Message from our president :
Happy New Year 2008!!
Emerging Green Builders
For information on the EGB 2008 Design Competition follow this links:
EGB 2008 Design Competition
To see the events and activities of the Emerging Green Builders please click on this link: http://egbpr.blogspot.com
Upcoming Seminar
Click here for details.
1st Symposium on Green Building and Annual Assembly
December 7, 2007 – Puerto Rico Convention Center
(This is not the oficial webpage)
(this is a preliminary DRAFT waiting for corrections)
(the oficial page will be posted in www.USGBC.org)
(contact: manuel@concretek.com)
Puerto Rico now has 25 LEED Accredited Professionals who can help you certify your project as a Green Building.
These are:
Arch. Jeanette Rullán Tel: 787-749-1960
Arch. Vincent Pieri Tel. 787-789-9292
Mr. Simon Drury Tel: 787-749-8000
Eng. Juan Quintana Tel. 787-789-1000
Eng. Juan C. Patiño Tel. 787-739-2194
Arch. Myrene Giuliani Tel. 787-749-1960
Yma Doitteau ( Ing. Civil & Arquitecta) Tel . 787.781.9090
César Bobonis ( Arquitecto) Tel. 787.781.9090
Arq. Fernando Lugo Tel (787)724.8412
Luis Huertas, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Tel. 602-265-2200
Steve Fox (BVI) Tel. 284 494 2148 x 130
Luis Vélez-Alvarez Washington, DC Tel. 202.974.4510
Yiselle M Santos, Assoc. AIA, Tel:: 202.974.4507
Arch. Edith L. Calzadilla, AIA Tel: 787-641-6800 x 614
José A.(Tony) Moreno, AIA, CSI, CDT T Tel: 787.641.6800 x609
Gabriel Rivera ( Ing. Eléctrico) Tel. 787.792.1509
Beatriz Menéndez ( Ing. Eléctrica) Tel 787.792.1509
Suz Ann Arroyo ( Ing. Mecánica) Tel 787.792.1509
Omar Rodríguez ( Ing.) Tel 787.792.1509
Arch. Emily Valdes Tel 787-720-0341
Arch. Maria Cristina Peña- Tel. 787-720-0341
Cristina Algaze Beato, AIT, Tel: 787. 308-6844
Sharon Denice Figueroa Tel. (787) 646-6175
Arch. Víctor M. Villegas Durán AIA Tel 787-723-2031
Yancarlo Mondriguez Tel. 787-640-9994
Mission Statement
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
What is the U.S. Green Building
Council?
- The U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) is leading a national consensus for producing a
new generation of buildings that deliver high performance inside and out.
- Council members
work together to develop LEED® products and
resources, the GreenBuild annual International Conference and Expo, policy
guidance, and educational and marketing tools that support the adoption of
sustainable building.
·
LEED®, the "Leadership
in Energy & Environmental Design" Green Building Rating System, is the
nationally accepted standard for green buildings developed by the USGBC
membership.
- Members also
forge strategic alliances with key industry and research organizations and
federal, state and local government agencies to transform the built
environment.
Council programs are: Committee-based,
Member-driven, and Consensus-focused.
As the leading organization
representing the entire industry on environmental building matters, our unique perspective and
collective power provides our members with enormous opportunity to effect
change in the way buildings are designed, built and maintained.
Who We Are
Our membership is comprised of
visionary leaders representing the following categories:
- Building Product
Manufacturers
- Building Owners,
Managers, Users and Brokers
- Financial and
Insurance Firms
- Press
- Professional
Societies
- Design,
Architectural, Engineering and Professional Firms
- Contractors and
Builders
- Nonprofit
Organizations
- Utilities
- Universities,
k-12 School Systems and Research Institutes
- State, Local and
Federal Governments
- Building Control
Service Contractors and Manufacturers
The strength and diversity of the
USGBC significantly enhances the resources available and the effectiveness
of member efforts to improve the quality of our buildings. No other
organization represents the entire green building industry with the breadth
of stakeholders found in the USGBC.
Why Build Green?
Did you know?
The built environment has a profound
impact on our natural environment, economy, health and productivity.
In the US, buildings account for:
- 36% of total
energy use/65% of electricity consumption
- 30% of
greenhouse gas emissions
- 30% of raw
materials use
- 30% of waste
output/136 million tons annually
- 12% of potable
water consumption
In Puerto Rico
- We generate the
most garbage per capita in the world!
- We are one of
the leading night sky polluters in the world!
More industry statistics are available on our research page.
Breakthroughs in building science,
technology and operations are available to designers, builders and owners
who want to build green and maximize both economic and environmental
performance.
Environmental benefits:
- Enhance and
protect ecosystems and biodiversity
- Improve air and
water quality
- Reduce solid
waste
- Conserve natural
resources
Economic benefits:
- Reduce operating
costs
- Enhance asset
value and profits
- Improve employee
productivity and satisfaction
- Optimize life-cycle
economic performance
Health and community benefits:
- Improve air,
thermal and acoustic environments
- Enhance occupant
comfort and health
- Minimize strain
on local infrastructure
- Contribute to
overall quality of life
LEED®, the "Leadership in
Energy & Environmental Design" Green Building Rating System, is the
nationally accepted standard for green buildings developed by the USGBC.
LEED now consists of the following categories:
LEED NC New Construction and
Major Renovation
LEED ES Existing Structures
LEED CI Commercial Interiors
LEED CS Core and Shell
LEED H Homes
LEED ND Neighborhood Development
We strongly encourage you to join the Council and
actively participate in our programs and committees. Your input is crucial
to the success and impact of our initiatives. Join the leading green
building coalition and help speed the adoption of green building practices.
Please send your membership form to:
USGBC Caribbean Chapter
Membership Committee
PO Box 9024206
San Juan, PR 00902-4206
Your organization can join the US
Green Building Council with all the benefits and responsibilities at the
national and local levels. You can also join our USGBC Caribbean Chapter as
an individual with the benefits and responsibilities at a local level.
