Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Green Buildings — October 26 - November 8, 2012 — 26A
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Celebrating our 10 th Anniversary
Letter from the Executive Director Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am happy to announce that USGBC NJ’s 10th Anniversary Gala & Awards Dinner was a huge success. Held at the Revel Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on Oct. 11, 2012, it was USGBC NJ’s opportunity to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the individuals and organizations that have made special strides in green building and sustainability in our State. The 2012 award-winning projects represent a wide range of topics, from urban green jobs and brownfield redevelopment CitiLog Newark Urban Sawmill) to the first LEED Platinum ® special needs school in the country Center for Lifelong Learning). There’s a network of professionals dedicated to greening NJ schools (NJ Sustainable Schools Consortium) and a forward-thinking affordable housing development RPM’s Grand Central Housing). Last but not least, a 2,740-acre estate utilizing adaptive reuse and providing public environmental education Duke Farms LEED Improvements, Reuse and Renovation Project).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Anastasia Harrison, AIA, LEED AP Gensler VICE CHAIR Wayne D. DeFeo, LEED AP DeFeo Associates TREASURER Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Products, Inc. SECRETARY RJ Donnelly, LEED AP Donnelly Industries, Inc. PAST CHAIR WilliamAmann, P.E., DCEP, LEEDAP M & E Engineers, Inc DIRECTORS David Cardella Cardella Waste Services Zach Gallagher, P.E., LEED AP NJ Meadowlands Comission Joe Porrovecchio, LEED AP, CRM Carbon-Key, LLC Paul Qvale, LEED AP Hillmann Group Lisa San Filippo, AIA, LEEDAP, BD&C Turner Construction Co. Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide Andrew Topinka, CPMR Technical Group Services, Inc Ed Walsh, P.E. The Walsh Company Gregg Woodruff, PP, AICP, LEED AP, BD&C Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Florence Block Alliance Environmental, LLC Bill Gates, LEED AP BD&C Hunt Construction Anthony Marano Marano Group, Inc. Brad Miller, P.E., P.P.
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In addition, BASF Corporation and the Rockefeller Group received special recognition for their commitment to sustainability with their recently completed project in Florham Park, NJ- BASF’s North American headquarters only one of 4 in the US to have received LEED ® Double Platinum certification in this case, one for Core & Shell and another for Commercial Interiors).
Keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the attendees about the importance of curbing our carbon use as a country, and the positive role that USGBC members play in making that a reality. Special guest two-time Olympic gold medalist Carli Lloyd spoke to the award-winners about working to be the best. And finally, as we celebrate USGBC NJ’s 10th Anniversary, we thank and honor the Chapter’s Founding Board Members. Long before “green building” was a buzzword, and LEED was still in its infancy, New Jersey’s founding members were working to create a hub for early green building
Shown from left: Phil Kaplan (BASF), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Kevin Hackett (Rockefeller Group); and Hans Engel (BASF)
professionals. The NJ Chapter, and USGBC in general, have grown so much since then… NJ is the 3rd largest USGBC chapter in the US. USGBC NJ ranks #3 in the country of USGBC Chapters in Education revenue, and #8 in Events revenue for 2010-2011 out of 79 chapters). In 2012 we are reaching a whole new constituency with our green building training courses for NJ veterans and the unemployed, fully funded by a grant from the NJ Department of Labor. In addition, we are a significant contributor to the greening of New Jersey’s schools as core partners in the NJ Sustainable Schools Consortium. Training school facilities managers and staff, municipal employees, and veterans and unemployed in every sector- disseminates the principles and practices of green building far and wide in our great state. We can proudly state that USGBC NJ is helping to transform New Jersey’s built environment into one that is healthier, more water and energy efficient, and truly sustainable. Sincerely,
LEED Green Associate GENERAL COUNSEL Harry E. McLellan, Esq, LEED Green Associate
McLellan & Associates, LLC CHAPTER COORDINATOR Mary Ellen Garrigus Communications & Membership Coordinator Medea Villere ’ www.usgbcnj.org
Florence Block Executive Director USGBC NJ
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