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.




 

Don't Forget to Register for our
Next Monthly Meeting!

Broward County Sustainable Accomplishments, Presented by Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs

16 Feb 2012
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Broward County Convention Center
First Floor: Rooms 118/119
               (Outside Exhibit Hall B, in the B/C Lobby)

Special Thanks to our Main Event Sponsor:



to our Event Sponsor:


and to our Partial Event Sponsors:



To learn more and to register for this important program, click here.  

If you have any questions regarding the Broward Branch or this month's program, and if would like to participate in future presentations or have a wonderful experience as a member of our volunteer family, please contact  Tony Alfonso, Jenn Gomez or Cristy Echeverria.

Broward Branch Offers
Webinar Wednesdays

With a very special thanks to Calvin Giordano and Associates, Inc. for their generous donation of the 2012 USGBC Webinar Series, the Broward Branch of the South Florida Chapter of the USGBC is proud to present Webinar Wednsedays!

Started on January 4, Webinar Wednesdays offer a series of weekly classroom style webinars. Each webinar provides 1.5 LEED specific CM credits, as well as AIA credits, and many webinars will also provide AICP credits. The webinars are also great tools to help prepare for a LEED exam. 

Check out the listing of Webinar Wednesday offerings here. Webinars are FREE to USGBC South Florida Chapter members, and $15.00 to non-members. Join Now and get all your required CM credits at zero cost, as well as experience all of the other benefits of Chapter membership.

Want to Host Webinar Wednesdays?

The Broward Branch is interested in expanding venues to host future webinars. If you have access to an appropriate space, please contact Sandra Lee. Venues should be able to accomodate 12 or more people, and be A/V equipped with internet access.

Upcoming Webinars:

Speakers: Nathan Benjamin and Liz Ogbu
February 8, 2012

Speakers: Dan Katzenberger and Chris Schaffner
February 15, 2012

To see the complete listing of Webinar Wednesdays, click here. To review upcoming USGBC workshops, click here.

Missed Our Last Program? 

On January 17, the Broward Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter  program featured Trends in Financing Sustainable Development. Attendees learned about the range of available financial resources that can help our community and its businesses plann and implement sustainable development projects.

Thanks to our keynote speakers, Doug Coward and Glen Hadwen, as well as our event host:

About the Broward Branch

The Broward Branch's activities range from our monthly education programs to instructive tours of green facilities (e.g., the Liberty Center at Monarch Lakes), from social networking (e.g., Facebook, and LinkedIn) to GREENworking gatherings, from helping municipalities and the Broward League of Cities with their green initiatives to co-sponsorship of green conferences and events. The Branch has educated local government officials and CEOs about sustainability (most noteworthy, by generation of the powerful and comprehensive Broward 2030 Report), brought in high-profile speakers for important conferences, celebrated the holidays together, worked with children and educators to teach green principles, sponsored study sessions for eager students, hosted webcasts (e.g., risk and insurance issues in green development ... and much more.

What's On the Horizon?

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

Leadership:

The current Chair of the Broward Branch is Tony Alfonso.

Its current standing committees and Chairs are:

The Officers of the Branch include the committee Chairs (above) and the following positions:

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 Chairs of the USGBCSF's Broward Branch:

Monthly Meetings:

The Broward Branch's members generally conduct their meetings during the third week of each month. Their meetings are normally held in rotating locations throughout Broward County and begin at 5:30 pm. As meeting locations and times are subject to change, check here to review specifics concerning each month's meeting.
 
Our programs are free to USGBC South Florida Chapter Members, Non-members will be charged $10.00 admission to help us defray the costs. To join the Chapter and secure free admission to this program, as well as other terrific benefits to help you and your business, click here.
 

If you are interested in learning about sustainability and green building, and if you value camaraderie, teamwork and fun, email Brian Bullock and have a discussion about volunteering for our Branch. You won't regret it!

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