Welcome to the South Florida Chapter of the USGBC — a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to educating and promoting the benefits of sustainable, energy efficient buildings. Join us in transforming the way our buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, providing an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life of our citizens, children and visitors.



The Chair of the Miami-Dade Branch is Stephen Chang. The current standing committees and Chairs are:

 The Branch Governing Council includes the standing committee Chairs (listed above) and the following Officers:

Past Chairs
Anyone who has served in the chief executive officer role of a business or volunteer organization appreciates the commitment of time that is put in to figuratively steer the ship safely into port.  To that end, it's with sincere thanks that we note the outstanding contributions of the past Presidents of the Chapter's Miami-Dade Branch:

  • Carole Schafmeister -- 2009-2011
  • Nick Gunia -- 2008-09
  • Seraj Saba -- 2007-08

Volunteers
The Branch's leadership team and committee make-up is comprised entirely of volunteers.  Thanks solely to these unselfish individuals' dedication, passion, expertise and long hours of volunteerism, the Miami-Dade Branch is making terrific inroads in spreading the good word about green-building initiatives.  If you are interested in learning about sustainability and green building, and if you value camaraderie, teamwork and fun, email Stephen Chang and have a discussion about volunteering for our Branch.  You won't regret it! 


 

 

On January 26th and 27th the Miami-Dade Branch participated in the 4th MIA Green Expo. This event has become the leading GREEN trade, professional and educational convention for the Southeast USA, Latin America and Caribbean markets. Check out more pics on our Facebook page by clicking here.

 

 

On December 9th the Miami Beach held our holiday GREENworking event at Segafredo in Brickell. A special presentation was made by Local Office, the urban landscape architect and design firm for Grand Central Park. The team flew down from Brooklyn, New York to speak to our group. Click here to check out the photos on Facebook. 


On November 16th the Miami-Dade Branch held our monthly branch meeting at the University of Miami. The topic "Dispelling the Myth Surrounding Green Certified Homes" featured three amazing speakers, Stace McGee, Ben Millar and Rich Jones. The highlight of the evening was learning about Miami's first LEED Platinum Certified Home. Click here to read more about the program. 



On December 15th the USGBC SF Emerging/Young Professionals and the AIA Miami Young Architects Forum joined forces for an amazing group event at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The team attended a special performance of "The Santaland Diaries" which included an exclusive cocktail reception before the show started. Click here to check out the photos on Facebook.

Greening our Community - Miami-Dade Branch Meeting - February 15, 2012

USGBC students - this meeting is for you! The Miami-Dade Branch is all about getting you involved. For the month of February we are focusing on our students and our community. Come network and listen to a distinguished panel of local, young leaders. Click here for more information or to register.


Upcoming Chapter Events

06 Feb 2012 9:00 AM • The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton
08 Feb 2012 6:00 PM • Calvin Giordano & Associates, 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 600, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
15 Feb 2012 6:00 PM • Calvin Giordano & Associates, 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 600, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
15 Feb 2012 6:00 PM • Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus -- Building 7000, Room 7128 (on the ground floor)
16 Feb 2012 8:30 AM • Trane Miramar Office, 2884 Corporate Way, Miramar, FL 33025 (see Directions in copy)


We would like congratulate our very own Miami-Dade branch member, Greg Hamra, for earning the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's "Green Visionary" award. Greg is always there with a smile and a camera to capture our exciting branch moments one click at a time. Congratulations, Greg! Click here to check out Greg winning during the 2011 Sustainable South Florida Awards.



Want to be a driving force in our sustainable community? Sponsor a Miami-Dade Branch event. Whether its a monthly branch membership meeting, community service project or one of our highly-attended GREENworking events, our organization provides a unique platform that gets your business in front of the right audience. Get involved! Click here to email our Sponsorship Chair, Jesse Rittenhouse, for more information on sponsorship opportunities.


Miami-Dade County Art in Public Spaces LEED Education Call to Artists

As part of its LEED initiative, the CAHSD Arcola Head Start will incorporate a “green” building education program to educate students, employees and visitors to the Head Start Facility about the benefits of the building and green building in general. This project presents a unique opportunity for an artist to design the “green” educational components, which will not only contribute to LEED certification points, but will add artistic dimension to throughout the facility. Artists will be challenged to create an artwork that will challenge children (ages pre-K) to think holistically and critically about green building, global environment and creating a sustainable future. The work should empower children to take small steps that can have a big collective impact on our environment, as well as reference “green” methods used in the building the CAHSD facility. The deadline is February 10th for artists to submit their concepts Click here  for more information 

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