http://www.usgbc-illinois.org Illinois' Premiere Green Industry Organizaion Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:22:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OFFICERS: CHAIR:  Paige Finnegan, LEED AP O+M, Franklin Energy VICE CHAIR:  Anthony Janowski, LEED AP , Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters TREASURER:  Joel Freehling, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Group SECRETARY:  Ben Bischmann, RPA, LEED AP O+M, Colliers International EX-OFFICIO CHAIR:  George K. Tuhowski III, LEED AP BD+C, Leopardo Companies DIRECTORS: Abigail Corso, PE, Delta Institute Anthony Corso, LEED ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/2011-board-of-directors/ Sponsors of $5,000 or more receive 10% off of national USGBC dues- Deadline for subscription is November 30, 2011. Many companies are currently budgeting for 2012. We encourage you to remember USGBC-Illinois in your 2012 budgets. As a 501(c)3 not for profit, charitable organization, ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/new-benefit/ Presentations for Commissioning - Making Your Sustainable Investment Pay! Commissioning - Making Your Sustainable Investment Pay HJK    Presentation 2- Making Your Sustainable Investment Pay MH http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/presentations-commissioning-making-your-sustainable-investment-pay/ USGBC-Illinois is currently engaged in a strategic planning process that will chart our course for the next three years.  Since our last plan was created in 2008, many things have changed.   Since then, we became a state-wide Chapter with seven branches.  As with other organizations and companies, we are also ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/chapter-undertakes-strategic-planning-process-help-us-shape-the-future-direction-of-usgbc-illinois/ In 2011, the Chapter formed a new Advocacy Strategic Group, including members from the State & Local Government Committee, Green Schools Committee, Residential Green Builders Committee, and representatives from each of the Chapters seven branches.  The Advocacy Strategic Group’s purpose is to provide education and enhance USGBC advocacy efforts for ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/chapter-news/chapter-advocacy-update/ Session 1 - March 18, 2011 @ 12:00 PM LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations 2009 Rating System: Sustainable Sites This session explores the LEED Sustainable Sites category in a credit by credit format, reviewing the overall category intent and the individual intents of the prerequisites and credits within it. ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/lunch-learn-bdc-leed-specific-series-chicago/ https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AsIq4BqKIQKgdFQzdjctR2ttRjNNWmZ6LVZjWGpsZEE&hl=en&output=html http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/greenbuild/events/ USGBC wants you to create the next design challenge for the 2012 NTDC!  USGBC will be bringing together some of green building's leading thinkers for a visioning charrette in late March, and we want ideas from the USGBC Community to spur the discussion. And just to sweeten the deal, the ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/uncategorized/help-create-the-next-natural-talent-design-competition/ Over the past six months, the Chapter’s Board of Directors, Operations Circle (chairs of each Chapter committee and branch), and Chapter staff have been working hard to develop a new organizational structure for the Chapter that truly reflects our state-wide service area, improves strategic planning and implementation of Chapter programs ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/chapter-news/new-chapter-organizational-structure-unveiled/ Biomimicry - Use the Genius of Nature in Your Design & Tour of the Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens Earn 1.5 GBCI CE Hours February 21, 2012  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens, Rockford LEED Webinar (In-Person): O+M Green Operations & Multi-Tenant Engagement in Existing Buildings Earn 1.5 ... http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/branch-events/5257/