When: October 4, 2012
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (registration begins at 11:30am)
Where:Holiday Inn, 141 North 9th Street, Lincoln, NE
Cost $15.00 (includes lunch and validated parking in attached garage)
Registration begins at 11:30am. You may RSVP and pay online at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=574npkcab&oeidk=a07e6fctgf503f4e1b2
Or you may pay at the door with CASH or CHECK only.
Join USGBC NFC and NSPE NE chapter as we welcome guest speaker Anne McCollister of Electric Transportation Partners | Nebraska, for this engaging lunch seminar. You will learn why the Electrification Coalition, industries representing the entire EV value chain, believe that electric transportation fuel is the only quickly scalable, least expensive substitute for gasoline. ChargePoint was a founding company of the Electrification Coalition and remains the global leader in privately owned networked public charging stations. Electric Transportation Partners | Nebraska represents ChargePoint in Nebraska.
For an informational video about ChargePoint, please follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMgCAEql3ng
Monday, September 24, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
USGBC NFC - Fall Membership Appreciation Event - TDA New HQ Building Tour and Social
When: October 23, 2012
Time and Place:
Tour: 3:30pm at TD Ameritrade, 108th Street, Omaha, NE
Social: 5:00pm - 6:30pm at Grisantis Restaurant, W Dodge Road, Omaha, NE
Cost: Free to individual NFC Members, $10 to guest of NFC Member (limit 1 please), and $25 for non-members.
This event will begin with a tour of the new TD Ameritrade Headquarters Building which is pursuing a LEED Platinum rating. The tour will be led by the owners, designer and contractors helping to make this project a success!
There will be a networking event immediately following the tour at nearby Grisantis Restaurant. Heavy Appetizers, Wine and Beer will be provided
Please RSVP and pay online at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=574npkcab&oeidk=a07e6d1aapg48813f45
Time and Place:
Tour: 3:30pm at TD Ameritrade, 108th Street, Omaha, NE
Social: 5:00pm - 6:30pm at Grisantis Restaurant, W Dodge Road, Omaha, NE
Cost: Free to individual NFC Members, $10 to guest of NFC Member (limit 1 please), and $25 for non-members.
This event will begin with a tour of the new TD Ameritrade Headquarters Building which is pursuing a LEED Platinum rating. The tour will be led by the owners, designer and contractors helping to make this project a success!
There will be a networking event immediately following the tour at nearby Grisantis Restaurant. Heavy Appetizers, Wine and Beer will be provided
Please RSVP and pay online at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=574npkcab&oeidk=a07e6d1aapg48813f45
Saturday, September 8, 2012
USGBC NFC: Quarterly Membership Social & LEEDV4 Review
Date: September 19, 2012
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Cantina Laredo (Midtown Crossing, 120 S 31st Ave Omaha, NE 68131)
Appetizers will be provided.
Quarterly membership socials bring together those actively involved in USGBC Nebraska Flatwater Chapter (Board Members, Committee Chairs, Committee and Chapter Members) on a quarterly basis to network and update each-other on goals and future planning efforts. Anyone interested in learning more about our chapter is also welcome to attend.
This meeting will feature a presentation on the proposed content changes of the forthcoming LEED v4 rating system (Fifth Public Comment Period: Oct. 2 – Dec. 10). National USGBC staffmembers Lonny Blumenthal and Chrissy Macken will be in attendance to discuss the credit changes of this rating system as well as other technical updates.
Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and comment on the changes after the presentation. We will compile our comments and report to National USGBC, as a chapter, for the Fifth Public comment period. This is your opportunity to make your voice heard and shape the future of LEEDv4.
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Cantina Laredo (Midtown Crossing, 120 S 31st Ave Omaha, NE 68131)
Appetizers will be provided.
Quarterly membership socials bring together those actively involved in USGBC Nebraska Flatwater Chapter (Board Members, Committee Chairs, Committee and Chapter Members) on a quarterly basis to network and update each-other on goals and future planning efforts. Anyone interested in learning more about our chapter is also welcome to attend.
This meeting will feature a presentation on the proposed content changes of the forthcoming LEED v4 rating system (Fifth Public Comment Period: Oct. 2 – Dec. 10). National USGBC staffmembers Lonny Blumenthal and Chrissy Macken will be in attendance to discuss the credit changes of this rating system as well as other technical updates.
Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and comment on the changes after the presentation. We will compile our comments and report to National USGBC, as a chapter, for the Fifth Public comment period. This is your opportunity to make your voice heard and shape the future of LEEDv4.
Friday, September 7, 2012
USGBC NFC Monthly Lunch Sept 2012 - LEED 2009 for Healthcare
Date: September 18, 2012
When: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Registration begins at 11:30am - lunch will be provided)
Where: Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine Street, Omaha, NE
Cost: $15 for Flatwater Individual Members, $25 for non-members, $10 for Student
Registration begins at 11:30am and lunch will be provided
Please follow this link to RSVP and pay on-line: On-Line Registration
(or you may RSVP to Programs@usgbcne.org with your Name, Email, Phone# and Company name, and AIA#. Pay at the door with cash or check only)
Event Description:
"The healthcare industry is by far one of the more important sectors that can benefit from the practice of green building design and construction. Patients in green hospitals have greater emotional well-being, require less pain medication and other drugs, and have shorter hospital stays.” -- Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council.
Join USGBC NFC for part one of the two-part webinar series, introducing LEED 2009 for Healthcare. Kick off your understanding of the distinct green building practices related to sustainable healthcare facilities. Whether you are a green building professional looking to explore the vital differences in credits between LEED 2009 for Healthcare and LEED for New Construction, or a healthcare professional looking to comprehend what this new rating system means for your facility, this webinar series will introduce and
address the key facts you’ll need to understand the rating system.
Part one will launch with the story of LEED 2009 for Healthcare, including a brief history on the development alongside the Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC) and the unique challenges that the rating system addresses distinct from LEED for New
Construction. Part two will dive into the specific credits added and modified from the LEED for New Construction rating system.
The first session in this series is approved for 1.5 nhours of General (Not LEED Specific) GBCI hours
as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.
When: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Registration begins at 11:30am - lunch will be provided)
Where: Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine Street, Omaha, NE
Cost: $15 for Flatwater Individual Members, $25 for non-members, $10 for Student
Registration begins at 11:30am and lunch will be provided
Please follow this link to RSVP and pay on-line: On-Line Registration
(or you may RSVP to Programs@usgbcne.org with your Name, Email, Phone# and Company name, and AIA#. Pay at the door with cash or check only)
Event Description:
"The healthcare industry is by far one of the more important sectors that can benefit from the practice of green building design and construction. Patients in green hospitals have greater emotional well-being, require less pain medication and other drugs, and have shorter hospital stays.” -- Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council.
Join USGBC NFC for part one of the two-part webinar series, introducing LEED 2009 for Healthcare. Kick off your understanding of the distinct green building practices related to sustainable healthcare facilities. Whether you are a green building professional looking to explore the vital differences in credits between LEED 2009 for Healthcare and LEED for New Construction, or a healthcare professional looking to comprehend what this new rating system means for your facility, this webinar series will introduce and
address the key facts you’ll need to understand the rating system.
Part one will launch with the story of LEED 2009 for Healthcare, including a brief history on the development alongside the Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC) and the unique challenges that the rating system addresses distinct from LEED for New
Construction. Part two will dive into the specific credits added and modified from the LEED for New Construction rating system.
The first session in this series is approved for 1.5 nhours of General (Not LEED Specific) GBCI hours
as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours.
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