GPRO, the contractor and operations professional training system for green building expertise, is coming to Massachusetts.

The USGBC MA is partnering with New York City's Urban Green Council to make available this innovative training system for professionals in our state. It is especially useful for people not interested in the design-focus of LEED but who need to be more adept with green building concepts and practices.

Take a look here to learn more about GPRO, and let us know if you're interested in either taking a course or becoming a trainer.

Advancing the Design and Adoption of Safer Materials in the Building Sector

Wednesday, December 3 in Boston

This FREE one day workshop is to build understanding and facilitate collaboration between designers, health professionals, material specifiers, and investors that support the design, adoption, and scaling of safer materials in the building sector. By building innovative collaborations, we will be better able to identify and overcome challenges in this sector as well as identify opportunities to build a marketplace for safer materials. The workshop will provide a forum for these different groups to discuss their needs, challenges, motivations.

Speakers Include:

• Gail Vittori, Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
• Amanda Kaminsky, Sustainable Construction Manager, The Durst Organization
• Monica Nakielski, Project Manager, Sustainable Initiatives, Partners HealthCare
• Pam Eliason, Senior Associate Director, Industry Research Program Manager, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute
• Ram Nagarajan, Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, UMASS Lowell

Registration includes access to the sessions, light breakfast, lunch, and an evening reception. This event is hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council and UMASS Lowell in partnership with the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter.