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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Florida Green, Energy and Climate Conference/Expo -- An Event Co-Sponsored by the Palm Beach Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (16 May 2012)</title>
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&lt;P style="LEFT: 8px" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#339900 size=6&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 366px; HEIGHT: 201px" title="" border=0 alt="" src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/GEC%20Conf%202012%20logo.jpg" width=200 height=122&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV style="LEFT: 8px" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#339900 size=6&gt;&lt;B&gt;T&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;he annual&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://www.floridagreenconference.com/" target=_blank&gt;Florida Green, Energy &amp;amp; Climate Conference / Expo&lt;/A&gt; will once again provide outstanding educational and&amp;nbsp;networking opportunities&amp;nbsp;tied to today's new green economy.&amp;nbsp; Top-shelf "green" speakers, intensive sessions, panel discussions and workshops&amp;nbsp;focused on building socially responsible, sustainable enterprises will be combined with opportunities to engage in personal dialogue with leading industry, government, consumer and academic experts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 385px; HEIGHT: 497px" title="" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/GEC%20Conf%202012%20flier.jpg" width=154 height=200&gt;To learn more about the Conference's:&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P style="LEFT: 8px" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;~ &lt;B&gt;Sponsors &amp;amp; Exhibitors&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;, contact &lt;A href="mailto:anitra@palmswest.com"&gt;Anitra Harmon&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LEFT: 8px" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;~ &lt;B&gt;Speakers&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; details ... &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/GEC%20Conf%202012.pdf" target=_blank&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LEFT: 8px" align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;~ Sessions&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; &lt;BR&gt;-- General, Built, Environment and Business&amp;nbsp; --&amp;nbsp;see below or &lt;A href="http://www.floridagreenconference.com/index.html" target=_blank&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;This is truly a must-attend green event for South Florida.&amp;nbsp; The two-day conference/expo is produced by the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the US Green Building Council South Florida Chapter's&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/pbbranch"&gt;Palm Beach Branch&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Whether you work in the field,&amp;nbsp;in an office or in the classroom, this conference and expo will benefit you.&amp;nbsp; Whether contactor, builder, architect,&amp;nbsp;engineer,&amp;nbsp;large or small business owner, HR specialist,&amp;nbsp;technician, teacher or home owner, there will be something for you at the Florida Green, Energy and Climate Conference/Expo.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px" title="" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_PalmBeach.jpg" width=100 height=100&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Palm Beach Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;participate in future presentations&lt;/FONT&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer family&lt;/A&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px" href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com"&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px" href="mailto:fdspalmbeach@bellsouth.net"&gt;Robin&amp;nbsp;Blakeman&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 16px" href="mailto:jason@greenrealtyadvisors.com"&gt;Jason Kraus&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>~Palm Beach Branch will be Dispelling the Myth Surrounding Green Certified Homes! (17 May 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;H2 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;Dispelling the Myth Surrounding Green Certified Homes&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 378px; HEIGHT: 502px" title="" border=0 alt="" src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/GREENHOMES-PBEVENT.jpg" width=451 height=600&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;The USGBC South Florida Chapter presents its "Residential Green Building" educational series with this exciting event at PB Branch.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The “Dispelling the Myth Surrounding Green Certified Homes” event has been brought to each Branch over the past months, followed by a series of related "Green Homes" educational programs; compliments of the Chapter's Residential Green Building Working Group.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;For the Palm Beach Branch this educational opportunity will be mixed with plenty of camaraderie, food and getting to know attendees as usual.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;•&amp;nbsp;Attendees with start their evening with the always-popular GREENworking time when beverages and appetizers are served and attendees have a chance to meet the presenters and other local Green Homes-minded individuals.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;•&amp;nbsp;This will be followed by the first part of the lecture, an overview of the &lt;A href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=147" target=_blank&gt;LEED for Homes&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A href="http://floridagreenbuilding.org/" target=_blank&gt;Florida Green Building Coalition &lt;/A&gt;(FGBC) programs that specifically address the challenges, costs and administration of the programs, and a local certified Green Home project profile.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Our outstanding Green Homes experts:&lt;BR&gt;o&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:STACE@EDI-ARCH.COM"&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;J. Stace McGee&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;, LEED AP + Homes, LEED Faculty: &lt;A href="http://www.edi-arch.com/index_html" target=_blank&gt;Edi-Architecture&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;o&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com"&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Kyle M. Abney&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;, CGC, LEED AP + BD&amp;amp;C, LEED for Homes Green Rater:&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.abneygreen.com/" target=_blank&gt;Abney +Abney Green Solutions&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;o&amp;nbsp;Ben Millar: &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://e3greenbuilding.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;E3 Design and Building Sciences&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;•&amp;nbsp;The presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session where attendees can ask questions of the panelists.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Questions concerning this program should be directed to &lt;A href="mailto:STACE@EDI-ARCH.COM"&gt;J. Stace McGee&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;* RSVP is required, as we need to keep track of the numbers based on the room size.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;, and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting costs.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Non-members, feel free to join us, we are a great, social and educational bunch of folks that love to network and have fun! &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida Chapter, click here&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; or anytime!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Who are we? why are we here? What do we do? Click here &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/pbbranch"&gt;Palm Beach Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/A&gt;! &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Membership? Present at a future presentation? Future sponsors in gaining some of the best marketing exposure available in South Florida? Please kindly contact &lt;A href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com"&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:fdspalmbeach@bellsouth.net"&gt;Robin Blakeman&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:jason@greenrealtyadvisors.com"&gt;Jason Kraus&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 97px; HEIGHT: 90px" title="" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" width=200 height=200&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Sustainably yours,&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"&gt;Palm Beach Branch &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=463721&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2012 Nursery Tour and Expo -- A Program Co-Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (18 May 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;2012 Nursery Tour&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Expo&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter is proud to once again join a host of other outstanding sponsors to support the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscaping Association's (FNGLA) 2012 Nursery Tour and Expo.