Saturday, April 2, 2011

LEED-ND Updates

1. LEED-ND Panel & Reception on April 4

Neighborhoods Go Green: LEED for Neighborhood Development and Scaling Up Sustainability

The U.S. Green Building Council, the USGBC-NCR Chapter, COTEdc, and NCAC-APA
jointly invite you to a panel discussion and reception about LEED for Neighborhood Development. Cities, developers, and designers are searching for new strategies to develop sustainably, particularly at the district scale. LEED for Neighborhood Development is one of many sustainability frameworks and has received traction for both new and redevelopment projects, as well as a policy tool for local governments. Join development, design, and policy experts from the Washington, DC region who will present several LEED-ND projects and will discuss the implication of growing as sustainably as possible in our economically robust region.

Date:
Monday, Apr. 4, 2011
Time:
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location:
AIA Headquarters
1735 New York Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20006


Confirmed speakers include:

- Roger Platt, Senior Vice President, Global Policy & Law, U.S. Green
Building Council (moderator)
- David Kitchens, Principal, Director of the Alexandria office, Cooper
Carry
- Shelley Poticha, Director for Office of Sustainable Housing and
Communities, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
- Matthew Steenhoek, Development Manager, PN Hoffman

- Greg Trimmer, Senior Vice President, The JBG Companies


Registrants will also have the opportunity to tour the Neighborhoods Go
Green exhibit, on display at the AIA headquarters from Mar. 14 - Apr. 21 during a reception that will follow the panel discussion. Co-curated by USGBC, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and Farr Associates, staff from USGBC will be on hand to answer any questions
attendees might have about the exhibit.

Register now
Member: $25.00

Non-Member: $35.00

Members of COTEdc, NCAC-APA, NCR, and USGBC may register at the member rate.


2. LEED-ND Summer Associate position (paid) at USGBC


http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=63&#LEEDNDSA

3. LEED-ND 251 Workshop on May 9 in Washington, DC (Understandi/ng the
LEED-ND Rating System)

https://www.usgbc.org/CourseCatalog/coursedetail.aspx?ID=90003917


This workshop will be held in conjunction with the USGBC Government Summit, which also might be of interest to you and runs from May 10-11 at the Ronald Reagan Building in DC.

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