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This Month: Optimizing HVAC Performance while Reducing Operational and Environmental Costs
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Feature Article
HVAC Systems: Balancing the Efficiency/Environment Equation
Facility managers, design/build contractors, and consulting engineers worldwide have access to new HVAC technologies that, combined with best practices, can deliver state-of-the-art, environment-friendly solutions. So optimal HVAC performance can coexist with reduced operational cost and minimized environmental impact.
LLH systems advantages
A modern HVAC system now includes software-based life cycle cost analysis tools. These help system designers and building managers determine cost savings potential by calculating optimum supply air and leaving water temperatures. These tools can also evaluate life cycle costs and carbon footprints by providing detailed information on levels of utility-generated CO2, SO2, and NOx.
Such tools consistently demonstrate the advantages of newer low-flow, low-temperature, high-efficiency (LLH) systems. These drive supply temperatures down and temperature differentials up, lowering flow rates and reducing the size of fans, ductwork, pumps, and piping. LLH systems can be used in many applications, particularly variable air volume (VAV) systems. These help reduce both first cost and operating cost, while improving comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), and acoustics.
A conventional VAV system might be designed to take untreated mixed air and cool it to 55�F (supply air temperature) using a chilled water system. The chilled water system will enter the VAV unit at 44�F, cool the air, and leave the VAV unit at 54�F - thus maintaining a temperature differential (delta T) of 10�F for the chilled water system. By contrast, a typical LLH system might use 41�F chilled water to the VAV unit and 57 �F leaving the unit resulting in a 16� delta T for the chilled water system. This larger delta T corresponds to lower flow rates, which can reduce pumping costs dramatically.
LLH systems can produce efficiencies over conventional designs in every part of the HVAC system.
Cooling towers
A conventional 800-ton, two-chiller application might demand 2400 gallons per minute (gpm) of condenser water at a 10�F delta T, or 3 gpm/ton. A typical cooling tower for this application requires about 40 brake horsepower (bhp) in actual motor output. However, an equivalent LLH system designed for a 15�F delta T would require only 1600 gpm (2 gpm/ton), and uses approximately 30 bhp of motor power.
Using less bhp, this tower is smaller and weighs less. However, the higher delta T causes the chiller to work at a higher head, consuming more energy. Running a life cycle cost program can help engineers strike the optimum balance between tower and chiller.
Cooling coils
In a conventional system with a typical chilled water design delta T of 10�F, the water temperature enters the coil at 44�F and leaves at 54�F. Assuming the load requires 504 MBH (thousands of British thermal units per hour) or 42 tons of cooling, it will require 101 gpm of water flow. For a LLH system using a 16�F design, the same coil, now with 41�F entering water temperature, could produce the same 504 MBH with only 63 gpm - or 37.5% less water.
For some existing systems, innovative engineering can deliver the same MBH at substantially reduced water flows; or hold gpm the same, reduce entering water temperature, and obtain additional capacity.
Pumps
It's often desirable to reduce water temperature to cut chilled water pumping energy consumption. A conventional 800 Ton design requires 1920 gpm (2.4 gpm/ton) of chilled water flow. Assuming a total pumping head requirement of 110 ft, with pump and motor efficiencies of 80% and 95% respectively, the motor would pull 52 kW.
On this same system, using an LLH design and applying a variable frequency drive (VFD) plus other new pump technologies and practices can reduce both required gpm and ft of head. In this example, you can achieve a 36 kW savings, for a nearly 70% reduction in pump energy consumption. On a new construction job, the pipe size may be reduced to optimize first cost, operating cost, or both.
Chiller
Reduce the leaving chilled water temperature, and chiller power consumption rises. In our example, to deliver 800 tons, use two 400-ton screw chillers producing 44�F water and consuming 464 kW. Reduce the leaving water temperature to 41�F and consumption jumps to 490 kW, for a 26 kW increase; however, remember that the reduced chilled water pumping energy alone saves more than 36 kW, for a net 10 kW savings.
Chiller energy performance has improved more than 70 percent in recent decades, while pumps and towers have seen less improvement. Building managers can take full advantage of this evolution by using newer, highly efficient chillers.
