Dec 7 2005
On December 13, the Green Building Initiative™ will offer a free three-hour training session on the Green Globes™ environmental design and rating system at the EcoBuild Federal Conference in Washington, D.C. EcoBuild Federal is a conference and exhibition focusing on sustainable design and construction with a special emphasis on federal buildings.
The recent Executive Order 13123 requires that federal agencies constructing federal buildings apply sustainable design principles such as minimizing energy and resource consumption, protecting and conserving water, and enhancing indoor air quality. The session will also feature an overview of the Green Globes for commercial buildings in operation, which provides data-based guidance, recommendations, and information for benchmarking and improving the performance of existing buildings.
Green Globes is the first U.S. web-based assessment protocol, rating system and guide for integrating environmentally-friendly design into commercial structures. It is a proven and credible environmental design and assessment tool that is also flexible, affordable and user friendly, making it accessible to mainstream commercial builders.
The three-hour Green Globes training program, which takes place on December 13 from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Washington Convention Center room 146B, provides insights and strategies from building sciences experts on how to utilize the Green Globes new construction module to improve the environmental design and performance of new commercial buildings. The session concludes with an overview of how existing buildings can benefit from Green Globes for commercial buildings in operation.
Speakers will include Jiri Skopek, architect, planner, environmental consultant, and owner of ECD Energy and Environment, who led the development committee that created the Green Globes system, and Dr. Harvey Bryan, a professor at Arizona State University’s College of Design and a leading expert on energy and environmental aspects of buildings.
Ward Hubbell, executive director of the Green Building Initiative explains, “The goal of Ecobuild is to provide a complete look at the issues of designing and maintaining energy-efficient, healthier, and better performing buildings. This makes Ecobuild Federal an ideal platform to educate the industry on Green Globes.”
To register for this free training session, log onto: http://www.ecobuildfederal.com/greenglobes.shtml