USGBC National Board Elections - Nov 1st

University of Nebraska professor and USGBC NE Flatwater member Avery Schwer is a candidate for the 2011 National USGBC Board of Directors. The USGBC Board of Directors is responsible for articulating and upholding the vision, values, and mission of USGBC.

"Serving on the Board is a natural bridge to my passion for the future of our sustainable world," says Schwer. He has served on the USGBC NFC Board of Directors since 2007, and also participated in supporting sustainable design and green building at a local level through programs such as the ZNETH project, the Omaha Green Homes Tour, City of Omaha Green Building Auditing Program, Green Omaha Coalition, and Omaha Transition Community. Professor Schwer has developed and taught courses in sustainable construction and sustainable communities at the University of Nebraska. Prior to joining the university, he was an engineering manager in facility planning on General Electrics' corporate staff.

Voting opens Nov. 1, 2010: The USGBC Board of Directors election period will be open Nov. 1-Dec. 3, 2010. Voting is open to every person who has a site user account with USGBC under his/her organization's member number. Each vote cast under the same member number counts as a percentage of the single, aggregate vote allotted to each participating member organization.

Avery has been actively involved in our chapter as a member of the Board of Directors, USGBC Students local chapter liaison, and local proponent for sustainable design. He is up for election in the category of Green Building Educator. View his and other candidates profiles at usgbc.org.