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This Month: 2010 Indiana Building Green Symposium Arrives Next Week in Indianapolis
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Feature Article
2010 Indiana Building Green Symposium to Take Place Next Week in Indianapolis
 With more awareness and education, green thinking is being turned into green "action" in all facets of the building industry. From concept and application, to the latest trends and products, every discipline is beginning to embrace cost-effective green solutions.
We invited speakers from industry professionals, educators, authors and public servants addressing a variety of topics, including regulatory agency innovation and precedent, facilities management, energy performance including alternative energy system implementation and precedent, sustainable building design practices and precedents, and sustainable community / campus planning and design and precedents, among many others.
This year's event will take place March 10th and 11th at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana.
It is our hope that every attendee gains a better understanding of green principles and their applications, to make green building mainstream, by changing the way you think. Come join us help educate, promote awareness, and both facilitate and expedite the shift toward sustainable building practices in Indiana.
It's time to GREEN NOW in Indiana!
Registrants can earn up to 10 AIA CEU credits in Sustainable Design (SD) by attending IBGS2010? Click the logo to the left for more information from the AIA website.
Special Offer - Register for IBGS and Receive a
Free One-Year Membership to USGBC-IN!
By registering for the 2010 IBGS, attendees will have the
option of a one-year membership to USGBC Indiana.
 This offer is retroactive as well. If you have already registered for IBGS 2010, you may take advantage of this offer too.
Current members may use the one-year membership offer to extend their current membership.
To take advantage of this special offer, email your IBGS receipt to
info@usgbc-in.org and title the email
"IBGS ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP OFFER"
Special message brought to you by the 2010 Indiana Building Green Symposium Steering Committee. For more information, and to register for the event, please visit www.indianabuildinggreen.org.
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From the Chair
With the hopes of winter's grip starting to fade, I hope everyone is looking forward to warmer weather. Something else I hope you are looking forward to is The Indiana Building Green Symposium. This event is quickly approaching and is the premier green event in the state. The program for March 10th and 11th looks to be an exceptional experience if you are looking for expert speaking about sustainable buildings. With a full slate of national level presenters, this two day event looks to be the best ever. If you have not attended the last 3 years, you should register today. www.indianabuildinggreen.com
This annual educational symposium will be held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art a truly wonderful setting. Keynote speakers include Doug Farr on sustainable urbanism, Pliny Fisk a nationally recognized green designer, Gordon Holeness the ASHRAE president, and over 45 Exhibitors on hand to showcase the latest in green products. If you are interested in sustainable education, motivation, continuing education or networking, please join us!
Very Truly,
Luke Leising, AIA, PE, LEED AP
USGBC Indiana Chair
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USGBC Indiana Chapter News & Events
Central Branch Program / Meeting
Wednesday, March 24th
 Please join the Central Branch for it's monthly program on Wednesday, March 24th.
Program information is as follows:
Date: Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Time: Networking and appetizers 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)
Parking: Free parking
Register: Click here to RSVP for this event.
North Central Branch Program / Meeting:
Tuesday, March 16th
 Sara Uzelac will have a presentation about the Unity Gardens movement. The mission of Unity Gardens is to have a community with an abundance of healthy, locally grown produce to provide food for those in need, while bringing diverse people together to grow, harvest, share, and eat healthy food. The Unity Gardens idea began in 2007, and by the end of 2009, fourteen community gardens were growing around town. Join us to learn more and to see how you or your company can provide a helping hand to promote
community health.
Program information is as follows:
Date: Tuesday, March 16th
Time: Networking and Appetizers: 5:15 PM
Program: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: The Troyer Group
550 Union Street
Mishawaka, IN 46544
See location in Google Maps
Cost: Free
North East Branch Program:
LEED Accreditation and Credentialing Maintenance
 Wednesday, March 31st
Please join the USGBC-IN Northeast Branch for its March program titled: Steps to Accreditation and Maintaining LEED Credentials.
Program information is as follows:
Date: Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM Registration and Networking; 6:00 PM Program
Location: Columbia Street West - Upstairs Banquet Room
135 W. Columbia Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
See location in Google Maps
Cost: Individual Chapter Members - Free
Non-Members - $15 (Cash at the door)
Registration: Click here to RSVP for this event.
