James River Green Building Council

This Month
>Second Annual JRGBC Green Building Leadership Awards Great Success
>Please Visit Our Sponsors' and Exhibitors' Web Sites
>Get Involved and Join a JRGBC Committee
>January 8, 2007 ASPE Lunch Meeting
>USGBC Earns ANSI Accreditation
>USGBC Launches Major New Action Plan on Climate Change
>Rick Fedrizzi Inspires at Greenbuild 2006
>Session Proposals and Program Committee Applications for
- Greenbuild 2007 Now Being Accepted
>Green Building Legislation in the District of Columbia and Montgomery
--County, Maryland
>Anticipating Sustainable Design Increases: Results of Autodesk's 2006
--Green Index
>VRA is Holding a License Plate Design Contest
>2007 JRGBC Board

Second Annual JRGBC Green Leadership Awards Luncheon Great Success
On Wednesday, November 29th, the JRGBC hosted the Second Annual Green Building Leadership Awards Luncheon.

Over 180 attendees were present to hear keynote speakers Dr. Stewart D. Roberson, Superintendent, Hanover County Public Schools and Mr. M. Douglas Lowe, LEED AP, President and Owner, Artisan Construction, Inc. speak about "Public and Residential High Performance Buildings" and visit with more than 20 green exhibitors.

(Doug Lowe, LEED AP) (Stewart Roberson, Ph.D.)

Please click HERE for Mr. Lowe's presentation.
Please click HERE for Dr. Roberson's presentation.

The JRGBC Board wishes to thank everyone for attending and congratulates the following winners in the four Green Building Leadership categories. The winners were selected from nominations and based on the organization’s / individual’s commitment to the JRGBC’s principles of sustainable and environmentally conscious building.

Non-Profit
Better Housing Coalition
The Better Housing Coalition has been incorporating green building principles and practices into their projects for almost 10 years. They have made sustainable design part of their organizational philosophy and each development is greener than the one before. They have a Rose Fellow on their staff to further their green techniques and practices and they have sought and received funding for green development from Home Depot, Green Communities, and Alcoa. They have completed the first multi-family development (Carter Woods) to receive the EarthCraft green building certification.

Government
Virginia Housing Development Authority
Under the leadership of Executive Director, Susan Dewey, and the Virginia Housing Development Authority Board of Commissioners, VHDA has become a recognized national leader in the promotion of green building principles and practices in affordable housing. The VHDA has promoted green building over many years and is the first HFA in the country to make a green building program (EarthCraft) a major part of their tax credit criteria.

Private Sector
Sustainable Design Consulting
Sustainable Design Consulting has made many contributions to greening the built environment both in Virginia and nationally. The company is proactive in many “green” organizations including: James River Green Building Council; Virginia Sustainable Building Network; Washington Chapter AIA, Committee on the Environment; Inter-Governmental Green Building Workgroup; Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility; and GreenHOME. Sustainable Design Consulting team members have written and presented on a wide variety of green design and development subjects.

Individual
Bill Edgerton
Bill Edgerton is President of the Oak Hill Foundation and has been a major sponsor and promoter of green building for many years on a nationwide basis, including Virginia-based projects. He is an architect and was a founder of the COTE and has played many leadership roles in supporting green building. He has contributed funds to the Virginia Sustainable Building Network, the Design Center in Charlottesville, Habitat for Humanity, Better Housing Coalition, Southface and EarthCraft Virginia among other initiatives.

Please Visit Our Sponsors' and Exhibitors' Web Sites
(Click on the logos below to go to the web site)

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Gold Sponsors:

Enviro Mechanical Sales, Inc.
“We conserve your energy”

Silver Sponsors:

Certified Sponsors:

Friends of the Chapter:

Thank You to Our Exhibitors!

Enviro Mechanical Sales, Inc.
“We conserve your energy”

JDL Equipment Company

Get Involved and Join a
JRGBC Committee
As the JRGBC Chapter grows and as the JRGBC Board is expanded, there are plenty of opportunities for you to help us spread the "green" word! There is something for everyone. Whether you can devote a few hours a week, a few hours a month, or just a few hours one month of the year, there is a Committee that can use your help.

If you are interested in any of the committees below, or would like to find out more about what the committees do, please e-mail the Committee Chairs directly.

