Quarterly Chapter Business Meeting_2012_0124_Final

Quarterly Chapter Business Meeting
January 24, 2012
Welcome!
Chapter Members, Non-members and
Road to Rio Attendees
Illinois Chapter Gold Sponsor
Illinois Chapter Silver Sponsors
Illinois Chapter Green Sponsors
Illinois Chapter Green Sponsors
USGBC-Illinois Advocate Sponsors
New Sponsor Level in 2012
HJKessler Associates, Inc.
Pepper Construction
USGBC-Illinois Friend Sponsors
• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
• American Iron and Steel Institute /
Steel Recycling Institute
• Amlings Interior Landscape
• Ball Horticultural Company
• Cambria
• Clayco
• Colliers International
• Colony Realty Partners
• Electrical Contractors’ Association
• Engineered Tax Services
• F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen &
Associates LLC
• FGM Architects
• Haworth
• The Hill Group
• HOK
• Honeywell
• Interiors for Business
USGBC-Illinois Friend Sponsors
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Kendall College
Kohler
Lend Lease
LTLB envirotecture
Mark Vend Company
McDonald’s USA LLC
MDC Wallcoverings
The Mohawk Group: Karastan
Contract, Lees Carpet, Bigelow
Commercial, Dal-Tile
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Perkins + Will
Rosborough Partners, Inc.
Shaw Contract Group
Softer Lite Window
Company/TRACO
Sustainable Flooring Systems
Tasty Catering
TOTO USA, Inc.
Weston Solutions
Ten Ways to Celebrate
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USGBC-Illinois’ 10
Anniversary
#1 Support the 10th Anniversary
Sponsor Campaign
Support 10 Years of Green Building with
USGBC-Illinois
#1 Become a Sustaining Sponsor
#2 Support Individual Programs as a
Program Sponsor
#3 Sponsor our 10th Anniversary
Fundraiser, Limelight
#4 Donate to our Individual Giving
Program
#2 Promote Chapter Membership
Chapter members are a vital part of our work!
• Member dues
• Contribute to volunteer hours
• Spokespeople for USGBC-Illinois
• Membership contests
• & drawings
• Great gift!
#3 Volunteer with the Chapter
• Big mission, small staff
• Demonstrate your passion
for sustainability
• Everyone has a talent to offer
• Volunteers plan events, lead training sessions,
participate in advocacy, engage in research,
staff booths and provide general support
• “Volunteerism” webinars scheduled
#4 Participate in a Committee or Branch
• Volunteer driven organization
• Variety of content-specific committees and
task forces
• Regional branches
extend our reach
#5 Learn about our new Strategic Plan
• Final stages of 2012-2015 plan
• Plan guides our work
• Key areas of focus - advocacy, education,
membership, and collaboration
• Specific goals
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Green building codes and standards
Green schools
Green homes
Green building research
Existing buildings and building retrofits
#6 Attend our new, annual fundraiser,
Limelight
Emerald Awards nominations now
open
• Find out more and download
the nomination from our
website.
• www.usgbcillinois.org/limelight/emeraldawards
• Due Friday, February 24th
Limelight Sponsor opportunities
• Sponsors receive a variety of
event-related benefits.
• Contribution levels range from
$1,000 to $10,000.
#7 Explore one of our new Education
Programs or Conferences
• Earn your GBCI CE’s and AIA CEU’s
• Spring & Fall credential maintenance blitz’s
• Greener by Design, Conference & Expo in
Chicago with CSI
• Over 100 education programs
• Webinars
• Building tours
#8 Engage in one of our
Advocacy Initiatives
• Local and state
• Green building related polices
• Advocacy day in Springfield
#9 Give back to the community through
one of our Community Service Projects.
• Green buildings and communities aren’t just
for some people, they are for everyone
• Support community projects
- Adopt-a-School
- Rebuilding Together
- Habitat for Humanity
- Other community events
#10 Engage with us and with the
Illinois Green Building Community
• Greenbytes is now a blog
• Take advantage of the online member
community
• Virtual ways to connect with each other and
the green building community
• Big state, let’s bridge the gap
#11 Be the YOU in USGBC
• We can count (really!)
• Make an individual commitment to make your
home, building and community greener
• What is one way you can make
a difference?
• Share your comments and progress on our
new blog
• Thank you for being part of USGBC-Illinois!
Upcoming Event Highlights
Thursday, January 26th
LEED Multifamily Certification Options: Certifying Mixed-Use Multifamily Buildings
for Less Cost and Effort in Chicago
Tuesday, January 31st
LEED Green Associate Study Session @ Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
in Schaumburg (There is also a series starting Wednesday, February 15th in Chicago)
Tuesday, February 7th
Integrating Green Building Acoustics for LEED Indoor Environment Quality in
Naperville
Wednesday, February 15th
Greening Real Estate and Added Value to Homes in Wheeling
February 16th
Window Shopping: A Green View on Windows in Chicago
Thank You - Program Sponsors
Welcome Roger Platt, J.D., Senior
Vice President, Global Policy and
Law, USGBC
Thank you for coming!