LEED Professional Accreditation exam. An updated version of this exam, along with new exam tracks for facilities and interiors professionals, will be launched this fall. Visit www.usgbc.org/leed/ap or email exam@usgbc.org for more information.