&amp;nbsp; For more information, &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/2012-Tour%20Sponsors-Schedule-LowRes.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or contact &lt;a href="mailto:gustavo.santana@aecom.com"&gt;Gustavo Santana&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 541px; HEIGHT: 1221px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/2012NurseryTour-Expo.jpg" width="1350" height="1875"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Water Efficiency &amp; Innovation in Design -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252 (23 May 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Water Efficiency &amp;amp; Innovation in Design -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;This session explores two LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance credit categories – Water Efficiency and Innovation in Operations – in a credit by credit format, reviewing the overall category intents and the individual intents of the prerequisites and credits within it. Learn the technical requirements of the credits and, through real-world case examples shared by USGBC LEED Faculty, strategies that work to achieve them. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand prerequisite and credit intents and requirements&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe key metrics and standards&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand basic documentation examples&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe examples of Regional Priority credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Recognize tools and resources for applying credits to existing buildings&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Lisa Mattheissen and Jim Weiner&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; May 23, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation February 25, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (O+M) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Energy and Atmosphere -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252 (30 May 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Energy and Atmosphere -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;This session explores the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance Energy and Atmosphere category in a credit by credit format, reviewing the overall category intent and the individual intents of the prerequisites and credits within it. Learn the technical requirements of the credits and, through real-world case examples shared by USGBC LEED Faculty, strategies that work to achieve them. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand Energy and Atmosphere prerequisites and credit intents and requirements&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe key Energy and Atmosphere metrics and standards&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand basic documentation examples for Energy and Atmosphere&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe examples of Regional Priority credits related to Energy and Atmosphere&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Recognize tools and resources for applying Energy and Atmosphere credits to existing buildings&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Kelly Gearhart and Barry Giles&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; May 30, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation March 11, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (O+M) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422898&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Materials and Resources -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252 (06 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Materials and Resources -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;This session explores the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance Materials and Resources category in a credit by credit format, reviewing the overall category intent and the individual intents of the prerequisites and credits within it. Learn the technical requirements of the credits and, through real-world case examples shared by USGBC LEED Faculty, strategies that work to achieve them. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand Materials &amp;amp; Resources prerequisites and credit intents and requirements&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand basic documentation examples for Materials &amp;amp; Resources&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe examples of Regional Priority credits related to Materials &amp;amp; Resources&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Recognize tools and resources for applying Materials &amp;amp;Resources credits to existing buildings&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe key Materials &amp;amp; Resources metrics and standards&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Tia Heneghen and Jason Kliwinski&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; June 6, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation March 25, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (O+M) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422899&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RELAX @ Element - A Program Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (07 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2 class="contStyleExcHeadingColored" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="5"&gt;RELAX @ Element Program Presented by the Emerging Professionals of the USGBC South Florida Chapter&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2 class="contStyleExcHeadingColored" align="center"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"&gt;RELAX @ Element! Brought to you by the USGBC SF Miami-Dade Branch’s Hospitality Committee.&amp;nbsp; Receive an educational tour of the NEW Element Miami Airport Hotel – Certified LEED Silver and then RELAX: the brand’s signature spin on the quintessential “happy hour.” Enjoy the complimentary 90 minute reception featuring carefully selected food and beverage pairings.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"&gt;Tour Starts @ 5:30pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"&gt;Limited space is available (max 25-30ppl)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; " align="center"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"&gt;Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Element Miami Airport Hote&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Perpetua, serif; "&gt;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;To learn more about this unique program, check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/MiamiBranch" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Miami-Dade Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the event will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;Please come out and join in ... and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com"&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com"&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jrittenhouse@wasteservicesinc.com" style="color: rgb(0, 162, 255); text-decoration: underline; "&gt;Jesse Rittenhouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_MiamiDade.jpg" title="" alt="" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;" border="0" height="100" width="100" align="right"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Miami-Dade Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dhinds@obmi.com" style="color: rgb(0, 162, 255); text-decoration: underline; "&gt;Denaye&amp;nbsp;Hinds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=456319&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>USGBC Workshop!  O+M 301 -- Implementing the Building Operations +  Maintenance LEED Rating System (08 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;DIV style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; POSITION: relative; FILTER: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: auto; PADDING-TOP: 0px"&gt;
