Residential Green Building Committee 2nd Quarterly Education Event
May 27th - PG&E Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco
This presentation will include a snippet of the new Implementation Workshop for LEED for Homes highlighting some of the hurdles and lessons learned from projects across the state. Pepper Smith will lead this interactive session at the Residential Green Building Group's monthly meeting. Pepper Smith is a LEED for Homes Project Manager with Davis Energy Group and a LEED Faculty member with National USGBC. RSVP!
June 3rd - Moss Landing Marine Labs
With the growing influence and prevalence of the LEED rating system for design and construction, learning the ins and outs of managing the LEED certification process is becoming increasingly important. This month's presentation features three speakers with an impressive depth of LEED project management experience in a variety of LEED project types including: New Construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors, Core and Shell, and Schools. The first part of the program will feature a short presentation by each speaker focusing on his or her particular project management experience and lessons learned from the LEED certification process. The second part will feature a panel discussion with an opportunity for questions from the audience. Speakers include Elizabeth Cordero, LEED AP, Principal - Green Building Consulting Co.; Jordan Daniels, LEED AP, Director of Business Development - BuildingWise LLC; and Joe Piedimonte, LEED AP, CFO - Ausonio Inc. Space is limited, register by June 1st!
June 9th - Newark
USGBC-NCC Silicon Valley Branch, in conjunction with the South Alameda County Green Building Coalition (Fremont, Newark, Union City, Hayward, San Leandro, unincorporated Alameda County and StopWaste.Org), invite you to learn how to be prepared for the green building movement in the coming days of recovery.
At this event, you will have opportunities to:
- Learn about the new California Green Building Code and how it will impact commercial developers and development from Panama Bartholomy (Advisor to the Chairwoman of the California Energy Commission and Chapter Board Vice President).
- Learn what is happening with a Silicon Valley developer as they go "green"
- Take a tour of Ohlone College Newark Center LEED Platinum rated campus and see how "green" works after more than a year of real data.
- Network with others interested in a sustainable future.
Register today!
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June 3 & 4 - Santa Clara Convention Center
This show targets Facility, Property, Project and Operations Managers in charge of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings throughout the Bay Area. It includes Conference Sessions and is free to attend. Today, sustainability is more clearly defined for the Facility and Building Management professional. Many organizations are taking action toward fulfilling their strategies by understanding how their facilities are performing. This is the right time for a Building and Facility Management show to emphasize Green and Sustainability. We encourage you to support USGBC-NCC by attending this event and visiting us in Booth 706. For more information about attending and exhibiting opportunities, go to http://bayarea.sustainableexpos.com/ or contact National Expositions: 925-701-0225 x213.
June 10th - San Francisco
Join Microdesk for an open forum, featuring:
- Dave Kievet, Group President California Operations - The Boldt Co.
- Romano Nickerson, AIA, Principal - Boulder Associates Architects
- John Mack, Director of Virtual Construction - Herrero
Please RSVP to Alissa Birmingham at 800.336.3375 or by email.
BuildingSuccess is a quarterly gathering of the region's AECO leaders that provides an open forum for discussing the latest challenges affecting our industry and strategies to overcome them. Because some of our best practices are the ones we learn from each other.
June 11th - Hilton San Francisco
The nominations are in, the judges have met, and the finalists have been selected! Join us as we announce the winners of the San Francisco Business Times' Bay Area Green Business Awards. We will honor the leaders and entrepreneurs in green business, clean tech, energy conservation, alternative energy, and the best and brightest innovators and champions of green and sustainable business practices. Be a part of the celebration. Register.
June 16th - South San Francisco
Siemens is hosting a thought leadership event focused on sustainability, climate change and green buildings, from 9:00 to 12:30 PM, with lunch immediately following. Speakers include Wade Crowfoot, Director of Climate Protection Initiatives, Office of Mayor Gavin Newsome; Kevin Powell, Director of Research, General Services Administration; Clark Wiedetz, General Manager of Siemens Alternative and Renewable Energy Solutions; Ari Harding, Building Systems Specialist from the California Academy of Sciences; and Dan Geiger, Executive Director of USGBC-NCC. Learn more and register.
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