October 21st: LEED-NC Technical Review Workshop, Certification Requirements and Process. This workshop was led by National USGBC trainers at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
October 5th: The election and program was a success. Mike Hess & Wendy Landry of GreenTime, LLC presented an AIA CEU Course entitled: USGBC LEED-NC and FGBC Green Commercial Designations - Which to use When. The program outlined the primary differences between the USGBC and Florida Green Building Standards for construction.
September 26: The Associated General Contractors of Greater Florida monthly membership meeting at Landry's seafood House in Tampa. Topics covered were: How do you define a "green building"?; Are green buildings really more expensive than "non-green" buildings?; Do green buildings save the owner on building operations costs?; Are green buildings healthier for people working in them?; What are the economic, social and quality of life benefits of building green?; What are specific issues and opportunities relative to Tampa Bay?
September 7th: The September USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Networking Event went great with a fantastic presentation by our latest Sustaining Member, Agriboard Industries who helped inform the group about the use of Sustainable Structural Insulated Panels.
August 23rd: At the Tampa Convention Center there was a discussion between developers currently progressing projects in the downtown / Channelside district. This was a follow-up panel discussion from the sold-out August 16th debriefing on sustainable neighborhoods; sustainable development and construction methods; and attainable / affordable housing. The speakers were Brooks Byrd, Vice-President of the Byrd Corporation; Greg Minder, President of the In town Group; and Peter Kageyama, President of Creative Tampa Bay. The event was put on by BESTampa@tampabay.rr.com.
August 16th: The sold-out event of the Tampa Downtown Partnership's 2005/2006 Downtown Debriefing Series took place on and focused on Green Buildings. Speakers included John Toppe, president of the USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter; Paul Radauskas, Building Official for Sarasota County Government, Planning & Development Services; and Greg Minder, Novare-In Town Tampa Development Company, LLC. The local radio station WMNF covered the event and had the following report:
http://www.wmnf.org/programming/news.php?ReportId=2226
July 27th: Founding Member Breakfast. The Board of Directors hosted a Founding Member-only breakfast to thank Founders for their support, to present upcoming programs and to invite their advice and feedback on future Chapter Events.
June 24 th: Florida Concrete and Products Association: John Toppe spoke at the FC&PA’s annual convention in Naples on the topic of Sustainability and the Concrete Industry. His remarks included an introduction to the USGBC and its Florida Chapters and specific information about the application of concrete recycling and concrete products to the LEED Green Building rating System.
June 8: John Toppe gave a Power Point presentation to the local Suncoast Chapter of IFMA. To view a copy of the presentation, please go to the following link and scroll to the bottom of the page:
http://www.suncoastifma.org/IFMA%20Docs/Programs/2005/June_05_%20Program_Summary.htm
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