More Info: Click here for the event flyer.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24th to receive one free drink ticket.
USGBC Announces Addenda to LEED Reference Guides
 Addenda to the various LEED Reference Guides (2009 Editions) have been updated. It is strongly recommended that project teams adhere to the Reference Guide addenda based on registration date.
Updates have been issued for the following documents:
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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| Indiana Green Building Events
2010 Indiana Green Building Symposium
March 10th & 11th, 2009
FINAL DAYS TO REGISTER - EVENT BEGINS IN 6 DAYS
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Speakers Announced
Join hundreds of designers, owners, operators and developers at the fourth annual Indiana Building Green Symposium, 2010. This annual conference hosted by the USGBC brings together leading professionals in a variety of disciplines and all facets of the building industry to facilitate and expedite the shift toward sustainable building practices in Indiana. Get all the latest on applications and trends that are turning green thinking into green building, and how it's enhancing the quality of life for people and planet.
It's time to "Think Green" in Indiana!
This year's growing list of outstanding world-class speakers includes:
Toshiko Mori
Toshiko Mori, FAIA is the Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture with tenure at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and was the chair of the Department of Architecture from 2002 to 2008. She is also principal of Toshiko Mori Architect, which she established in 1981 in New York City.
Douglas Farr
Doug Farr is founder and president of Farr Associates, a Chicago-based sustainable architecture and planning firm that is the first in the world to design three buildings certified as "platinum," the highest distinction under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. He is author of "Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature."
Pliny Fisk III
Pliny Fisk specializes in green technology, design and planning. He is co-creator of EcobalanceDesign™, BaselineGreen™ , CDIR ™. His work holds several national and international awards and is well known regarding regionalized building materials and open building protocols. Fisk is Co-director of The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems and is signature faculty In architecture landscape, architecture, and planning at Texas A&M University.
Dan Rockhill
Dan Rockhill is the Executive Director of Studio 804 and the J L Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is a principal of the design firm Rockhill and Associates. Their work is tightly bound to the natural milieu and culture of the Kansas region. In the spirit of regionalism, the areas archetypal forms, Spartan aesthetics, frugal methods, and relationship to nature permeate the results.
William Harrison
As ASHRAE's president, Harrison directs the Society's Board of Directors and oversees the Executive Committee. His presidential theme, Maintain to Sustain: Delivering ASHRAE's Sustainability Promise, focuses on operating buildings to deliver the energy efficiency inherent in their design, including effective commissioning, improved documentation, and programs to educate and certify building operators.
For more information, and to register for this event, please visit:
ibgs2010.org
AIA Indianapolis Presents: Improving Energy Performance in the Building Envelope A Day of Continuing Education
Wednesday, March 31st
 Earn 5 AIA Health, Safety and Welfare / Sustainable Design (HSW/SD) Learning
Units for Architects. This
event will take place from 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 31,
2010 at the Ball State Indianapolis Center, 50 S. Meridian Street, 2nd
Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Program topics include: - Delivering Energy Efficient Air and Vapor Barrier Systems
- Achieving Energy Efficient Roofing with Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Green Roofs, and Energy Star Design
- Insulated Cladding Solutions for High Performance Buildings
- Elements of Commissioning and Testing for High Performance Building Enclosures
Register by March 12th for a discounted rate. Click Here to learn more and to register.
Greening the Heartland 2010
May 19 - 21, 2010
 This year's theme, BRIDGING, seeks to draw valuable connections between people, places, and ideas to help create a sustainable heartland region and beyond. Specifically, the conference seeks to link such ideas as:
- Sustainable development and environmental protection
- Green building and social justice
- Community planning and individual health
- Commercial and residential projects (market-rate and affordable housing)
- LEED and the Green Communities criteria
Presenting organizations, the Minnesota chapter of USGBC and Minnesota Green Communities, are excited by this unique partnership and opportunity to "bridge" our two conferences and bring people together around green building and design from all across the region.
Greening the Heartland 2010 is also excited to announce keynote speaker Cameron Sinclair, president and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity.
This year's event will be held from May 19th through 21st at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
For more information, and to register for this event, please visit:
greeningtheheartland.org
The Earth Day Indiana Festival
Saturday, April 24, 2010
 The Earth Day Indiana Festival moves in 2010
to White River State Park in downtown
Indianapolis. Plans are in place to host the
event at the site for at least the next four years.