Series chillers
Most installations maintain at least two chillers for redundancy; however, the vast majority of installations are piped in parallel. A full 26 kW or more can be recovered if the chillers are piped in series instead - a lower-cost solution that takes advantage of cascade cooling. The first chiller maintains higher leaving chilled water temperature, and works with a higher suction temperature, producing more tons of cooling. The downstream unit produces colder water than a conventional system. This combination creates first-cost savings from 2% to 4%, plus energy savings of 4% to 10%, while typically improving overall system efficiency.
Variable primary flow systems
Series chillers also facilitate the use of variable primary flow systems. When the second chiller comes on, there is no change in flow through the operative chiller.
Contrast this with a parallel flow application on a common pump set. When the second chiller is activated, its valves open and reduce flow through the first unit. But it's a race to bring the second online and get both chillers stabilized before they trip on safeties, or, worse, freeze a chiller barrel.
Air handlers
Typically, at least half an HVAC system's energy consumption comes from the air side. That's why new low air temperature solutions use supply air temperatures (SATs) in the 45� to 48�F range for chilled water systems and 50� to 52�F for packaged DX equipment. Lower discharge air temperatures equate to reduced air volumes - resulting in lower fan energy costs.
The goal: optimize the energy consumption of both air handling and refrigeration units. With a very efficient centrifugal chiller, a balanced SAT is around 45�F. With somewhat less efficient screw chillers, try 48�F SAT. With scroll compressors, the right balance may occur around 52�F.
Efficient low air temperature applications also demand exceptional handling of cold downdrafts and condensation. Ask your HVAC supplier for details on newly developed solutions for these variables.
Controls
Finally, numerous high-efficiency control solutions have been developed to help add considerable energy savings with modern HVAC systems. These include advanced strategies for fan pressure optimization, ventilation reset control, chiller/tower optimization, autocommissioning and autocalibration, and virtual graphics. Again, consult an experienced HVAC supplier about the savings your operation can achieve.
Optimum building performance
Building owners and facilities managers are reducing operational cost, raising energy efficiency, and minimizing the impact of building emissions and energy use on the environment every day. They are able to sustain and document these improvements - while meeting this challenge cost-effectively - thanks to these best practices and state-of-the-art, environment-friendly HVAC systems.
For more information, contact: Dave Sommer, LEED-AP, Trane - Indiana, phone: 317-255-8777 or email: [email protected]
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From the Chair
Three outstanding new chapter board members were elected last week and I want to thank the nominating committee under Alex Forman's direction, the excellent slate of candidates, and the record number of members who took the time to vote. The winners, Dan Overbey, John O'Brien and Angie Resiak, have all played starring roles in the rise of U.S. Green Building Council Indiana. John is a returning board member and regional representative, Angie was our first half-time executive staff member and played a key role in the success of past Indiana Building Green Symposia, including this year's record effort. Dan Overbey has expanded and organized the communications committee that produces this newsletter and many other critically important functions, like the web site and the first annual report.
USGBC Indiana didn't just weather the current economic storm, we thrived in it. We are one of few chapters in the country that grew membership and revenue and we have a record war chest and six branches.
Luke Leising is ready to take the reins with a very strong veteran board and he has already proven his leadership with this year's record-breaking Indiana Building Green Symposium. Add to that his evangelical enthusiasm for spreading the word about green buildings and his hands-on knowledge and you have a very high likelihood of continued success.
It won't be easy. We are still challenged by recession and we have completely transformed our chapter structure by emphasizing branch development and dynamic governance. I have no doubt this chapter and its branches will rise to the occasion as smart, passionate professionals step up and get involved to move our important mission forward. We have wonderful challenges in store as we organize to host future regional and national conferences.
I have been honored to serve as the chair this past year and I want to thank all of you and especially the members of the board and Liz Ellis for a great year. Happy Holidays!
Bill Brown, AIA, LEED AP
USGBC Indiana Chair
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USGBC Indiana Chapter News & Events
USGBC Indiana Chapter Releases 2009 Annual Report
 USGBC Indiana has released its 2009 Annual Report. The first edition of this annual publication, the document offers feature articles, insight into the chapter's recent accomplishments, the 2008 financial report, a definition of the chapter's 2009 leadership, a directory of every LEED-certified project in Indiana (at the time of publication), and much more.
Click here to download the 2009 Annual Report.
USGBC Indiana Chapter Monthly Program:
LEED Version 3
Wednesday, January 20th
 Please join USGBC-IN for its first program of 2010. This month's topic will be a detailed look into LEED Version 3.
