New Event %96 Accelerating the Market Transformation of Green Building, Portland, June 17
The Cascadia Green Building Council and ShoreBank Pacific are hosting a half-day Workshop, Expo and Networking Reception on June 17, 2004 at Natural Capital Center. Join us from 1-5 PM as we ask: How do we get to the other 96% of the market? Featuring Spencer Brown, Dennis Wilde, Ralph DiNola, Hank Ashforth, Paul Schwer, Art Demuro and Rob Bennett. End the day at our free green building industry Reception and Expo hosted by ShoreBank Pacific, where local green building companies and organizations will be on display from 5:30 %968 PM. For more information and to register for Seminars or Expo Tables, Click Here

LEED Intermediate Workshop, Seattle, July 12
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 Seattle before the examination is revised (and made more difficult). For information and registration, Click Here. Only 30 places left!

Save the Date! Life Cycle Assessment Conferences
Choose September 9th %96 Portland or September 10th %96 Seattle
Featuring Vivian Loftness, Kevin Hydes, Tom Paladino, Ralph DiNola, and other nationally recognized speakers on the future of Green Building. Look for details in an upcoming newsletter.

Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities 2004 Conference, Awards and Trade Show, Portland, June 2-4
Co-hosted by the City of Portland and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities http:// www.greenroofs.org or call (416) 971-4494

David Orr, Professor of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College presents Green Buildings: Rethinking their design and economic benefits, Vancouver, BC, June 10
7-8:30 PM at Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
As seating is limited, reservations are required.
Call 604.291.5100 or e-mail city@sfu.ca

Through his public lectures, writing, teaching and advocacy work, David Orr has dedicated his career to environmental literacy. He is a pioneer in ecological design most notably with the new Environmental Design Center at Oberlin College where his vision resulted in a building which the U.S. Department of Energy selected as one of 30 "milestone buildings" of the 20th century. He is a well known author of 120 articles and four books: The Nature of Design, as well as the bestsellers, Earth in Mind, and Ecological Literacy and his most recent book, The Last Refuge, which was published this spring. This is a city program free public lecture co-sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regional District. (AIBC: 1.5 CLU) (Continuing Education Credits).

Economics of Green Building %96 Part II, Vancouver, BC, June 11
Design Features of Green Buildings: What are the economic costs and benefits?

Speakers will include David Orr, Vivian Manasc, Jennifer Sanguinetti, Ray Cole, and Thomas Mueller. Alice Mackay Room, Library Square Conference Centre, Vancouver Public Library, 9 AM -5 PM. Fee $295 (includes GST) Course materials and lunch are included in fee. (AIBC: 6.5 CLU). Co-sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regional District. See http://www.sfu.ca/city.

Beyond Waste public comment meetings June 8 and 10
The WA Dept. of Ecology encourages everyone interested in the Beyond Waste project, (or in green building, recycling, reducing hazardous wastes and toxins, and just waste issues in general), to attend one of the public discussion meetings being held in June. Additional information can be obtained at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/beyondwaste/bwwhats_new.html

Meetings will be held at the following places and times:

• Ellensburg: June 8, 1-4 PM at Central Washington University, Samuelson Union Building Ballroom, 400 E. University Way OR 6-9 PM at Central Washington University, Samuelson Union Building Ballroom, 400 E. University Way
• Lynnwood: June 10, 1-4 PM at Edmonds Community College, Snohomish Hall, 20000 68th Ave W. OR 6-9 PM at Edmonds Community College, Snohomish Hall, 20000 68th Ave W.

Natural Ventilation for Non-Residential Buildings, Portland, July 10 from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Presenters: Ian Theaker, P.Eng., Interface Engineering, Inc. and Paul Schwer, PE, LEED AP, PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Fee: $50 includes handouts, *Minimum 20; Maximum 30
To register for the workshop, please visit the SOLAR 2004 Workshop website at www.ases.org

LEED USERS GROUPS (LUGs)
Check out the new LEED Users Groups section of our web page where information and notes from the LUG meetings are posted at: http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/cascadia/leed_users_groups_(lugs).asp.