&lt;H1&gt;USGBC Workshop!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;O+M 301 -- Implementing the Building Operations + &amp;nbsp;Maintenance LEED Rating System&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px" class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://trane.memberlodge.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Website%20--%20Trane%20Logo.jpg" width=200 height=66&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Trane South Florida, our sponsor for more than 20 USGBC LEED-related workshops in 2012, the USGBC South Florida Chapter proudly offers this educational offering to our members and friends. &amp;nbsp;To learn more about our sponsor, click on the Trane logo. &amp;nbsp;To see our entire 2012 workshop program listing, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;In a nutshell ...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;This course is appropriate for new LEED APs, as well as those pursuing GBCI's LEED AP Building Operations + Maintenance credential&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Workshop participants will discuss the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the LEED process, as well as strategies for communicating with team members at various stages of that process.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;It will also provide you with the Continuing Education credits/units noted below.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px" title="" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Education_large.jpg" width=200 height=200&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;This course is intended for building owners, operators and suppliers who are familiar with the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance Rating System, but new to implementing it on projects or looking to brush up on implementation best practices. It is also useful for design professionals, investors and others seeking to enhance their existing buildings with green operations. At the end of this workshop, you should be able to apply your new found knowledge to real-life LEED projects.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;Throughout the day, our LEED Faculty instructor will engage you in discussions and interactive activities based on real LEED projects to enforce what you’ve learned. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;Additionally, the course will help you:&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Communicate the purpose and benefits of the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance rating system.&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Successfully develop and implement a plan for LEED certification and recertification.&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Facilitate the LEED process with all stakeholders.&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Utilize the tools available to support LEED implementation and documentation.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;Professionals (architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, developers, attorneys, etc.) already familiar with the core concepts of LEED; individuals pursuing GBCI’s LEED AP BD+C credential; LEED APs following the prescriptive path; LEED APs looking to brush up on the BD+C rating systems.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Instructor: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;LEED Faculty Member Rob Hink. &amp;nbsp;One of the region's most popular instructors, Rob brings real-world work experience and an infectious enthusiasm to his classrooms. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Date, Time, Location and Tuition:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp; June 8, 2012 at Trane's Miramar office, from 8:30am until 5pm. &amp;nbsp;Light lunch provided. &amp;nbsp;USGBC South Florida Member course registration cost is $275. &amp;nbsp;Non-member cost is $325. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;To Join the Chapter ... &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;and &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;save registration monies&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;on this and other USGBC workshops, as well as support our nonprofit organization's efforts to make a green difference in South Florida, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;To review benefits, including access to &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;free webinars&lt;/A&gt; and listing in our online, searchable &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/directory"&gt;membership directory&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;TH style="WIDTH: 80%"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Credential Maintenance&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TH&gt;
&lt;TH style="WIDTH: 20%"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Units&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TH&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/THEAD&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;GBCI CE Hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;GBCI CE Hours (LEED O+M Specific)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;AIA/CES (LU)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;7 HSW/SD&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;BOMI (CPD)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;CoreNet (CPD)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;CSI (CEU)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Registration: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the shaded box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;From FL-826: Exit on 57th Avenue, head north to Miramar Parkway. &amp;nbsp;On Miramar Parkway, turn right (east) to Executive Way and make a left (north). &amp;nbsp;Follow the winding road until the end (1/4 mile) and find the Trane office on the right.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" align=left&gt;From FL Turnpike: Exit on 57th Avenue, head north to Miramar Parkway. &amp;nbsp;On Miramar Parkway, turn right (east) to Executive Way and make a left (north). Follow the winding road until the end (1/4 mile) and find the Trane office on the right.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Questions ...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;regarding the&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;Chapter's workshop offerings in 2012&lt;/A&gt;? Contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Cancellation ...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;In the event a minimum attendance is not reached as determined solely by the USGBC South Florida Chapter, the Chapter reserves the right to cancel this workshop up 72 hours in advance. Individuals affected by a cancelled workshop will be entitled to a full refund of their registration monies or a transfer of registration to another workshop offered by the USGBC South Florida Chapter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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      <title>Green Vacations and Carbon Neutral Travel -- A Program Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (13 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Green Vacations and Carbon Neutral Travel -- June 20 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;The final details for this month's timely program concerning green vacations and carbon neutral travel are still being worked out. &amp;nbsp;To learn more, check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/MiamiBranch" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Miami-Dade Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com"&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com"&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or &lt;a href="mailto:dhinds@obmi.com"&gt;Denaye&amp;nbsp;Hinds&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_MiamiDade.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dhinds@obmi.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Denaye&amp;nbsp;Hinds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Indoor Environmental Quality -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252 (13 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Indoor Environmental Quality -- LEED for EBOM -- O+M 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;This session will explore the LEED for Existing Buildings Operations &amp;amp; Maintenance Indoor Environmental Quality category in a credit by credit format. We will look at the overall intent of this category, as well as the individual intent of the prerequisites and credits within it. We will also discuss the requirements and verification steps necessary to achieve each credit and some real world examples of strategies used to fulfill each measure. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand Indoor Environmental Quality prerequisites and credit intents and requirements&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe key Indoor Environmental Quality metrics and standards&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Understand basic documentation examples for Indoor Environmental Quality&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe examples of Regional Priority credits related to Indoor Environmental Quality&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Recognize tools and resources for applying Materials &amp;amp; Resources credits to existing buildings&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Jason Kliwinski and Marc Mondor&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; June 13, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation April 08, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (O+M) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422901&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422901&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Greening South Florida's Cities -- A Program Presented by the Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (19 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Greening South Florida's Cities -- June 19 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;The final details for this month's program are
