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April 2005 Newsletter
April 2005 Newsletter
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: NEWS
Whitehouse
goes Green!
WA First State to Enact Green Building Legislation
Using
The Natural Step & LEED, Portland
Marketing
Green Buildings, Vancouver
Cascadia
Merges with REBAR, Spokane
LEED
Homes Checklist and Request for Feedback
EVENTS
Register
now for workshops and other programs
What
Makes It GREEN?
RESOURCES
Cascadia
adds case studies, partners
GREEN
BUILDING IN THE NEWS
Major
Seattle papers endorse legislation
HELP
WANTED
Seven
new opportunities!
NEWS
Whitehouse Goes Green! More
info
WA First State to Enact Green Building Legislation
The high
performance green buildings bill has passed the Legislature! ESSB 5509
passed the House with broad bi-partisan support on a 78-19 vote today. The
Governor is expected to sign the bill into law in the next week.
Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on this historic effort. Read
the Bill.
Missed this at Greenbuild? Here's a second chance: Envisioning Fully Sustainable Buildings - Using The Natural Step & LEED, May 4, 8 AM - Noon Ecotrust, Portland. Register by Apr. 20. This popular Greenbuild workshop is reprised, featuring Duke Castle, Oregon Natural Step Network; John Echlin, SERA Architects; Scott Lewis, Brightworks Northwest; Charlie Stephens, Oregon Department of Energy; and Dennis Wilde, Gerding/Edlen. More info , Register
The Insider's
Workshop - Marketing Green Buildings
May 5, 8 AM to noon, UBC
Robson Sq., Vancouver
Get ready for a fast-paced, informative workshop
with North America's leading green building marketing expert Jerry Yudelson.
Each workshop participant receives a copy of Jerry's new book, The Insider's
Guide to Marketing Green Buildings, a $145 value.
More
info , Register
Save the Date:
Succeed at LEED full day workshops, June 20, Seattle; June 22,
Portland
Scott Lewis and Brightworks
have worked on 13
LEED projects.
Learn how to successfully manage the greatest challenge of LEED: keeping
track of what must be done, when, by whom, and making sure that all team
members know their responsibilites and have the information they need to
succeed. Details soon.
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Cascadia Merges
with REBAR to Form New Spokane Branch
Rod Butler, Chair of the
REBAR Council Board (left) and Glen Gilbert, Cascadia CEO, sign a Memorandum
of Understanding creating the Spokane Branch of the Cascadia Region Green
Building Council. Get involved in Spokane: butler@zeckbutler.com
Newest Friends
Cascadia
would like to thank McKinstry
for joining 100 Friends of Cascadia at the Gold-level and boora
architects for joining at the Certified-level. Thanks to all
our generous sponsors! See
our Sponsors , The
Benefits of Joining 100 Friends of Cascadia
Mayor's "Green
Ribbon" Panel
Cascadia VP for Programs Kollin Min has
been invited to serve on the Seattle Mayor's new "Green Ribbon" Commission
on Climate Protection. Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, and Orin
Smith, former CEO of Starbucks will chair the Commission. More
info
CaGBC LEED Faculty
The
Canada Green Building Council has announced a call for additional Faculty
for LEED workshops. Deadline: May 10, 5 PM, More
info
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Image by Bruce
Forster
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The Henry
Condominiums in Portland Achieves LEED-NC Gold, More
info
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City of Seattle Police Support Facility Achieves LEED-NC Gold and LEED-CI Silver. More info
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Public Health Sciences Building
was awarded LEED-NC Certified in Seattle. More
Info ,
Contact: srusch@fhcrc.org
Oregon home
awarded NAHB "Custom Green Home of the Year" award
Owners
offer home for two nights to highest bidder as fund raiser for the Oregon
Garden on April 30th. More
info , Bid info
Winners
Announced for Green Dollhouse Competition
LEED
Homes Checklist and Request
for Feedback available
Register for
Upcoming LEED Workshops
LEED for Existing Buildings, Apr. 4,
Seattle, Cancelled
LEED
and Green Building workshop, Eugene, Apr. 8, 9 AM - 5 PM. Great exam prep. More
info
Green Homes:
Upstream, Downstream and Mainstream, Apr. 12, 5:30 - 7:30 PM,
Ecotrust, Portland.