Advocacy: Bryna Dunn
Communications: Scott Kyle and Sandra Leibowitz Earley
GoGreen Forum: Scott Kyle
Membership: Matte Anderson
Programs: Scott Wheeler
Special Events: Karl Bren
Sponsorships: Don Guthrie

January 8, 2007 ASPE
Lunch Meeting
11:30am - 1pm
$15 Lunch
Dual Flush Toilets and Other Green Fixtures
Westwood Club
6200 West Club Lane (off of Broad Street near Horsepen Road)

Please RSVP to Rob Grubbs at (804) 897-5390 or rgrubbs@kbengineers.com

USGBC Earns ANSI Accreditation
The U.S. Green Building Council has been accredited as an official Standards Developing Organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read More…

USGBC Launches Major New Action Plan on Climate Change
USGBC unveiled a comprehensive, 8-step action plan on climate change at Greenbuild 2006. Read More…

Rick Fedrizzi Inspires at
Greenbuild 2006
President, CEO & Founding Chairman Rick Fedrizzi delivered an inspiring plenary address at Greenbuild 2006 in Denver. Download the full text of his remarks, including the announcement that LEED certification is now free for all LEED Platinum buildings. Read More…

Session Proposals and Program Committee Applications for Greenbuild 2007 Now Being Accepted
USGBC is now accepting proposals for educational sessions at Greenbuild 2007, which will be held October 17-19, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. The deadline to submit proposals has been extended until January 12, 2007 at 5:00 pm Pacific time. For more information, please download the Call for Session Proposals or visit the Greenbuild web site at www.greenbuildexpo.org. USGBC is also accepting applications from green building professionals interested in assisting the Program Committee to review session proposals. The application deadline in January 12, 2007, 5:00 pm Pacific time. For more information, please download the Call for Reviewers or visit the Greenbuild web site at www.greenbuildexpo.org.

Green Building Legislation in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland
The District of Columbia passed legislation requiring private buildings to implement energy-conservation measures by 2012. Click HERE for further details.

DC's neighbors to the North, the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, approved a bill that approaches the "greening" of construction a little differently, offering incentives such as tax-breaks and reduced building fees to those builders who comply with the new standards for new and public buildings of 10,000 sf or more starting in 2008.

Anticipating Sustainable Design Increases: Results of Autodesk's
2006 Green Index
Architects report a significant increase in the use of sustainable building design practices and processes over the past five years—and anticipate a dramatic increase in their use over the next five years, according to Autodesk, Inc.'s recently released 2006 Autodesk Green Index, which provides a measure of the adoption of sustainable design techniques by architects. The overall Green Index number, based on a score of zero to 100, is expected to double by 2011, from 30 in 2006. To read the full story, click HERE.

VRA is Holding a License Plate
Design Contest!
The Virginia Recycling Association is holding a design contest for a license plate to be offered by the VA DMV. Other environmental license plates include Chesapeake Bay, Clean Special Fuel, Wildflower and several Wildlife plates. This new plate will show support for recycling, raise awareness, and provide funds to the VRA for its important work. What a great advertisement for recycling across the state!

Who Should Design A Plate?
Artists, Students, Environmentalists, Anyone!

This would be a great Earth Day project for students. And don't forget that America Recycles is a year-long campaign now. Why not start your America Recycles events early this year and use this contest as your promotion. Deadline for submission of designs is April 20, 2007. Designs will be presented and voted on at the conference in May. For more details on the license plate design contest, please click HERE.

How to order a recycling license plate.
Encourage everyone you know to order a recycling license plate. The DMV requires a minimum of 350 pre-paid applicants to produce a specialized license plate. Complete the form by clicking HERE and send with a check for $25 made out to Virginia Recycling Association.

Mail to: Virginia Recycling Association, P.O. Box 18155, Richmond, VA 23266.

According to instructions from the VA DMV, VRA will hold all applications and checks until the special license creation process is complete and then forward one large check to the VA DMV.

For more info, go click HERE or call 888-867-1923.

2007 JRGBC Board
Executive Board
Bryna Dunn, Chair, Moseley Architects
Patrick Farley, Vice-Chair, Watershed
Andrew McBride, Treasurer, University of Richmond
Don Guthrie, Secretary, McKinney & Company

One-Year Directors
Matte Anderson, Trane
Karl Bren, GreenVisions Consulting
Matt Carr, American Hydrotech
Chris Earley, Timmons Group
Scott Kyle, SKAAT
Sandra Leibowitz Earley, Sustainable Design Consulting
Scott Wheeler, BCWH

Two-Year Directors
Jeanne Indelicato Berry, Higgins & Gerstenmaier
Rebekah Burke, HSMM
Lynn Rogien, W.M. Jordan Company
Corey Simonpietri, ACF Environmental


