GREENLIGHT Archive
- Green Advantage Announces Change in Policy for Training
- Meet The Trainer: Craig Miller, University of Florida
- Spotlight On: DOERRE Construction Interior Upfit
- Spotlight On: Shelco, Inc.
- The Growth of Green
- Stimulating the Economy through Green Building Investments
- Green Advantage in the News
- Green Tip from Bob Margulis of Seattle, Washington
- We Want to Hear from You!
Green Advantage Announces Change in Policy for Training
As of July 1, 2009, Green Advantage has decided that it will no longer authorize organizations offering training for the Green Advantage Certification. GA will instead allow training providers to develop and offer trainings how they choose, encouraging them to pursue the most effective methods of training they can without restriction, and will allow Green Advantage to focus our energy and attention on maintaining and improving the quality of our Certification Exams and the Certification itself.
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Meet The Trainer: Craig Miller, University of Florida
Craig Miller has been a Green Advantage Residential and Commercial trainer since 2000—but he taught green building long before the millennium! He's always impressed by what he learns from his students, and draws on their rich knowledge to provide an unscripted, lively class discussion. With roughly 400 students a year in his Green Advantage preparatory classes, he must learn a lot!
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Spotlight On: DOERRE Construction Interior Upfit
A challenging economy still breeds opportunities. Doerre Construction Co., LLC, a general contractor in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a savvy company that realized the market shift towards green building by doing a green upfit—or renovation—of their own new office in an historic building. As Doerre pursues LEED Silver certification for the 5,000-square foot office space, the company has found that the project has become a great marketing tool.
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Spotlight On: Shelco, Inc.
Shelco, Inc., a general contractor out of Charlotte, North Carolina, has made strong commitments to green building. Even amid the current economic downturn, Joe Obusek, Jr., vice president of project management with Shelco, notes that green building is becoming the standard in the industry. Shelco carries out this commitment in several ways, including having 38 of its employees, in its four regional offices, achieve Green Advantage certification.
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The Growth of Green
Articles and personal interviews have affirmed that despite the tight economy, green building continues to grow in strength and value.
In a May 20 e-release titled “Green Building Growing at a Surprising Rate,” the National Association of Home Builders acknowledged this: “We’ve said for a while that green building is a bright spot in a down market,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder and developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “However, the growth of the NAHB National Green Building Program exceeds even our most optimistic expectations.”
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Stimulating the Economy through Green Building Investments
In “What One Stimulus Buck Could Do,” Mother Jones magazine advances the ideas of Santa Fe-based architect Edward Mazria. After duly noting that the building sector accounts for the largest portion of energy consumption in the U.S. economy (buildings guzzle about three-quarters of the nation's electricity and half of our overall energy), the article highlights Mazria's proposals.
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Green Advantage in the News
“Builders Get Their Own Shade of Green Certification”
Earlier this year design-build contractor GeoStructures, which engineers earth structures and foundations, hosted a one-day Green Advantage training course for its staff and several builders. Shana Opdyke, P.E., LEED AP, who earned Green Advantage certification and serves as the mid-Atlantic regional sales engineer for GeoStructures, Inc., wrote an article on her Green Advantage training for the online, ConstructionBusinessOwner.com.
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Green Tip from Bob Margulis of Seattle, Washington
“When it comes to green cabinetry, I’m frequently asked what makes cabinetry green. Well, there’s the sustainable wood (i.e. FSC--Forest Stewardship Council and reclaimed), non-added urea-formaldehyde sheet goods, and low/no VOC (volatile organic compounds) finishes—but there’s also the opportunity to support a greener lifestyle.
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We Want to Hear from You!
We’d love to hear back about your experiences in the use and marketing of green products and technologies as well as any other green-related experiences you'd like to share.