NFC Scholarship to Greenbuild 2013 Available!

Exciting news, the USGBC NFC board has approved a $1,200 scholarship for one chapter member to attend Greenbuild, November 20th - 22nd, 2013 in Philadelphia!

If you or someone you know someone would be interested in applying, please follow the link below for more information and to apply (chapter leaders are eligible as well). Early Registration ends September 9th: NFC Greenbuild Scholarship Application

If you are interested in serving on the Selection Committee, please let Bryce Johnson know at vicechair@usgbcne.org

The conference features three days of inspiring speakers, invaluable networking opportunities, industry showcases, LEED workshops and tours off the host city’s green buildings.Visit http://greenbuildexpo.org/home.aspx for more info.

2013 Greening the Heartland/Building Chicago Sept 9-11, Registration Discount Codes

Dates: September 9-10, 2013, co-located with BuildingChicago September 10-12, 2013

Location: Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 W Mart Center Dr, Chicago, IL (312) 836-5000

Registration opened April 15th. The website for information and registration is:   

http://greeningtheheartland.squarespace.com/  

Please note that you may be eligible to register at a discounted rate by using one of the following codes:  USGBC, NONPROF and GOVT

USGBC NFC call for content for Greening the Heartland 2013! We are seeking input on 2012/2013 Nebraska Sustainability Efforts: Do you have a project, team, group or other success story from the past year you'd like to share with the greater Greening the Heartland community? GTH will be taking place this fall in Chicago and currently has over 100 registrations. As a regional Green Building conference, each chapter is asked to submit content that makes us unique as a USGBC Chapter and a state. If you have ideas for submissions, please contact Sarah Gudeman at chair@usgbcne.org. 

These submissions can be successful implementation of any idea, technology or experience related to our chapter's mission to "serve as a catalyst for change in the state of Nebraska by promoting green building practices, technologies, policies and standards through partnerships with other organizations."

Room and Ride Share Discussion on Linkedin: 

GTH Room and Ride Share 

Conference Theme - Resilience: In this tenth anniversary of Greening the Heartland (GTH), the U.S. Green Building Council's Midwest regional conference, we want to encourage robust discussion of how the Heartland's building industry is evolving to embed resilience into its solutions for the built environment as focused in the topic following topic areas: Health & Environmental Quality, High Performance Buildings & Building Science, Design for Resilience, Green Technologies & Materials, Natural Capitalism, Sustainable Community & Campus, Process, and more. The GTH track will be extended to run through the BUILDINGChicago conference offering added opportunities for sharing green building best practices and continuing education for LEED Accredited Professionals. 

 GTH2013 will include a large exhibitor area, interactive displays, and special networking events. The exhibit hall will be open during the BUILDINGChicago conference the evening of September 10, 2013 and close the evening of September 11, 2013.

USGBC NFC Summer Member Appreciation Event

When: Thursday, July 25th, 2013
Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm
What: Tour of OPS Davis Middle School (132nd & State Streets, Omaha, NE 68142)
Followed by:  Social at: Salt 88 (Eagle Run Square, 3623 N. 129th St. Omaha, NE 68164)

Cost: Free for members, $10 donation for non-members. Food and Drink provided by the chapter.

Please RSVP to: programs@usgbcne.org or on-line at this link:        http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=574npkcab&oeidk=a07e7qm4zq51a26f7ab

USGBC Nebraska Flatwater Chapter takes this opportunity to thank our local chapter members and sponsors with an education tour and happy hour event.

3:30 - 4:30pm - We will kick off the evening with a tour of the newly constructed Alfonzo W. Davis Middle School located at 132nd and State Street in Omaha Nebraska. The school facility is rich in technology and state of the art architectural design. There are two green roofs at the school for students and staff to incorporate in student learning activities. OPS Davis is pursuing LEED certification and when awarded will be the first LEED certified middle school in the region.

For the tour, please park in the main parking lot on the South side of the building and meet at the main building entrance. Please follow this link to view OPS Davis MS July Access details

After the tour, join us for a networking social at Salt 88 (Eagle Run Square, 3623 N 129th St, Omaha, NE, 68164) from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Food and Drinks will be provided by the chapter. . 

We hope to see you there!

USGBC NFC/Colorado Green Associate Exam Prep Class

Thinking of becoming a LEED Green Associate or need a refresher course?  Our local chapter is partnering with the Colorado USGBC chapter to host a live/online USGBC Green Associate exam prep class.  

Event Date:   8/13, 8/15, 8/20, 8/22, 8/27, 8/29 

Event Time (each date):  6:00pm - 8:00pm

Costs for the course are $275 for Colorado and Nebraska members, $250 for students, $260 for EP members, and $300 for Non-members.

Cost includes:

-12 hours of professional live instruction and exam preparation-Live online!

-Recorded Sessions in case you can't make a class

-90 Day access to Exam Simulator with 700 Test Questions

-8 hour LEED Green Associate Audio Book (MP3 format)

-Supplementary References with online access
-Free upgrade to any LEED AP specialty Exam Simulator
-Discounted Green Associate Study Guide for LEED Core Concepts and Strategies book
-Printable Flash cards

Go to usgbccolorado.org to register.  If you are a Nebraska Flatwater member use our discount code of "N3braska" for discounted registration.

US Green Building Council Colorado’s LEED Green Associate exam prep training is hosted live - online so you can stop making excuses and start preparing in a flexible and interactive virtual classroom environment.

100% of those surveyed said they would recommend the course to a friend. At a value you can’t beat, we are sure you will find the course and its online format to be just what you were looking for.

USGBC NFC Lunch Meeting - LEED EQ3.2 Indoor Environmental Air Quality Testing

Date: July 16, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (registration starts at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: Kiewit Plaza, Cloud Room, 3555 Farnam, Omaha, NE 68131

Costs are $15 for individual NFC members, $25 for nonmembers, and $10 for students (lunch is included).

This session will be registered for 1 hour of GBCI and AIA CEU.

You may register on-line at this link:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=574npkcab&oeidk=a07e7rhd1inb96f0d89. You may pay on-line using the link above via PayPal, or you may RSVP to programs@usgbcne.org and pay at the door using credit card, check or cash.

This presentation, presented by  Environmental Quality Experts owner, Sarah Poursharafeddin, MBA, LEED-AP and IAQ contractor, Becky Webster, CIE. will discuss what it takes to achieve LEED EQ3.2. and review the requirements for both the Flush Out and IAQ Testing options as outlined under credit EQ3.2 in the LEED Reference Guide. The presentation will cover the challenges and benefits to both Flush Out as well as IAQ Testing and will provide accounts from LEED projects in the Midwest that have achieved this credit, as well as non-LEED projects whose owners saw the benefit in following this aspect of the LEED Reference Guide.

Please try to carpool