USGBC - National Capital Region Chapter

Greening the built environment of the National Capital Region.

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LEED AP BD+C Exam Boot Camp
Join Us at the Spring GreenScene!
Apply for the USGBC-NCR Awards of Excellence
Life Cycle Thinking and LEEDv4
A Midsummer Night's Green & Awards of Excellence
Tour of Lafarge Concrete Plant
IGCC Lunch and Learn
Tour a Construction Waste Recycling Facility April 19
Tour a Net Zero Rowhome in DC
Register to Vote for LEEDv4
The Center for Green Schools Releases 2013 State of Our Schools Report
Reporting Deadline for Energy Benchmarking is April 1st, 2013
Final LEEDv4 Comment Period March 1-31
Apply for a Green Schools Fellowship
2013 Building Energy Summit: Keynote Panel Announced
Green School Summit Success!
First GreenScene of 2013!
2013 DC, NoVA, MD Green School Summit (3/2)
Registrants of the 2013 DC NoVa MD Green School Summit, we look forward to seeing you!
New Building Museum Exhibit on Green Schools
Design Contest: USGBC-NCR T-Shirts
Attend the Release of the Sustainable DC Plan
Take Action: Submit Your Comment on the DC Construction Codes by 2/22
Don't Miss Membership Appreciation Night on 2/12!
Back By Popular Demand - Greening the District: DC's Green Codes - Second Session 2/11
Register Today for 'Collaboration's Role in Achieving Energy Efficiency & Innovating Sustainability' on 2/7
The National Capital Region LEEDs again!
Greening the District: DC's Green Codes
Attend an Educational Session on 1/17: Permeable Pavements
Maintaining Your LEED Credential Just Became Easier
Green Apple Day of Service
The Emerging Professionals Give Back with Martha's Table
Get Involved with the USGBC-NCR Montgomery County Branch
Green Tie Affair - A Wonderful Celebration
Congratulations Election Winners!
Time is Running Out! Only a Few Days Left to Pre-Register for Green Tie Affair: 12 Shades of Green
Voting Ends 12/3 for NCR's Board of Directors
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
USGBC Statement in Response to USA Today News Article
LEED v4 Fifth Public Comment Period
Tour Stoddert Elementary School and Community Center, LEED Gold
USGBC-NCR Leadership Positions Available
1st Annual USGBC-NCR Golf Tournament a Huge Success!
GreenLearn: Electrochromic Glazing - Dynamic Control of Solar Energy (1 GBCI CEU & 1 AIA/CES LU)
Back to School Learn-A-Thon (Up to 7.5 GBCI CEUs (6 LEED-Specific!) & AIA LUs)
USGBC-NCR LEED AP O+M Study Group
NCR Members Participate in Green Apple Day of Service
USGBC-NCR Annual Golf Tournament: October 5th
Thanks to our Golf Tournament Sponsors!
Emerging Professionals to host Educational Happy Hour at Meridian Pint! October 4th
September's Members of the Month: Nicole Snarski & Andrea Hidalgo
USGBC-NCR Emerging Professionals Teach Youth About Green Roofs
Green Apple Day of Service at Payne Elementary
NECA Works with Federal Program to Help Local Workers Get Jobs
USGBC-NCR Announces Partnership with Daniel A. Payne Elementary
Member Spotlight: Ginny Dyson
GreenLearn: Demystifying the On-site/ Off-site Renewable Energy Credit for LEED (1 GBCI CE Hour)
USGBC-NCR Announces Winners of Its 'Awards of Excellence' Competition
Emerging Professionals' Efforts Raise Over $1,200 for Haiti!
Business Opportunities from New Green Laws Enacted in the 2012 Maryland General Assembly
Awards of Excellence - Call for Entries!
A Midsummer Night Green and Awards of Excellence, July 19th 2012
LEED 2012 - Important News from Rick Fedrizzi
Emerging Professionals: Bread for the City Orchard Planting Event
11 Ways to Green Your School (Bring a Teacher for Free!)
Next GreenScene - The Roof at Terrell Place: June 6th, 2012
May Member Spotlight Duo: USGBC-NCR Education Co-Chair, Jacob Goldsmith
May Member Spotlight Duo: USGBC-NCR Education Co-Chair, Marcus Kenny
Integrative Design with the Industry's Best: Horst, Hellmuth, Todd, and Boecker
Robinson Nature Center - LEED Platinum - Tour
Terrell Place Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
Member Spotlight: Amy McNamara
First GreenScene of 2012!
The Climate Reality Project: 24 Hours of Reality Presentation
NCR Members: Receive discount on 2012 Building Energy Summit Registration!
Loudoun County Youth Shelter Tour
Summit Sponsors
Project Haiti: Happy Hour Fundraiser
Nature's Genius Biomimetric Design Solution
GreenLearn: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
25 Architects in 25 Weeks - Zero Energy House
Roundtable on Sustainable Design Strategies for K-12 Schools
Green Tie Affair: Save the Date!
