Help shape the future of LEED.
LEED v4 draft credits are now open for 6th public comment through March 31st.
How to comment:
Your professional perspective is an important part of the LEED v4 development process. To share your general comments on LEED v4, please sign in and submit your comment. Or, to comment on specific credits, see Credit changes on this page and select the credit that is of interest to you. Remember, your input is valuable. USGBC wants to hear from you.
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LEED Professionals distinguish themselves in the green building marketplace by earning one of seven LEED Professional Credentials. Credential holders are recognized as leaders in the field and contribute their expertise to various industries and projects. Are you one of them?
USGBC West Michigan is offering a LEED Green Associate Course beginning Friday, March 29th and running every other Friday through May 10th.
For details and registration information
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PANELISTS ANNOUNCED
LEED: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Join us for a panel discussion on implemented design features and practices that have worked and some that have not worked as well. This panel consists of building owners/managers, design and construction team members and engineering professionals that will share stories of implementations with good and bad results. PANEL
Mark Zoeteman & Dan Durkee FTC&H Ed Nagelkirk Herman MillerRenae Hesselink NicholsDavid Rinard SteelcaseJames Moyer Grand Valley State UniversityWHEN
April 18, 2013 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM LOCATION
FTC&H1515 Arboretum Dr. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
Join us for our Schools of the Future, Making Connections Today Symposium on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Lansing. It will be a fast-paced, powerful, idea sharing day to plant seeds for now and well into the future. This symposium is an effort of the U.S. Green Building Council Chapters of West Michigan and Detroit Regional. We anticipate hearing at least from 15 presenters between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Presentations will be 15 minutes or less.
Have an idea about what our schools should or could look like in the future? Apply to be a presenter or entertainer! Talks or entertainment acts will be 15 minutes or less. We will be live streaming for a larger audience and also video taping each presentation for posting on the web for later viewing.
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Elementary and secondary public schools are centers of nearly 100,000 communities across the United States, yet American citizens and public officials have a poor understanding of the scale of this infrastructure and its condition. School districts often find themselves in the precarious position of having to choose between curricular resources and facility resources, without adequate information to make informed decisions.
This report, which features an inspiring introduction from President Bill Clinton, brings to light the fact that we are lacking critical data that allow us to address the safety, health, education and environmental challenges of our public school facilities. Better understanding would allow us to not only demonstrate that green schools can bring significant benefits to school and district facilities, but prove that we can invest schools' limited resources more efficiently, effectively and equitably.
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MEMBERSHIP
Thank you to our new and renewing members!Derek BacigalJason BarnesAron Bazen Bazen ElectricDavid Bell Progressive AERobert Busley James Dirkes II Building Performance TeamRichard EdwardsBrenda Longman Byce & Associates, Inc.Justin Nichols Post Associates |
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
LEEDv4 6th comment period is open now until March 31st for review and comment http://new.usgbc.org/leed/v4#credits. Of the 23 categories that will be changing in v4, there are 8 which are open for comment during this period. Please take time to review and comment as this is our opportunity to have input into the next version of LEED. The next step will be voting in June. Watch the USGBC website for details. Did you know the Chapter Membership for Emerging Professionals (EP) effective April 1st will be reduced by 50% to $35 or $25 (depending on membership type)? To qualify you must be under 30 years old and out of school. Please pass this information on to a co-worker or friend that you think would be interested in joining the Chapter.
Kris Ford, Chair, USGBC West Michigan
Owens-Ames-Kimball Co.
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