The Portland LEED User's Group (PLUG) meets on the second Thursday of every month from 12:00 - 1:30 pm, to discuss topics related to the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System.  Attendees of these meetings represent many disciplines within Portland's green building community, and new attendees are always is welcome.

Location:

White Stag Building
1st Floor, Room 144
70 NW Couch Street
Portland, OR 97204

Upcoming PLUG Meeting Dates:

Nov 13 - Alisa Kane

Alisa Kane will speak about the City of Portland's proposed high performance green building policy that will improve the environmental performance of commercial and residential buildings community-wide. The policy seeks to reduce the environmental impacts of buildings, maximize energy cost savings, keep housing affordable over the long-term, and increase the number of local, living-wage jobs.  Learn more about the policy's details and how you can provide input.

Alisa Kane is the green building coordinator with the Office of Sustainable Development.

December 11 - Jon Gray on Gray water

Jon Gray, CPD is a Principal and Senior Plumbing Designer. He leads Interface’s plumbing design division for the corporation. Since joining Interface Engineering in 1990, he has been responsible for the design of plumbing and mechanical systems, specializing in advocating water conservation and sustainable plumbing system design.  Jon is a current Oregon State Plumbing Board member and is an active member in the American Society of Plumbing Engineers, American Society of Sanitary Engineers, and the International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials organizations. He was recently awarded the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s 2008 BetterBricks Award in the Engineering category for his contribution to creating high-performance, sustainable buildings in the Northwest.

Click here for a list of PLUG events from past years

For additional information about PLUG, or to suggest future meeting topics, contact:

Dan Saddler           dSaddler@earthadvantage.org

Katie Schnepp       kSchnepp@earthadvantage.org