Green Building Tour: Buck Institute (LEED CI) March 26, 2009

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LEED BUILDING TOUR
Buck Institute, LEED for Commercial Interiors

LEED Certfied
Project Tour & Presentation: Buck Institute
LEED for Commercial Interiors Silver
Certified project
First floor research laboratory, tenant
improvement

Presented by:

Perkins & Will
Architects
Flack & Kurtz
Engineers
GreenIT
Buck
Institute

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The institute has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for the way it built out 11,000 square feet of new laboratory space in 2007 while managing to save $4,500 in building costs in the bargain.

"The Buck Institute's LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership," said Rick Fedrizzi, the council's chief executive.

Details:

Thursday, March 26
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Buck Institute,8001 Redwood Blvd,Novato,
CA 94945

Agenda:

Networking
Presentation & Discussion
LEED CI Project Tour

About the Buck Institute:
The Buck Institute is the only
freestanding institute in the United States that is devoted solely to basic
research on aging and age-associated disease. The Institute is an independent
nonprofit organization dedicated to extending the healthspan, the healthy years
of each individuals life. The National Institute on Aging designated the Buck
a Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Biology of Aging, one of just five
centers in the country. Buck Institute scientists work in an innovative,
interdisciplinary setting to understand the mechanisms of aging and to discover
new ways of detecting, preventing and treating conditions such as Alzheimers
and Parkinsons disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke. Collaborative research at
the Institute is supported by new developments in genomics, proteomics and
bioinformatics technology.
About USGBC and LEED Certification:
The U.S. Green Building Council is a
nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built
environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations,
builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations.
Since UGSBCs founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 13,000
member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of LEED green
building rating systems, an expansive educational offering, the industrys
popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (www.greenbuildexpo.org),
and a network of 72 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing groups. For more
information, visitwww.usgbc.org.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a feature-oriented
rating system that awards buildings points for satisfying specified green building
criteria. The six major environmental categories of review include: Sustainable
Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor
Environmental Quality and Innovation and Design. LEED can be applied to all
building types including new construction, commercial interiors, core &
shell developments, existing buildings, homes, neighborhood developments,
schools and retail facilities.
About GreenIT:
GreenIT is a progressive consultancy
that is the leading advisor in the emerging field of environmentally
sustainable Information and Communications Technology systems. The services
provided by GreenIT enable clients to develop effective programs for IT
Eco-Efficiency and IT Eco-Innovation that drive improved financial results and
measurable environmental benefits. GreenIT is committed to leadership in
collecting and creating clear, unbiased information about sustainability
solutions for IT; creating practical programs that organizations can implement
to achieve measurable results; and communicating as broadly as possible the
liabilities and benefits of IT in building a more sustainable future. For more
information, visitwww.greenit.net.



Organized by USGBC - Redwood Empire Chapter
The U.S. Green Building Council -Redwood Empire Chapter's mission is to promote the design, construction and operation of buildings in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live, work and learn.

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Ticket Info:  

• EGB / Student, $5.99
• Chapter Member, $15.99
• Chapter Guests, $20.99

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