May 2008
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James River Green Building Council
2415 Westwood Ave.
Richmond, Virginia 23230
T: (804) 288-2950
F: (804) 288-3551
mail@jrgbc.org

Individual Membership
To join the JRGBC by mail, please click here for an application (pdf).   There is a discount for Corporate Members who join the JRGBC and for students.

Corporate Membership
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.
 It pays to be a Member! Please click here to see a list of Member Benefits.

LEED Exams
Commercial Interiors, Existing Buildings, and New Buildings' exams . In addition to being able to choose from three exam tracks, exam candidates and existing LEED APs can now create "Accreditation Profiles" via the USGBC LEED AP website, which allows them to schedule and register for the exam(s) online; manage their accreditation records; and view exam results.

LEED Workshops
LEED Workshop Search and Register To find or register for a LEED Workshop please click here. For instructions click here.

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Building Green at the Top of the Agenda for Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate May 20th Breakfast
On Tuesday, May 20th, the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE) presents one of today’s hottest topics: Building Green. The guest speaker is Marc Heisterkamp, Manager of the LEED Corporate/Investment Real Estate Sector, with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in Washington,DC. Mr. Heisterkamp, who heads up market development for the USGBC in the commercial real estate sector, was instrumental in the development of the Portfolio Program, a voluntary partnership program for companies and institutions seeking to integrate green design, construction, and operations into standard business operations. The breakfast event, which starts at 7:30 am, will be held at The Country Club of Virginia, 6031 St. Andrews Lane.  Registration is available online prior to May 16 at noon.

To register online please click HERE.
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2008 Go Green Competition and Forum
Congatulations to our winners. If you missed the presentation you can check it out here.
Honor Award:  Cougar Upper Elementary and Pre-K, VMDO Architects, Bowman Consultants, SiteWorks, 2RW, Fox & Associates
Merit Award: Charlottesville Transit Systems Operation Center, VMDO Architects, Parsons Brinckerhoff, 2rw, Fox & Associates
Citation Award: Randolph Place, The Better Housing Coalition, Charpentier & Chen Architects
Citation Award: The Hinge House, The Gaines Group, PLC
Citation Award: Charlottesville Waldorf School, Building 2, “Little Green”, Artisan Construction, Staengl Engineering, Woodson Parrish Architects
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Historic Green Emerging Green Builders
Historic Green EGB The JRGBC Emerging Green Builders (EGB) inaugural event was a big success as a group from Virginia, led by Scott Blossom, participated in the USGBC’s Historic Green in New Orleans. Students, architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, interior designers, and contractors spent their vacations and spring breaks working hand-in-hand with neighborhood residents on their historic houses, parks, playgrounds and community centers in the Holy Cross neighborhood. Many EGBers from across the country participated in this event to help the community increase energy efficiency and enhance their quality of life, housing and transportation after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
Upcoming Lunch Programs
Thursday’s from 12-2pm Lunch Provided
Members $15 and non-members $25. Pay Online here.
Space is limited for all programs and rsvp's are required.

May Go Green Panel Discussion
July Eco-Office (Southface) with Jim Nicolow, AIA LEED
September Eco-House (ecoMOD) with John Quale
November Living Green Annual Leadership Awards and Trade Shows

May's program will be held at the Branch House, 2501 Mounument Avenue in Richmond.


Richmond Green Drinks
Green DrinksThe next Green Drinks is May 15th from 5:30-7:30 pm

Green Drinks is a simple and unstructured event where people interested in sustainability can get together to meet others, network, talk shop, learn something new, share something innovative or maybe even find a job! When you arrive, there will be someone to welcome you and have you fill out a name tag. It's a great time to chat with people you know as well as make new acquaintances. Everyone is welcome and is also welcome to invite others.
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LEED Training
There are several LEED New Construction Training opportunities coming up this year.  Please be sure to check out the upcoming LEED NC training being sponsored by JRGBC in Richmond on May 29th.

May 29th LEED NC (Richmond)
June 13th LEED NC (Charlottesville)
August 21st LEED NC (Richmond)
October 3rd LEED NC (Charlottesville)
October 23rd LEED Schools (Richmond)

Sign up for any of these training coursed on the USGBC web site here.


Ecobuild America & Ecobuild Fall
Ecobuild America and AEC Science & Technology (AEC-ST) Conference to be held May 19-22, 2008, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. Registration is open. Act now for early-bird rates. Ecobuild Fall — Sustainable, Green and High Performance Solutions for the Built Environment, and AEC-ST Fall — Science & Technology for Architecture, Engineering & Construction, will be held December 8-11 (Conference) and December 10-11 (Exhibition), 2008 at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C
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2008 Virginia EE Conference & VaN Partners Meeting
Save the Date! September 17-18, 2008, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA.
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