a:33:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:2:"10";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-12-23 06:33 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:2:"78";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:10:"new_weblog";s:2:"10";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:80:"Why LEED certification? The value of third-party verification for your building ";s:9:"url_title";s:78:"why_leed_certification_the_value_of_third_party_verification_for_your_building";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_58";s:78:"Why LEED certification? The value of third-party verification for your buildin";s:11:"field_ft_58";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_62";s:128:"This presentation will cover the case basics of LEED certification and present the business case for third-party certification. ";s:11:"field_ft_62";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_59";s:22:"USGBC, LEED, certified";s:11:"field_ft_59";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_63";s:35:"RCGA Regional Collaboration Center ";s:11:"field_ft_63";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_57";s:19:"2010-01-07 07:30 AM";s:15:"field_offset_57";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_56";s:0:"";s:15:"field_offset_56";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_55";s:15:"7:30 -9:30 a.m.";s:11:"field_ft_55";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_60";s:1440:"<p><strong>PRESENTED BY: </strong>St. Louis Regional Chapter,&nbsp; U. S. Green Building Council</p>
<p><strong>WHEN:</strong> Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:30 - 9:30 am</p>
<p>WHERE: St. Louis RCGA Regional Collaboration Center<br />One Metropolitan Square - Suite 1300 (63102)<br />Please consider carpooling or taking Metrolink!</p>
<p><strong>Speakers:</strong></p>
<p>Paul Todd Merrill, Director of Sustainable Construction at Clayco</p>
<p>Marc Lopata, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Azimuth Energy Systems</p>
<p>Matt Malten, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability at Washington University</p>
<p>Presentations will cover the LEED Green Building Rating System, LEED Professional Credentials, the business case for green building and LEED, and why third party verification is important to ensure to your customers, clients, and the community that your building is green.</p>
<p><strong>Cost: Free</strong></p>
<p>RSVP to: Sherri Bailey, St. Louis RCGA, at sbailey@stlrcga.org or (314) 444-1134.</p>
<p>This seminar is part of the St. Louis High Performance Building Initiative of USGBC-STL and St. Louis RCGA. The two organizations are working together to \"green every building in our region\".</p>
<p>Learn more about the first seminar featuring Congressman Russ Carnahan. The third of three seminars will be Tuesday, February 2 and address Greening Existing Buildings: Certifications and Incentives.</p>
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