July 2007
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JOIN THE JRGBC
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 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.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITiES
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.

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 or a year, we can always use your help. Please email one of the following to help:
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

MEET THE 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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, WM Jordan Company
Corey Simonpietri, ACF
Environmental
QUICK LINKS

Chapter Home
Main JRGBC website.

USGBC
USGBC & LEED websites

Calendar
Includes up-to-date program listings and events for the JRGBC and regional allied organizations

Forum
Read comments on materials and issues related to green building. Login to post your own questions or comments.

Advocacy
Allows you to take action on Virginia green building legislation with just a few clicks.

Programs
Includes links to Competition, Grants, Social , and Educational programs.

Newsletter Archives
Find past newletters and presentations.

Contact Us
James River Green Building Council
2415 Westwood Ave.
Richmond, Virginia 23230
T: (804) 288-2950
F: (804) 288-3551


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NEWS

LEED Optimize Energy Performance, Mandatory Point Minimum Approved by USGBC Membership
In accordance with direction from its Board of Directors and its LEED Steering Committee to immediately increase the LEED Green Building Rating System's impact in reducing building energy related greenhouse gas emissions, USGBC's membership has approved the update of all balloted commercial LEED Green Building Rating Systems with the following change:
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LEED-NC Technical Review Workshop
Whether you’re a  beginner or an expert, USGBC has a course that will help you increase your knowledge, expand your practice, and maximize your success in the green building industry.
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Re-Nature By Design Symposium
As parents, educators, health care specialists, managers, and designers, the care and nurturing of our young fulfills our ultimate responsibility as humans. However, in less than a generation, children have migrated from fields, forests and playgrounds to indoor environments that do little to stimulate creativity and cognitive development. This symposium will bring together noted thinkers in the field to discuss the issues and to explore paths toward a healthier future for all.
              Charles                 Eberhard                 White

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GreenDrinks, Community Garden Episode, July 19th
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!
This month we'll meet at The Camel (http://www.thecamel.org/) on Broad Street. Sierra Club TV 'Rats to Roses' community garden episode will be showing at 7pm with people starting to gather around 5:30pm. This GreenDrinks event is sponsored by the Falls of the James Group Virginia Chapter http://virginia.sierraclub.org/foj/ .
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Chapter Growth Consultant Position Open
USGBC is seeking a consultant to assist with the growth of our chapters. Specifically, this project will entail helping approximately five chapters meet certain standards relating to capacity and effectiveness. This hands-on project will focus on membership processes, customer service and internal chapter communication. In addition, the consultant will assist one Regional Council with projects such as coordinating meeting logistics, developing minutes and enhancing communication.
CGC Timeline , Chapter Growth Consultant Fact Sheet , Chapter Growth Consultant Job Description , Chapter Growth Consultant Webcast

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JRGBC June Lunch Program Great Success
Eric Oliver, President of EMO Energy Solutions spoke to the JRGBC at it's June lunch program on "Energy Modeling as a Design Tool".

June Luncheon
Eric Oliver
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Virginia Rep. Rick Boucher Drafts energy efficiency legislation
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman of the House Energy & Air Quality Committee, has released a Discussion Draft of energy efficiency legislation. The draft bill addresses a wide range of energy efficiency issues including, among other things, equipment standards (lighting, HVAC, motors, appliances), building standards/codes, a proposed revolving fund to enhance public institutions' energy performance, and industrial energy efficiency.
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