As an added bonus, an iPod Shuffle will be raffled off at during the program!
Date: Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Time: Networking 5:00 PM; Program 5:30 - 7:00 PM.
Location: The Conference Center at Four Parkwood
500 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN
See location in Google Maps
Cost: $10 for members; $20 for non-members (pay at the door)
Please see open letter from Tim Jensen below under
"Special Announcement from USGBC-IN"
Parking: Free parking
North Central Branch Monthly Program
Thursday, December 17th
Please join the USGBC-IN North Central Branch for its last program of 2009.
Program information is as follows:
Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: IU South Bend Student Apartments Community Center
South Bend, IN 46615
Cost: Free to USGBC members
Northeast Branch Monthly Program:
Cap & Trade: Short Term & Long Term Effects on Energy Prices and How Your Business Will Be Affected
Thursday, January 7th
Please join the USGBC-IN Northeast Branch for its first program of 2010.
Program information is as follows:
Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Time: Check in at 5:30 PM; presentation begins at 6:00 PM
Location: Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Wayne Room (2nd Floor)
826 Ewing Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
See location in Google Maps
Cost: $10 per person (cash at the door)
Registration: Click here to RSVP for this event.
More Info: Click here to access the event flyer.
Register by Thursday, December 31 to receive one FREE drink ticket!
South Central Branch Monthly Program:
Green Cleaning and Cleaning Products
Thursday, December 17th
The
next South Central branch program will feature Steve Ashkin, a
nationally recognized expert in 'green cleaning' and 'green cleaning
products' and one of the developers of LEED EB.
More information can be found about Steve Ashkin's projects at the following websites:
www.ashkingroup.com
www.green2sustainable.com
Along
with Steve's area of expertise, the topics of discussion will include
how to become more active in local and state legislation for green
building and the opportunity to provide input for the next round of
rule changes for the national LEED criteria.
Date: Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Indiana University Service Building
1800 N Range Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
See location in Google Maps
Cost: Free
Registration: Click here to RSVP for this event.
USGBC Announces 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition
Wednesday, December 2nd
 USGBC is pleased to announce the 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition, Design to Build Challenge presented by Salvation Army's EnviRenew! The competition has been re-vamped and re-tooled for 2010 and promises to bring out the best in our nation's students and young professionals. Please take the time to review the attached documents before the December 2 webcast (register here).
New for 2010, entrants will be separated into students and young professionals and winners will be chosen for each category. As in previous years, chapters will be asked to host local competitions and submit their local winners to USGBC for the national judging process. There are many more details pertaining to the competition, all of which cannot be explained via email. As such, the following documents have been made available:
1. Competition Program Description - A detailed description of the 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition for participants including background information about the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans (where the winning designs will be built), timelines, submission requirements, and rules.
2. Chapter Host Guidelines - A "toolkit" for host chapters giving behind-the-scenes details and suggestions for hosting a local competition, including registration details, competition structure, expectations and requirements for host chapters, and outreach/sponsorship suggestions.
Indy Habitat and USGBC-IN Team-Up for Prototype
March 2010
 In March, 2010, months of collaboration, meetings, and teamwork will come to fruition: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis and the Central Branch of the Indiana Chapter of the USGBC are going to build a house together. Habitat already builds their houses to a very high green standard, and with USGBC's partnership, the bar will be raised even higher. The resulting house will be clean, green, and very efficient for the family who moves in.
The Central Branch is currently looking for anyone with previous experience in green residential construction, or related experience, to be part of the design and build team. If you're interested, please email [email protected]
USGBC Indiana Chapter on LinkedIn
 USGBC-IN has established a group on LinkedIn.
Click here to join.
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Join USGBC-IN Today!
Join the Indiana Chapter of USGBC today to enjoy the many benefits of membership that help your organization stay competitive, grow your business, and make the best contacts in the green building industry.
Indiana Chapter members receive the following benefits:
- Member-only discounts and networking events - local event fees are discounted for chapter members. Monthly meetings are free!
- Get a fantastic array of green building tools and educational resources.
- Be noticed - membership sets your organization apart.
- Build relationships in the local construction industry.
- Meet, learn and network with other building professionals who share the same passion for green building.
