18B — April 24 - May 14, 2015 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic
Real Estate Journal
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Letter from the Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues: Green Building and achievement of LEED Certification is becoming the norm in the residential sector as well as commercial/institutional. This is demonstrated by the news about green buildings and lower interest rates in a recent article in Environmental Leader: Environmental & Energy Management News that stated: “The US Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae, will for the first time provide lower interest rate loans to green mult -residential buildings.” Fannie Mae will grant a 10 basis point reduction in the interest rate of a multi- family refinance, acquisition or supplemental mortgage loan for buildings wit a green building certification. This translates into a savings of $95,000 in inter st
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BOARD OF DIREC CHAIR Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide VICE CHAIR Zach Gallagher, PE, L Natural Systems Utilities TREASURER Gregg Woodruff, PP, A BD+C Langan Engineering & E David DeVos, AIA, LEE Prudential Real Estate I IMMEDIATE PAST CH Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Product DIRECTORS Jim Corrigan, LEED A Mack-Cali Realty Corp . Timothy J. DeHaut, Es Giordano, Halleran & Ci RJ Donnelly, CRM, LE Donnelly Industries, Inc. Aaron Kalisher, CSP, Chubb Insurance Tracey Kasper, LEED Avison Young Vance Merolla, P.E. Colgate-Palmolive Com Ana Meyer, LEED AP, Verizon Wireless Jed Richardson, LEED Johnson & Johnson
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide VICE CHAIR Zach Gallagher, PE, LEED AP Natural Systems Utilities TREASURER Gregg Woodruff, PP, AICP, LEED-AP BD+C Langan Engineering & Environmental
FLORENCE BLOCK
Services, Inc. SECRETARY In addition to having a smaller carbon footprint, green buildings cost 19 percent less to maintain than their conventional counterparts, according to a US General Services Administration (GSA) study. This 19% figure comes from a Buildings.com report on a post-occupancy evaluation study of 22 green federal buildings conducted by GSA and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The study compared one year of operating data and surveys of green building occupants, compared to the national average of commercial buildings. It found green government buildings: • Cost 19 percent less to maintain • Use 25 percent less energy and water • Emit 36 percent fewer carbon dioxide emissions • Have a 27 percent higher rate of occupant satisfaction The benefits of green building and LEED certified buildings have been long-known and understood. This new policy on lower interest rates is long-coming and a great breakthrough in the incentivizing green building. Keep abreast of green building-related news on our website: http://www.usgbcnj. org/news. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions at (973) 290-0013, or executivedirector@ usgbcnj.org. payments over a 10-year term on a $10 million dollar loan amortizing over 30 years. Rick Fedrizzi, chief executive and founding chair of the US Green Building Council, says this is both an incentive to build green and an incentive for existing buildings to achieve certification.
Services, Inc. SECRETARY
David DeVos, AIA, LEED AP Prudential Real Estate Investors IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Products, Inc.
DIRECTORS Jim Corrigan, LEED AP O+M Mack-Cali Realty Corp . Timothy J. DeHaut, Esq., LEED AP Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla RJ Donnelly, CRM, LEED AP BD+C Donnelly Industries, 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 Nicole Rodriguez, LEED AP Turner Construction Company Daniel Topping, AIA, LEED AP BD+C NK Architects GENERAL COUNSEL Harry E. McLellan, Esq, LEED AP BD+C McLellan & Associates, LLC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Florence Block, LEED Green Associate CHAPTER COORDINATOR Mary Ellen Garrigus COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Medea Villeré
Sincerely,
Florence Block, LEED Green Associate Executive Director, USGBC-NJ
4/28/15- Green Building Tour of the Willow School with the USGBC NJ Emerging Professionals + the Green Schools Committee- 5:00 PM for the Tour (Willow School), 6:30 for Networking & Drinks (Gladstone Tavern), Bedminster Township, NJ. 6/22/15- USGBC NJ 12th Annual Golf Outing- NJ National Golf Club, Basking Ridge, NJ 6/24/15- USGBC NJ Emerging Professionals 3rd Annual Summer Kick-Off Happy Hour- 5:30 PM, Surf City, 1 Marin Blvd, Jersey City, NJ We will also be holding additional trainings & events, including webinars. For details on all USGBC NJ events, visit www.usgbcnj.org/events Chapter Events Nicole Rodriguez, LEE Turner Construction Co Daniel Topping, AIA, L NK Architects
1,395 327 4,873 948 387 2,625+ GENERAL COUNSEL Harry E. McLellan, Esq McLellan & Associates, EXECUTIVE DIRECTO Florence Block, LEED CHAPTER COORDINA Mary Ellen Garrigus COMMUNICATIONS/M COORDINATOR Medea Villeré
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US Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter 14 Maple Avenue, Suite 201 Morristown, New Jersey 07960 www.usgbcnj.org
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