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The primary mission of the Rhode Island Green Building Council is to educate professionals and the public about sustainable design and building practices.

The Chapter also promotes policies that will create sustainable communities within our region.  
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U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Vision
"Buildings and communities will sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation."

What is LEED?
USGBC's "Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design" (LEED) is a third-party green building certification program. Learn more on the different rating systems.
 

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The Rhode Island Green Building Council (RIGBC) offers educational and outreach events statewide on the merits of green building and energy efficiency. The chapter also hosts LEED workshops and exam prep study sessions for individuals pursuing LEED professional credentials such as the Green Associate or LEED AP.

Try out our educational seminars, or let us provide a speaker for your school, business or private event. Contact us!

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Consider joining the RIGBC as a Member or becoming a Partner.
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Join us for a Green Apple webcast on June 6 at 6pm EST to learn how to take your 2013 Day of Service outside! Plan activities for September 28, 2013 such as planting trees, picking up litter, planting a garden and more. Tamara Arsenault from Global Communities will share stories from several projects her organization led around the world in 2012, and Center for Green Schools UTC Fellow Farah McDill will share the Day of Service events that took place in Sacramento City Unified School District last fall.

To join the free webcast:

1. Go to http://bit.ly/12XNnaq  

2. Register for the webcast.

You will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining. A list of global call-in numbers is available when you register. Each webcast will be recorded and posted online with the rest of the webcasts at mygreenapple.org/resources.

 

 Interested in contributing to an upcoming webcast about your 2012 Day of Service project?

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Join us for our New Green Eggs Program! 

June Event - Providence’s Sustainability Action Plan 

Join us to learn more about Providence's Sustainability Action Plan presented by Sheila Dormody, City of Providence Director of Sustainability.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Textron
40 Westminster Street, Providence, RI
Times: 7:30 am - 9:00 am

                               July Event - Corporate Sustainability

Fidelities Sustainbility Officer, Joe Higgins, will provide us insights into his responsibilities in critical infrastructure design and operations for their Real Estate program. 

Monday, July 22, 2013 at 7:30 am - 9:00 am at Fidelity Investments, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI

About Green Eggs and How to Register

   Green Eggs is the Chapter’s monthly breakfast forum featuring a speaker and topic relevant to green buildings.
    Networking and full breakfast will take place from 7:30am – 8:00am followed by a 45 minute presentation and a 15 minute question, answer & discussion period. Attendance is limited and pre-registration with payment is recommended. 

The Rhode Island Chapter of the US Green Building Council recognizes the generous support of our partners.

     Please visit our EVENTS page for more information!

A THANK YOU NOTE
TO OUR HOST
New England Institute of Technology

AND GENEROUS DONORS
for making our foray into green building possible.
For a full list of Chapter Partners, including Founding Partners, click Here.
 

What's New?

“ Check out the new Green Building Information Gateway for Rhode Island!!

GBIG is a web-based tool, search engine and data platform for exploring and comparing the green dimensions of the built environment. Get your data, analysis and insights about green building practice Rhode Island  through GBIG.

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“INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE”

(2012 IgCC) FREE TRAINING - Friday June 28, 2013
 New England Institute of Technology, One New England Tech Blvd, East Greenwich 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 

The RI Green Building Council (RIGBC) will be hosting a free full day advanced training session on the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) on Friday June 28, 2013, co-sponsored by the State of Rhode Island Building Commissioner’s Office.
See our EVENTS page for more details

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Thank you to Chris Schaffner, LEED Fellow, with The Green Engineer, Inc for teaching the LEED BD & C Exam Prep class at NEIT on Post Road, Warwick, RI. We received many great reviews from attendees as to the your professionalism and understanding of the subject.
Thank you from the Rhode Island Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council!
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