- Benefit from company and individual names being listed in one of the largest directories of green building practitioners and supporters via the USGBC National website and our local chapter homepage.
- Get involved - help build much-needed awareness for green building in Indiana.
- Be recognized as a leader in supporting a better built environment.
- Shape and proactively promote local green initiatives through chapter and committee involvement.
- Vote in local chapter business/issues.
Sign up today and receive a one-year membership for only $50 (less than 14 cents per day)!
For more information regarding USGBC Indiana, please visit our web site at usgbc-in.org.
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2010 Indiana Green Building Symposium
March 10th & 11th, 2009
 Call for Presenters
Event Date: March 10th & 11th, 2010
Venue: Indianapolis Museum of Art
Proposals due: January 6, 2010 Notification: January 20, 2010
Conference Sponsors
The Indiana Building Green Symposium is organized by the Indiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council with support from the following partners: - American Institute of Architects
- International Interior Design Association
- Contract Specifications Institute
- American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers
- Building Owners and Managers Association
- BSU College of Architecture and Planning Indianapolis Center
About the Indiana Building Green Symposium
The Indiana Building Green Symposium is an annual conference hosted by the USGBC that brings leading professionals with a variety of expertise in all facets of the building industry and facilities management to Central Indiana to highlight green building practices and their application. The conference,
typically attended by over five hundred industry professionals from a variety of disciplines, is intended to help educate, promote awareness, and both facilitate and expedite the shift toward sustainable building practices in our State. The conference also provides a venue for "green" businesses with over 50 vendor booths showcasing a variety of state of the art materials and services.
We invite speaker proposals from industry professionals, educators, authors and public servants which could address a variety of topics, including but not limited to the following:
Presentations should be approximately 45 minutes, allowing some time for questions and answers at the end of a one hour session. Presentations should be intermediate to advanced level content, and should not promote any specific product or service.
For more information, please download the following document:
CNT Working with USGBC to Assess
Transportation Energy Intensity
 CNT LogoThe Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago is working with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to develop a matrix that will assess the transportation energy intensity (TEI) of buildings. TEI is a measure of the amount of energy associated with getting people to and from a specific building.
CNT is looking for businesses and organizations that would be willing to participate in data collection for the project. Parties interested in participating would be asked to supply background information about the building in which they are located and send out an inquiry to building staff asking them to take a short survey that explores employee commuting patterns.
The building does not have to be LEED certified for inclusion in the project. Attached is a fact sheet with more information, please contact Sofia Becker at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to take part.
Habitat for Humanity LEED for Homes Spring Project
Call-Out to All Interested Trades
Habitat for Humanity is going to build a LEED for Homes project for their spring Kick Off, and we need strong support from trades professionals. You can support building green and your community by learning the newest techniques Indiana has been using to build energy, water and resource efficient homes.
Come learn about Habitat for Humanity's new
projects and the LEED for Homes rating system,
and see what you can do to give back to your
community and learn at the same time. This is a no obligation introductory meeting, so bring anyone who might be interested. This is a great networking opportunity to meet like minded professionals who are wanting to make a difference. Come meet new people, learn new ideas and help Indianapolis and Habitat for Humanity grow GREEN!
Drinks and light snacks will be provided.
Please click here for additional information and to register for this event.
If you would like to sponsor or volunteer to help with the Trades Call Out please contact Christin Kappel with The Architecture Studio, Inc. at 317.842.8070 x-4 or email at [email protected]
1st International High Performance Buildings
Conference at Purdue University
Abstracts Due December 17, 2009
 It has been a tradition for Purdue University to host the International Compressor Engineering and the International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conferences with hundreds of participants from the academia and industry. The 1st International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue is added to emphasize a new area where Purdue University feels that it can serve as a venue for cutting-edge research presentations.
The abstract submission deadline is Thursday, December 17th.
Conference topics include the following:
The conference will be held from July 12 - 15, 2010, on the campus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. For information or questions about the International High Performance Buildings Conference, contact
Professor Thanos Tzempelikos, Architectural Engineering Group, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA. Ph: (765) 496-7586 Fax: (765) 494-0395.
USGBC Indiana is a proud co-sponsor of this event.
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Emerging Green Builders News & Events
 Who We Are
Emerging Green Builders are students and young professionals dedicated to becoming and recruiting the future leaders of the green building movement. EGB Indiana, part of the Heartland Region, offers you the opportunity to get involved in green building locally, access USGBC resources, and particiate in local events.
