Find new and exciting ways to become involved with the Chapter's extensive professional community. Meet the leaders of USGBC-NCC and learn how you can:
Advocate for green schools, homes, and communities at a local and statewide level
Plan green building educational events in the San Francisco area
Engage with young and emerging green building professionals
Chapter leaders and representatives Chapter staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer everything you've always wanted to know about the USGBC.
This is a great opportunity for new members or existing members to learn about:
Changes to LEED 2009
LEED Online
The New Certification Model and more!
We have plenty of reasons to celebrate:
Since February 2008, over 600 new members have joined the Northern California Chapter
National corporate membership just exceeded 20,000 companies (a new milestone!)
Close to 100,000 people have registered to take the LEED AP exam in the last few weeks
The highly anticipated launch of LEED v3.0
Hope to see you there! Complimentary appetizers and drinks will be served.
What is LEED v3?
The LEED green building certification program’s greatest strength lies in its consensus-based, transparent, ongoing development cycle. On April 27, 2009, the next version of LEED will launch. The ability to be flexible allows LEED to evolve, taking advantage of new technologies and advancements in building science while prioritizing energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reductions.
What exactly is changing?
LEED 2009: Technical advancements to the LEED credits and points. Learn More »
LEED-Online: An upgrade to LEED-Online that is faster and easier to use, featuring new help options. Learn More »
Certification model: An expanded certification infrastructure based on ISO standards, administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for improved capacity, speed and performance. Learn More »