Promoting Healthy Places to Live and Work in the Central Virginia Region
	December 2006 Newsletter	From the Website
	This Month >Second Annual JRGBC Green Building Leadership Awards Great Success >Please Visit Our Sponsors' and Exhibitors' Web Sites >Get Involved and Join a JRGBC Committee >January 8, 2007 ASPE Lunch Meeting >USGBC Earns ANSI Accreditation >USGBC Launches Major New Action Plan on Climate Change >Rick Fedrizzi Inspires at Greenbuild 2006 >Session Proposals and Program Committee Applications for - Greenbuild 2007 Now Being Accepted >Green Building Legislation in the District of Columbia and Montgomery --County, Maryland >Anticipating Sustainable Design Increases: Results of Autodesk's 2006 --Green Index >VRA is Holding a License Plate Design Contest >2007 JRGBC Board Second Annual JRGBC Green Leadership Awards Luncheon Great Success On Wednesday, November 29th, the JRGBC hosted the Second Annual Green Building Leadership Awards Luncheon. Over 180 attendees were present to hear keynote speakers Dr. Stewart D. Roberson, Superintendent, Hanover County Public Schools and Mr. M. Douglas Lowe, LEED AP, President and Owner, Artisan Construction, Inc. speak about "Public and Residential High Performance Buildings" and visit with more than 20 green exhibitors. (Doug Lowe, LEED AP) (Stewart Roberson, Ph.D.) Please click HERE for Mr. Lowe's presentation. Please click HERE for Dr. Roberson's presentation. The JRGBC Board wishes to thank everyone for attending and congratulates the following winners in the four Green Building Leadership categories. The winners were selected from nominations and based on the organization’s / individual’s commitment to the JRGBC’s principles of sustainable and environmentally conscious building. Non-Profit Better Housing Coalition The Better Housing Coalition has been incorporating green building principles and practices into their projects for almost 10 years. They have made sustainable design part of their organizational philosophy and each development is greener than the one before. They have a Rose Fellow on their staff to further their green techniques and practices and they have sought and received funding for green development from Home Depot, Green Communities, and Alcoa. They have completed the first multi-family development (Carter Woods) to receive the EarthCraft green building certification. Government Virginia Housing Development Authority Under the leadership of Executive Director, Susan Dewey, and the Virginia Housing Development Authority Board of Commissioners, VHDA has become a recognized national leader in the promotion of green building principles and practices in affordable housing. The VHDA has promoted green building over many years and is the first HFA in the country to make a green building program (EarthCraft) a major part of their tax credit criteria. Private Sector Sustainable Design Consulting Sustainable Design Consulting has made many contributions to greening the built environment both in Virginia and nationally. The company is proactive in many “green” organizations including: James River Green Building Council; Virginia Sustainable Building Network; Washington Chapter AIA, Committee on the Environment; Inter-Governmental Green Building Workgroup; Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility; and GreenHOME. Sustainable Design Consulting team members have written and presented on a wide variety of green design and development subjects. Individual Bill Edgerton Bill Edgerton is President of the Oak Hill Foundation and has been a major sponsor and promoter of green building for many years on a nationwide basis, including Virginia-based projects. He is an architect and was a founder of the COTE and has played many leadership roles in supporting green building. He has contributed funds to the Virginia Sustainable Building Network, the Design Center in Charlottesville, Habitat for Humanity, Better Housing Coalition, Southface and EarthCraft Virginia among other initiatives. Please Visit Our Sponsors' and Exhibitors' Web Sites (Click on the logos below to go to the web site) Thank You to Our Sponsors! *Gold Sponsors:* Enviro Mechanical Sales, Inc. “We conserve your energy” Silver Sponsors: *Certified Sponsors:* *Friends of the Chapter:* Thank You to Our Exhibitors! Enviro Mechanical Sales, Inc. “We conserve your energy” JDL Equipment Company Get Involved and Join a JRGBC Committee As the JRGBC Chapter grows and as the JRGBC Board is expanded, there are plenty of opportunities for you to help us spread the "green" word! There is something for everyone. Whether you can devote a few hours a week, a few hours a month, or just a few hours one month of the year, there is a Committee that can use your help. If you are interested in any of the committees below, or would like to find out more about what the committees do, please e-mail the Committee Chairs directly. Advocacy: Bryna Dunn Communications: Scott Kyle and Sandra Leibowitz Earley GoGreen Forum: Scott Kyle Membership: Matte Anderson Programs: Scott Wheeler Special Events: Karl Bren Sponsorships: Don Guthrie January 8, 2007 ASPE Lunch Meeting 11:30am - 1pm $15 Lunch Dual Flush Toilets and Other Green Fixtures Westwood Club 6200 West Club Lane (off of Broad Street near Horsepen Road) Please RSVP to Rob Grubbs at (804) 897-5390 or rgrubbs@kbengineers.com USGBC Earns ANSI Accreditation The U.S. Green Building Council has been accredited as an official Standards Developing Organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read More… USGBC Launches