Upcoming Events
March 17, 6pm -- Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch Monthly Membership Meeting
Wind Power and Sustainable Energy and Job Creation
Hosted at the University of Miami School of Architecture, Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Lecture Hall, 1223 Dickinson Drive Coral Gables, FL
If you are a stakeholder in Florida’s economy, our National security, or the environment, how we acquire and use energy is important to you. Our speaker, Jamie Schlinkmann, is an engineer with more than 15 years of company leadership and product-development experience in the renewable energy market. The program will discuss what renewable energy options exist in Florida and the role of wind power. It will also compare energy generation of Wind Power to Hydro, Biomass, Solar, Wave/Tidal and Ocean Current. Jamie will also cover wind technology and wind power and the financial benefits for wind power in Florida. Our registration and meet-'n'-greet runs from 5:30-6:30pm. From 6:30-7pm we conduct our general business meeting, and our educational presentation runs from 7-8pm. For more information, please click here.
Branch Announcements
Congratulations to Mark Schrieber!
Our Branch's own Mark Schrieber was elected during Greenbuild as incoming Chair of the EGB National Committee by his committee member peers. He will succeed Ed Wansing, of the Middle Tennessee (Nashville) EGB in this position. Mark will officially take over as Chair on May 1, 2010, and will serve as Chair-elect until then. Mark was also elected as Chair of the Chapter's EGB Committee.
Mark started the University of Miami EGB in the Spring of 2006 and joined the EGB National Committee in 2008. As those of us who have been involved with the South Florida Chapter the past several years can attest, Mark has shown great commitment to the EGB and Student programs, and has an incredibly bright future ahead of him in sustainability and green building. In his new role with National, he will be instrumental in the continuing effort to integrate EGB Committee members with their corresponding local Chapters and will undoubtedly provide great leadership to the entire EGB and Student network.
The entire Miami-Dade and the Keys Branches extends sincere congratulations to Mark, and wishes him great success in his new role with National.
Past Events
February 19 -- GREENworking Event, Casale Rooftop Lounge, South Beach, FL
Our first GREENworking event started off with a bang, as hundreds of green building professionals gathered together on a beautiful evening in South Beach. From elected officials to designers, attendees enjoyed a healthy mix of professionals and fantastic networking opportunities. The event was held at the Casale Rooftop Lounge, located at 1800 Bay Road in Miami Beach. A special thanks goes out to the media who attended, including the Miami New Times, CBS, Environmental News & Views Magazine, and SoFi Magazine. We hope to see you at the next event which will be announced soon! Want to view pictures from our Facebook page? Click here!
February 17 -- Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch Membership Meeting, Brickell Financial Center
If you missed this tour, you missed out! Attendees had the opportunity to tour a major Class-A, LEED-CS registered office building in the heart of downtown Miami. The developer of Brickell Financial Centre and its A/E team presented a short lecture on the major LEED-related strategies in the building, followed by a tour of the building under construction. The general contracting team led the tour, highlighting the features of this LEED building. Attendees experienced first-hand the challenges and opportunities encountered by the project team -- truly a rare educational opportunity. Want to view pictures from our Facebook page? Click here!
January 20 -- Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch Membership Meeting, University of Miami
Attendees were in for a real treat as Mark Gunia of Alterna Corp., presented a program titled "Bamboo in a Green Design Environment." Attendees developed an understanding of growing, harvesting and manufacturing with bamboo, in addition to understanding how bamboo from different manufacturers may contribute to a variety of LEED credits in a Certified building and how to write CSI standard specifications to ensure the quality and sustainability of bamboo used in a project. This program was registered with the AIA Continuing Education Systems for continuing professional education. Credit earned on completion of this program was reported to CES for AIA members. Want to view pictures from our Facebook page? Click here!
