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Contact Us James River Green Building Council 2415 Westwood Ave. Richmond, Virginia 23230 T: (804) 288-2950 F: (804) 288-3551 mail@jrgbc.org |
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 JRGBC Wins Chapter Award of ExcellenceJRGBC Wins Chapter Award of Excellence for Organization from USGBC. |
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Green Drinks for January 17th Green Drinks will be at The Camel (on Broad across from Lowe's) on Thursday evening January 17th from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Committees of the JRGBC are gearing up for a very busy and productive 2008. We'll have most of our 2008 committee leaders available at Green Drinks. The newly formed Committee on the Environment(COTE) of the Richmond AIA will be introducing themselves at Green Drinks as well. COTE will be following up with the City and its Architect Members to assist them in meeting the 2030 Challenge. So come out to fill yourself full ... Read more... |
 JRGBC January 24, 2008 Lunch Program When: January 24, noon to 2:00 pm Where: Branch House, 2501 Monument Avenue Cost: Members $15 and non-members $25 (pay now select Lunch & Learn ) Rsvp: Space is limited and rsvp's are required (rsvp now) Our guest speaker will be Mr. William H. Street, Executive Director of the James River Association (JRA). Attend this program and find out about environmentally sensitive design practices and how local development codes and ordinances impact the health of our streams and rivers. Read more... |
 Green Heros Founding Board Member Karl Bren was named one of Style Weekly's Green Heroes. . Read more... |
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Holcim 2008
Sustainable Design Contest
The competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects from around the globe and provides prize money of USD 2 million. Entries close February 29, 2008. For complete details and registration forms please visit www.holcimawards.com. |
2008 Go Green Competition & Forum Please mark your calendars for the following Go Green dates and deadlines: 1/10/08 - Entry Form Available 2/21/08 - Early Registration and Fee Due 3/27/08 - Entry Deadline & Late Registration 4/10/08 - Private Announcement to Winners 4/17/08 - Go Green Forum, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1:30-5pm We are looking for sponsors. Please send us an email or call (804) 288-2950 if you would like to be a sponsor for the Go Green Forum as well as the 2008 Catalog. |
 Richmond Home & Garden Show This year's Home and Garden Show will be held from February 28 to March 2 at the Richmond Raceway Complex. For exhibitor information click here. |
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Let the General Assembly Legislative Session begin...
Help the House pass bill NO. 239. Provides that energy-efficient buildings that meet performance guidelines or standards under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, EarthCraft House program, or Energy Star program may be classified as a separate class of real property for tax purposes. Certification of energy-efficiency would be determined by a certification issued under any one of the programs or a determination by an engineer designated by the locality that the building meets or exceeds the performance guidelines or standards under any one of the three programs.Under current law, buildings that exceed the energy efficiency standards prescribed in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code by at least 30 percent are deemed energy-efficient buildings, and the certification of energy efficiency is performed by an engineer or contractor that is not related to the taxpayer. Read more... |
Congratulations on Virginia's Recent LEED Registered Projects & Companies
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Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards and the Virginia Environmental Leadership Award Applications being accepted for the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which are supported by Virginia 's Governor, the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and other partner organizations. Please support this important opportunity to recognize the Commonwealth's environmental leaders. Read more... |
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Environment VA
Early Registration Deadline: January 25 Remember to sign up by the above deadline for the lowest rates on Environment Virginia 2008! Sign up online now to save $50 over regular registration rates. Read more... |
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Save the Date ! 2008 Virginia EE Conference and VaN Partners Meeting
September 17-18, 2008, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. Read more... |
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Virginia Naturally Partner Database This directory offers the ability to search the partner database for educators, organizations, topics of interest, services offered, programs, training workshops, and resources in your region. Please take the time to review your online information. Let me know if your information is not current. Click here to review the database. |
