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Chapter Committees
Our Chapter's various committee teams are staffed by dedicated green building advocate volunteers. With their assistance we are able to move the green building "needle" forward in the region by working directly with targeted stakeholder groups or on specific organizational initiatives.
Each team is comprised of a range between 5-20 people. The teams usually meet once a month. New volunteers are welcome to join the teams to contribute / participate. Contact the Chapter (info@neogreenbuilding.org) if you're interested in one of the teams
In 2010, the teams' leaders have formed a collective General Circle to coordinate each team's efforts on compiling persuasive case studies, programming efforts, best demonstrated practices. The General Cirlce meets every other month.
Schools Team
Mission: Inform stakeholder group of the cost savings and health benefits associated with green building strategies .Promote implementation of local green building standards for K-12 school systems and LEED certification where applicable
Financial Team
Mission: To assemble financial data, case studies, presentations, and other economically focused resources that can act as a catalyst for those considering green building practices. Efforts of this group also assist other NEO USGBC working groups by providing economic data, information, and financial facts that can help aid their ability to communicate the importance of green building efforts.
Trades Team
Mission: To advance the awareness and implementation of green building practices among the skilled trade industries. To create the framework for a sequenced training program as a means of “certification”. To promote existing training programs offered by colleges / universities, unions and professional organizations.
Resource Directory Team
Mission: To guide the design, development, and implementation of a go-to "directory" for green building resources in the Northeast Ohio region. This team aims to draw together all of the valuable information associated within the Chapter's volunteer initiatives in a clear and useful platform.
Green Building Challenge Team
Mission: To encourage and promote green building practices with specific building owners / operators having them consider following a consensus based greening process. Give these building owners / operators access to the people/ resources to help them initiated or move forward their sustainable journey. Share best demonstrated practices among each other for those who are already performing sustainability functions within their buildings
High Performance Building Team
Mission: To define various green building categories (responsible green, LEED certified, high performance, living building), communicate and provide resources and tools for High Performance Building implementation, evaluation and on-going performance specific to the Northeast Ohio Region.
Healthcare Team
Mission: Raise “Sustainable Practice” awareness in NE Ohio’s Healthcare Industry (including but not limited to Hospitals, Clinics, Physician Offices, Assisted Living, & Nursing Homes) through coordination of site tours, programming events and publication of case studies.
Advocacy Team
Mission: Advance effective and comprehensive green building policy and regulatory measures at the state and local levels, founded on USGBC’s mission.
Emerging Green Builders
Mission:Bringing Northeast Ohio's young professionals together for a greener region through community interaction, awareness and the promotion of sustainable building practices
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Interested and available to help at an event, lead a tour, be a speaker, contribute an artilce / case study, etc?
Then please contact Michele Kilroy at mkilroy@neogreenbuilding.org and indicate your area of interest.
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