Green Urbanism

PRESENTATIONS

04/15/10: California Green Building Code: LEED & GPR Comparison
Presentation by Troy Simpson: A comparison of the Draft 2010 California Green Building Standards Code to existing third party green building rating systems: LEED and GreenPoint Rated.

03/05/10: NeighborWorks Presentation
Presentation by Linda Stone: Taking Green Action in Your Community

05/04/09: NeighborWorks Training Institute
CP271 Green Clinic: Identifying Financial Resources for your Green Roadmap
Presentation by Walker Wells: Greening Affordable Housing: QAP Assessments and Strategies

04/24/09: Habitat for Humanity Green Building Symposium
On April 24th and 25th in downtown Oakland, CA, PG&E, Global Green USA, and Habitat for Humanity hosted a two-day green building symposium for Habitat for Humanity affiliates within PG&E territory. Slide presentations that accompanied keynotes, presentations, and breakout sessions are available for download below.

LEED 101: Walker Wells, Global Green USA

Panel 1: Experiences Building with LEED
Mark Van Lue, Habitat for Humanity - Los Angeles

Panel 2: Which Rating System is Best for Me?
Amy Dryden, Build it Green
Armando Navarro, PG&E
Jesse Elton, Bridge Housing

Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Funding Green
Jesse Elton, Bridge Housing
Kevin Gobble, HFHI/Home Depot

Breakout Session 2: Promoting Green
Karalee Brown, PG&E
Kevin Bartram, Consultant, Sponsorship Strategies
Dave Wallace, Habitat for Humanity - Butte County

Breakout Session 3: Funding Solar for Past Partner Families
Tim Sears, GRID Alternatives (contact Tim Sears to request presentation)

Breakout Session 4: Learn the Latest Materials & Technologies
Troy Simpson, Global Green USA
Mark Van Lue, Habitat for Humanity - Los Angeles

Breakout Session 5: Beyond the Building
Chelina Odbert, Global Green
Ashley Langworthy, SWA Group

4/13/09: National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
Presentation by Walker Wells: "Green Urbanism"

4/13/09: Global Green Office Presentation, Washington D.C.
Presentation by Walker Wells: "Green Community Development"

10/17/08: San Diego Housing Federation Annual Conference
Presentation by Walker Wells: "Green Incentives and Programs"

9/25/08: West Coast Green 2008
Presentation by Walker Wells: "Green Affordable Housing

9/23/08: Non-Profit Housing of Northern California 2008 Fall Conference
Presentation by Ted Bardacke: "Green Incentives and Programs"

Publications

Green Urbanism Leaders Summit: Outcomes and Ideas report.

Green Urbanism Leaders Summit. In February 2009, Global Green USA gathered a group urban and environmental thinkers and doers a two-day discussion on the compelling but elusive concept of green urbanism. 


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Case Study: Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School

Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School is a model high performance school for the New Orleans Recovery School District’s $1.8 billion school construction program. Andrew H. Wilson is a kindergarden through 8th grande school for approx. 540 students. The campus includes: 26 classrooms, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, an art studio, a music room, a computer lab, a library, and administration facilities. The school features an environmentally friendly site design, and was designed to meet LEED for Schools 2007 standards and is anticipated to achieve LEED for Schools Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).


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