Welcome to the Central Florida Chapter of the
United States Green Building Council
LATEST CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS:
- Click here to download a PDF of our latest Chapter Weekly Update
- Click here to download a PDF of our latest Chapter Newsletter
At the April general membership meeting and presentation, we had over 80 people attend! If you missed this very successful event, you can still download the slides from the presentations:
- Click here to download the presentation slides from Orange County’s Climate Change Initiative.
- Click here to download the presentation slides from the City of Orlando's Green Initiative.
NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
The next USGBC-CF General Membership meeting will be held on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 5:30 pm. Sign-in and a short social will be from 5:30-6:00 pm. The program starts at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in downtown Orlando at:.
TLC Engineering for Architecture
255 South Orange Ave., 11th Floor
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 841-9050
www.tlc-engineers.com
Click here for map
April's program will be
"LEED for Homes," as presented by those in Central Florida with building Certified Homes. A sign-up sheet will also be available for tours of a Certified Silver home that will be held on May 11th. Times are TBD. Check back for more info. This is a chapter members only event. This is one of the many benefits of local chapter membership! (Click here to join)
Monthly General Membership Meetings are usually held the 1st Tuedsday of every month beginning at 5:30 pm. Please check this website for location and directions.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS:
Board Members and Committee Chairs meet prior to the General Membership Meetings at 4:30 pm. These meetings are optional for the general membership. They are open to anyone who is interested in observing how the chapter is operated.
BREVARD BRANCH MEETINGS:
The next Brevard Branch meeting will be held on Thursday, April 24th, 5:00 PM @ the Florida Solar Energy Center, Brevard Community College Campus, Cocoa, FL. There will be a presentation on "Solar Applications for Green Buildings " given by Kris Davis from the Florida Solar Energy Center.
Download the meeting announcement and agenda for details. (click for PDF)
SUSTAINING SPONSORSHIP
The Sustaining Sponsorship Program is closed for 2008 however you can still sponsor special events. Please contact us for info. Your next opportunity to sign-up to be a Sustaining Sponsor will in the 4th quarter of 2008. Please check this website for details as they become available later this year. We would like to thank all the companies that chose to support "Building Green" in Central Florida by becoming our 2008 Sustaining Sponsors. They are:
PLATINUM LEVEL ($7,500 Contribution)
SILVER LEVEL ($2,500 Contribution)
Kelly Electric, LLC
Mechanical Services, Inc.
PCL Construction Services - Orlando Office
Sesco Lighting
Skansa USA Building
Wharton-Smith, Inc. Construction Group
GREEN LEVEL ($1,000 Contribution)
Cuhachi & Peterson
EDSA
Florida Business Interiors
Hanson Slag Cement
James A. Cummings, Inc.
Overture Development Group
Professional Services Industries, Inc.
WasteLogix
Honorary David A. Gottfried USGBC Central Florida Chapter Scholarship $1,000 Scholarship 2008
Honorary David A. Gottfried USGBC Central Florida Chapter Scholarship Application Deadline has been extended. (click for pdf application)
In November of 2004, the organizing group of the Central Florida U.S. Green Building Council celebrated
their Provisional Chapter Status at a gala event at Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, FL. We were honored to have as our guest and speaker that evening, David A. Gottfried, Founder of the USGBC and WorldBuild. As a special thank you to David, we announced that evening that the chapter would begin a scholarship in David's name to be given as funding allows. We are happy to announce the 2008 offering of the David A. Gottfried Honorary Scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to the student who, based on their completion of the scholarship application, has done the most for market transformation and stewardship in their school, community or career field. The scholarship is available for students currently enrolled in the Central Florida region being defined as counties: Orange, Seminole, Brevard, Lake, Osceola and Volusia County. All inquiries should be directed to Clarice Sollog
USGBC - CENTRAL FLORIDA BYLAWS
CLICK HERE for a PDF copy of the USGBC
Central Florida Chapter Bylaws.
LINKS TO OTHER FLORIDA AND REGIONAL CHAPTERS
Caribbean Chapter
Florida Capital Region Chapter
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Heart of Florida Chapter
North Florida Chapter
Northern Gulf Coast Chapter
South Florida Chapter
The Central Florida Chapter Mission
To have a positive impact on Central Florida's environment, economy, and social well being by:
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Promoting green and sustainable design, construction, and operation of buildings.
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Developing green and sustainable building standards, design practices, and technologies.
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Outreach and education to our members and communities.