A bi-monthly event of the Hampton Roads Green Building Council (HRGBC), featuring local - sustainable projects. HRGBC is a chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Transcript of Hampton Roads Green Building Council (HRGBC) Morning Buzz Virginia Beach, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Welcome to Virginia Beach
HRGBC Vision A Hampton Roads Where Sustainable Building Is The
Norm, Providing A Foundation For Healthy, Vibrant Communities
Special Thanks to Todays PLAN. DESIGN. DEVELOP. SUSTAIN.
tidewaterplanning.com TCC Joint Use Library Host Sponsor
Thanks to City of Virginia Beach employees in attendance: Clay
Bernick Kimberlee Dobbins Melisa Ingram Mark Podolinsky Brian
Solis
TCC JOINT USE LIBRARY -Dr. Michael Summers, Provost, Tidewater
Community College, Virginia Beach Campus -Jeff Harris, Principal,
RRMM Architects -Keith Oliver, Principal, InSites Featured
Speakers
soapbox New Members Kyle Butta InSites Graham Capobianco Allied
Construction Technologies Andrew Fuschini Luck Stone Donald Larrson
Hoffman & Hoffman, Inc.
Reflections II LEED Certified Gold Property Manager: Liberty
Property Trust Building Size: 74,290 sq. ft. First Existing
building to achieve LEED Gold in Hampton Roads Pupil Transportation
Facility LEED Certified Platinum Architect: Dills Architects
Contractor: McKenzie Construction Corporation Building Size: 87,500
sq. ft. The High Five! Program features recent sustainably designed
projects in Hampton Roads.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (8) LEED Silver (minimum)
Certified/Projected Pending College Park Elementary School (LEED
Platinum Pending) Architect: Dills Contractor: McKenzie
Construction Corporation Great Neck Middle School (LEED Gold
Projected) Architect: Waller Todd & Sadler Architects
Contractor: Blueridge General Inc. Kellam High School (Pending LEED
Gold Status) Architect: HBA Contractor: S.B Ballard Construction
Co.
The Roundtable Brian Solis, Programming & Operations
Administrator (Interim) Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation
Melisa Ingram, Demographics and Planning Virginia Beach City Public
Schools Clay Bernick, Administrator, Environment and Sustainability
Office, City of Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH SUSTAINABILITY
PLAN
HRGBC Priorities: Membership Increase, Engage, and Diversify
Membership Diversify Board Currently Accepting Member Nominees for
7 BOD Openings Working with Allied Organizations Green Apple Day Of
Service Projects Earth Day 2014 Participating in community
event
September Events 9/16 NECRC Summit DC carpool opportunities
9/17 Learning Series LEED v4 - Materials Credits 9/19 Emerging
Professionals Happy Hour near ODU 9/20 & 21 Environmental
Summit in Virginia Beach - Our Chair is a featured speaker 9/21 Go
Green Newport News volunteers welcome to staff HRGBC and Solar
Group tour shared table 9/28 Green Apple Day of Service W H Taylor
Elementary- Rain Garden Charrette/Workshop Sign up for our
newsletter @ HRGBC.org
October Events 10/05 Solar Homes Tour -Southside and Peninsula
locations 10/15 Learning Series - Understanding the Role of EPDs in
LEED V4 10/17 - Happy Hour Pleasure House Point with Chesapeake Bay
Foundation and Hourigan Sign up for our newsletter @ HRGBC.org
See you at the next Wednesday, November 13th 7:30-8:30 am
Virginia Living Museum Sign up for our newsletter @ HRGBC.org
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: REGULAR MEMBER - $70 USGBC MEMBER
ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEE - $50: For employees of USGBC member
organizations. EMERGING PROFESSIONAL - $35: For those out of school
and 30 years of age and under FULL-TIME STUDENT - $25 Well help you
join today or go to www.usgbc.org/chapters I originally joined
HRGBC to obtain CEUs for my LEED certification, but now I realize
that theres so much more to the organization. The members certainly
have a finger on the pulse of sustainability in Hampton Roads.