still being worked out.&amp;nbsp; Check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/browardbranch"&gt;Broward Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to
learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com"&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com"&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com"&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Broward.jpg" title="" alt="" width="108" height="108" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420661&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420661&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- A Program Presented by the Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (20 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- June 20 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;" height="200" border="0" width="200" align="right"&gt;The Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;This month's unique program is a lunch-and-learn series held throughout the four counties located within the Treasure Coast, providing Green 101 education for the average household and with LEED credit reviews. &amp;nbsp;This Green 101 experience gives a little something to everyone -- members, non-members and the local community -- regarding how and why to go green, including topics such as rebates available through local utiliities, solar ... and more! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Check back here or spend some time going through the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/tcbranch"&gt;Treasure Coast's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com"&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com"&gt;Kyle Abney&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or &lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz"&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_TreasureCoast.jpg" title="" alt="" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;" height="100" border="0" width="100" align="right"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Treasure Coast Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421078&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421078&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Green Communities: Bringing Smart Growth and New Urbanism into LEED -- ND 201 (20 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Green Communities: Bringing Smart Growth and New Urbanism into LEED -- ND 201&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;Where communities are built, how communities are designed, and how they ultimately perform has a tremendous impact upon the environment and nearby residents of a neighborhood. Smart Growth and New Urbanism are two leading strategies for sustainable design that complement green design in the new LEED for Neighborhood Development certification system. Learn more about these two planning philosophies and how they can be implemented on the project level. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Compare the principles of smart growth and New Urbanism&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the basic concepts of the LEED-ND rating system&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Analyze the locational and walkable urban design prerequisites&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Develop a course of action and a timeline for working on a future LEED-ND project&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; June 20, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation May 21, 2009)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Victor Dover, Daniel Hernandez and Matt Raimi&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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      <title>USGBC Workshop!  HOMES 252 -- Understanding the LEED for Home Ratings System (22 Jun 2012)</title>
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&lt;h1&gt;USGBC Workshop!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;HOMES 252 --Understanding the LEED for Home Ratings System&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;**************************&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 16px" class="contStyleExcInlineLarger"&gt;&lt;a href="http://trane.memberlodge.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 7px" border="0" alt="" align="right" src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Website%20--%20Trane%20Logo.jpg" width="200" height="66"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Trane South Florida, our sponsor for more than 20 USGBC LEED-related workshops in 2012, the USGBC South Florida Chapter proudly offers this educational offering to our members and friends. &amp;nbsp;To learn more about our sponsor, click on the Trane logo. &amp;nbsp;To see our entire 2012 workshop program listing, &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000" size="4"&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;In a nutshell ...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span class="contStyleExcInlineLarger"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;b&gt;You will learn the intents and requirements of prerequisites and key credits within the LEED for Homes Ratings System, as well as strategies to meet them.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span class="contStyleExcInlineLarger"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;It will also provide you with the Continuing Education credits/units noted below. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;**************************&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 7px" title="" border="0" alt="" align="right" src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Education_large.jpg" width="200" height="200"&gt;Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;This course provides an introduction to the LEED for Homes rating system and delivery model. &amp;nbsp;The course addresses the intents and requirements of prerequisites and key credits within the rating system while providing real world examples of strategies to meet them. The course also identifies the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;Throughout the day, our LEED Faculty instructor will engage you in discussions and interactive activities based on real LEED projects to enforce what you’ve learned. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;Additionally, the course will help you:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Identify the types of projects that are eligible.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the LEED Certification process.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize goals, intents and requirements of prerequisites and key credits, and strategies to meet them.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify synergies between LEED credits.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Plan for key considerations and requirements for the LEED certification process.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;Professionals (architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, developers, interior designers, attorneys, etc.) already familiar with the core concepts of LEED; individuals pursuing GBCI’s LEED AP BD+C credential; LEED APs following the prescriptive path; LEED APs looking to brush up on the BD+C rating systems.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Instructor: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;LEED Faculty Member Stace McGee. One of the region's most popular instructors, Stace brings real-world work experience and an infectious enthusiasm to his classrooms. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Date, Time, Location and Tuition:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; June 22, 2012 at Trane's Pompano office, from 8:30am until 5pm. &amp;nbsp;Light lunch provided. &amp;nbsp;USGBC South Florida Member course registration cost is $275. &amp;nbsp;Non-member cost is $325. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="left"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;To Join the Chapter ... &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;save registration monies&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt; &lt;/font&gt;on this and other USGBC workshops, as well as support our nonprofit organization's efforts to make a green difference in South Florida, &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;To review benefits, including access to &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;free webinars&lt;/a&gt; and listing in our online, searchable &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/directory"&gt;membership directory&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000" size="4"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th style="WIDTH: 80%"&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;Credential Maintenance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;GBCI CE Hours&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;7.5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;GBCI CE Hours (LEED Homes Specific)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;AIA/CES (LU)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;7 HSW/SD&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;BOMI (CPD)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;CoreNet (CPD)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;CSI (CEU)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;0.725&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;NARI Green (CEU)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align="left"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Registration: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the shaded box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Directions: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;From FL Turnpike: Exit W. Atlantic Boulevard. and head east to S. Pompano Parkway and turn right (south); on Pompano Park Place make a left (north); at .18 miles you will find the Trane facility on the left.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Questions ...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;regarding the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;Chapter's workshop offerings in 2012&lt;/a&gt;? Contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;b style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Cancellation ...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;In the event a minimum attendance is not reached as determined solely by the USGBC South Florida Chapter, the Chapter reserves the right to cancel this workshop up 72 hours in advance. Individuals affected by a cancelled workshop will be entitled to a full refund of their registration monies or a transfer of registration to another workshop offered by the USGBC South Florida Chapter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=425879&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>USGBC Workshop!  LEED Green Associate Exam Prep (22 Jun 2012)</title>
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&lt;H1&gt;USGBC Workshop!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;LEED Green Associate (GA) Exam Prep&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px" class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mapei.com/US-EN/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 217px; HEIGHT: 99px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20MAPEI%20small.jpg" width=200 height=81&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to our sponsor, MAPEI Americas, the USGBC South Florida Chapter proudly offers this educational opportunity to our members and friends. &amp;nbsp;To learn more about our sponsor, click on the MAPEI logo. &amp;nbsp;To see our entire 2012 workshop program listing, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;In a nutshell ...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;Completion of this class will help you prepare to take the Green Associate Exam. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;**************************&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px" title="" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Education_large.jpg" width=200 height=200&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"&gt;&amp;nbsp; There are many&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;Green Associate Exam Prep courses taught in South Florida, but very few are being taught by USGBC LEED Faculty who are fully accredited and trained to offer this type of education. &amp;nbsp;This full-day course offers an overview of the LEED framework; concepts of integrated design; and policies and procedures for working within the LEED program. &amp;nbsp;Attendees will learn of the resources available to help prepare for the exam (including sample tests), and gain an understanding of sustainable design strategies in the built environment for site management, water use, energy use, resource management, and indoor environmental quality.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;LEARNING OBJECTIVE&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Get you to pass the LEED GA exam!&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Instructor: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;LEED Faculty Member Rob Hink. &amp;nbsp;One of the region's most popular instructors, Rob brings real-world work experience and an infectious enthusiasm to his classrooms. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Date, Time, Location and Tuition:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp; February 24, 2012 at MAPEI Americas Headquarters, from 8:30am until 5pm. &amp;nbsp;Light lunch provided. &amp;nbsp;USGBC South Florida Member course registration cost is $275. &amp;nbsp;Non-member cost is $325. &lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;To Join the Chapter ... &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;and &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;save registration monies&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;on this and other USGBC workshops, as well as support our nonprofit organization's efforts to make a green difference in South Florida, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;To review benefits, including access to &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;free webinars&lt;/A&gt; and listing in our online, searchable &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/directory"&gt;membership directory&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;click here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Registration: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the shaded box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions: &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;I-95 from South: &amp;nbsp;Exit #41, SW 10th Avenue. Turn Left at signal onto SW 10th Avenue. &amp;nbsp;Turn Left onto East Newport Center Drive, then Turn Left (second street on Left) onto East Newport Center Drive. Then make first Left and drive straight 100 yards into parking lot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;I-95 from North: &amp;nbsp;Exit #41, SW 10th Avenue. Turn Right at signal onto SW 10th Avenue.&amp;nbsp;Turn Left onto East Newport Center Drive, then Turn Left (second street on Left) onto East Newport Center Drive. Then make first Left and drive straight 100 yards into parking lot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;Florida Turnpike: &amp;nbsp;Exit Glades Road. Turn Left (East) onto Glades. &amp;nbsp;Proceed to I-95 South. &amp;nbsp;Take exit #41, SW 10th Avenue.&amp;nbsp;Turn Right at signal onto SW 10th Avenue.&amp;nbsp;Turn Left onto East Newport Center Drive, then Turn Left (second street on Left) onto East Newport Center Drive. Then make first Left and drive straight 100 yards into parking lot.&amp;nbsp;.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Questions ...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;regarding the&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;Chapter's workshop offerings in 2012&lt;/A&gt;? Contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=428940&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  LEED for ND: Strategies for Urban Infill &amp; Brownfield Redevelopment -- ND 201 (27 Jun 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;LEED for ND: Strategies for Urban Infill &amp;amp; Brownfield Redevelopment -- ND 201&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;USGBC has been testing the strengths and weaknesses of LEED for Neighborhood Development through nearly 240 pilot projects over the course of two years. Hear from two pilot case studies about lessons learned and best practices that have helped inform revisions to the rating system. Presenters will briefly describe the pilot project they have worked on, identify implementation challenges, and review areas where the rating system influences project decision making. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Gain knowledge about the LEED-ND Rating System and its applicability from pilot case studies&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Compare LEED-ND technical strategies from certified pilot projects located in urban locations or on former brownfields&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Explain the challenges faced by LEED-ND pilot projects and the strategies used to overcome them&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify key reasons why development teams of owners chose to pursue LEED-ND certification for an urban infill or brownfield redevelopment project.