News

Cascadia seeks BC and WA Directors. WA announcement. BC announcement. Please forward. Candidates should attach cover, resume and 3-5 reference contacts in email to glen@cascadiagbc.org by Nov 21.

LEED-NC v2.2 Passes & LEED-NC v2.1 Registrations Extended

Cascadia received the WA Conservation Voters Award for Environmental Excellencein October along with AIA, WA Environmental Council, and theSustainable Development Advocacy Committee for our success with the WAHigh Performance Green Buildings Bill.

Cascadia will announce individual membership in December. Your support will help our nonprofit provide this newsletter and many other programs.

Cascadia thanks its educational workshop provider partners in 2005:BetterBricks, Green Building Services, O'Brien & Company/SDTI, OSD,Brightworks NW, Paladino & Co., Jerry Yudelson, InterfaceEngineering, the Oregon Natural Step, USGBC, CaGBC, EcoSmith Design,PECI, 3E Strategies, and Earth Advantage.

Hargis Engineers joins 100 Friends at Silver Level. See our full page ad thanking Cascadia sponsors as of Oct 10. Join 100 Friends of Cascadia for 2006. More info

Congratulations 2005 BetterBricks Award Winnersfor OR: Greg Acker, Andy Frichtl, Steve Hatheway, Commissioner DanSaltzman, and finalist Scott Lewis, and WA: Bert Gregory, Ada M.Healey, Mark Huppert, Leslie A. Jonsson, King Tang and Scott Rusch, andTom Paladino. Portland Awards , Seattle Awards

USGBC PVC Task Forcereleased a nine-page memo summarizing stakeholder comment and athorough re-evaluation of methodology, sources of data, analysis andscope of recommendations and conclusions. More info

Seattle City Hall and Clean Water Services were recently awarded a LEED-NC Gold certification. Seattle City Hall info, Clean Water Services Case Study and Brochure

Clean Water Services Administration Building Complex	Cascadia's Brandon Smith presents LEED plaque to Chair of Board, Tom Brian.

Latest LEED and USGBC Metrics

*Cumulative, includes previous year's data; e.g. 2002 includes 2000-2002
** Total members as of September 1, 2005.

City of Portland and Multnomah County Announce new Sustainable Development Commission

New Buildings Institute announces Dave Hewitt as new Executive Director. More info

Portland Incentives for Commercial Green Buildings
Privateprojects aiming for LEED Silver or above receive special technicalassistance from the City’s Bureau of Development Services. More info

Congratulations to Board member Jeff Wartelle on the birth of daughter Orielle Rose in Australia!

Resources

LEED Canada-NC 1.0 Application Guide for Low- and High-rise Residential Buildings is now available. More info

Flushometer. A new product from Sloan converts traditional toilets to dual-flush. More info

USGBC and McGraw Hill Construction release SmartMarket Report for Green Building

Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 2nd edition, by Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows, 368 pages, More info

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Deleivery by Charles Kibert, 448 pages. More info

LEED "Flash Cards" Available
Cascadia has developed LEED 2.1 "flash cards" to help you prepare forthe exam. The 280 questions and answers can be cut into "flash cards." Purchase Flash Cards

New 'ReUse Store' Open to the Public
KingCounty opens a new facility to distribute re-usable materials at nocost (e.g. latex paint, household cleaners, garden products, etc). Moreinfo: 206.386.4093.

Sale $65 until Nov 5 on The Insider's Guide to Marketing Green Buildings byJerry Yudelson. Over 200 pages, 50 charts, graphs, project photos,figures and tables, charting the past growth and future direction ofthe green building industry.Feb. 2005 update edition. Buy the Book , More info ,
Read Table and Sample Chapter

Specifying LEED Requirements: Lessons Learned from Masterspec.This new resource includes guidance documents, sample spec language,and other tools to help incorporate LEED requirements into constructiondocuments. More info from EBN

Zero Net Energy Projects: Malaysia, Minnesota and More. More info: PTM ZEO Building , Science House , Habitat for Humanity Home

Rebuilt Green: The Natural Capital Center and the Transformative Power of Building
120pages, $10. "Rebuilt Green is the first book to explore the truemeaning and social dimensions of green building." --Paul Hawken. Buy the Book

Librarywith geothermal, radiant heating/cooling, high mass structure, winddriven ventilation and several passive features wins Holcim Awards. More info

Help Wanted (Job Announcements in Sustainable Building)

Cascadia seeksfull-time Meeting/Event Planner next year for Annual Conference andother events. Minimum 2+ years experience. Attach cover and resume inemail to glen@cascadiagbc.org. Open until filled.

Green Building Servicesseeks mechanical engineer, Portland. Ideal candidate will have 5-10years of experience at a design or consulting firm, well versed withLEED and can provide commissioning services. Letter, resume to allyson@greenbuildingservices.com. No calls please.

Keen Engineering, recently merged with Stantec,has numerous mechanical engineering positions available in its Seattleoffice. Join over 280 LEED accredited professionals at the firm. More info

Glumac seeks commissioning agents for its west coast offices. Resume/cover to careers@glumac.com. More info

Job Resources on Cascadia's Website

Events

Save the date:USGBC CEO, President & Founding Board Chair, Rick Fedrizzi comes toSeattle on Jan 23, Urban Sustainability Forum, 5:30 - 7 PM at SeattlePublic Library Auditorium and for the Future of LEED and Green BuildingSummit all day Jan 24. Details soon.

