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.

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