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Spring Credential Maintenance Blitz
REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/18 AT NOON

Earn up to 15.0 GBCI CE hours (8 General & 7 LEED-Specific) over two days of great educational sessions in all seven GBCI Credential Maintenance Categories for LEED Green Associates & LEED APs!
May 22-23, 2012 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Willis Tower Sky Deck, Chicago

Healthy & Efficient Mechanical Systems in Healthcare Facilities
Earn 1.5 GBCI CE hours and 1.5 LU|HSW|SD hours
May 24, 2012 5:30 PM -7:30 PM
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago

Building Low-Cost Green Homes
Earn 2.0 GBCI & AIA hrs
June 6, 2012 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenter’s Facility, Lisle

Affordable Housing Lecture
Earn 2.0 GBCI & AIA hrs
June 7, 2012 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Roosevelt University, Chicago

Can You Hear Me Now? – Green Building Acoustics
Earn 1.5 GBCI CE and AIA LU/HSW/SD hours
June 7, 2012 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM
KJWW Engineering Consultants, Chicago

NeoCon Programs – Register Here!
June 11, 2012 Bootcamp for LEED CI
June 12, 2012 Green Speak: Communicating a Product’s Environmental Story
If you are interested in volunteering to staff the USGBC-Illinois booth at NeoCon, please contact Pam Jackson.

Quarterly Chapter Business Meeting
June 12, 2012 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Herman Miller, Chicago
Save the date, registration will open soon.

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green + Construction Management
(Two-Day Course & Certificate Exam)
June 19 and 20, 2012 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Merchandise Mart, Chicago

e	LEED Extra Credit: Chemical Cocktails – The Disconnect Between Product Selection, Final Specs & IAQ Testing

Branch Events

	Building Green: A Tour of the Peoria Riverfront Museum and the Caterpillar Visitors Center Earn 1.5 GBCI CE and AIA LU/HSW/SD hours May 18, 2012 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 222 SW Washington Street, Peoria
	Join the South Suburban Branch for Clean Up Day with the Calumet Waterway Stewards June 2, 2012 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Gouwens Park, South Holland Free event – but please register if you plan to attend for event updates.
	The Value of Commissioning Building Envelope and MEP Systems June 6, 2012 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Chicago Regional Carpenters Council, Lisle
	Tour & Case Study: Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center – Then and Now June 20, 2012 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center, Glenview Save the date, registration will open soon!
	Branch Webinars
	LEED Webinar (In-Person): BD+C 252: Sustainable Sites Earn1.5 BD+C LEED Specific hours May 7, 2012 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM William G. Stratton Office Building, Springfield
	LEED Webinar (In-Person): LEED Certification: Think Like a Reviewer Earn 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (BD+C, ID+C, O+M, HOMES, ND) GBCI hours & 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours May 17, 2012 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Interiors for Business, Batavia
	LEED Webinar (In-Person): A Tool to Retrofit the Suburbs Earn GBCI 1.5 Hours, AIA/CES/LU/HSW/SD 1.5 Hours May 25, 2012 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Schneider Electric, Homewood