Greenbuild News

USGBC NC Presents Super Heroes Awards Gala

wnutt — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:01:18 GMT

USGBC-Northern California Chapter and USGBC proudly present the Greenbuild kick-off event of the year, the Super Heroes Awards Gala on May 23rd. This high-profile event is a part of the Road to Greenbuild , an initiative to build momentum and excitement around what is expected to be the largest Greenbuild in USGBC history. More »

Now Live: Call for Proposals for the 2012 Greenbuild Film Festival

wnutt — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:19:25 GMT

The 2012 Greenbuild Film Festival is live! For more information, download the full call. When you’re ready to submit, visit the electronic application.

Request for Photography Proposals Available

wnutt — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:53:04 GMT

The Request for Photography Proposals for Greenbuild San Francisco is officially available for download.

Call for Tours Open

wnutt — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:18:05 GMT

The Greenbuild 2012 Call for Tour Proposals is open through March 16, 2012. Apply now »

2012 Legacy Project Information Now Available

wnutt — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:13:37 GMT

The 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held in San Francisco this November, continues the tradition of creating a Legacy Project, a permanent gift to the host city, as a means of service, education, and thanks to the local community.

View the USGBC NCC PDF for full details »

Greenbuild CE hours have been reported to GBCI

cmayer — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:12:21 GMT

Continuing Education (CE) hours from Greenbuild 2011 sessions have been reported to GBCI and uploaded to Credential Maintenance Program accounts. All LEED Professionals who attended Greenbuild should log onto their My Credentials account to see if their courses have been successfully reported. Check in the ‘Pending CMP Activity’ section.

In order to receive final credit, LEED Professionals must categorize their Greenbuild CE hours. To receive the CE hours, select “Categorize Pending CMP Activity” in your My Credentials account. Select a category for each Greenbuild course. Once you’ve added a category, the CE hours will be automatically preapproved.

If you don’t see your Greenbuild activity in your My Credentials account, you may not have entered the correct GBCI number in your Greenbuild account. You can self-report your CE hours as Professional Development/Continuing Education through My Credentials. Greenbuild attendance records can be found by logging into your Greenbuild account: after logging in, click on Schedule and then CEU Credits. Select GBCI to see your attendance record for courses qualifying for GBCI CE hours.

Greenbuild 2011 is Streaming Live: Watch from Home

jeaston — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:15:45 GMT

Greenbuild 2011 is Streaming Live: Watch from Home

USGBC's annual conference and expo, Greenbuild, the world's largest conference & expo dedicated to green building, is live video streaming a variety of top speakers and education sessions.Those who are unable to attend Greenbuild can watch many sessions and speakers live from home. Live streaming sessions include the opening plenary with Thomas Freidman, Cokie Roberts, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell and Paul Farmer; the closing plenary; Master Speakers Neri Oxman, Frans Johannson and Amory Lovins; and LEED Master Series sessions.
Watch Greenbuild live now »

Support Project Haiti: Win a Guitar Signed by Maroon 5, Backstage Passes

jeaston — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:53:56 GMT

Want to Make your Greenbuild 2012 Experience Truly Memorable?

Support USGBC’s Project Haiti by entering to win a brand new Gibson guitar signed by Maroon 5! The winner will also receive four backstage passes to the concert taking place during Greenbuild’s opening plenary celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at Air Canada Centre.

Proceeds from the auction go directly to support Project Haiti, the new orphanage and children’s center being rebuilt in the devastated nation of Haiti to provide for the immediate health and emotional needs of orphaned children and offer a pathway to adoption.

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase onsite at Greenbuild.

Click here for more information.

The Tempest & The Master Series at Greenbuild

cmayer — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:25:24 GMT

Just as the protagonist of Shakespeare's The Tempest had to fight off his Caliban, USGBC and LEED have to fight off our own Calibans in green building. Get a sneak peak of what you can expect at the LEED Master Series Sessions this year at Greenbuild. Then, watch as Scot Horst gives you an introduction to the themes and concepts bethind this year's The Tempest-themed LEED Master Series Sessions!

What's Next in Green Building? USGBC Working With Planet Forward to Cultivate Ideas

jeaston — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:52:26 GMT

Charlie Rybak
Outreach Coordinator
Planet Forward

Re-posted from PlanetForward.org.

Do you have an idea for the next big innovation in green building? If you submit a video that tells your story in one minute or less, you could find it on display at the world’s largest green building expo.

In 1891, Clarence Kemp, a Baltimore-based entrepreneur that sold home heating equipment, came up with the idea of attaching a black box with water in it to the roof of people’s homes. He had invented the first passive solar water heater, an innovation that continues to play an important role in residential design today.

So what’s next? Who will be the next Clarence Kemp?

USGBC is teaming up with Planet Forward to host the “What’s Next?” competition. The winning videos will be featured at Greenbuild 2011, the world’s largest green building expo, which runs from October 4-7 in Toronto.

To submit a video:

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and tag it with the keyword GBNEXT.
E-mail us a link to your video at GBNEXT@GreenbuildExpo.org. If you have a Twitter handle, include it in your e-mail so we can give you credit when we tweet your submission!
Use hashtag #GBNEXT to share your video on Twitter, and join the conversation on what’s NEXT for green building and our planet’s success.

Submissions must be received by Sept. 28, 2011.

Need inspiration? Watch videos on Planet Forward to get your creativity flowing. Here’s one on Energy Efficient Home Landscapes, and here’s one on Greensburg, Kansas, who used green building techniques to rebuild their town after it was devastated by a tornado.

Want some advice from the experts? Planet Forward provides tips on how to make a great video.

