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Board of Directors

Rick Gabriel

Sherrie Gruder

Jennifer Guslick

Korinne Haeffel

Kim Hosken

 Anthony Mayer

  Nick Mueller

Greg Thomson

Phil Vetterkind

Rick Walker

Rob Zimmerman 

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Southeast Members

Sponsor Level 

Findorff 

HGA Architects & Eng

 MortensonConstruction 

Plunkett Raysich Archit

 Transwestern Sust.Serv 

 

Corporate Level 

Berghammer Constr.

Beyer Construction

Building Services Inc 

Bradley Corporation

Creative Bus. Interiors

CleanPower 

David J. Frank

Diversey Inc.

Engberg Anderson

Environmental Systems 

Eppstein Uhen Architects

Faith Technologies, Inc.

FJA Christiansen Roof  

Franklin Energy

Gateway Technical College

GRAEF

Halquist Stone

Hot Water Products, LLC

Hunzinger Construction

ITT Technical Institute

J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. 

Kahler Slater 

Kohl's Dept. Stores

Kubala Washatko Architects 

Lafarge North America

Lippert Tile Company

Mandel Group Inc. 

MSI General Corporation

Performance Clean LLC
Pioneer Roofing
Poblocki Sign Company

Riley Construction 

Siemens Industry Inc.

Total Mechanical

Trane Company

Universal Recylcing 

VJS Constr. Services 

Watertronics

 

Government Agencies &  Non-Profits

City of Milwaukee

Germantown School Dist

The Johnson Foundation 

MSOE

 Milwaukee Housing Ath

 Milwaukee Cty DTPW 

Mount Mary College

 MREA 

UWM SARUP

WasteCap Resource

Waukesha CtyDeptP&L 

 

Small Business Level 

AndersonWebb Inc 

Angus-Young Associates

Blue Marble, LLC

Building Blocks Construction

Bukacek Construction 

C-77 Design

Clean Rite Supply Inc

Continuum Architects

Dan Beyer 

Earth Care Window Treatment

Ed Donovan Builders 

E3 Group

Environmental Initiatives

Evolution Marketing LLC 

Fix Development LLC

Forrer Business Interiors

General Capital 

Grumman/Butkus Assoc

Habitat Restore

Hoffman Landscaping 

IBC Engineering Services
I-Com
Inland Companies
Interior Investments
JL Business Interiors
Korb Tredo Architects

Landscapes of Place  

Lakeview Construction

Lightweight Structures 

Lutron Electronics Co

McWilliams Burgener Arc

Milwaukee Millwork

Nassco Inc 

Opus Development Corp.

Outpost Natural Foods

Partners in Design

PerMar, Inc

Pieper Properties

PMSI

PSJ Engineering Inc

Quality Heating & Sheet 

Quorum Architects
Rivet, LLC
Robert Loepfe Builders
Solatube-Brighter Conc
Solutions /Sustainability
Stephen Perry Smith 

TemTek

The Green Leaf Inn

TJH Energy Consulting

Triad Construction

TWP Architecture 

Wangard Partners 

Xero Flor America, LLC
Northeast Members

 Sponsor Level

The Boldt Company

Hoffman, LLC

Kohler Co. 

McMAHON

Miron Construction

 

Corporate Level  

AECom

Alliance Const. & Design

August Winter & Sons

Bassett Mechanical

Berners-Schober Assoc.

Consolidated Const. Co. DeLeers Construction

Faith Technologies

Fox Valley Tech College 

J.F. Ahern Co.

Greenheck Fan Corp.

Home Depot

ITT Tech 

Keller, Inc.

LaFarge North America 

Omnni Associates Inc

Short-Elliott-Hendrickson

Somerville,Inc     

Target Com. Interiors

Thrivent for Lutherans

Tweet/Garot Mechanical  

 

Government Agencies & Non-Profits

Brown Cty. Public Works

St. Norbert College

ThedaCare

Navarino Nature Center    

 

Small Business Level  

Berhoff Homes C. Anthony Fodden, LLC

Const. Sol. -Fox Valley  

Craig Cornell  

Daniel J. Meissner, AIA

Eng. Representation 

 The Garland Company 

Hanson Design Group

Hawworth Inc. 

