Committees
The USGBC-Mississippi Headwaters Chapter has the following opportunities for member involvement. To join a committee or for more information, please contact the committee chair.
Membership Committee
Chair: Steve Schreurs, Engineering Design Initiative
membership@usgbcmn.org
Meeting Date: Typically the 1st Friday of the month, 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Location: Gausman & Moore, 700 Rosedale Towers, 1700 W. Hwy 36, St. Paul, MN 55113
This committee works to develop a thriving and diverse membership for the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter. The committee follows up with requests for membership information, and implements activities to recruit and retain members. This committee also seeks sponsorships to support and fund Chapter activities.
Education Committee
Chair: Michael Hofer, Marsden Building Maintenance LLC
education@usgbcmn.org
Meeting Date: Third Friday of the month, 8:37 am to 10:37 am
Location: Marsden, 1717 University Avenue West, St. Paul 55104
This committee is responsible for developing and promoting the Chapter's educational activities, a database for green presentation topics and speakers, and LEED® training. Events will include high-quality seminars, workshops, tours and other continuing education for professionals, organizations, and individuals on the latest green building trends and technologies.
Networking Committee
Co-Chairs: Richard Catchman, Marsden Building Maintenance LLC and Elizabeth Tomlinson, Evergreen Engineering
networking@usgbcmn.org
Meeting Date: 4th Thursday of the month, 8:15 am to 9:45 am
Location: Black Bear Crossings on the Lake , 1360 N Lexington Pkwy , St. Paul , MN 55103 www.blackbearcrossings.com
This committee works to create a network of organizations with complementary goals and to provide a forum for these diverse groups to exchange ideas and resources for promoting a sustainable built environment within our region.
Please consider filling out our Intersections Survey.
Communications Committee
Chair: Michelle Koenig, CNH Architects
communications@usgbcmn.org
Meeting Date: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Turtle Bread, 4762 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
The intent of this committee is to promote the Chapter to the general public while raising awareness of sustainable issues in all sectors of the marketplace. This committee maintains the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter website and the membership database, develops and distributes the Chapter e-newsletter, and is also responsible for communicating event and general USGBC information. In addition, the committee will develop press releases on USGBC activities.
Advocacy Committee
Chair: Kevin Flynn, EcoDEEP
advocacy@usgbcmn.org
Meeting: TBD
Location: TBD
The mission of the advocacy committee is to build public awareness of and demand for high performance green buildings as well as support legislative initiatives that specify green building standards - including the LEED rating system - at the local, county and state levels.
Green Schools Advocacy
Chapter Advocate: Jennifer Anderson-Tuttle, KKE Architects
schools@usgbcmn.org
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for schools green rating system provides green-building guidelines and offers third-party verification to ensure schools' stakeholders that their buildings incorporate the best in science, design and technology to make their schools truly green. The mission of the Green Schools Advocacy Committee is to build public awareness of and demand for high performance green schools.
Green Residential Advocacy (LEED for Homes)
Chapter Advocate: Adam Tills
Homes@usgbcmn.org
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes is a voluntary rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes, including affordable housing, mass-production homes, custom designs, stand-alone single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses, suburban low-rise apartments, urban high-rise apartments and condominiums and lofts in historic buildings. The mission of the Green Residential Advocacy Committee is to build public awareness of and demand for high-performance green homes.
Emerging Green Builders
Co-Chairs: Jamey Flannery, Flannery Construction and Matt Nelson, Mortenson Company
egb@usgbcmn.org
Represents a coalition of students and young professionals intent on promoting the integration of future leaders into the green building movement. EGB Website at http://egbmn.org/default.aspx