On the final Saturday of every April, thousands
of Hoosiers head to downtown Indianapolis to
attend one of the nation's largest Earth Day
festivals.
The Earth Day Indiana Festival combines 130
environmental and conservation exhibits with live music from some of Indiana's best new bands, special activities for kids and good food. An estimated 30,000 people attended the 2009 Earth Day Indiana Festival. That's the most visitors ever, and we're still growing.
For more informationn, please visit: www.earthdayindiana.org
2010 Living Future, the Unconference
May 5 - 7, 2010
 It's that time again! Living Future, the Unconference, is returning to Cascadia Region Green Building Council for its fourth year.
This year, the unconference will happen in Seattle on May 5-7.
The theme for Living Future 2010 is "Building Hope, Re-valuing Community." This year's event has a powerful program lined up, including keynotes by James Howard Kunstler, Pliny Fisk (see Pliny at this year's Indiana Green Building Symposium), John Francis, and Jason McLennan.
The event will also feature sessions by some of the leading thinkers and doers in the movement, along with perennial favorite events: 15 Minutes of Brilliance and the Green Building Slam!
The full program is available HERE.
This event is available to USGBC-IN members at a special discounted rate!
REGISTER NOW
Black & Green is Beautiful:
Images of African-Americans in the Environment
Tuesday, March 9th
On Tuesday, March 9th, Javaughn Fernanders will present a set of images which corrects the widespread misperception that African Americans historically have not been interested in the environment. Javaughn, a Sustainabiliy Fellow at the Center, will use this exhibit as one of the projects she is working on during her Fellowship.
This event is presented by the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center-Natatorium, Center for a Sustainable Future and the Studebaker Nationl Museum.
Images on display through the end of March.
Admission is free. The event will take place at the Studebaker National Museum. The talk will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by a reception from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
For more information, please see the IU South Bend Nataorium Event Postings at: http://www.iusb.edu/~acadaff/natevents.shtml
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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.
All Things EGBPlease visit us at usgbc-in.org/egb for all the latest events, resources, and local branch information. |
Indiana Green Building News
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SustainIndy Announces Winners of Inaugural Indianapolis Sustainability Awards
 Mayor Greg Ballard honored five winning
projects with 2009 Indianapolis Sustainability
Awards today. The five winners, narrowed
down from nearly 70 applicants, were chosen
for inspiring innovation, showcasing a positive community impact, demonstrating leadership and promoting education around the principles of sustainability.
"I applaud today's winners - and all of our 2009 applicants - for their outstanding work toward making Indianapolis one of the most sustainable cities in the Midwest," said Mayor Ballard. "The City of Indianapolis, through the Office of Sustainability, is leading by example, but we can't achieve our goal alone. We're partners with the business and nonprofit communities in this effort, and we look forward to continuing to work together to make Indianapolis truly sustainable for future generations."
Five categories for the awards include air, land, water, energy and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Read more...
Planet Indy 2010 Series Announced
The USGBC Indiana Central Branch's Residential Green Builders Chapter is a proud promotional sponsor of the Planet Indy 2010 lecture series.
Gestalt Gardening with Felder Rushin
Thursday, April 22nd
Can garden design be a subversive act? At this Planet Indy talk, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, offbeat garden guru Felder Rushing addresses "slow" gardening for cheapskates, alternatives to the oppressive lawn, and irreverent approaches to horticulture that are also more sustainable. Rushing is a 10th-generation American gardener from Jackson, Miss., whose quirky cottage garden has been featured in many TV programs and magazines, and includes a huge variety of weather-hardy plants and a collection of folk art. Rushing is the author or co-author of 15 gardening books and co-hosts a public radio call-in garden program. After the event, buy a book, have it signed, and enter to win a free garden consultation by Rushing the next day and $50 worth of plants at the Perennial Premiere event. Presented with support from the IMA Horticultural Society.
This program is ASL interpreted.
The Not So Big House with Sarah Susanka
Thursday, May 20th
How do the size, scale and design of our homes affect our well-being, our family relationships, and our planet? In this talk, Sarah Susanka, architect and author of The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live, illustrates the connection between smart design, domestic pleasure, and lower carbon footprints. Susanka explores the bigger ideas behind The Not So Big House - a radical re-think of urban architecture and the difference between a bigger house and a better home. Presented with support from AIA Indianapolis. Promotional support from Residential Green Builders of Indianapolis.