Peter Whiteley, senior writer for Sunset Magazine,
is coming to town looking for projects to highlight in upcoming editions of
the magazine. Bring CD with 5 green residential Ppt slides max. Peter will
share the latest trends on green homes in the West. Light food and drink
provided. Sponsored by OSD and Neil Kelly Co. Registration
required
Seattle LEED Users Group, Apr. 12, 7:30 - 9 AM, Lighting Design Lab, 400 E. Pine, dcs@abacus-engr.com, Topic: LEED Documentation.
Vancouver Branch Members Meeting, Apr. 13, 12 - 1:30 PM, UBC Robson Square, More info: Thomas.Mueller@gvrd.bc.ca, Topic: Dockside Development with Joe van Bellingham, Peter Busby and Jacque Khouri
Sustainable Building Techniques: Icelandic Turf Houses, Apr. 14, 12 - 1:30 PM, UBC Robson Sq. C.400. Free admission. Lunch provided for first 30 attendees. Sponsored by: Green Buildings BC & Vancouver Branch of Cascadia Chapter, Canada Green Building Council, More info
Portland LEED Users Group, Apr. 14, 7:30 - 9:00 AM, at Interface Engineering, 708 SW Third Ave, Ste. 400, Portland@cascadiagbc.org, Topic: Local Consulting Services and Programs
Portland Branch Tour of Clackamas High School, Apr. 21, 5:15 PM, free but RSVP required: RSVP here , More info
Seattle Branch Members Meeting, Apr. 21, 7:30 - 9:00 AM, Union Bank of CA, 900 4th Ave, 5th floor, Conference Room. Bruce McKinley, ARUP, presents on sustainable mechanical strategies used at the Seattle Public Library and other projects. Free but RSVP required: RSVP here , Contact: seattle@cascadiagbc.org
Vancouver LEED Users Group, Apr. 29 at 12:00 PM, at Terasen Gas Building, 1111 Georgia St., 1st Floor, Thurlow Room, ebrault@veleng.com , Topic: Durability
Additional Events:
ReTHINK is Portland's interactive, case-study based green building and site education program that runs through April. Full schedule
Local Politics of Sustainability with Robert Costanza. Apr. 4, 5:30 - 7 PM, Seattle Central Library Auditorium. Dr. Costanza is the Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of VT. More info on the 2005 Urban Sustainability Forum
The Wicked Problem of Sustainability: A Workshop, Apr. 5, 7 - 10 PM, 11027 Meridian Ave N, Third Floor, Seattle. Free, but RSVP required to LivingSystems@comcast.net , More info
Greendrinks discusses Measure 37, April 5, 7 PM, Ecotrust, 1st floor, Portland. Dan Eisenbeis from 1000 Friends of Oregon explains what Measure 37 means for land stewardship efforts in Oregon. Free. More info
Simple.
Sustainable. Fun. Informative. GreenWorld, Apr. 7, 5 -10:30 PM,
Bell Harbor Conf. Ctr., Seattle. This year's IIDA event will feature
education, exhibits, and a lecture by Jean-Michel Cousteau in a hip
cocktail-party atmosphere to inspire the public to explore issues of
environmental sustainability.
More
info , Register: justinekish@comcast.net
or 425-260-0418.
Green Tea Ice Cream: Exploring Consumer Response to Green Buildings, Apr. 7, 7 - 8:30 PM, SFU, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings, Vancouver, City Program free public lecture with Jerry Yudelson (AIBC: 1.5 CLU; PIBC: 1.5 LU). More info
Economics of Green Buildings Part IV: The Business Opportunities of Green Buildings, Apr. 8, 9 AM - 5 PM, Fee $295 (includes GST) With Thomas Mueller, Jerry Yudelson, Rick Kohn, Jacques Khouri, Heather Tremain, and Michael Geller. (AIBC: 6.5 CLU; PIBC: 6.5 LU). More info
Green Residential Renovation Open House, Apr. 10, 1 - 5 PM, 715 East 18th St, N. Vancouver, More info
EFS West Building to Sustainability Workshop, Apr. 11, NHS Hall B, Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington, Seattle. More info
13th Annual BEST
Awards Breakfast, April 20, 7:30 - 9 AM, Oregon Convention Center,
Ballroom 203-204.