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; June 27, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation June 18, 2009)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speaker(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Elizabeth Carroll, Hunter Gee and Susan Mudd&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422907&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  LEED For Neighborhood Development: A Tool to Retrofit the Suburbs -- ND 201 (11 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;For Neighborhood Development: A Tool to Retrofit the Suburbs -- ND 201&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The global economic crisis has shown that the rampant outward growth of most American metropolitan regions is both environmentally and financially unsustainable. &amp;nbsp;With large retailers going out of business and many suburban jurisdictions looking to alter their zoning codes and encourage more compact development, there are many opportunities to create walkable, urban places in the suburbs. Learn how LEED for Neighborhood Development can be used as an urban design tool in appropriate suburban locations to encourage this type of development through certified pilot case studies. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;• Gain knowledge about the LEED-ND Rating System and its applicability from pilot case studies&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;• Compare LEED-ND technical strategies from certified pilot projects located in suburban areas&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;• Explain the challenges faced by LEED-ND pilot projects and the strategies used to overcome them&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;• Identify key reasons why development teams of owners chose to pursue LEED-ND certification for a suburban development project.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="DISPLAY: inline !important" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; July 11, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation July 16, 2009)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="DISPLAY: inline !important" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;&lt;FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Speakers:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; Roger Perry, Michelle Robinson and June Williamson&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="DISPLAY: inline !important" align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;B&gt;
&lt;P style="DISPLAY: inline !important"&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422910&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Design for Healthy and Walkable Communities / LEED ND Charette -- A Program Presented by the Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (17 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Design for Healthy and Walkable Communities / LEED ND Charette -- January 17 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
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"&gt;This month's program is wrapped around a LEED charette and embraces the topic of Design for Health and Walkable Communities. &amp;nbsp;The final details for this month's program are
still being worked out.&amp;nbsp; Check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/browardbranch"&gt;Broward Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to
learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com"&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com"&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com"&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Broward.jpg" title="" alt="" width="108" height="108" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
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"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420671&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420671&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Tour of LEED Platinum Projects -- A Joint Program Presented by the Broward &amp; Palm Beach Branches at FAU in Boca Raton (17 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Tour of LEED Platinum Projects -- date tbd Program at FAU Campus in Boca Raton&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Palm Beach and Broward Branches of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter both have an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;The final details for this month's program concerning touring TWO LEED Platinum projects on the campus of FAU in Boca Raton are
still being worked out.&amp;nbsp; Check back here
or spend some time going through both the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/pbbranch"&gt;Palm Beach Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/browardbranch"&gt;Broward Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to
learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#339900"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#339900"&gt;&lt;font face="'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif" size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; "&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Broward.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com"&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Palm Beach) or &lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com"&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Broward) to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_PalmBeach.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the USGBC South Florida Chapter's Branches or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Palm Beach) or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Broward)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421001&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421001&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- A Program Presented by the Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (18 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- July 18 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;This month's unique program is a lunch-and-learn series held throughout the four counties located within the Treasure Coast, providing Green 101 education for the average household and with LEED credit reviews. &amp;nbsp;This Green 101 experience gives a little something to everyone -- members, non-members and the local community -- regarding how and why to go green, including topics such as rebates available through local utiliities, solar ... and more! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Check back here or spend some time going through the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/tcbranch"&gt;Treasure Coast's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com"&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com"&gt;Kyle Abney&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or &lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz"&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_TreasureCoast.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Treasure Coast Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Kyle Abney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421085&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421085&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Getting Started: LEED ND -- ND 252 (18 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Getting Started: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The first session of a six-part series, this will provide background information about the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System, while at the same time setting the stage for the following five sessions in the series. Session objective:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe key elements and unique features of LEED-ND&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the stage of certification and timeline for your project&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Explain the LEED-ND registration and certification process&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Determine if LEED-ND is a useful tool for your project&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Robyn Eason and Sophie Lambert&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; July 18, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation June 09, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422913&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422913&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Key Terms and Definitions: LEED ND -- ND 252 (25 Jul 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Key Terms and Definitions: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