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 info@usgbc-in.org.
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National USGBC News
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Author: Melissa Hincha-Ownby
Source: Mother Nature Network
Date Written: 2/2/2010
If the USGBC gets its wish, gone will be the days of one or two LEED certified buildings on America's college campuses. Instead, all of our nation's college campuses will adopt a more complete sustainability model within one generation. The USGBC has launched the Green Campus Campaign to help make this goal a reality.
The USGBC wants college administrators to know that greening their buildings isn't cost-prohibitive and will lead to millions in savings over the building's lifetime from energy and water use reduction. As sustainability is becoming more important to today's youth, they will likely look at a school's environmental record when making a decision about where to attend college. The USGBC's Green Campus Campaign will help college institutions meet the increased demand for a sustainable focus.
Read more...  The 2010 USGBC Natural Talent Design CompetitionUSGBC's 2010 Natural Design Competition, in partnership with Salvation Army's EnviRenew Initiative, will focus its sights on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans, Louisiana. Competitors will be divided into students and young professionals groups and will design a LEED for Homes project that is priced affordably and is functional for elderly occupants. Up to four designs will be selected from the local competition finalists to be showcased at Greenbuild 2010 and, for the first time, the designers will see their projects built in New Orleans' Broadmoor neighborhood. Once the homes are built, they will enter a measurement and verification phase in which they will be graded on energy efficiency, water reuse, and indoor air quality among other categories. The design team whose home performs best during measurement and verification will be awarded the final grand prize. Registration rates are $25 per student team and $50 per emerging
professional team, but will increase to $50 and $75, respectively,
after March 1st. REGISTER NOW |
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From the Editor
Building Energy-Efficiency Standards Gaining Momentum
After three long years of development, a disbanding and reorganization of the committee responsible for drafting the document, and countless rounds of public critique, the first ANSI-accredited, code-enforceable, green building standard in the U.S. has been approved!
Standard 189, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, which was co-sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC); the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), will offer minimum requirements for the design of structures that balance "environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, occupant comfort and well-being, and community sensitivity," according to ASHRAE.
Using the USGBC's popular LEED rating system as a key resource, the standard is designed to provide a baseline that will catalyze the emergence of green building into mainstream building practice.
Here in the Hoosier State, updating our archaic energy-efficiency standard has been the hot topic of discussion. In recent weeks, the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission (which is part of the Department of Homeland Security) has been executing the state's new rule adoption process to adopt and publish proposed rule 675 IAC 19-4 (which would repeal 675 IAC 19-3), which would make ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, with state amendments, the new state energy code. (For more info, see LSA Document #09-388)
In 2008, the US Department of Energy determined that the 2004 edition of Standard 90.1 would achieve greater energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code than the 1999 edition of Standard 90.1. A quantitative analysis of the energy consumption of buildings built to the 2004 edition as compared with buildings built to the 1999 edition indicated national source energy savings of approximately 13.9 percent of commercial building energy consumption. Site energy savings were estimated to be approximately 11.9 percent.
To put these figures in perspective, consider the fact that Indiana is considering the adoption of the more stringent 2007 edition of the Standard 90.1, while the U.S. Department of Energy cites the current Indiana Energy Conservation Code (1992 Model Energy Code with Indiana amendments) as being "older or less stringent" than the 1989 edition of Standard 90.1. By adopting ASHRAE 90.1-2007, Indiana will literally update its energy code, and the minimum energy performance of new buildings, by over two decades and place the Hoosier State in a position to better meet our nation's rising demand for high-performance, energy-efficient structures as it pursues greater energy independence.
Following a public hearing on January 28th, the proposed rule will be scheduled to be submitted to the Attorney General's office once all clerical errors to the rule are officially corrected. It is expected that the proposed rule will be published and in put into effect by the end of May 2010.
Daniel Overbey, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C
USGBC Indiana Communications Chair
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Calendar at a Glance
March
April
21: USGBC-IN Central Branch Program May
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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All dates are subject to change. For a complete list of upcoming events, please log-in to usgbc-in.org.
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