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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.
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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.

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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.

Greenbuild Scheduler Is Up and Running

Meaghan Bixby — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:03:36 GMT

You can now browse all the education sessions, LEED workshops, green building tours and special events at Greenbuild 2011 and – once you've registered for Greenbuild – reserve your spot via your personal Greenbuild 2011 scheduler.

Browse the complete schedule »

Reserve your spot: Visit your personal Greenbuild 2011 scheduler »

The Greenbuild scheduler includes all educational sessions being offered at Greenbuild, including off-site education Summit and Forum sessions as well as tours and other events, and information about LEED-specific and other continuing education hours. It is a great tool for planning your time at Greenbuild, and to reserve your spot at these sessions and events, you must sign up for them in advance.

U.S. Green Building Council Selects LEGACY Sustainability Management as Official Sustainability Consultant for Greenbuild 2011

Meaghan Bixby — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:38:05 GMT

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that it has selected LEGACY Sustainability Management (LEGACY) as the official sustainability consultant for the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, in Toronto, Canada, October 4-7, 2011.

The annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo launched in 2002 and has since become the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. In 2011 Greenbuild will celebrate its 10th anniversary and is expected to attract more than 25,000 attendees and nearly 1,000 exhibitors from the international green building community.

As the official 2011 Greenbuild sustainability consultant, LEGACY will team with USGBC to engage and educate event stakeholders, increasing participation, collaboration and overall sustainability performance.

“USGBC and Greenbuild play a critical role on the world stage as it relates to meeting and event sustainability performance,” commented Dan Sherman, President & CEO of LEGACY Sustainability Management. “Our goal for Toronto and beyond is to increase the international emphasis on sustainability performance while effectively maintaining USGBC’s presence within the marketplace as an innovative model for meeting and event sustainability reporting”.

“Every year, we raise the bar on our greening standards for Greenbuild, holding ourselves and our stakeholders to ever-increasing standards of excellence in the way we conduct business together,” said Kimberly Lewis, Vice President, Greenbuild Conference and Events at USGBC. “We look forward to continuing to elevate Greenbuild’s status as one of the most successful green events with LEGACY as our partner in sustainability.”

Learn more about Greenbuild’s sustainability efforts »

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Apply Now for a Greenbuild 2011 Scholarship

Meaghan Bixby — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:00:42 GMT

The Greenbuild Scholarship Program is now open and accepting applications. Designed for low-income individuals entering into the green building industry the Greenbuild Scholarship Program provides all-inclusive trips to the Greenbuild International Conference to those without the means to attend. Greenbuild is the ideal setting for those new to the green building industry to learn from green building experts, discover innovative technologies and companies that are transforming the industry, and to form worthwhile relationships within the green building movement.

Learn about the program and its requirements and apply »

Greenbuild's Newsroom Goes Virtual

Meaghan Bixby — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:39:07 GMT

Gone from Greenbuild are the dated on-site press rooms with stacks of paper folders and brochures. To align more seamlessly with USGBC’s greening goals, while providing exhibitors with the enhanced visibility they need to get noticed, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will offer its first ever Virtual Newsroom in Toronto.

Registered media will now have fast access to up-to-date information they need to build stories relevant to their readers anytime before, during or after the show. Easily browse the Virtual Newsroom by exhibitor to access useful news and relevant information about our more than 925 exhibitors. On-site in Toronto, registered media will be able to access the Virtual Newsroom at kiosks in the working press room.

Exhibitors looking to enhance their visibility can seamlessly upload company press kits and releases to the Greenbuild Virtual Newsroom, which will be available now until the last day of the show.

Upload your press materials today »

Greenbuild Launches International Delegation Program

Meaghan Bixby — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:14:12 GMT

The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is pleased to announce the launch of its International Delegation program. In 2010, 114 of the world's countries were represented through attendance at the show in Chicago. The International Delegation program will help these international attendees make the most of their experience at Greenbuild.

Participating delegations will receive exposure to the innovative products and tools on display in the exhibit hall, special registration prices and exclusive guided tours of Greenbuild attractions. With Greenbuild embarking on its first internationally-hosted show, and as green building practices are being adopted and implemented worldwide, global collaboration has never been more important.

Currently, there are LEED projects in 110 countries and growing. Delegations participating in this new program will take home best practices for implementation of LEED and more. Programming at Greenbuild reflects the international direction of the show, from the Haiti Earth Summit at the Opening Keynote & Celebration to the International Summit. Greenbuild is the epicenter for global green building collaboration, and this program is essential for international green building professionals.

Download this one pager to learn more about the International Delegation program »