Major New Action Plan on Climate Change USGBC unveiled a comprehensive, 8-step action plan on climate change at Greenbuild 2006. Read More… Rick Fedrizzi Inspires at Greenbuild 2006 President, CEO & Founding Chairman Rick Fedrizzi delivered an inspiring plenary address at Greenbuild 2006 in Denver. Download the full text of his remarks, including the announcement that LEED certification is now free for all LEED Platinum buildings. Read More… Session Proposals and Program Committee Applications for Greenbuild 2007 Now Being Accepted USGBC is now accepting proposals for educational sessions at Greenbuild 2007, which will be held October 17-19, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. The deadline to submit proposals has been extended until January 12, 2007 at 5:00 pm Pacific time. For more information, please download the Call for Session Proposals or visit the Greenbuild web site at www.greenbuildexpo.org. USGBC is also accepting applications from green building professionals interested in assisting the Program Committee to review session proposals. The application deadline in January 12, 2007, 5:00 pm Pacific time. For more information, please download the Call for Reviewers or visit the Greenbuild web site at www.greenbuildexpo.org. Green Building Legislation in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland The District of Columbia passed legislation requiring private buildings to implement energy-conservation measures by 2012. Click HERE for further details. DC's neighbors to the North, the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, approved a bill that approaches the "greening" of construction a little differently, offering incentives such as tax-breaks and reduced building fees to those builders who comply with the new standards for new and public buildings of 10,000 sf or more starting in 2008. Anticipating Sustainable Design Increases: Results of Autodesk's 2006 Green Index Architects report a significant increase in the use of sustainable building design practices and processes over the past five years—and anticipate a dramatic increase in their use over the next five years, according to Autodesk, Inc.'s recently released 2006 Autodesk Green Index, which provides a measure of the adoption of sustainable design techniques by architects. The overall Green Index number, based on a score of zero to 100, is expected to double by 2011, from 30 in 2006. To read the full story, click HERE. VRA is Holding a License Plate Design Contest! The Virginia Recycling Association is holding a design contest for a license plate to be offered by the VA DMV. Other environmental license plates include Chesapeake Bay, Clean Special Fuel, Wildflower and several Wildlife plates. This new plate will show support for recycling, raise awareness, and provide funds to the VRA for its important work. What a great advertisement for recycling across the state! Who Should Design A Plate? Artists, Students, Environmentalists, Anyone! This would be a great Earth Day project for students. And don't forget that America Recycles is a year-long campaign now. Why not start your America Recycles events early this year and use this contest as your promotion. Deadline for submission of designs is April 20, 2007. Designs will be presented and voted on at the conference in May. For more details on the license plate design contest, please click HERE. How to order a recycling license plate. Encourage everyone you know to order a recycling license plate. The DMV requires a minimum of 350 pre-paid applicants to produce a specialized license plate. Complete the form by clicking HERE and send with a check for $25 made out to Virginia Recycling Association. Mail to: Virginia Recycling Association, P.O. Box 18155, Richmond, VA 23266. According to instructions from the VA DMV, VRA will hold all applications and checks until the special license creation process is complete and then forward one large check to the VA DMV. For more info, go click HERE or call 888-867-1923. 2007 JRGBC Board Executive Board Bryna Dunn, Chair, Moseley Architects Patrick Farley, Vice-Chair, Watershed Andrew McBride, Treasurer, University of Richmond Don Guthrie, Secretary, McKinney & Company One-Year Directors Matte Anderson, Trane Karl Bren, GreenVisions Consulting Matt Carr, American Hydrotech Chris Earley, Timmons Group Scott Kyle, SKAAT Sandra Leibowitz Earley, Sustainable Design Consulting Scott Wheeler, BCWH Two-Year Directors Jeanne Indelicato Berry, Higgins & Gerstenmaier Rebekah Burke, HSMM Lynn Rogien, W.M. Jordan Company Corey Simonpietri, ACF Environmental	How to Join If your company is not a member of the USGBC yet, please convince them to join. To join the USGBC, click HERE for an application (pdf file) and mail your check. Or do it on-line by clicking HERE with the option to pay by check or credit card.. To join the JRGBC, please click HERE for an application (pdf file) and mail your check Or do it on-line by cliking HERE with the option to pay by check or credit card. There is a discount for National Members who join the JRGBC and for Emerging Green Builders. Member Benefits It pays to be a Member! Please click HERE to see a list of Member Benefits (pdf file). LEED Workshop Search and Register To find or register for a LEED Workshop please click HERE. JRGBC Sponsorship Opportunities Thank You to Our FOUNDING SPONSORS! If you are interested in sponsoring an Event or becoming an Annual Sponsor, please click HERE. CONTACT US



James River Green Building Council A Chapter of the US Green Building Council