10A — March 29 - April 11, 2013 — Green Buildings — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
USGBC NJ just held our Annual Retreat, when we review the prior year and set a course for the year ahead. This is a membership organization, with a strong, active board. The events of this past year have presented a renewed perspective on the importance of resiliency – which is arguably synonymous with sustainability. Science, and now experience, tells us that our weather systems are intensifying, and that climate change is not just a theory. Whether or not one buys-into this model, we would all agree that the reconstruction and new construction following Hurricane Sandy requires a new vision and set of best practices, both in commercial and residential scenarios. Many NJ citizens are faced with the daunting task of rebuilding. They recognize the importance of understanding the priorities and practices of sustainability and residency, and they wish to communicate these to their building professionals. The NJ Department of Labor has recognized this issue and has launched an education- al grant program among which is a module on recovery for NJ. USGBC NJ has been awarded one of those modules and we are offering fully-funded informational and training sessions to businesses and private citizens to help navigate the complexities of sustainable reconstruction and new construction.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Products, Inc. VICE CHAIR Wayne D. DeFeo, LEED AP DeFeo Associates TREASURER SECRETARY Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide PAST CHAIR Anastasia Harrison, AIA, LEED AP Consultant DIRECTORS David Cardella Cardella Waste Services Jeremy Cressman, LEED AP American Standard Brands Zachary Gallagher, PE, LEED AP Alliance Environmental & Natural Systems Utilities Bill Gates, LEED AP Hunt Construction Group Tom Hales Herman Miller, Inc. Tony Marano The Marano Group, Inc. Vance Merolla, P.E. Colgate-Palmolive Company Brad Miller, PE, PP, LEED AP BD+C NJ Meadowlands Commission Attilio Rivetti, LEED AP Turner Construction Company Robert Schmitt The Hampshire Companies Andy Topinka, CPMR Technical Group Services, Inc. Ed Walsh, P.E. Avison Young Gregg Woodruff, PP, AICP, LEED AP 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 CHAPTER COORDINATOR Mary Ellen Garrigus Communications & Membership Coordinator Medea Villere ’ www.usgbcnj.org RJ Donnelly, LEED AP Donnelly Industries, Inc.
FLORENCE BLOCK
Additionally USGBC NJ is partnering with NJ Natural Gas to bring public informational sessions to the counties in the NJ Shore most impacted by the Super Storm. This will include presentations by renowned professionals sharing information on incentives available to help fund sustainable construction. The first of these sessions is tentatively scheduled for April 18th in Bay Head. If you would like additional information or would like for your business to receive fully funded LEED and Green Building Training (including LEED Exam Prep) all of which also offer CEUs, please contact me at executivedirector@usgbcnj.org.
Sincerely,
Florence Block LEED Green Associate Executive Director, USGBC NJ
Chapter Events 4/11/13- LEED 201 Core Concepts and Strategies & LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation. Location: NJ Carpenters Funds Training Facility, Edison, NJ. 4/11/13- USGBC NJ Green Schools Committee presents a Tour of the LEED Platinum Neptune Midtown Community Elementary School. Neptune, NJ. The event is FREE, but registration is requested.
4/19/13- Green Buildings and their Unintended Risks. Special session led by specialists from Chubb’s Group of Insurance Companies. Space is limited. Warren, NJ.
4/19 & 4/ 26/13- LEED for Administrators. NJ Sustainable Schools Consortium in collaboration with NJ Association of School Administrators and USGBC NJ is offering a 2-part series. Trenton, NJ.
For details on all USGBC NJ events, visit www.usgbcnj.org
Number of New Jersey chapter members:
1229
Number of USGBC member Companies in NJ:
275
Number of LEED Accredited Professionals in NJ:
3173
Number of LEED registered projects in NJ:
424
Number of LEED certified projects in NJ:
192
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