Seattle LEED Users Group
6/8/04 at Sellen - LEED E&A Prereq 2 - Min Energy Performance and Credit 1 - Optimize Energy Performance. Joint program with Better Bricks and NEEC. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Contact Doug Smith email: dcs@abacus-engr.com

Part 2 is 6/17/04 4:00 to 5:30 PM at Key Tower (not a SLUG meeting) - will focus on LEED Energy Modeling Protocol (EMP) for Credit 1.

Seattle branch meeting June 17 at 11.30 AM-1.00 PM at City Hall, invitations to be sent this week.
Contact: Susan Fore email: seattle@cascadiagbc.org

Portland LEED Users Group
June 10th at 7:30 until 9:00 at Interface Engineering. Topic to be confirmed. Contact: Bybee@mail.teleport.com

Vancouver Branch General Members%92 Meeting, June 9th, 12:00 %96 1:30 at UBC Robson Square, C300.
Mechanical Systems - Integrated Design and LEED, presented by Vladimir Mikler with VEL Engineering. For more information contact Kevin Hanvey at khanvey@omicronconsulting.com

Portland Branch General Members%92 Meeting, June 24, At Natural Capital Center, 721 NW Ninth Ave, 3rd floor %96 Contact Chris Forney or Tim Richards at Portland@cascadiagbc.org

• Update on Greenbuild
• Highlights from Chapter Strategic Planning Retreat
• Cascadia Membership pilot program

Tacoma/Olympia Branch meeting, June 24, 12-1 PM:
You are invited to attend the Kick-Off Meeting of the Tacoma/Olympia Branch of the Cascadia Chapter at Architects BCRA, 2106 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Tacoma, (253) 627-4367. This meeting will discuss how to proceed with formal establishment of the new Branch. BCRA will provide cookies and drinks for all that attend. Please RSVP to Dale Anderson at Tacoma@cascadiagbc.org

RESOURCES:

LEED%AE Accreditation Exam %93Flash Cards%94 Available
With the last available test date for the current LEED-NC Accredited Professional Exam on August 19, Cascadia has developed LEED 2.0 %93flash cards%94 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 online at: https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=W0105210

Watermap
Who is working on water issues in your area? What strategies have worked for other groups, and what can you do in your community? Click on http://www.watermap.org to learn more about North American water activists and their campaigns. Watermap.org is an on-line tool to identify the groups, individuals and campaigns to protect our water commons. Check out the Beta Version of WaterMap today.

Green Building Industry%92s first Book Publishing Company
On Earth Day 2004, Ecotone Publishing opened its doors to business. The company will be selling books focusing on the growing green building movement. Ecotone Publishing will be the first publishing company in North America focusing solely on environmentally friendly architecture and design. Initial titles include The Philosophy of Sustainable Design by Jason McLennan and the Dumb Architect%92s Guide to Glazing Selection . For more information on Ecotone Publishing please visit the website at http://www.ecotonedesign.com.

GREEN BUILDING IN THE NEWS

Newer Northwest Commercial Buildings Use More Electricity, But They're Not Necessarily Energy Hogs
Read the full story at: http://www.newsdata.com/enernet/conweb/conweb100.html#cw100-1

Ampere Annex in Vancouver, WA Sets Milestone as 100th LEED Certified Project
The Ampere Annex project renovated a 60-year-old storage facility into Bonneville Power Administration's campus' information services building. The renovation incorporated many energy- and water-saving technologies. By adding high-performance glass windows and skylights, the Ampere Annex will realize 21.85 percent energy savings over ASHRAE 90.1-1999 and provide views for the building occupants. Dual-flush toilets and low-flow faucets will provide savings of 40 percent in water usage over conventional plumbing equipment.
Materials selection also contributed to the project's LEED Silver award. Of the total building materials, 51 percent contained recycled content and 48 percent were manufactured locally with 75 percent of materials locally extracted or harvested. For the full article, Click Here.