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July's
Chapter Meeting
Features Green Schools
Green Schools are healthier for
students and teachers, better for the environment, and cost less to
maintain. Green schools have better lighting, temperature control,
improved ventilation and indoor air quality which contribute to reduced
asthma, colds, flu and absenteeism.
By promoting the design and construction
of green schools, we can make a significant impact on student health,
school operational costs, student performance and the environment.
LEED
Silver
N. Charleston Elementary
McKellar & Associates
LEED® for Schools Green Rating SystemTM
LEED
for Schools is a green building rating system developed by the U.S.
Green Building Council for K-12 schools and higher education buildings.
It is designed to enhance children’s health, productivity and learning
capacity while also helping school buildings be more energy efficient
and resource friendly.
July 2007 Chapter Meeting: Green Schools
LEED® for Schools Program
July 20th, 2007
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
(please RSVP
by July 17 for lunch by e-mailing usgbcsc@gmail.com)
Columbia,
SC @ USC’s West Quad
(see website for add’l info & directions @ www.usgbcsc.org)
Come join us for lunch as Robert J. Kobet, AIA, president of
Sustainaissance International Inc., a LEED faculty member and Chair of
LEED NC for Schools, talks to us about the economic, social and
environmental benefits of sustainable design for our K-12 and higher
education buildings in South Carolina.
School Supplies
for Children in Afghanistan
Also join
the USGBC-SC Chapter in collecting school supplies for children in
Afghanistan. Please bring new (or lightly used) school supplies to our
Chapter meeting. This will be the last collection. Monetary donations
will also be accepted to help offset shipping costs and/or purchase
additional supplies. We encourage you to donate environmentally
friendly school supplies such as paper/notebooks with high recycled
content and soy ink, solar-powered calculators, wood pencils made from
FSC certified wood and non-toxic crayons, paints, glues, etc.
JULY EVENTS
Energy and
Environmental Building Association
Houses that Work Presentation
July 23, Columbia, SC 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM; $125.
Click Here
for the event flyer.
AUGUST EVENTS
South Carolina
Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (SCASLA)
2007 Annual Meeting
August 16-19, Greenville, SC. Mark
your calendars now!
Click Here
for Full Details
SC Chapter Meeting
August 24, Coastal Carolina University; more information will be
forthcoming.
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