Monterey Bay Branch Steering Committee
(click name to email steering committee members)
CO-CHAIRS
Stewart Wadsworth, Consultant
Jordan Daniels, BuildingWise
COMMITTEES
(* indicates committee chair)
Advocacy:
Sharon Sarris*, Greenfuse
Libby Barnes, Carver and Schicketanz
Schools Advocate:
Elizabeth Cordero*, Consultant
Publicity:
Yvonne Ross*, Designwise
Mardee McGraw
Julie Ziemelis
Membership:
Debbie Picard*, Platinum Development
Bill Wagner
Newsletter:
Jenny Shelton*, Shelton Design
Finance:
Saren Pierson* (treasurer), CSUMB
Alan Forrest, Sustainable Solutions
Registration:
Jeanne Bulger*, Power Solutions
Scott Grover, ART-F/X Environments
Sarah McCandliss, Landscape Design
Secretary:
Jenny Shelton, Shelton Design
Catering:
Erica Fox*
Labris Willendorf
USGBC Liaison:
Barry Giles, BuildingWise
Outreach/Volunteers:
Rick Williams*, Pacific Inland Mortgage
Labris Willendorf
Members at Large:
Phoebe Larson, design PRL
Marli Melton
Jay Tulley, Otto Construction
Lydia Corser, greenspace
Ana Maria Rebelo, County of Santa Cruz
Joe Fullerton, City of Santa Cruz
Co-Chairs Emeritus:
Sharon Sarris (03-06, founding co-chair)
Lili Wright (03-05, founding co-chair)
Jay Tulley (06-07)
Jenny Shelton (07-08)
At the May 2 tour of the Rana Creek nursery, Paul Kephart, Executive Director of Rana Creek, explains their "Bio Trays" (a biodegradable green roof modular system) that were used on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences' LEED Platinum project.
Events
June 3 - Green Classrooms Competition presentation
Monterey Peninsula College Green Building and Design students work on display at the Monterey Peninsula Art Museum. Ecologicdesignlab.com
June 6 - World Oceans Day Film Screenings
12-7 p.m., Cannery Row IMAX, Monterey
Three films highlighting the impact of plastics on the oceans. Tickets and information.
June 13 - Water Filtration Seminar
1:00 p.m., greenspace, 1122 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz.
Susan White of Blue Gold for Life Water Treatment Systems will be on-hand to answer all your home and office water filtration and treatment questions. RSVP by calling 831.423.7200
June 17 - Eco Lending
6:00-8:00 PM, SC41, 2647 41st Avenue, Soquel
Presentation by Jean Bulger of Network Mortgage
RSVP or call 866-240-8911, Ext 7
June 22 - Water Conservation and Rain Water Catchement
6:00-8:00 PM, SC41, 2647 41st Avenue, Soquel
Presentation by Bryan Garrisson of Dreamscape
RSVP or call 866-240-8911, Ext 7
Sharon Sarris, Monterey Bay Branch advocacy coordinator, and Elisabeth
Russell,special projects manager for Association of Monterey Bay Association of Governments (AMBAG) spoke to the San Benito County Board of Supervisors, on May 12 about green building programs and AMBAG resources to support energy efficiency and green building.
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In this issue:
Monterey Bay Branch Monthly Program: LEED Project Management
Join the Monterey Bay Branch Team
Sponsor a Branch Event
UCSC Achieves LEED Silver
Chartwell School Recognized by AIA/COTE
Central Coast Green Building Directory
LEED for Neighborhood Development Public Comment Period Open
Events
Monterey Bay Branch Monthly Program
LEED Project Management:
Lessons Learned & Best Practices
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Moss Landing Marine Labs
5:30 - Light refreshments and networking
6-8 p.m. - program
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 at this event include:
Elizabeth Cordero, LEED AP, Principal - Green Building Consulting Co.
Jordan Daniels, LEED AP, Director of Business Development - BuildingWise LLC
Joe Piedimonte, LEED AP, CFO - Ausonio Inc.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
About the speakers:
Elizabeth Cordero is the principal of Green Building Consulting Co. (GBC) with 20 years of management and design experience focused on facilities that serve education. She is currently serving as the Green Schools Advocacy Coordinator for USGBC-NCC Monterey Bay Branch. GBC provides institutional and corporate clients sustainability design and consulting services, including project management, life-cycle cost analysis, building performance evaluation, economic feasibility studies, concept design assistance, daylight analysis, technical research, construction documents review, green specifications, material selection, LEED certification and CHPS verification. She has guided project teams through each phase of the LEED certification process on over a dozen projects nationwide and has experience with the LEED for New Construction, Commercial Interiors, and Schools systems.
Jordan Daniels is the Director of Business Development for BuildingWise, a local green building consulting firm, and a LEED AP since 2005 with over eight years of experience in the built environment, most recently as Project Manager for Daniels & House Construction Co., a general building contractor in California. He has recent experience managing LEED-EBOM projects such as 525 Market St. (1.1 million square feet) and Chevron Park (14-building campus), as well as Uptown Monterey, the first LEED certified (Silver) shopping center in California. Jordan is the Co-Chair of the Monterey Bay Branch of the USGBC, Northern California Chapter. Jordan recently made a documentary film (www.deconstructiondvd.org) to educate communities about LEED and deconstruction as an alternative to demolition, which features his experience with the Uptown Monterey project.
Joe Piedimonte is a green building project manager and CFO of Castroville-based Ausonio Incorporated. Joe has earned the LEED AP designation for both New Construction (NC) and Existing Buildings (EB). He currently serves as LEED EB Consultant for Monterey Conference Center and the Portola Hotel. He is the LEED Project Administrator for eight other LEED registered projects from Napa to Nevada. These projects include Monterey College of Law's registered LEED NC project, which is targeting Platinum. He also serves as Chair of the Environmental Management and Sustainable Design advisory group to Hartnell College and the Co-Chair for the Monterey Business Councils Green Building Competitive Cluster Group.