Hometown Insulation

KI

J & H Controls Inc.

Leafguard Gutter & Roof

Miller Eng. & Scientists 

Pro-Tec Energy, LLC

Smet Constr. Services

Systems Furniture

TF System - Vertical ICF

WI Building Supply 

Vande Hey Company  

Virge Temme Architicture 

Zeise Construction Co.

 

Southwest Members

Sponsor Level
Flad Architects
Kraemer Brothers
Madison Gas & Electric
Plunkett Raysich Arch
Tri-North Builders

Corporate Level
Alliant Energy Corp
Barns Inc
DeWitt Ross & Stephens
Emmons Business Int
GDS Associates
General Heating & A/C
ITT Technical Institute
LaFarge North America
Masgters Building Sol
North America Mech
Potter Lawson Inc
Servicemaster Bld
Target Commercial Int
Vogel Bros. Building
Westphal & Co Inc

Government
& Non-Profits

AIA Wisconsin
Beloit College
Design Coalition Inc
Energy Performance Light
Leonard Academy
Thedacare
UW Madison Extension
WI Dept of State Facilities


Small Business Level
Anthony Puttnam Arch
Architectural Building Arts
Bachman Construction
Dorschner Associates Inc
D'Onofrio Kottke & Assoc
Edgewater College
Edgewood College
Energy Control & Design
Facilities Engineering Inc
Fourcap Real Estate
Habitat Restore
Hirsch Group Inc
Informing Ecolog Design
Isthmus Architecture
Interior Invest of Madison
InteriorLogic Facility Plan
JDR Engineering
Julie Kardatzke Architect
Ken Saiki Design Inc
Klobucar Construction
Lakeview Construction
M3 Insurance Solutions
Madison Environmental
Montgomery Resolution
Partners in Design
Pearson Engineering
Plandesign LLC
Resource Solar LLC
R.G. Harriman
Richard Wittschiebe Hand
Schiel & Associates Inc
Supreme Structures
Sustainable Engineering
Thermal Energy Systems
Welton Enterprizes 
Northwest Members

Corporate Level

Complete Control, Inc

Ellis Stone Construction

Greenheck Fan Corporation
Target Commercial Interiors

TCI Arch, Eng & Contractors

   

Government Agencies

& Non-Profits

Cesa 10
MREA

 

Small Business Level

First Amer. Roof & Siding

Thomas Brown Arch.

Recycled Office Environ.

SDS Architects Inc

Mary Ann Interiors Inc

Berhoff Homes

Gimme Shelter Construction

Nelson Construction

Environmental Initiatives

River Architects Inc

Performa Inc 

 

Staff

Heather McCombs

Renae Thimm

Drew Dillmann

George Pitman

Jennifer Simdon

Rory Pitman

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November 21, 2012                 

 

 

 

Friends,

 

I spent last week at Greenbuild in San Francisco with roughly 35,000 other people from around the world. It was intense, exciting and inspirational. Wisconsin was represented in spades by speakers, exhibitors and attendees. I gave a presentation on a pilot program I started with Home Depot that allows USGBC Chapters nationwide, to give Green Building workshops in their local Home Depot stores. Leah Samson-Samuel gave a presentation showing other Chapters how to form a coalition out of all of the various Green Schools committees and groups that many states have. Theresa Lehman presented on Advocacy, sharing her tried and true tips on connecting with state legislators to promote green building legislation and practices, and Marge Anderson was a keynote speaker at the Women in Green Power breakfast.

 

The underlying message at this year's 11th annual Greenbuild conference, and delivered by Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC CEO and Rachel Gutter, USGBC's Director of the Center for Green Schools, is that "It's time to stop talking to each other and start talking to everybody else!". This essentially means that we need to bring the walls down between our traditional audiences of professionals and everyone else. We need to get out to the Home Depots and the Schools and the Libraries, places where everyone in our communities go to learn and to buy building supplies, and start reaching and teaching those people, a completely new audience. Those of you who have spent the last few years of your careers learning at our workshops and events, it's now YOUR turn to get out there and teach everyone else. I know you can do it Wisconsin! What do you think? For video of this year's exciting Greenbuild keynotes and sessions, click here. More will be added daily.

