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Regional Leadership Summit: You're invited!
April 18-19,
E. Greenwich Rhode Island
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Sign up today - it's a great conference!
The program starts Thursday night.
Friday starts with an address from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Author and AIA Fellow Richard Saul Wurman is the Keynote speaker. Sessions throughout the day focus on organizational excellence, marketing, membership recruitment, energy, LEED, climate change, and more!
Each year, volunteers and staff from the USGBC chapters across the northeast region gather for a summit. You can come join the fun and excellent networking opportunity.
Learn more here
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Become a Member
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Help us accelerate change and further our mission to advocate, educate and promote sustainable development in Massachusetts.
Join as a member today!
Organizations that share our goal of a more sustainable built environment should consider becoming a USGBC national member or partner of USGBC MA.
Learn more here
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| Our Chapter Sponsoring Partners |
Platinum:
National Grid
Gold:
Boston Properties
Silver:
Citizens Bank; Nitsch Engineering; AHA Consulting Engineers; Vidaris; P&G Gilette
Bronze:
NStar; Mark Richey Woodworking; Robinson & Cole; The Green Engineer, Inc.; Structure Tone; SMMA; New Buildings Institute; Sterritt Lumber
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Looking for Volunteers
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The Chapter is looking for volunteers interested in getting involved. Some of the areas we are looking for help in are: Chapter Website, Newsletter, Speakers Bureau, Membership Campaign, and Graphic Design.
If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Grey Lee
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| Chapter Committees |
Make a Difference.
Network.
Build Your Resume.
Become involved with a Committee!
Education
Communications
Membership Advocacy
Fundraising
Special Events
Emerging Professionals (EPMA)
Green Schools Residential Green Building
Regional & Statewide Outreach
Cap & Islands Group
Central MA Group Western MA Branch To find out more about the committees and how to get connected, go to our website or send an email to info@usgbcma.org
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Sponsoring Partnership
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Is your company interested in being a Sponsoring Partner with the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter?
Click here to find out the benefits you'll receive as a Chapter partner.
Donations are tax deductible and a great way to support our green building education, advocacy and outreach programming efforts in MA.
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| Chapter Newsletter & Website |
Interested in writing articles for the Massachusetts Chapter newsletter?
Interested in contributing educational content or graphics for our website?
Please email Carrie at carrie@greenengineer.com
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Attendees at last year's Earth Day Celebration enjoying the ceremonies!
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Greetings!
It has been a very busy month at the Massachusetts Chapter of the USGBC. Thank you for being part of our efforts to change the built environment.
April has more excitement: we have the big Earth Day Celebration and Awards Ceremony on the 10th, in downtown Boston. Tickets are going fast. I urge anyone who has recently completed a green design project to look at our Innovation in Green Design and our Best Green Building of the Year awards. I hope you will scroll through the past years' winners (below) in this newsletter - we have a good history of recognizing and supporting innovation in green design here at USGBC MA.
We are in the middle of the hiring process for our second full-time employee: the Green Schools Program Manager. This position, funded by the USGBC, will manage a series of programs to faciliate more green buildings in Massachusetts.
Our membership drive is going smoothly: We set a goal to bring in 100 new members before the Earth Day event. We only need another 18 people to join - so if you've been listening but bashful about joining, please take the plunge! We want to grow this organization and our collective impact on the industry.
I hope to see you at some of our upcoming events. Take a look at our calendar to see our many opportunities to come together to learn and to socialize.
You can connect with us on facebook, through LinkedIn and tweeting @usgbcma - and connect with each other which may even be more fun!
Thank you for your involvement!
Grey Lee
Executive Director
USGBC MA Chapter
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| Upcoming Events | |
Remember to check our calendar of events regularly to see what's going on in our many locations throughout the state, sponsored by our many different committees. There's something for everyone!
[Cape & Islands] Green Building Tour: International Friends of Animal Welfare Headquarters - a LEED Gold building, designed by designLAB Architects. This is a joint event with BSA's Cape & Islands Group, GreenDrinks, USGBC MA, and IFAW.
When: March 27th, 6-8 PM
Location: 290 Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
RSVP on the Chapter website
[Metro Boston] Film Night with EPMA: "Biophilic Design: the
Architecture of Life;" networking at the Queen's Head following the film showing.
When: March 27th, 6:30-8:30 PM
Location: Harvard Grad School of Design, Stubbins Rm 112, Cambridge MA 02138
RSVP on the Chapter website
[Metro Boston] LEED Study Group:
the first of a 6-course series, facilitated by experienced LEED pros!
When: April 4th, then 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 from 5:45-7:30 PM
Location: 281 Summer St, 5th Floor, Boston MA 02210
Sign up on the Chapter website
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| Call for Entries - The 2013 USGBC MA Award Competition | |
The call for entries is now open! Enter your most innovative and exciting projects or technologies. All submissions will be displayed at the Chapter's Earth Day Party, where the winners will be announced. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 29th at 5pm. Click here
to learn more about the award categories.
We have three Categories this year:
Entry criteria and project submission requirements differ for the Innovation in Green Design Awards (IGDA) and the Massachusetts Green Building of the Year Award (MGBY). IGDA entries should be presented on a single 24" x 36" board of recycled or recyclable material. The MGBY award includes providing a 1-2 page executive summary and the project's current ENERGY STAR rating.
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2012 Innovation in Green Design Awards
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Building Project: Blackstone South Facility at Harvard University, submitted by Harvard Green Building Services
Building Project Honorable Mention: Grousbeck Center for Students and Technology at Perkins School for the Blind, submitted by Gund Partnership
Building Project Second Honorable Mention: Castle Square Apartments, Tremont Street, Boston, submitted by the Castle Square Tenant's Organization, Inc.
Technology/Product: Cambridge Public Library Double Wall Glass Facade, submitted by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Technology/Product Honorable Mention: Drain Bricks Stormwater Harvest Technology for Urban Tree Planting, submitted by Richard Burck Associates
Green Building Programs: Devens Sustainable Housing Project, Devens, Massachusetts, submitted by Devens Enterprise Commission
Green Building Programs Honorable Mention: Boston Zoning Article 37, Green Buildings - City of Boston, submitted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority
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2011 Innovation in Green Design Awards
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Building Project: Harvard Yard Childcare Center, submitted by Triumph Modular, Inc.
Building Project Honorable Mention: Weston Corporate Center, Deep Water Source Cooling, submitted by Boston Properties
Technology/Product Co-winner: FreeStyle Flooring, submitted by SelecTech, Inc.
Technology/Product Co-winner: City of Boston Green Roof Study, submitted by Arrowstreet
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2010 Innovation in Green Design Awards
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Building Project: National Grid Headquarters, LEED Platinum, submitted by NGRID and Sasaki
Building Project Honorable Mention: Saint Polycarp Village Apartments, submitted by Mostue & Associates
Technology/Product: Net Zero Energy Training Program, submitted by The Green Roundtable/NEXUS
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2009 Innovation in Green Design Awards
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Building Project: GreenLAB (Sasaki Offices), LEED Gold Existing Building certification, submitted by Sasaki Associates
Honorable Mention: Our House for Design & Technology, submitted by Elton + Hampton Architects
Honorable Mention: Energy Efficient Building Technologies
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2008 Innovation in Green Design Awards
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Building Project: Artist for Humanity Building, LEED New Construction, Platinum certification, submitted by Arrowstreet Architects
Honorable Mention: Ulfelder Healing Garden, submitted by Halvorson Design Partnership
Honorable Mention: Shawmut Employee Bike Initiative, submitted by Shawmut
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