In this Newsletter:
 USGBC-NCC is pleased to announce the formation of the Diablo East Bay Branch as part of the Chapter. USGBC-NCC Diablo East Bay Branch joins the Sacramento, Monterey Bay and Silicon Valley Branches of USGBC-NCC, and is committed to promoting sustainable practices, green innovation and collaboration with all stake holders including the communities, designers, builders and public and private leaders.
"We're very excited to have a branch in the eastern portion of the Bay Area to increase awareness, membership and programming," said Dan Geiger, Executive Director of the Chapter. Read on...
Serious Materials develops and manufactures sustainable green building materials that save energy, save money, improve comfort and aggressively address climate change. The company was voted #1 at Cleantech Forum XII, won Global Gypsum Product of the Year 2008, won the first Aspen Institute award for innovation in Energy Conservation and was awarded Green Product of the Year by Popular Science. It has also been recognized by TIME/CNN, Fortune, Business Week, AlwaysOn and Red Herring as one of the top green technology companies. SeriousWindows and SeriousGlass reduce heating and cooling energy costs by up to 50% and improve occupant comfort. QuietRock® soundproof drywall and QuietHome Windows® reduce material use, enhance livability, and support dense sustainable urban construction. And EcoRock™ uses 80% less energy in its core production and has the potential to save billions of pounds of CO2 annually making it the only true green alternative to gypsum drywall and five times more environmentally friendly. The company is working to create thousands of cleantech jobs here in the U.S. Learn more about Serious Materials.
USGBC-NCC thanks Serious Materials for their support!
 by Liina Laufer, USGBC-NCC Operations Coordinator
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 on June 9th to approve Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal to require every residence and business in the city to have three separate color-coded bins for waste: blue for recycling, green for compost and black for trash, beginning this fall.
The recycling ordinance will greatly facilitate the LEED Material & Resources credits for building occupant recycling systems. With recycling required for all buildings, projects seeking LEED will not have to push for recycling areas to be included in a space, and for those seeking a certification under LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, the task of getting occupants to actually recycle may become much easier. Not only will the recycling law hopefully improve the recycling of plastics, glass, metal, paper, and cardboard, but with San Francisco's innovative compost collection program, the waste stream will be reduced even further. With occupants learning to compost their food waste rather than use a sink disposal system, wastewater could be reduced as well. Read more...
USGBC's member organizations have an important voice in the development of the LEED rating systems. Each rating system must receive a vote from at least 10% of our member organizations to ensure the LEED rating system is driven by consensus and the expertise of our diverse membership. Whether your work is in the retail industry or not, we all shop, dine out and visit retailers on a daily basis. We all have a stake in LEED for Retail. Please note that only primary contacts of USGBC member organizations can vote on LEED for Retail. To see who your primary contact is visit our member directory and click on the name of your company. Primary contacts, review the drafts and vote now.
With the countdown to less than 6 months away, the Arizona Host Committee has established several online resources such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to share the buzz and to help keep the community connected about events surrounding the week‐long event and avenues to participate along the way. Read more.
The 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo's program has been announced. The lineup of master speakers will include Daniel Wildcat, Sylvia Earle, Peter Gleick, Arthur Rubinfeld and Josh Bernstein. These industry leaders will engage in the conference theme of "Main Street Green: Connect to the Conversation." Greenbuild master speaker sessions will explore topics from corporate social responsibility, indigenous populations and climate change, to the impact our choices have on the environment, each viewed from various perspectives.
See the complete master speakers program.
In addition to the impressive collection of master speakers, Greenbuild 2009, to be held in Phoenix Nov. 11-13, will also feature over 100 educational sessions, LEED workshops, off-site educational sessions, a two-day Residential Summit, and tours of local green building sites throughout the Arizona area.
Register by Sept. 7 and save $100-$200!
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