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July 2005 Newsletter
July 2004
HELP WANTED (job announcements in sustainable building)
Paladino & Company is
hiring Green Building Enthusiasts in Seattle.
See:
http://www.paladinoandco.com/home/jobs
Cascadia Receives
Award; Announces Challenge Grant and 100 Friends of Cascadia at AIA
Gala
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Cascadia also announced its annual campaign called 100 Friends of Cascadia, which has already raised over $50,000 toward the matching challenge. The campaign has 4-levels: Platinum-$10,000, Gold-$5,000, Silver-$2,000, and Certified-$1,000. The Russell Family Foundation will match contributions to 100 Friends dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000, thereby doubling corporate and other donations. Funds raised will enable Cascadia to hire a Vice President of Programs immediately in Seattle (see Help Wanted below) and as soon as possible in Vancouver, BC.
At the AIA Gala, Cascadia thanked the following leaders in green building for being the first to join 100 Friends:
Platinum: Russell Family Foundation, Mithun,
Energy Trust of Oregon
Gold:
Lease Crutcher Lewis, Sparling and Candela, ShoreBank Pacific
Silver:
Fortis Construction, Swenson Say Faget, Skanska, Trane Oregon, Green
Building Services, Olympic Associates, Miller Paint, King County, SERA
Architects
Certified: PAE
Consulting Engineers, Via Architecture, SvR Design, Sellen Construction,
O'Brien & Company, Mahlum Architects, Stormwater Management
For information on the benefits of being one of the 100 Friends of Cascadia including full page ads in major green building publications and recognition at Cascadia events for 12 months, please contact glen@cascadiagbc.org. Join 100 Friends
Washington
Sustainable Schools
The
Washington Sustainable Schools Program (WSSP) of the Washington Office of
the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is now accepting
pre-applications for Pilot Projects to field test the WSSP Protocol and
specific strategies with five selected school district projects. $1.25M, an
average $250,000 per school, is available for this purpose. This fast-track
project will be collecting cost and benefit data during August and September
for a report to the State Legislature in early 2005. For more information
and a pre-application form, contact Jane Simmons, O'Brien & Company, Inc.,
Pilot Project Consultant, jane@obrienandco.com.
Read
protocol and related documents
Vancouver Gets Gold
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On June 17, 2004, Canada Green Building Council CEO Alex Zimmerman presented a LEED-Gold plaque to Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell at the opening of the City of Vancouver National Avenue Operations Centre. The project received 44 points. 1.5 years in the making, 5 hectares in size, home to 400 staff and Vancouver's first LEED-certified building, the Operations Centre is the new base of operations for engineering crews that build and maintain Vancouver's infrastructure. See LEED Scorecard
First LEED Certified project for the FAA
On May 19, 2004, the Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility in Burien, Washington, received LEED v2 Gold, making this the first LEED certified project for the Federal Aviation Administration. Adjacent to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, this two story 52,000 square foot building houses air traffic control spaces, administrative offices, and various mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications areas. Within the building, water efficient lavatories and urinals allow for 33% water use reduction. Energy savings of 14% over ASHRAE 90.1-1999 are realized, and additional commissioning and measurement and verification ensure on-going building efficiency. During construction the project diverted 91% of its waste from the landfill. The materials in the building include 129% weighted average recycled content materials and 49% locally manufactured materials, both demonstrating exemplary performance. FSC certified wood was incorporated for 60% of wood based materials and products. To connect employees to the outdoors, 80% of spaces have daylight and 91% have views. See LEED Scorecard
USGBC Public
Comment Period
for LEED for Commercial Interiors (CI) and Existing Buildings (EB)
The
USGBC is seeking comments on the proposed final draft of the LEED-CI and EB
Rating Systems until July 13 and 14, 2004 respectively. Provide
Comments
One for the whole family: Green
Dollhouse Competition
More
Information
One
for campers: Green Tent Design Competition
Submit
an idea for an environmentally sustainable camping shelter that explores
nature, culture and experience. Deadline: August 24. Online pre-registration
required by July 30. More
Information
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS:
Greening Portland's
South Waterfront, July 29 in Vancouver, July 30 in Seattle, 3-5:30 PM
Cascadia
is pleased to host an illuminating roundtable discussion on the creation of
the public/private partnership responsible for shaping Portland's new South
Waterfront development as a "sustainable, mixed-use Central City
neighborhood". Portland's 31 acre South Waterfront site presents
opportunities and constraints very similar to those of Vancouver's Southeast
False Creek and Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhoods. These final
presentations in a nine-part series feature: Dennis Wilde, Gerding/Edlen;
Scott Lewis, Brightworks; and Cheryl Twete, Portland Development Commission.
Early bird discount until July 23rd. Information
and Registration
LEED Intermediate
Workshop, Portland, August 5, 2004
(Seattle July 12th, Sold Out)
The last available test date for the
current LEED-NC Accredited Professional Exam is August 19, 2004. After
August 19, the exam will be unavailable until USGBC transitions to a revised
exam in late September. This will be the last workshop in the Northwest
before the examination is revised (and made more difficult). More
Information.
Register
Here.
Early registration deadline coming soon. Only a few places left.
Portland LEED Users
Group: IEQ from a Contractor's Point of View
July
8 at 7:30 until 9:00 at Interface Engineering. Contact Dorothy Payton: Bybee@mail.teleport.com
Seattle LEED Users
Group: Stormwater Management
July
13 at Sellen Construction. Contact Doug Smith email: dcs@abacus-engr.com
National Solar Energy Conference, July 9-14, Portland More Information
Hillsdale Library
Tour
Portland
Branch members can tour the new LEED-Silver certified Hillsdale Library led
by Nathan Hamilton, Project Architect from Thomas Hacker Architects. The
tour is at 1525 SW Sunset Blvd., Portland on July 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM,
then 6:30 to 7:00 PM we will continue the conversation at the Library or a
local watering hole. Contact: Tim Richards at timr@serapdx.com.