Nominations Now Open for 2009-2010 Board Positions
Emerging Green Builders Indiana is searching for students and young professionals who desire to take a role in the leadership of the green design movement in Indiana. EGB encourages you to get involved now and become instrumental in steering the growth and direction of green building in Indiana. In addition, for a limited time new members can join for free. For more information, please visit usgbc-in.org/egb
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Indiana Green Building News
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Indiana e-waste collectors, recyclers face deadline
Author: Associated Press
Source: Indianapolis Business Journal
Date Written: 12/03/2009
The clock is ticking for Indiana's electronic waste collectors and recyclers to enroll in a new program intended to reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in the state's landfills.
Collectors and recyclers of obsolete electronics have until Jan. 1 to enroll with the state's E-Waste Program created by a law passed by the General Assembly this year.
Read more...
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Add Your LEED Projects to USGBC-IN.org
Submit Your LEED Certified Projects
USGBC Indiana is in the process of adding in-state LEED certified projects to the website's "Green Projects" showcase. If
you would like to submit your LEED certified
project, please complete the Green Project Profile
form and submit entries to [email protected].
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Author: Beth Holst, Vice President, Credentialing
Source: Green Building Certification Institute
Date Written: 12/02/2009
 Are you a LEED AP (without specialty)? Have you enrolled in a LEED AP with specialty credential yet? All LEED APs without specialty are now eligible to enroll through My Credentials.
Enrollment is a voluntary, one-time process through which LEED APs (without specialty) can complete credential maintenance or retest to earn one of the new LEED AP with specialty credentials.
If you haven't enrolled yet, don't wait! If you enroll by December 31, 2009, you can count all CMP activities completed since July 8 (which includes educational sessions at Greenbuild) and all Volunteer and Committee work completed since January 1. (All CMP activities must adhere to the standards and limtiations in the CMP Guide.)
To enroll, log in to your My Credentials account and select one of the two options for enrollment from your Current Options. If you are having trouble logging in or enrolling, contact GBCI customer service through email at www.gbci.org/contact or by phone at 1.800.795.1746 (within the US) or +1.202.828.1145 (outside the US).
If you wait until 2010 to enroll, only activities completed during your reporting period will count toward your CMP requirements. View a list of activities that you can pursue to fulfill your CMP requirements.
For more information on enrollment, see the Enrollment Guide. For more information on GBCI's Credential Maintenance Program, see the CMP Guide.
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Special Annoucement from USGBC-IN
From the USGBC-IN Programs Chair
Dear USGBC-IN Members,
As 2009 comes to an end, your Programs
Committee is still hard at work to make the local monthly programs better for
2010. We have taken your feedback and tried to accommodate as many
recommendations as possible for the upcoming events and we already have a great
line-up started for next year. In an effort to improve the programs and
control budgets, we have decided that each monthly program will require a
nominal fee for registration ($10 for members and $20 for non-members).
This fee will go to offset the costs of facilities, food, CE reviews and other
such expenses. As an added incentive to attend, monthly drawings will take
place at the program meetings for high-quality merchandise (I-Pod Shuffle in
January) with a year-end drawing to take place at the Membership Gala in
December. All details regarding the drawings will be announced in each
monthly program meeting. In January, come learn about all of the changes
in LEED 3.0!
We truly appreciate your support and attendance
at the program meetings and hope to see more of you there in the future.
As the out-going programs committee chairperson, please let me say it has been
a privilege to serve with the programs committee to continue to improve the
programs of USGBC-IN. I will still be involved in the committee
throughout 2010 and know that this will be the best year yet!
Tim
Jensen
USGBC-IN Program Chair
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From the Editor
LEED for Every Scale
The prevailing wisdom among the green building community is that Climate Change is something very real and very dangerous. Within that community, a straw poll majority would speak out in agreement that anthropogenic (manmade) emissions and environmental degradation is having a global warming effect and is exacerbating a shift in regional climate patterns that could have a major impact on billions of people around the world.
