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Upstate Provisional Branch Hosts Monthly Chapter Meeting
Monday, June 16, 2008; noon – 2:00 PM
Cliffs Cottage @ Furman University,
Greenville, SC
The USGBC-SC Chapter Upstate provisional Branch will host the Chapter this month for a tour of the Cliffs Cottage at Furman, Southern Living magazine's first sustainable Showcase Home. Located on the Furman campus and open to the public June 14, 2008, the Cliffs Cottage was designed and built to LEED certification standards and is a model of environmentally responsible design, building techniques and materials, and energy-saving systems.
Learn more @ www.furmancliffscottage.com.
Click here for more details. PLEASE RSVP to USGBCSC-RSVP@hotmail.com |
Workshops |
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LEED For Schools Technical Review (full day) |
June 20, 2008; 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Coastal Carolina University Atlantic Center |
Coastal Science Center, Conway, SC |
This full-day workshop presented by the U.S. Green Building Council will provide the knowledge needed to maximize green building practices for improving school design and performance while understanding credit categories of the LEED for Schools Rating System.
Please click here for more details, fees and registration information.
Sponsored by USGBC-SC Chapter, USGBC-SC Chapter Grand Strand Provisional Branch and Coastal Carolina University Campus and Community Sustainability Initiative
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Green Schools Reception |
June 19, 2008: 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
Staybridge Suites at 303 Hard Rock Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC |
The USGBC-SC Chapter and Grand Strand Provisional Branch invite you to a Green Schools reception with Paula Vaughan, AIA, LEED AP, a USGBC National Curriculum Committee member and green schools advocate. |
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Chapter News |
The Chapter Challenge Grant adjudication has been completed, and on behalf of our outstanding panelists, I am pleased to report the results.
The Panelists
The adjudication panel comprised a cross section of chapter leaders and chapter staff from across the country. Many, many thanks to these people who put in countless hours to review, rate and ultimately select 6 grant recipients from among a strong group of applicants. This was not any easy decision.
- Chris Ladner, Chapter Steering Committee Chair / Southeast Region
- Michael Kawecki, Chapter Steering Committee / South Central Region
- Punit Jain, USGBC Board of Directors, Heartland Regional Representative
- Richard Graves, USGBC Board of Directors, Upper Northeast Regional Representative
- Dan Geiger, Executive Director, USGBC Northern California Chapter
- Tracie Hall, Executive Director, USGBC New York Upstate Chapter
- Heather Tomlinson, USGBC Vice President, Community
The results are (these are not in any special order):
Recipients
- Greater Kansas City Chapter
- Indiana Chapter
- Mississippi Headwaters
- San Diego
- SOUTH CAROLINA
- US Caribbean
Gwyn E. Jones
Director, Chapter Resources & Administration
U.S. Green Building Council
More to come on this in upcoming updates. We'll need your help with matching funds to make this $25,000 grant for Chapter staff a reality!!!
(Your USGBC-SC Chapter and branches are currently all volunteer-based.) |
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Stay tuned for details on more workshop opportunities in 2008
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Tentative Workshops/Dates:
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July '08 (LEED EB in Spartanburg) |
Aug '08 (LEED NC in Upstate) |
EVENTS |
Upstate Provisional Branch |
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Monday, June 16 |
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12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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Where: |
Cliffs Cottage |
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Furman University, Greenville |
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Walking Tours of the Cliffs Cottage, Southern Living magazine's first sustainable Showcase Home. Click here for more info. RSVP: USGBCSC-RSVP
@hotmail.com
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