Cascadia's offices are closed Nov 6 - 10 for Greenbuild.

Oregon

Portland LEED Users Group, Nov 17, 7:30 - 9 AM, at Interface Engineering, 708 SW Third Ave, Ste. 400, Topic: Greenbuild review. More info

Introduction to eQuest building energy simulation tool, Nov 17, 8 AM - 4:30 PM (Breakfast/reg 8 AM)
Intermediate eQuest building energy simulation tool, Nov 18, 8 AM - 4:30 PM (Breakfast/reg 8 AM)
at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland. Fee includesbreakfast, lunch, 7 AIA HSW units. All attendees receive a copy ofeQuest on CD and a training workbook. Participants need to bring alaptop. More info , Register Intro , Register Intermediate. Early discount before Nov 10.

The Role Of Daylighting in LEED Certification:A Comparative Evaluation of Documentation Methods, Nov 17, 5-7 PM,Portland. BetetrBricks and Cascadia present Susan Susan Ubbelohde andGeorge Loisos of Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates in Oakland, CA. Earn 2AIA HSW Units. More info

Save the date: IIDA's SPACES conference: Designing Working Environments, Jan 26, 7:30 AM - 5 PM, Portland. Keynote: Penny Bonda, IIDA, chair, LEED-CI committee.

Build it LEED! A Contractors’ Guide to Green Building, Feb. 16, 8 - 12 PM. Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Ave, 2nd Floor, Portland. More info and registration

Washington

ASHRAE Spokane HVAC/R Expo, Nov 2, 10 AM - 5 PM, Doubletree Inn, Free. Cosponsored by Cascadia. More info

Seattle LEED Users Group, Nov 8, 7:30 - 9 AM, 400 E. Pine, Topic: Alternative Transportation. More info

Introduction to eQuest building energy simulation tool, Dec 8, 8 AM - 4:30 PM (Breakfast/reg 8 AM)
Intermediate eQuest building energy simulation tool, Dec 9, 8 AM - 4:30 PM (Breakfast/reg 8 AM)
at Lighting Lab, 400 E Pine St, Seattle. Fee includes breakfast, lunch,7 AIA HSW units. All attendees receive a copy of eQuest on CD and atraining workbook. Participants need to bring a laptop. More info , Register Intro , Register Intermediate. Early discount by Dec 2.

Build it LEED! A Contractors’ Guide to Green Building, Dec 13, 1 - 5 PM, CCS, Spokane. More info and registration

British Columbia

Vancouver Branch Members Meeting: Sustainabilityin the 2010 Olympics, Nov 2, 12-1:30 PM,UBC Robson Square Theatre, 800Robson St, Vancouver, Free, lunch provided, no registration required. More info

Vancouver LEED Users Group,Nov 25, 12 noon, 1111 Georgia St., 1st Floor, $10 Members &Students, $25 Non-members, lunch provided, no registration required.Topic: LEED-EB, Challenges & Lessons Learned. More info

New: Underfloor Air Distribution System workshop,Nov 28, 9 AM - 5 PM, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St, Vancouver. Ledby Center for the Built Environment's Fred Bauman, author ASHRAE Guideto UFAD and local expert panel. More info , Register , Agenda

LEED for Existing Buildings Workshop (USGBC: LEED-EB), Dec 1, 8 AM-5 PM, Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia St, Vancouver. More info

LEED for Commercial Interiors Workshop (USGBC: LEED-CI), rescheduled to Dec 9, 8 AM-5 PM, Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia St, Vancouver. More info

Additional Events:

HPAC Engineering Webcast: Green Buildings - Opportunity to Action to Performance, Nov 3, 11 AM - Noon, Washington Mutual Room, Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle. More info & registration

Green Home Forum: Green Kitchen and Bath Design, Nov 10, 7-8:30 PM, PCC Training Center next to OMSI, 1626 SE Water Ave., Portland. More info

COTE Case Study Tour: The Evergreen State College Seminar II, Olympia, Nov 12, 2 LUs / 2 HSW, 153,000sf academic facility, recognized among AIA 2005 Top Ten Green projects. More info

Salmon-Safe, Natural Step and Nike Open House,Nov 15, 3 - 6 PM, Nike World HQ, Beaverton, free tour (and reception)of 1st corporate campus to earn Salmon-Safe certification (and LEEDcredit) for environmentally responsible land management. More info

Water Sustainability & "Green" Subdivision Design: The Water Balance Model for British Columbia, Nov 30, 12 noon - 3:30 PM, Kelowna, More info , Registration

NBIS Business Leaders Forum: Eco-Entrepreneurs and Green Venture Capitalists -a new recipe for success in the bioregion? Dec 1. More info

Free Merrill Hall Green Building Tours, Center for Urban Horticulture, UW, 1st Monday each month, 7 PM or call for private group tour, 206-543-3889. More info

University of Oregon offers Sustainable Development 101 and other courses. More info

Green Building in the News

Is It Too Easy Being Green? Alex Frangos, The Wall Street Journal, Oct 19, 2005.

U.S. Green Building Council

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