More
Information
Driving Down the Cost of LEED, Driving Up the Value of Your Building, is a full-day interactive workshop with Tom Paladino and Company on building valuation based on real world project experience and hands-on exercises. It covers practical cost/benefit analysis, effective life cycle cost analysis, and actual cost shifting within established budgets, all of which lead to a lower total cost of ownership. Save the date September 15 in Vancouver, BC. Register Here
Profitable
Sustainability Conference, September 26-29 , Seattle - Sponsored by Cascadia
Green Building Council
Speakers
include:
Michael Braungart: Co-founder of McDonough Braungart Design
Chemistry
Cradle to Cradle — Producing Products within the Circle of
Life
Hunter Lovins: President,
Natural Capital Group
Gifford Pinchot: Co-founder, Chairman, Bainbridge
Graduate Institute
Tachi Kiuchi: Chairman of Future 500 and CEO of
Tokyo-based E-Square
Gil Friend: Founder, President & CEO, Natural
Logic, Inc.
Bill Glover: Director, Environmental Performance Strategy,
Boeing Co.
Registration
and Information
RESOURCES:
LEED® Accreditation
Exam "Flash Cards" Available
With
the last available test date for the current LEED-NC Accredited Professional
Exam on August 19, Cascadia has developed LEED 2.0 "flash cards" to help you
prepare for the examination. The resource includes over 280 questions and
answers on the LEED 2.0 Green Building Rating System that can be cut into
"flash cards." Purchase
Flash Cards
Don't miss Greenbuild 2004 in beautiful Portland, Oregon, November 10-12. The expo hall has sold out and the program promises to be better than ever. The early registration deadline is Sept. 3, 2004 and the hotel reservation discount deadline is Oct. 11, 2004. Contact glen@cascadiagbc.org regarding remaining sponsor opportunities. See http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/ for details.
LAP of Luxury: Seattle Tops List with Most LEED Accredited Professionals (LAPs). Vancouver and Portland are also in the top ten cities.
| CITY | # of LAPs |
|---|---|
| Seattle | 383 |
| San Francisco | 283 |
| Washington | 258 |
| Atlanta | 223 |
| Vancouver | 215 |
| Portland | 214 |
| New York | 200 |
| Chicago | 194 |
| Los Angeles | 156 |
| Boston | 154 |
| Houston | 149 |
| Calgary | 148 |
| Dallas | 104 |
| Pittsburgh | 103 |
| Phoenix | 102 |
| *As of June 2004 |
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New book: Philosophy of Sustainable Design
"Jason
[McLennan] has captured the spirit of this growing movement and offers a
roadmap of exciting new possibilities. Truly a must-read for every
architect, engineer, building professional and citizen interested in
increasing the vitality of our communities." -Bob Berkebile, FAIA, BNIM
Architects. More
Information
GREEN BUILDING IN THE NEWS:
OIT Housing Could Become Largest Net-Zero Energy Project in U.S.
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The New Student Housing proposal for Oregon Institute of Technology may become the largest net-zero energy project in the US. The project designed by Soderstrom Architects of Portland won the OIT Design Competition. The proposed dorms will attempt to qualify for LEED Gold certification with a possibility of obtaining Platinum certification. The design includes three buildings, each housing approximately 100 students. Incorporated into one of the buildings is an academic floor containing classrooms, a demonstration mechanical space with an adjacent lab, and a 70 seat tiered auditorium space. Geothermal resources, photovoltaics, wind generated power, natural ventilation and site-water runoff harvesting are some of the features that contribute to sustainability. The project was recently featured in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Read More. For additional information, contact: dan@sdra.com. Project Brochure.
Rotary Club Goes Green for Camp, The Oregonian, June 18, 2004. Read More
Voices for a
Sustainable Vision of Energy-Saving Design,
The Washington Post, June 5, 2004
"If you're still wishy-washy on the
need for building green, or don't know what it is -- green buildings require
less energy to build, heat and cool, have good indoor quality, and, where
feasible, use recycled materials -- perhaps you will be swayed by the words
of a passionate green building advocate."
USGBC founder David
Gottfried and the green building movement. Read
More
The Greening of the City, The New York Times Magazine, Jane Jacobs, May 16, 2004. Read More
Hoping Benefits
Bloom by Going Green,
The Washington Post, May 17, 2004
DC's first LEED-certified office
building. Read
More
If Arizona is encouraging them, why are they still "illegal" in Oregon? Read More
Green Makes Business Sense, SPAN, February 1, 2004. India Goes Platinum. Read More
Clark County Homes:
More Builders are Going Green,
The Columbian, Wednesday, June 23, 2004
A movement is underway to build
a better Clark County one home at a time. Called builtGREEN, the program is
designed to help Clark County homebuyers find quality, affordable homes that
offer opportunities to protect the health of their families, the community
and the Northwest environment. Read
More
HELP WANTED
(job announcements in sustainable building)
The Cascadia
Green Building Council is seeking a green building and sustainable
development enthusiast for the position Vice President of Programs, based in
Seattle.
Candidates should submit a resume, 3-5 references
including email addresses of references, and a detailed cover letter
describing why they are interested in the position and what skills they
possess specifically in the areas of program design and management,
fundraising and administration. Applications are due no later than July 16
at 6 PM. Please send all documents as attachments to Glen Gilbert, President
& CEO, Cascadia Green Building Council at glen@cascadiagbc.org.
Email questions, no calls please. See
Job Announcement
Coordinator of
Special Events, Chicago Center for Green Technology
Email
a resume and a short writing sample to rsalinas@wrdenvironmental.com
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