USGBC Meeting

USGBC meeting January 28 @ greenspaces - 11:30-1.
Thomas Smith with Crossville Tile will present "Is It Really Green?"

This course will discuss the use of recycled content in tile and how it is manufactured. Thomas will also talk about what it means in the tile industry to have recycled content in a product, false claims and the importance of third party certification.

This course is worth 1.25 CEU credits.

$15 for non members, $10 members

Upcoming USGBC Meeting

Applied Energy Conservation Systems: Turn Key
Commercial and Industrial Energy-Saving Systems

Steve O'Neil has fifteen years of experience serving in a range of capacities with environmental-related organizations including executive managament, advisor, corporate governcance, and founding entrepreneur. Steve currently owns and operates Applied Energy Conservation Systems, a commercial and industrial energy-savings consulting firm. Steve is also a Principal with Watershed Capital, an environmentally focused investment and management firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Steve has served as Executive Director of the Chattanooga Nature Center, Executive Director of SouthWings and SE Regional Director of Center for the Restoration of Waters @ Ocian Arks International.

Steve holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and a Masters in Environmental Science from University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland. Steve is an avid-outdoorsman, active musician, licensed pilot and past Board Chair of Dogwood Alliance in North Carolina.


Wednesday, Nov 19
1130am - 1pm
$10 members, $15 non members
greenspaces

USGBC ETN Newsletter

Summit for a Sustainable Tennessee

The Second Annual Summit for a Sustainable Tennessee commences in less than 3 weeks!

Register now and join people from all backgrounds and across Tennessee who will gather from November 13-15 at Lipscomb University in Nashville to develop a comprehensive conservation agenda and promote sustainability by improving collaboration between government, business, nonprofit, and citizens.
Early registration for the Second Annual Summit for a Sustainable Tennessee ends November 2nd. Register for the Summit and reserve your hotel room today!

*Don’t forget to check out/post to the message board if you are interested in ride/room-share.*

LEED EB Workshop in Chattanooga

HYDROGEN ROAD TOUR ’08 STOPS IN CHATTANOOGA

Monday August 18th 10:00 AM -12:00
First Tennessee Pavilion
1826 Carter Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408

Is hydrogen the fuel of the future, or is it destined to remain an untapped source of clean energy? Volkswagen and 8 other major automobile manufactures believe it’s the former and are out on a mission to prove it! On August 11th, hydrogen vehicles from 9 automobile manufactures left Portland, Maine on a carbon-free mission to reach the west coast. Along the way they will stop in 31 cities to promote hydrogen’s role in the Nation’s transportation future. On Monday, August 18th the tour stops in Chattanooga. Join members of the Chattanooga Green Committee, the Center for Transportation & Environment, fellow city residents and hydrogen fuel experts as we try to de-mystify transportation’s “hydrogen future.”

Is drinkable water truly the only emissions of these vehicles?
Are there sufficient numbers of hydrogen fueling stations in the United States?
How is hydrogen fuel created?
Is it safe?
Is the technology expensive?
Are there any environmental side effects?

On site will be hydrogen vehicles from BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen

More information on the Hydrogen Road Tour can be found at http://hydrogenroadtour.com/
VW has a blog chronicling the tour, complete with video from the CBS Morning Show. http://hydrogenroadtour.com/

Tuesday’s Times Free Press had an article about the event. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/12/chattanooga-vw-hydrogen-vehicle-coming-here-nation/?volkswagen

2008 Congressional Advocacy Day