North Alabama

LEED Green Associate

Exam Prep Class

Presented by Piedmont Green Building Solutions

Hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council, Alabama Chapter

The RSVP deadline of Nov. 4 is approaching for this class that is being offered on November 6, 2009. To RSVP and pay with a credit card, go to the Events Page by clicking here.

LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Classes

USGBC Alabama is offering LEED Green Associate Exam Prep classes in various locations across the state over the next several months. This first classes will be in Huntsville, November 6 and in Auburn on January 28. Please note that the class scheduled for October 20 in Auburn has been cancelled.

Learn about Green Building Fundamentals and prepare for the LEED Green Associate exam. Geared toward understanding the core concepts of LEED and preparing you for the LEED Green Associate exam and for part one of the new two part LEED AP exam, classes run from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

For the Huntsville class, RSVP to Andrea Paseur by 12 pm on Nov. 4.  For more information, see North Alabama branch page .

Information will be provided soon for the class in Auburn. 

October 9, 2009

North Alabama Branch
2nd Annual “Green on the Greens” Golf Tournament 4-Person Scramble

Friday, October 9, 2009
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail – Hampton Cove
450 Old Highway 431 South
Owens Cross Roads, AL  35763

Come and join us for a fun afternoon of golf at Huntsville’s premier public golf course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.  Your participation will also include a box lunch and a chance at prizes. 

• Contests will include Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin and Pre-Tournament Putting Contest
• Par-3, Hole-in-One Giveaways
• Raffle Drawing for Door Prizes!

Cost is $125/player (includes green fees, cart, lunch, and driving range) For non-USGBC members, as an option,
pay $175/player and the additional $50 will be put toward registration as a new member.

September 10 & 11, 2009

The Auburn University Outreach Program Office Invites You to Join Building and Design Professionals for an HVAC Sustainable Practices Workshop

See Central Alabama Programs page for details 

August 20, 2009

A Practical Approach

to LEED:

How White-Spunner Achieved LEED Silver Certification... and how you can, too.

Check out the Mobile area's first LEED Certified project and learn how others are accomplishing the goal of LEED certification in this special Gulf Coast Branch event. See the Gulf Coast Branch Monthly Programs page for details.

 

Hands On LEED:

How Stewart Perry Achieved LEED Silver Certification (and how you can, too)

 

Get some tricks of the trade and check out how others are accomplishing the goal of LEED certification in this special Birmingham Branch event. See the Birmingham Branch Monthly Programs page for details and to RSVP.

April 24, 2009

Enterprise is Site for
First LEED Homes in Alabama

For more information, see "Features"

Welcome to the USGBC Alabama Chapter!

The U.S. Green Building Council Alabama Chapter was formed to advance and promote sustainable and environmentally responsible planning, design, construction and operation of the state’s buildings, landscapes, cities and communities.

The purpose of the Alabama Chapter is to:

• Provide regularly scheduled opportunities for members to exchange information with other persons having similar interests;
• Raise awareness of Green Building principles and practices among the design, construction and real estate communities as well as the general public;
• Provide forums for the exchange of ideas;
• Form partnerships with other local building-related and environmental organizations; and
• Promote membership in the U S Green Building Council.