Wintergreen Awards
The National Capital Region LEEDs the Nation
January GreenLearn: Six Steps to a Smarter School
Membership Appreciation Night
Gunlocke Invites USGBC-NCR Chapter Members to Learn About level
Join the Montgomery County Branch on December 13th for a Presentation on Commissioning the Building Envelope
11th Annual Green Tie Affair
Join Us for Capitol Riverfront Community Planting Day - MOVED TO SUNDAY THE 30TH!
October GreenLearn TODAY: Perkins+Will's LEED Platinum Office - From Green Lease to Certification (2 GBCI CEUs)
USGBC-NCR Chapter Board of Directors Elections: Polls Are Open!
Analyzing the Cost of Building Green (2 GBCI CEUs)
LEED Green Associate Exam One-Day Prep Course
FREE FOR MEMBERS! All Day Learn-A-Thon Webinar Viewing Series - 7.5 GBCI LEED Specific CEUs, 7.5 AIA LUs
USGBC-NCR Announces New Mission & Vision
10th Anniversary
October GreenScene - TODAY! - at Flats 130 at Constitution Square
USGBC-NCR is Hiring: Chapter Services Coordinator
CIELs GOVgreen Conference & Expo
A WaterShed Moment at the 2011 Solar Decathlon
September GreenLearn - Green Design and LEED: Where's the Risk? (1 GBCI CEU)
USGBC-NCR Leadership Positions Available
We Want YOU to Design Our New Website
FREE FOR MEMBERS! BD+C 252: LEED NC Credit-by-Credit Review - IEQ Credits (1.5 LEED Specific CEUs, 1.5 AIA LUs)
All New LEED Homes 252 Workshop (7 GBCI & AIA CEUs)
New Howard D. Woodson High School Seeks LEED Gold
LEED for Healthcare Welcomed by DC Healthcare Community
August 9th - LEED 201: Core Concepts & Strategies (7 AIA/CES, BOMI CEU Hours, 0.7 CSI CEUs)
July GreenLearn: Process Zero Retrofit Resolution - Achieving a Net-Zero Environmental Footprint (2 GBCI CEUs)
The Ninth Annual A Midsummer Night's Green & Awards of Excellence
We'll See You Tonight at A Midsummer Night's Green
June GreenScene at PNC Place - RAIN OR SHINE!
USGBC-NCR Partners with Local AIA for DesignDC with Robert Ivy, FAIA as Keynote
Entries Due TODAY!!
May GreenLearn: Launching LEED Automation (1 GBCI CEU, 1.5 AIA HSW/SD)
May GreenScene at The Yards Park! RAIN OR SHINE!!
Greenbuild NEXT: October 4 - 7 in Toronto, Canada
USGBC-NCR Announces Emily English as New Executive Director
2011 Solar Decathlon: September 23 - October 2 on the National Mall
April GreenLearn: Greenhouse Gas Inventories - More than Just Counting Carbon (2 GBCI CEUs)
Neighborhoods Go Green: LEED for Neighborhood Development and Scaling Up Sustainability on April 4th
Join us for our March GreenScene
Shenandoah Branch Screens 'ScrapHouse'
Green Lease, Green Law, Green Show TODAY IN BETHESDA!
Electrical Alliance is First to Offer Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation Training
LEED ID+C 301: Implementation Workshop on June 20th in DC (7 GBCI, AIA/CES, BOMI, CoreNet CEU Hours)
Trends for Green Building
Green Schools Committee Tours Alexandria Green Schools
Pepco and Delmarva Power Offer Cash Incentives for Energy Efficiency Upgrades
2011 Living Architecture Regional Symposium at Reagan Building: Register Today and Save!
Apply Now: 2011 Emerging Professionals Leadership Academy
USGBC Releases List of Top States for LEED Projects
USGBC-NCR Commences Search for Executive Director
We LOVED February's GreenScene!
Emerging Professionals Presents a Screening of Climate Refugees
Feel the Love at Our February GreenScene Event!
The FIRST GreenScene Event IS STILL ON!
USGBC Montgomery County Branch Stormwater Management Presentation Now Online
Our First GreenScene Event!
USGBC Announces Call for Submissions for 2012 Natural Talent Design Competition
Green Tie Affair Brings the Sustainable Design Community Together
2010 Election Results
December's LEED 201: Core Concepts & Strategies Workshop (7 AIA/CES, BOMI CEU Hours, 0.7 CSI CEUs)
Board Elections: Vote for Your Candidates
FREE!! LEED Credential Maintenance Workshop: How to Maintain your LEED AP Status
No-Frills Happy Hour Set for Nov. 10 at Hoban's Irish Pub
Nominations Open for the NCR Board of Directors
George Hawkins Shares Insight on DC Water
JUST ANNOUNCED: 20% Discounts on LEED Workshops & Publications
LEED GA Study Group Begins September 28
Greenbuild 2010: Four Summits You Shouldn't Miss!
Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Established to Administer Sustainable Energy Programs in the District
LEED Passes Major Milestone-One Billion Square Feet Certified in U.S.
We Have Moved!!
USGBC Offers LEED for Neighborhood Development 251 Course at ASLA Conference
2010 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO
LEED Core Concepts & Strategies
BD+C 301: Implementing the Building Design + Construction LEED Rating System
Back to School Networking Happy Hour, sponsored by Clean Currents/Clean Currents Solar
LEED Core Concepts & Strategies
O+M 251: Understanding the Building Operations + Maintenance LEED Rating System
EP-USGBC Design Mentor Program
Awards of Excellence Winners Announced at
The NCR's Shenandoah Valley Branch Presents: A Lunch and Learn Roundtable - State and Local Governments as Partners in Green
NCR's June 23rd Happy Hour
DesignDC 2010: Insight & Innovation
Montgomery County Program: Federal LEED Projects
"Public Policy" Pages Launched
Architects Giving Back to the Community: Clark*Nexsen Staff Recognized for Service in DC Public Schools
REGREEN 301: Implementing Residential Remodeling
Awards of Excellence for 2010
Youth Speaks at Kennedy Center
Run for Water, Live Earth Event
Letter from the Chair: RealGreen Conference Cancelled
Legal Issues and LEED -- Managing the Risks of Green Building
Maryland Chapter Seeking New ED
Green Building Operations and Maintenance (GBOM): The Implementation Process
EGB Elects Josh Lichtman as Co-Chair for 2010
Montgomery County Branch Launches in Rockville
Chapter Annual Meeting Slated for January 27
Members Elect Six to Chapter Board
Lunch-and-Learn Sessions to Debut in January
Green Tie Affair Ushers in Holiday Season
Call for Presentations Announced for "Real Green Mid-Atlantic" Conference
International Green Building is Theme for October Program
LEED Workshops Announced
Chapter Seeks New Board Members
LEED-ND Pilot Course Seeks Volunteers
Sept Networking Event: "What's New in Sustainability?"
Greenbuild Scholarships
Residential Builders: Opportunity for Free Workshop
LEED Green Associate Study Group
Call for Presentations at September 23rd Event
Regional Conference Call for Volunteers
Midsummer Night's Green 2009 Photo Gallery
Green Building Operations and Maintenance: The LEED Implementation Process
2009 Awards of Excellence Announced at "Midsummer Night's Green"
We Have Moved
LEED Core Concepts Workshop: July 14
Join Us July 21 for Midsummer Night's Green
Awards of Excellence: Selection Committee
DC Forges Ahead with Green Building Act Implementation
Our Evening with Joel Makower
Call for Entries
Brendan Owens Featured at April Chapter Meeting
Registration for the LEED AP Exam (Version 2.2) Now Closed
Shenandoah Valley Branch Meeting on March 11 Rescheduled to May 14
"Sustainability in Healthcare" Group Organizing on March 31
LEED-EB Operations and Maintenance Workshop Slated for March 20
DC Announces Public Roundtable on Green Building
S.V. Branch Meeting, Feb 12: Local Go Green Initiatives
Green Tie Affair Draws Nearly 400
LEED Curriculum and Credential Updates Released by USGBC
Green Fends Off Recession, At Least For Now
Register Today for AEC/Ecobuild Conference
Members Elect Six to NCR Board
Dell and Goodwill Launch Computer Recycling Program in Region
$12,000 Available for Green Roofs
USGBC Announces Call for LEED-Homes Providers
Vote Now for NCR Board Members
NCR Chapter Establishes Branch in Winchester
Status Report on LEED 2009
Ecobuild Fall Conference to feature LEED-CI Workshop
Space Remains for LEED for Commercial Interiors Study Group in October
October Program Features Regional Credits and "Living Building Challenge"
Dennis Van Roekel to Keynote "Sustainable Schools Summit"
NCR Chapter Participates in LEED Regionalization Efforts
Board Elections Announced
LEED-NC Study Group Announced for September
A Midsummer Night's Green
The Business Case for Greening Commercial Properties
"Developer’s Challenges" Keys March Monthly Meeting
MWCOG Regional Green Building Program Honored
CoStar Confirms Value of LEED-certified and Energy Star Buildings
Carbon-free Taxi Service Begins Operation in DC
Carrier Corp. Acquires Environmental Market Solutions, Inc.
Mayor Backs More Efficient Building Codes
Washingtonian Looking for Someone Making a Difference
Montgomery County Offers LEED Outreach for Schools
Chapter Launches New CareerCenter
Green Interior Finishes Featured at Successful Chapter Networking Event

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