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Colorado Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Edward Mazria of Architecture 2030 to speak
(PRLEAP.COM) August 28, 2008 - DENVER, CO — A celebration event next month will mark five years of dramatic growth in Colorado’s green building community as well as in the Colorado Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
"It’s hard to believe we’re only five years old," said Deb Kleinman, Executive Director of the Colorado Chapter of USGBC. "Today, we are headquartered in a historic building in downtown Denver, and our professional full time staff has increased by 400 percent in the past year. Our state has grown to be a leader in sustainable building practices, and we have a lot to celebrate. We look forward to the future of green building here in Denver as well as the entire state."
The five year celebration is open to the public and will take place the evening of September 12 at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Edward Mazria, founder and executive director of Architecture 2030 is the keynote speaker. Mazria will address Chapter members and friends about his program to reduce emissions in the built environment.
The USGBC coordinates the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program. Colorado has had many LEED "firsts" in the country, including the first LEED hospital, Existing Building, and law school. Today, the state also boasts:
-57 LEED certified projects
-Over 369 LEED registered projects
-Over 2,000 LEED Accredited Professionals
-879 members of USGBC Colorado
RSVPs to the event can be made by August 29 at www.usgbccolorado.org/registration.
Sponsors of the event include Avery Brewing, Lend Lease, Colorado Real Estate Journal, and KUNC.
About U.S. Green Building Council – Colorado Chapter
The Colorado Chapter of the USGBC is an organization that acts as the catalyst to help its 850-plus members and the sustainable community lead the way in Colorado’s green built environment. The Chapter promotes sustainable building practices through educational programs and workshops, community outreach, collaboration with other organizations and supports the USGBC’s LEED Rating System, a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
About Edward Mazria
Edward Mazria is an internationally-recognized architect, author, educator and visionary with a long and distinguished career. His award-winning architecture and planning projects span over a thirty-five year period and each employs a cutting-edge environmental approach to design. He is the author of numerous published works and is the founder of Architecture 2030, an innovative research organization focused on protecting the global environment. He developed and issued The 2030 Challenge, a measured and achievable strategy to dramatically reduce global GHG emissions and fossil-fuel consumption by the year 2030.
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