USGBC-- Northern California Chapter - USGBC-NCC Silicon Valley Branch

Silicon Valley Branch Leadership

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Branch Co-Chair:
Monica Funston Treadway
Hathaway Dinwiddie

Branch Co-Chair:
Mike Foster
City of San Jose

Branch Secretary:
Judith Sayler
Gordon Prill, Inc.

Branch Treasurer:
Jim Murphy
XL Construction

AT LARGE MEMBERS

Ron Fong
RonFong.com

Erica Paul
Cupertino Electric

Emily Blair
Blach Construction Co

Bryan Rosevear
Blach Construction Co

USGBC-NCC Silicon Valley Branch

Silicon Valley is at the heart and leading edge of the green building movement, with a unique combination of greentech smarts, venture capital, and an international community. Silicon Valley Branch (SVB) offers opportunities for networking and learning about the latest green building technology through educational events and classes that help you stay attuned to this rapidly and continually evolving sector of the economy.

- Monica Funston & Mike Foster, Co-Chairs of the Silicon Valley Branch

The team looks forward to an exciting 2012 as the Silicon Valley Branch continues to advance information that will have a lasting and positive impact around the world! Silicon Valley Branch programs in 2012 include exciting tours of some of the most advanced green buildings in Silicon Valley and are also excited to help support and plan for GreenBuild 2012. Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for one of our monthly programs and help make the future today!

See a list of LEED certified projects in Silicon Valley.

Branch Coverage

The Silicon Valley Branch covers Santa Clara county and the southern parts of Alameda and San Mateo counties. View the Branch Map to see which cities and zip codes are covered by SVB. Parts of Alameda county are covered by the Diablo East Bay Branch and the San Francisco Bay Bridge Branch, which also covers northern parts of San Mateo county.

Save the Date: Silicon Valley Branch Events

Silicon Valley Branch Monthly Meetings are generally held the second Tuesday of the month beginning at 5:30pm.

June 12, 2012
Sustainability Base - The greenest building in the Federal Government
Location TBA

Past SVB Events >>

2011 Inter-Branch Holiday Party Photo Gallery >>

Upcoming Events in Silicon Valley

May 18, 2012
Workshop: LEED Building Design & Construction Exam Prep

June 12, 2012
NASA Sustainability Base - The greenest Federal building on the planet - LEED Platinum Plus (1.5 GBCI CE Hours)

Silicon Valley Branch Presentation Archive

November 08, 2011:

ECO – nomics Tools for Intelligent Investments in Buildings

Steve Murphy, LEED® AP / MEP Director, Blach Construction & Matt Macko, Principal & Director, Existing Building Services, Environmental Building Strategies

October 11, 2011:

Greening the Empire State Building One Window at a Time

Kevin Surace, CEO and Chairman, Serious Energy, Inc
& Frank Teng, Program Manager, Energy & Sustainability Jones Lang LaSalle, Yahoo

July 12, 2011:

Solar Thermal: Some like it Hot, Some like it Cold!

Introduction to Solar Thermal
Chris Chappell, Director of Sales, SunWater Solar

Solar Cooling Methods and Applications
Sargon Ishaya, PE, LEED AP, President, Pragmatic Professional Engineers

California Solar Initiative Thermal Program (CSI-Thermal)
Nick Stimmel, Sr. Project Manager: California Solar Initiative (CSI) - Thermal Program, PG&E

June 22, 2011:

LEED CEU How-to June Workshop

Ron Fong, Licensed Professional Engineer

June 14, 2011:

LEED for Existing Buildings: Multi-Tenant Building Retrofits, ROI, and Relationships

Julie O'Loughlin, Senior Director of Facilities, Operations and Emergency Management Systems, Fenwick & West LLP & Heath Blount, LEED AP O+M, BD+C, Sustainability Advisor, Brightworks

February 08, 2011:

Retrofitting Existing Buildings for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response

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David Roberts, Director of Marketing, Cypress Envirosystems
Zach Gentry, CSO, Adura Technologies

View a video of the presentation (plays in Webex Network Recording Player)
Click on the video camera icon in the top right corner to see the video in addition to the slides (1 hour 34 minutes).

August 10, 2010:

LEED Risk Management

Basic Green Building Liability Considerations (handout)
Donald S. Simon, Partner, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean

300 Santana Row: A Model for Sustainability
Randy Paul, Vice President of Development, Federal Realty Investment Trust
Chris Hammer, LEED Consultant, Sustainable Design Resources

July 13, 2010:

New Cool Lighting Technology

Introduction
Erica Paul, Assistant Project Manager & Green Team Leader, Rosendin Electric
Ron Fong, Chair, USGBC-NCC Silicon Valley Branch

LEED-NC and Lighting Control Strategies
Brian Friedel, District Manager, WattStopper

LED Lighting
Tom Quinn, VP Sales & Marketing, Lunera Lighting

Double Platinum LEED Performance: National Grid Optimal Lighting/Minimal Energy
Terry Clark, Founder and CEO, Finelite, Inc.

June 08, 2010:

Three Sustainable Strategies: San José Airport Expansion

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Dave Maas, P.E., LEED AP, Deputy Director, City of San José
Richard Lewis, Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Mark Rothman, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fentress Architects
Renée Azerbegi, LEED AP, CEM, Ambient Energy

May 12, 2010:

Silicon Valley Branch 2nd Year Anniversary Celebration: Tour of Commons at Kennedy Mall

Santa Clara University Commons at Kennedy Mall
A Directory of Green Building Features by Devcon Construction