Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Owners, Developers & Managers — January 31 - February 13, 2014 — 17B
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Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
When we hear about and discuss Green Buildings, we typically envision Class A Commercial facilities and upscale residences. There is another sector that truly deserves recognition, that of affordable housing. A forerunner in this category is Habitat for Humanity. I recently attended the dedication and LEED plaque presentation for Harrison Green, a LEED for Homes Platinum project built by Paterson Habitat for Humanity in Paterson, New Jersey’s 4th Ward. Harrison Green comprises five single-family townhouses in the heart of one of Paterson’s most distressed inner city neighborhoods. This amazing housing development exemplifies the best in sustainable building: it was built and equipped with advanced energy saving technologies, and received the highest LEED rating.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Products, Inc.
FLORENCE BLOCK
VICE Chair Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide
LEED-certified homes are built to be energy and water efficient, environmentally sound, and a healthier place to live. Among the high tech features at Harrison Green, each of the five homes is equipped with solar electric and water heating systems as well as additional environmental technologies that assure efficient energy usage and healthy indoor air quality for Habitat homeowners and their families. Habitat homeowners purchase their new homes with the help of reduced home prices and zero-interest Paterson Habitat mortgages. These homeowners are low-income families with solid work and credit histories but not enough income to qualify for a commercial mortgage. In addition, Paterson Habitat is committed to “building quality homes that are designed to be durable and healthy through the use of sustainable methods and materials where possible.” We are so pleased to be honoring Harrison Green for Platinum certification. It is a wonderful achievement that will benefit the residents for many years to come and serves as an example of offering an enhanced quality of life to our citizens who may not typically have easy access to a sustainable home environment. Feel free to contact me about LEED for Homes at (973) 290-0013 or executivedirector@usgbcnj.org. Sincerely,
Treasurer RJ Donnelly, CRM, LEED AP BD+C Donnelly Industries, Inc. secretary Zach Gallagher, PE, LEED AP Natural Systems Utilities past Chair Anastasia Harrison, AIA, LEED AP Eco Solutions DIRECTORS Jim Corrigan, LEED AP O+M Mack-Cali Realty Corp. Jeremy Cressman, LEED AP American Standard Brands David DeVos, AIA, LEED AP Prudential Real Estate Investors Bill Gates, LEED AP BD+C Hunt Construction Group Tom Hales Herman Miller, Inc. Aaron Kalisher, CSP, CBCP, LEED AP Chubb Insurance Tracey Kasper, LEED AP Avison Young Vance Merolla, P.E. Colgate-Palmolive Company Ana Meyer, LEED AP, MBA Verizon Wireless Jed Richardson, LEED Green Associate Johnson & Johnson Attilio Rivetti, LEED AP Turner Construction Company Robert Schmitt, LEED Green Associate The Hampshire Companies Gregg Woodruff, PP, AICP, LEED-AP BD+C Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. GENERAL COUNSEL Harry E. McLellan, Esq, LEED AP BD+C McLellan & Associates, LLC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Florence Block, LEED Green Associate
Florence Block LEED Green Associate Executive Director, USGBC NJ
Chapter Events
1/28, 1/29, 2/11, 2/19, 2/20 - USGBC NJ Corporate Sustainability LUNCH & LEARN- Various Topics- Parsippany, NJ. 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM. Lunch provided, funding available. 1/29: LEED 201 Core Concepts and Strategies with Green Associate Exam Prep- 8 am - 5 pm, Rockaway, NJ. Employees of NJ businesses may qualify to take this course fully-funded. 2/27: Lodgers Let’s Go Green Training - FREE GREEN LODGING TRAINING presented by HospitalityGreen 8:00 am – 12 noon, Mount Laurel, NJ. Breakfast provided.
For details on all USGBC NJ events, visit www.usgbcnj.org/events
Number of New Jersey chapter members: Number of USGBC member Companies in NJ: Number of LEED Accredited Professionals in NJ: Number of LEED registered projects in NJ: Number of LEED certified projects in NJ:
1,323
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CHAPTER COORDINATOR Mary Ellen Garrigus
3,992 1034
COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Medea Villeré www.usgbcnj.org
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LEED Homes certified in NJ:
2,038
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