Experience Canada at Greenbuild: Or, How a Peameal Bacon Sandwich May Change Your Life

Ashley Katz — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:57:56 GMT

Ashley Katz
Manager, Communciations
U.S. Green Building Council

Are you headed to Toronto and eager to take in all of the sights and sounds the city has to offer?

You’re in luck— Greenbuild is packed with opportunities to experience the architectural, political and financial capital of Canada, while learning about its long legacy of green building leadership and innovation through on and off-site educational sessions, speakers, tours and walking the exhibit hall floor.

Take a tour inside the inner workings of Toronto’s greenest buildings. Tour a green art gallery, green roof, or a green office. Indulge in the area’s best restaurants and cafes (Peameal bacon sandwich, anyone?) Greenbuild is chock full of opportunities to think outside of the convention center.

Once you’ve explored everything within city limits, head back to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and learn about Canada’s green legacy and plans for the future in the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, beginning with an address by former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell at Wednesday night’s opening plenary, one of the many highlights of the evening Opening Keynote & Celebration. Be sure to take advantage of the shoe check-in located on Level 600, South Building and Level 100, North Building, where we’ll watch your walking shoes while you network in your loafers or heels at the conference.

Set your Greenbuild Scheduler to catch one of seven “Best of Canada” education sessions taking place throughout the show and convening the country’s green building and business leaders to discuss everything from local green building codes to the greening of Toronto’s central business district. Then walk the Greenbuild show floor to learn about innovative products and services from over 150 Canadian exhibitors.

Don’t forget to learn about the two Greenbuild Legacy projects that explore and celebrate teaching children about healthy, sustainable, urban food—the Chimney Court Children’s Greenhouse and the Gateway Gardens Project, both located in Toronto.

And once you’ve walked, biked, bused and subwayed through the very pedestrian-friendly city, take a tip from Treehugger contributor and Torontonian, Lloyd Alter, who’s begun a laundry list of local favorites and things to look for in his series, “Building Up To Greenbuild” for more itinerary ideas.

Game Changer: Greenbuild in Canada

Ashley Katz — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:59:00 GMT

Thomas Mueller
President
Canada Green Building Council

As October draws near and final preparations are underway, I wish to speak on behalf of the CaGBC to express our pride in hosting Greenbuild 2011. It’s actually quite fitting that the first Greenbuild outside of the United States be held in Canada because it demonstrates the close partnership between the USGBC and CaGBC that has been built over many years of advancing LEED and green building in North America. The success of our cooperative relationship is evidenced by the approximately 500 million square feet of LEED projects that are registered or have been certified in Canada since 2004.

Greenbuild will be a wonderful opportunity for delegates from all over the globe to see why Canada is a green building world leader. Some of the greenest projects in the world are in Canada including Dockside Green in Victoria and the 2010 Winter Olympic venues and villages in Vancouver. Toronto is the leader in green office construction and renovation. The Royal Trust Tower, the RBC Centre and the Telus House Toronto are among the greenest office buildings in North America. These LEED projects are leading the market transformation and tenant demand for green office space in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada.

As well as being a world-class centre for entertainment, business and culture, Toronto has shown strong leadership and private and public sector commitment to green building. Policies such as the Toronto Green Roof Policy, Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, Infrastructure Ontario’s LEED policies and TRCA’s Living City Campus are leading pieces of green building regulation and demonstration projects in North America. Large developers such as Tridel and Minto and landlords including Cadillac Fairview, Oxford Properties, and Brookfield all have significant green building portfolios in the city.

But there is no doubt that Greenbuild will be a game changer for Toronto and for Canada by taking green building to the next level in terms of industry and government recognition and international trade. The conference demonstrates that green building is an industry sector of the future, bridging the gap between business and the environment, providing significant opportunities to reduce environmental impacts, improving the health of Canadians, furthering economic growth and increasingly providing international trade opportunities between Canada and the US.

While at Greenbuild, make sure you visit us at Canada House to better understand the growing and increasingly sophisticated green building industry in Canada; a rich market for new services, products and technologies that continue to evolve and shape the new green economy.

See you there.

Want more on Canada?
Browse the "Best of Canada" education sessions at Greenbuild »
Take in a green building tour of Canada while you're in Toronto »

Early Registration Discounts Extended Until August 19!

jeaston — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:19:59 GMT

The final deadline for Greenbuild early registration discounts has been extended until August 19, 2011. Don't miss this last chance to save up to $200 on Greenbuild registration!

Register for Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto now »

Registration Booklet: Download and Browse Now

jeaston — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:06:42 GMT

The Greenbuild 2011 registration booklet is available for download here.

Thomas Friedman, Cokie Roberts, Dr. Paul Farmer to Tackle Building Resiliency at Greenbuild Opening Plenary

Jennifer Easton — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:52:54 GMT

Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist, will provide the keynote, then lend his expertise to USGBC's Resiliency Agenda panel, taking place at the Opening Plenary & Celebration on Oct. 5.

In his 2008 bestselling book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America, Friedman explored the parallels between the climate crisis and the global economic crisis, proposing a national strategy, coined "Geo-Greenism," to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure. "I find this set of issues—how we take the lead in the clean-tech revolution and use that to refresh, renew, and revive America—is what animates me most," Friedman has said.

Joining Friedman on the panel is medical anthropologist and physician Dr. Paul Farmer. As Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Founder of Partners in Health, Dr. Farmer has written extensively on health, human rights, and the consequences of social inequality. His new book, Haiti: After the Earthquake, makes a thoughtful assessment on what works — and what doesn't — in helping communities recover from disaster.

The panel will be moderated by Roberts, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, bestselling author and a native of New Orleans, will discuss resiliency and demonstrate how all industries can play a role in community rebuilding efforts in Haiti , New Orleans and around the globe. Roberts serves dually as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio and Political Analyst for ABC News. An inductee into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, Roberts has won countless awards, and was cited as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting.