Thanks again to all of the new and renewing members who came out for
our Summer Membership Social this week, as well as our newest chapter
sustainer, Florida
Business Interiors. Below are a few interesting news items that we
wanted to share with the wider USGBC community.
Yours,
USGBC, Heart of
Florida chapter
*Carpool to the next USGBC event!
Beginning with our very next event,
your USGBC Heart of FL chapter will be offering a rideshare option
for all events. We'll be using the Zimride system, and
each event will have its own link for anyone who's interested in
carpooling to that event. Please let us know if you have any
feedback on this new endeavor.
*City of Gainesville Town Hall
Meetings
Gainesville's City Commission wants to
hear from
you! The Commission is holding two town hall
meetings to encourage feedback on the city’s budget and to discuss
the future of Gainesville. This is your chance to directly
communicate with your elected city officials and share your ideas for
Gainesville’s future! For dates and locations, please see
the attached document.
*Congratulations UF!
Green building consultant, author and
keynote speaker, Jerry Yudelson recently published a new white
paper revealing that sustainable management, design and operations
are rapidly growing practices at American universities, leading to
3000 LEED-registered projects. According to the paper, based on
end-of-2009 data from the U.S. Green Building Council, the four
leading campuses for LEED project registrations are, in order,
the University of Florida, Harvard University, the University
of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Washington. Go
UF!!! To view the entire paper, click here.
*Green ICT & Energy Trade
Mission to Mexico City
September 27-29, 2010
The mission of the U.S. Embassy’s
Commercial Section in Mexico is to facilitate U.S. exports and to
help create and expand commercial ties between the U.S. and Mexico.
We are excited to announce that our flagship event this year in
Mexico City is the first ever Green ICT & Energy Efficiency Trade
Mission and Seminar to Mexico City from September 27-29, 2010. This
executive-led Trade Mission is an incredible opportunity for U.S.
companies looking to break into the ICT & Energy Efficiency
market here in Mexico.
The mission will focus on
assisting U.S. providers of “Green Information Technology” enter
or increase their presence in various sectors of the Mexican market.
These include among others: Data Centers, Smart Grids, and Green
Buildings. Furthermore, this mission will take place during the same
days as The Green Expo, the leading environmental and renewable
energy tradeshow /event in Mexico. For more details, please click here.
*2010 American Clay Makeover Contest
Have you ever
redone or transformed a room using American Clay, or have plans to do
so in the future? If you loved the results and would like to share
them with others, you could WIN American Clay's 2010 Makeover
Contest.
More
details available here.