Recognizing the BEST (Businesses for an
Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow) Portland businesses for progressive
contributions to local economic development, social and environmental
equity. Master of Ceremonies: Mayor: Tom Potter, More
info
ReTHINK Tour,
The 1909 House: A Respectful Remodel Apr. 16, 9 - 10:30 AM
Richard and
Anne DeWolf will describe how they made their design and construction
choices to achieve a durable, livable and historically accurate house. More
info
Designing & Building Healthy Places, Apr. 26, 5:30 -7:30 PM, Seattle City Hall, Bertha Landes Room, Dr. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, State Public Health Officer, California Department of Health Services, will be discussing the critically important links between environmental health and the built environment. More info
What Makes It GREEN? Apr. 28, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Seattle City Hall + Apr. 29, 12 - 2 PM, Seattle City Hall sustainable building tour, More info
3rd annual Greening Roofs for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show, May 4-6, Washington, DC, More info
Cascadia
Advanced Case Studies Portal
The Traugott Terrace affordable
housing project in Seattle is the 100th case study profiled in BuildingGreen
Suite. We have also added Roberts Hall at Lewis and Clark College. More
info
Cascadia Published Five New School Case Studies on its Website
Post-occupancy Evaluation of PSU's Epler Hall Announced
Drum roll
please...
We are pleased to announce that Cascadia has
launched its partners page with Sustainable Industries Journal,
Environmental Building News, Portland's Office of Sustainable Development,
Ecotrust, Metafore and 3Phases Energy. More
info. We will be adding other partners soon.
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The Insider's
Guide to Marketing Green Buildings
by Jerry Yudelson
The Insider's Guide is over 200 pages, it contains
more than 50 charts, graphs, project photos, figures and tables, charting
the past growth and future direction of the green building industry.
Read
review , Buy
the Book
More
info , Read
the Table of Contents and Sample Chapter
Laboratories
for the 21st Century 2005 Annual Conference
October
18-20, 2005, Oregon Convention Center
Abstracts Due: April 15, 2005;
Call for Exhibitors: Spring 2005
Registration Opens: July 1, 2005 More
info
LEED "Flash
Cards" Available
Cascadia
has developed LEED 2.1 "flash cards" to help you prepare for the new exam.
The resource includes over 280 questions and answers to help you memorize
LEED 2.1 Green Building Rating System that can be cut into "flash cards." Purchase
Flash Cards
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Rebuilt Green:
The Natural Capital Center and the Transformative Power of Building
120
pages, $15 "Rebuilt Green is the first book to explore the true meaning and
social dimensions of green building." --Paul Hawken. Buy
the Book
Don't Miss the Next Sweden-Denmark
Urban Sustainability Study Tour, May 15 to May 21. More
info and Itinerary
Try the new & improved Building Green Council of Central Oregon Online Directory
GreenerBuildings: The resource center for environmentally responsible building development, a Partnership between GreenBiz.com and U.S. Green Building Council. More info.
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Web Links
New Report from the Green Schools Initiative
Wash. may require 'green' state buildings, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. More info
Green and frugal
public buildings,
Seattle Times Editorial
Seattle Times endorses WA High Performance
Building legislation. More
info
Construction
Standards: Build efficiency in,
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
endorses WA High Performance Building legislation. More
info
It's not always
smart to follow LEED,
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A contrary point of view by Todd Myers,
Guest Columnist More
info
Aim: to measure
green against green,
Oregonian
Developers of the "new urbanist" community in western
Wilsonville, Villebois, want input from prospective homebuyers on how much
they will pay for environmental features. More
info
Sustainability
With a View,
Environmental Design+Construction
Seattle's new City Hall and Justice
Center garden roofs represent the city's environmental initiatives. More
info
HELP WANTED (job announcements in sustainable building)
Cascadia Green Building Council seeks volunteer or temporary part-time hourly database entry assistance in Portland office. Contact: Brandon@cascadiagbc.org
Greater Vancouver Regional District seeks an Advisor, Sustainable Buildings for BuildSmart, its sustainable building program. Full-time temporary-approximately one year. More info
Brightworks Northwest seeks qualified applicants for the position of LEED Program Manager, based in Portland, Oregon. Position is responsible for supervision of a large and rapidly expanding portfolio of LEED projects. More info
Paladino & Company in Seattle seeks experienced professionals in the architectural, engineering, and allied fields who can apply their multi-disciplinary skills to green building consulting opportunities. Several positions available. More info. Send letter of interest and resume to: paladino-careers@paladinoandco.com
Small and growing architectural firm in Seattle area looking for entrepreneurial minded architect and interior designer. Projects are "Green" office and retail tenant improvements and small commercial. Resume to ArchResume@comcast.net or fax to 253-796-0532.