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&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The second session of a six-part series, this session covers the unique key terms and definitions within the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Define key LEED-ND terms and definitions&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe the types of calculations required in LEED-ND&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Determine if your project is appropriate for LEED-ND&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; July 25, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation June 24, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Eliot Allen and Jessica Cogan Millman&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422915&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  The Prerequisites: LEED ND -- ND 252 (01 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;The Prerequisites: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The third session of a six-part series, this session will highlight all the prerequisite credits within the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe how prerequisites address the goals of the three LEED-ND credit categories&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Recognize the importance of SLLp1&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the intent and requirements of prerequisites, and strategies for meeting them&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Consider how prerequisites will relate to your project&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; August 1, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation July 15, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speaker(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Eliot Allen and Ted Bardacke&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422916&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Sustainable Food -- A Program Presented by the Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (08 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Sustainable Food -- August 15 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Miami-Dade Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;The final details for this month's program concerning sustainable food are still being worked out. &amp;nbsp;To learn more, check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/MiamiBranch" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Miami-Dade Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com"&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com"&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or &lt;a href="mailto:dhinds@obmi.com"&gt;Denaye&amp;nbsp;Hinds&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_MiamiDade.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:schang@mossemail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Stephen Chang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:victorcabandiaz@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Victor Caban Diaz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dhinds@obmi.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Denaye&amp;nbsp;Hinds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420741&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Smart Location and Linkages: LEED ND -- ND 252 (08 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Smart Location and Linkages: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The fourth session of a six-part series, this session covers in-depth the credits in the Smart Location &amp;amp; Linkage category of the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the intents and requirements for LEED-ND SLL credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe example strategies for SLL credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify synergies among SLL credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Consider how SLL credits will relate to your project&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; August 8, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation July 29, 2011)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Eliot Allen and Jessica Cogan Millman&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422917&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- A Program Presented by the Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (15 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Summer Series Green-n-Grub -- August 15 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Treasure Coast Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;This month's unique program is a lunch-and-learn series held throughout the four counties located within the Treasure Coast, providing Green 101 education for the average household and with LEED credit reviews. &amp;nbsp;This Green 101 experience gives a little something to everyone -- members, non-members and the local community -- regarding how and why to go green, including topics such as rebates available through local utiliities, solar ... and more! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Check back here or spend some time going through the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/tcbranch"&gt;Treasure Coast's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com"&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com"&gt;Kyle Abney&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or &lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz"&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_TreasureCoast.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Treasure Coast Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dp@SED-eng.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;David Phillips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:kyle@abneygreen.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Kyle Abney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Niki@crossroadsarchitecture.biz" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Niki Gozdz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421087&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421087&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Neighborhood Pattern and Design: LEED ND -- ND 252 (15 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Neighborhood Pattern and Design: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The fifth session of a six-part series, this session highlights the credits within the Neighborhood Pattern &amp;amp; Design category of the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the intents and requirements for LEED-ND NPD credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe example strategies for NPD credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify synergies among NPD credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Consider how NPD credits will relate to your project&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; August 15, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation August 12, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Doug Farr and Aaron Welch&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422918&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
      <guid>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422918&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Upcoming Event -- A Program Presented by the Palm Beach Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (16 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;Upcoming Event -- date tbd Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Palm Beach Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
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"&gt;The final details for this month's program are
still being worked out.&amp;nbsp; Check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/pbbranch"&gt;Palm Beach Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to
learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com"&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:fdspalmbeach@bellsouth.net"&gt;Robin&amp;nbsp;Blakeman&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:jason@greenrealtyadvisors.com"&gt;Jason Kraus&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_PalmBeach.jpg" title="" alt="" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Palm Beach Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:burgess.usgbc@gmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jonathan Burgess&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:fdspalmbeach@bellsouth.net" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Robin&amp;nbsp;Blakeman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jason@greenrealtyadvisors.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jason Kraus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=421006&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>LEED Case Study: NSU Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Science Research Facility -- A Program Presented by the Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter (21 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;LEED Case Study: NSU Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Science Research Facility -- August 21 Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/chapter_logo_gray.jpg" title="" alt="" width="200" height="200" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;The Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida
