Sean McGuire, Green Building Network Coordinator, welcomed attendees to the meeting and attendees introduced themselves. Sean then reviewed some of the items listed in previous GBN announcements and alerts.

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council and its Green Building Guidelines – Doug Schroeder, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

Doug began with an overview of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC), including the services and products it provides to the construction community. Specifically, Doug described SBIC’s development of green building techniques and reports and disseminating the information. SBIC is a private/Non-Profit Organization established in 1980. They are dedicated to the “whole-building” approach in residential, small commercial, and school design and construction. Doug then highlighted the various partners within the SBIC.

The various green building programs established by SBIC were developed to help advocates get introduced and comfortable with green building techniques. The development of the Green Building Guidelines (Guidelines) was sponsored by DOE, NREC, and other funding sources. Plus, SBIC is going out and helping to sponsor seminars on green building to educate the construction and development community. The Guidelines promote and convey holistic approaches to building design and construction, and do so for people and industries wanting to enter the green building market.

The Guidelines are not a checklist, but rather chapters that address the general factors of green building. The main topics of the Guidelines are energy, resource conservation, indoor air quality, safety, security, and affordability. The Guidelines also provide additional resources for future and specific interest. The Guidelines are climate zone specific and provide market research and data to better secure buy-in and implementation.

Doug then opened the meeting to questions, which included inquiries on security, marketing, and others. For more information on SBIC and the products and services they provide, please check them out at www.sbicouncil.org.

Attendees

Bob Corbett, Chesapeake CoHo Group
Brian Baker, ZGF
Carole Barth, PG DER
Chris Earley, McCrone Engineering
David Wentling, RCT
Doug Schroeder SBIC
Eileen Emmet, M-NCPPC
Elizabeth DeSilver, TA Engineering
Jack Arnold, ED & RC
James Kantor, Army Research Lab
Janet Harrison, AIA COTE
Jay Hall, ICF Consulting
Jim Hanna, DHCD
John Vlah, Holophane Lighting
Jonathan Meyer, Meyer Sons Builders
Karl Berger, MWCOG
Katie Scott, NRES
Kevin Oliveau, Builder
Linda Showalter, Building Specs Home Inspections
Mark Hasslinger, Wheeler Goodman Masek
Mark Turner, AIA, CBC
Michael Furbish, Furbish Company
Michael Shearer, NVR, Inc.
Patrick Morris, EDR
Richard Hottel, Hottel, Inc.
Sandra Leibowitz, Sustainable Design Consulting
Tari Baca, Henry Cole
Temple Chappell, ProCoat Applications
Tom Liebel, Design Collective
Walt Auburn, MEA
Zach Wilson, Rasevic Construction