 

We are so thankful for all of your great work!

Speaker Presentations


Introduction to the Living Building Challenge

Fox Valley Location  

Presented by: Leah Samson-Samuel

Date: November 28,2012 

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  

Location: Fox Valley Technical College

Sustainable Technology Center  

Room 102

11 Tri-Park Way

Appleton, WI 54915 

REGISTER  

 

  

Introduction to the Living Building Challenge
Milwaukee Location 

Presented by: Leah Samson-Samuel

Date: December 19,2012 

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  

Location: Engberg Anderson

320 East Buffalo Street 5th Floor

Milwaukee, WI 

REGISTER 

Networking Event

Southeast Holiday Social

Date: December 13, 2012

Time: 5:00 - 9:00PM

Location: Horny Goat Hideaway

2011 South 1st Street

Milwaukee, WI 53207    

Educational Classes  

  

 

Brookfield - LEED GA Exam Prep      

Date: December 6th, 2012

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

Location: ESI  

Instructor: Kimberly Hosken, Johnson Controls 

REGISTER

 

Webinars

 

Downtown Milwaukee:


ND 201: LEED for Neighborhood Development: Sustainability Beyond Buildings: Strategies for Urban Infill 
Date: November 29th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30PM  
Location: Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, WI 
REGISTER  

  

O+M 201: Green Operations & Multi-Tenant Engagement in LEED for Existing Buildings: O+M 
Date: December 6th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30PM  
Location: Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, WI
REGISTER

Legal 201: Contract Strategies for LEED Projects: Managing Risk and Liability
Date: December 13th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30PM  
Location: Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, WI
REGISTER 
 
LEED 250: LEED Innovation & Pilot Credits: Acoustics 
Date: December 20th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30PM  
Location: Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, WI

Pract 203: Deep Energy Retrofits 
Date: December 27th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30PM  
Location: Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, WI

 
Green Bay Webinars:
 
BD + C 252: LEED for New Construction Credit-by-Credit Review: Water Efficiency & Innovation
Date: November 30th, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00PM
Location: Somerville, Green Bay, WI

 

Legal 201: Contract Strategies for LEED Projects: Managing Risk and Liability
Date: December 7th, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00PM
Location: Somerville, Green Bay, WI

 

LEED 259: Best of Greenbuild 2011: Standard Practice, IgCC, Calgreen & LEED
Date: December 14th, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00PM
Location: Somerville, Green Bay, WI
 
 

Brookfield Webinars:

  

LEED 258: MPR6 Performance Monitoring and BPP
Date: November 30th, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield, WI

LEED 259: Best of Greenbuild 2011: Standard Practice, IgCC, CALGreen & LEED
Date: December 7th, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield, WI

LEED 259: Best of Greenbuild 2011: Passivhaus: Bringing German Energy Design Home to LEED
Date: December 14th, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield, WI
 
LEED 260: Daylighting and IEQ Credit 8.1: Understanding the May Addendum & Achieving Success in Daylighting
Date: December 21st, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield, WI


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Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference 

Date: December 7, 2012  

Location: American Family Corporate Headquarters

6000 American Parkway, Bldg. A, Madison, WI 53783

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION


Volunteer Opportunities 
 
If you are interested in getting involved, please contact the regional co-chairs in your area:

Northeast

 

 

Southeast
Anne White

 

 
Green Schools Committee
Leah Samson-Samuel
Justin Yotter

 

Advocacy Committee
Theresa Lehman
Dave Kattar 

 

Emerging Professionals Committee

Denis Pohlman  

 

To see photos of our volunteers in action, click here 

 


 Sincerely,
 

Heather McCombs, Executive Director

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance

131 W Seeboth Street

Suite 230

Milwaukee, WI 53204

www.wgba.org 

heather@wgba.org

 

WGBA Phone: (414) 224-9422

 

 

WGBA is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. We are also an Affiliate of the US Green Building Council. We invite you to join our mission to grow green building in Wisconsin, and welcome you to participate in our many activities and initiatives.

 

 

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