Space is limited. Please register for the event before Monday, June 1 at http://www.usgbc-ncc.org. The registration fee is $10 for NCC members and $15 for non-NCC members. After Monday 6/1, non- NCC member registration is $20.
Join the Monterey Bay Branch Team!
Become a contributor to the Monterey Bay Branch Newsletter.
Send your upcoming events or short article to Jenny Shelton, Branch Newsletter Editor. Non-commercial submissions only. Deadline is the 10th of each month. |
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Now is a great time to volunteer with the USGBC-NC! In fact, its people just like you that help make the Chapter the premiere source for green building education, advocacy, and networking in our region. A great way to make a difference during this explosion of growth in green building is to contribute your passion and energy to the USGBC-NCC Monterey Bay Branch, which serves Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. We invite you to join our steering committee, join a subcommittee and help out with easy tasks before and at our events, or bring your creative ideas for 2009 education and networking events, and a willingness to help make them happen. Tell us your strengths and we'll find a role that's right for you. |
Sponsor the Monterey Bay Branch in 2009
Supporting the Monterey Bay Branch is a great way to increase your company's visibility with our members and attendees. Sponsorship levels start as low as $250. Contact Jordan Daniels, 831-359-2584 or Stewart Wadsworth 831-332-0612 to find out more.
UCSC Achieves First LEED Certification
UC Santa Cruz has taken another step in increasing its sustainability by obtaining its first LEED certification--the internationally recognized "green" standard for buildings.
That accomplishment feels "very good," said Jim Dunne, director of Physical Plant. Dunne was a co-manager, along with Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program intern Louise Huttinger, of the project that certified the Engineering 2 building.
"We actually changed the way the building operated, and the way the building occupants operated," Dunne said.
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification, developed and administered by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, provides a framework for measuring and implementing building sustainability.
The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction--Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum--that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. LEED standards cover new commercial construction and major renovation projects, interiors projects, and existing building operations.
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The Engineering 2 building was awarded a Silver rating. Obtaining the certification was part of a UC-wide mandate by the Office of the President, according to Dunne.
Working with every unit in Physical Plant, the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, Physical Planning & Construction, the Grounds Department, and the Purchasing Department, Dunne and Huttinger completed an 18-month review and submitted a 530-page certification document for the Engineering 2 building, which was built in 2004.
The submittal detailed every aspect of construction and operation for the building. For example, with the Grounds Department, the team inspected how rainwater leaves the site in an effort to figure out how to reduce sediment in the natural campus streams.
The team measured everything imaginable in the building to make sure they had the most efficient possible systems: Irrigation, heating and cooling, waste, lighting.
For example, they did an audit and identified stuff in the waste stream that could be recycled. Using this data, with cooperation from building occupants, they reduced the waste stream and increased recycling by 37 percent.
For Huttinger, the experience taught her "an incredible amount about the environmental aspect of buildings, but also why retrofitting is important."
"I learned a lot of things that are really complicated that you don't learn in class," Huttinger said.
Huttinger, a senior majoring in environmental studies, passed the LEED Accredited Professional exam in December, becoming likely one of only a handful of students with this certification, said Dunne.
Physical Plant custodians now clean the building with certified sustainable cleaning products, and even the floor mats are made from recycled plastic bottles.
The efforts they made to gain LEED certification have translated into a savings of 276,000 kWh of electricity and 17,000 therms of natural gas, decreasing costs by $44,000 per year, according to Dunne.
The LEED project also received points for an onsite tree re-planting program developed by the campus arborist, Roger Edburg.
Dunne and Huttinger were invited to present their project experience at the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, in November. After the presentation, Dunne was invited to participate in a U.S. Green Building Council review team for the next LEED revision, a volume certification process for agencies with numerous buildings.
And now Physical Plant is taking what it's learned during the LEED process and applying it to other buildings on campus, said Dunne.
Editors Note: The Monterey Bay Branch Advocacy Committee's records show that five additional buildings at UCSC are registered, but have not yet been certified by USGBC. CSUMB has two LEED NC registered building, Cabrillo College, one.
Chartwell School Earns AIA COTE Recognition
The LEED-NC Platinum certified Chartwell School in Seaside has been chosen as an AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Project for 2009. Every year the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) invites electronic submission of built projects. More...
Central Coast Green Building Directory
Search for providers, or register your business or service at CentralCoastGreenBuilding.org. Green Building service providers must be certified as a Green Building Professional and hold a valid State License in order to be included in the directory. Proof of certification is required. Acceptable accreditation includes:
Please email them to clarify if a green building certification or accreditation not listed above qualifies you for inclusion in the directory.
If you meet these membership requirements we invite you to register your business for inclusion in the Central Coast Green Building Directory.
LEED for Neighborhood Development 2nd Public Comment Period Ends June 14
The consensus-based process that drives the development of the LEED rating systems is key to ensuring LEED encourages the very best in building, design and development practices. As LEED grows to cover the way we plan and build our neighborhoods, it's especially vital that we hear as many diverse voices as we can.
The second public comment period for LEED for Neighborhood Development opened May 1, and will close Sunday, June 14, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Please don't miss this chance to be part of the development of the rating system!
The LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building into the first national rating system for neighborhood design. The program is the result of a collaboration among USGBC, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The rating system has been in pilot since July 2007, with nearly 240 projects participating. Feedback gathered from those projects, as well as countless hours of USGBC volunteers' time, have led to the current, more-sophisticated and market-responsive draft of LEED for Neighborhood Development.
See the updated rating system draft and post your comments here.
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