However, a recent survey (and feature article) in ARCHITECT magazine sampled the building profession as a whole and therein exposed an underlying counterculture to the climate change believers. In that survey it was revealed that nearly 75% of design firms represent themselves as "being committed to green or sustainable design." Interestingly, the survey also indicated that nearly half (47%) of the respondents were either "not sure that global warming is caused by man" or considered global warming to be "a myth perpetuated by the media, and green building is a fad."
This survey was published in October, several weeks before the so-called ClimateGate controversy of November 20th, when emails and other documents from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia were accessed by hackers and posted online via a small web server in the formerly closed city of Tomsk in Siberia (insert Russian secret service (FSB) conspiracy theory here).
This all comes at a time when decisions regarding whether or not to attempt to combat climate change are approaching critical mass. Consider the following:
1. Back in April, LEED was retooled to incorporate credit-weightings to give design strategies that curb carbon emissions and reduce energy use the highest value.
2. On June 26th, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), a comprehensive energy policy intended to create millions of jobs, enhance America's energy independence, and curtail global warming pollution.
3. The U.S. Senate's version of the bill has been approved to reach the floor, though it likely will not be voted on until the spring. In the wake of this development, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Senate to vote on the bill. This underscores the perceived importance of this bill and the U.S. role in combating carbon emissions in the eyes of many leaders in the international community.
4. President Obama verified that he would attend what is being billed by some as the most important meeting in history, the COP15, in Copenhagen. The COP15 is the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. During this meeting, delegates will meet to negotiate a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol. However, it is widely held that if the U.S., India, and China do not commit to the negotiated treaty, it simply cannot be effective enough to make a deep reduction in total global anthropogenic emissions.
So where does this leave us? Obviously, the stakes are higher than they've ever been. For those who believe that man has the ability to affect climate change, the COP15 treaty and the pending Senate climate change bill are of pinnacle importance. If you disagree that man can make an impact or believe that the economic costs are too great, then there are many reasons to be fearful that climate change legislation and treaties could be final straw (or bale) on the back of the global economy.
This article is not intended to sway minds or spin an issue on behalf of the green building industry. Green building has a multitude of merits beyond reducing carbon emissions. Rather, it is my hope that by raising awareness of the current state of the climate change debate, many of you will become engaged. That stakes are much too high for anyone to simply not care.
Finally, I would like to add one more resource that in my opinion provides an excellent, two-sided analysis for anyone who desires a balanced synopsis on the climate change issue as it currently stands. Please visit the audio clip page of radio-personality Michael Smerconish. Last week, Smerconish interviewed two well-credentialed special guests-one a global warming believer and the other a denier. He presented them both with the same fourteen climate-related questions. Their answers were uninterrupted, straightforward representations of their side of the debate. The "believer" is Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at Texas Tech University and co-author of a book entitled "A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith Based Decisions." The "denier" is Richard S. Lindzen, a professor of meteorology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Meteorological Society. It was as direct of a presentation of both sides of the issue as I have ever heard.
The time to become engaged is now because no matter where you stand on the issue, climate change is bound to make more of an impact on our lives than ever before.
Daniel Overbey, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
USGBC Indiana Communications Chair
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Calendar at a Glance
December
17: USGBC-IN North Central Branch Monthly Program
Location: South Bend, IN
17: USGBC-IN South Central Branch Monthly Program
Location: Bloomington, IN
January
7: USGBC-IN Northeast Branch Monthly Program
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
20: USGBC Indiana Chapter Monthly Program
Location: Indianapolis, IN
February
17: USGBC Indiana Chapter Monthly Program
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Please email your event notices to the Editor. Thank you!
All dates are subject to change. For a complete list of upcoming events, please log-in to usgbc-in.org.
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In Kind Sponsors
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USGBC-IN is supported with a grant from the Indiana Office of Energy Development
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Partner Organization
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The Indiana Chapter of USGBC
invites you to support the activities of the chapter by becoming a
sponsor. As interest in green building gains momentum in Indiana,
there has never been a better time to become involved with and support
the Chapter.
Through communications, educational programs,
networking events, and advocacy work, we hope to educate and create
awareness of green and sustainable building strategies. Please
consider becoming an annual or program sponsor and joining our effort
for a better built environment.
There are several levels of sponsorships that are available. To receive a Sponsorship Registration Form, please contact Elizabeth C. Ellis, Executive Director.
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Let us know how we can improve the USGBC-IN newsletter. Contact Daniel Overbey, Communications Committee Chair.
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