Chapter has an enviable track record of hosting outstanding educational
programs and tours, and this month's program is certainly no exception!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;This month's program features a LEED Case Study of the NSU Center. &amp;nbsp;The final details for this month's program are
still being worked out.&amp;nbsp; Check back here
or spend some time going through the &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/browardbranch"&gt;Broward Branch's e-newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to
learn more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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"&gt;In addition to a top-shelf green-building
education program, the evening will feature:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Delectable edibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Exceptional networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;An outstanding venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "&gt;Great camaraderie and fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;







&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Our Branch programs are &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;FREE to USGBC members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,
and non-members are charged a nominal $10 admission fee to help cover meeting
costs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;&lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;To join the USGBC South Florida
Chapter, click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; or you can join prior to the program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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"&gt;Please come out and join in … and bring a
friend!&amp;nbsp; The more you get involved with
the Branch's activities, the greater the wealth of contacts, resources and
information that are available to you, including &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/workshops"&gt;workshops&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/online"&gt;webinars&lt;/a&gt; tied to
securing &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/leed"&gt;LEED&lt;/a&gt; accreditation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;As a &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;program sponsor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, you have direct access to
like-minded professionals and individuals who share your interest in
sustainability and green building.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If
your company is interested in sponsoring future programs put on by our
nonprofit organization and receiving some of the best marketing exposure
available in South Florida, contact &lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com"&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com"&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com"&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about
affordable options.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;
"&gt;&lt;img src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Icon_Broward.jpg" title="" alt="" width="108" height="108" border="0" align="right" style="margin: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"&gt;If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to &lt;font color="#ff0000"&gt;participate in future
presentations&lt;/font&gt; or have a wonderful experience as a member of our &lt;a href="http://usgbcsf.org/volunteeropps"&gt;volunteer
family&lt;/a&gt;, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:anthony.alfonso@hklaw.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Tony Alfonso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jenn.gomez@gmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Jenn Gomez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cristyecheverria@hotmail.com" style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Cristy Echeverria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=420676&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Webinar Wednesday!  Green Infrastructure and Buildings: LEED ND -- ND 252 (22 Aug 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;H1 align=center&gt;Webinar Wednesday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Green Infrastructure and Buildings: LEED ND -- ND 252&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.calvin-giordano.com/home" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN: 7px; WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 113px" border=0 alt="" align=right src="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Pictures/Logo%20--%20Calvin%20Giordano%20-%20vertical.JPG" width=396 height=141&gt;&lt;/A&gt;With grateful thanks to&amp;nbsp;Calvin Giordano &amp;amp; Associates, our sponsor for more than 50 LEED webinars in 2012, including Webinar Wednesdays at their firm's centrally located &lt;A href="http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&amp;amp;hk=7-jgZS5d8b" target=_blank&gt;Ft. Lauderdale office&lt;/A&gt;, the USGBC South Florida Chapter and the Broward Branch proudly add another educational offering to our list of &lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/benefits"&gt;membership benefits&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp; To learn more about our sponsor, click on the CGA logo.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN class=contStyleExcInlineLarger&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;FREE LEED CEs for USGBC South Florida Chapter Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You read that correctly!&amp;nbsp; Chapter Members can attend these online LEED courses for FREE!&amp;nbsp; Non-members will be charged $15 per class.&amp;nbsp; If you are a non-member, please&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/memberapp"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;JOIN NOW&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;and then sign up for your FREE LEED CEs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;B&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3 class=contStyleExcHeadingColored align=center&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;These are classroom-style Webninars. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Your attendance at the designated venue location&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;is necessary&amp;nbsp;in order to receive your&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Certificate of Attendance.&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"&gt;**************************&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR class=Apple-interchange-newline&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Description:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;The sixth session of a six-part series, this session covers in detail the credits within the Green Infrastructure &amp;amp; Buildings credit category. Session objectives:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify the intents and requirements for LEED-ND GIB credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Describe example strategies for GIB credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Identify synergies among GIB credits&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#333333&gt;•&lt;SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Consider how GIB credits will relate to your project&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Viewing Date(s):&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; August 22, 2012 at CGA, (Original presentation August 26, 2010)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;B style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Directions:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://usgbcsf.org/Resources/Documents/Webinar%20Wednesday%20Classroom%20Location.pdf" target=_blank&gt;Click here for directions to CGA.&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Speakers:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; Ted Bardacke and Aaron Welch&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;B&gt;Approved Credits:&lt;/B&gt; This session is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;To register, click on the Registration button in the green box.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Questions regarding the Chapter's webinar offerings in 2012? &amp;nbsp;Contact &lt;A href="mailto:slee@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Sandra Lee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:TammyC@calvin-giordano.com"&gt;Tammy Cook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="mailto:SFontana@GSDContracting.com"&gt;Stefano Fontana&lt;/A&gt; or &lt;A href="mailto:lcooke@usgbcsf.org"&gt;Lee Cooke&lt;/A&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>http://usgbcsf.org/events?eventId=422919&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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