Greening the built environment from the Chesapeake to the Shenandoah.
Featured Events
Tuesday, March 23
8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Siemens Presents: Answers for Infrastructure and Industry -- Greener Buildings, Factories and Infrastructure
Sheraton Premier Hotel, Tysons Corner, Virginia? 8661 Leesburg Turnpike, Vienna, VA 22182
Join us for a Siemens Answers for Infrastructure & IIndustry event to experience technology and training that will help you answer some of the toughest questions facing your company today.
Wednesday, March 24 – April 28
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch-and-Learn Webinar Series 2 (Sessions 4-9) "Green Building Operation and Maintenance"
Webinar
Convenient, one-hour webinar series on the basic, core concepts of the LEED Rating System as it applies to LEED for Existing Buildings, Operaions and Maintenance programs.
Thursday, March 25
7:30 – 10:00 am
Got Green? A Tour of Four LEED Certified Projects
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA
NAIOP Northern Virginia presents four cases on local LEED projects representing LEED NC, LEED EB, LEED CS and LEED CI.
Thursday, March 25
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Legal Issues and LEED -- Managing the Risks of Green Building
Akridge Building, 700- 6th St., NW, Washington, DC
A panel discussion featuring four experts on the legal aspects of the LEEED Rating System.
Tuesday, April 27
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Green Building Operations and Maintenance: The LEED Implementation Process
The Tower Companies Building, Ground Floor, 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852
This workshop is intended for building owners, operators and suppliers who are familiar with the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Rating System, but new to implementing it on projects or looking to brush up on implementation best practices. It is also useful for design professionals, investors and others seeking to enhance their existing buildings with green operations. It is appropriate for new LEED APs, as well as those pursuing GBCI's LEED AP Building Operations + Maintenance credential.
Legal Issues and LEED -- Managing the Risks of Green Building
This month's Chapter Networking Event takes place in a LEED Platinum building. It will feature a panel discussion highlighting four experts on the legal aspects of the LEED Rating System.
» Continue Reading this EntryGreen Building Operations and Maintenance (GBOM): The Implementation Process
The NCR Chapter is offering a Green Building Operations and Maintenance (GBOM): The Implementation Process technical workshop from USGBC on April 27, at the Tower Companies building at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. This is a 300-level workshop that can be used for GCBI credential maintenance in building operations and maintenance.
Montgomery County Branch Launches in Rockville
by Tom Mawson, Executive Director
The NCR chapter now has a new Branch organization in Montgomery County. A group of volunteers met on January 28 at the offices of the Tower Companies in Rockville to officially launch the Branch. Three members of the NCR Chapter Board attended to support the new group.
Brian Lowinger, LEED AP, Attorney with the law office of Brian M. Lowinger, LLC, was elected the first chairman of the new Branch. Likewise, the steering committee elected Dan Coffey of Therrien Waddell as First Vice Chair and Lisa London of Edifice Studio in Bethesda as Second Vice Chair.
The Montgomery County Branch will sponsor convenient networking events, educational opportunities and LEED workshops for individuals who work or live in the County. Members of the Chapter who work or live in the County are automatically members of the Branch.
Watch the chapter's Events calendar for announcements of upcoming events.
Members Elect Six to Chapter Board
by Tom Mawson, Executive Director
The members of the NCR chapter have chosen six outstanding individuals to serve on the chapter's Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 program years.
» Continue Reading this EntryRegional Conference Call for Volunteers
by Ryan Macpherson
Looking for ways to get involved in the sustainability movement? Well - here is your chance!
The NCR Chapter is searching for volunteers to assist with the planning for a Regional Green Conference in 2010 to be called "RealGreen Mid-Atlantic: Green Building in the New Era."
» Continue Reading this EntryDC Forges Ahead with Green Building Act Implementation
by Shannon Sentman, Holland & Knight LLC
With the enactment of the DC Green Building Act in 2005, the District of Columbia boldly led U.S. cities in the fight to combat climate change through application of local policies. Since the enactment, major cities all over the country have followed suit with their own green building policies. Many of those policies are similar to the District's enactment, with most being even more stringent.
» Continue Reading this EntryDell and Goodwill Launch Computer Recycling Program in Region
by Tom Mawson, Executive Director
Dell Computers and Goodwill have announced a new joint drop-off program to recycle used computers.
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