Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)

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ABOUT THE COUNCIL
With an active membership of key leaders in the industry, SBIC brings together design professionals, corporations, and individuals who are committed to sustainable design. >>

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With our members and partners SBIC creates resources that no one group could create alone. Together we can build better schools, homes, federal and commercial buildings. >>

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April 22-23, 2008

High Performance Schools Workshop
Coastal Georgia Region

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SBIC is proud to announce the 2007 Beyond Green^™ High Performance Building Award Winners. This unique program recognizes the initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high performance design and construction practices. Award winners will be invited to present their projects at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. The program was held on January 16, 2008 in conjunction with a U.S. Department of Energy sponsored lecture series. Full Award Ceremony Details (PDF)

Hot off the Press: Fifth Edition Green Building Guidelines ©.
A limited press run of the newly released Fifth Edition of SBIC's
Green Building Guidelines© is available for purchase in hard copy
and as a downloadable pdf.
It includes a CD with NAHB’s Model Green Home Building Guidelines
and a USGBC LEED for Homes rating system checklist.

SBIC member Ecobuild America has announced plans for its annual DC conference, this year called Ecobuild Fall. SBIC will once again host a booth at the exhibit hall and present a Whole Building Design Guide Workshop. SBIC’s Executive Director, Helen English, will participate in a panel discussion on the High Performance Building Committee during the conference. Dates for this year’s event are Dec 10-13. Visit www.ecobuildfall.com for more information.

Catch up on SBIC news. Click here to read our latest issue of "Inside & Out."

NEWS & INFORMATION

ENERGY-10™ Version 1.8 is here! For the first time, building designers will have an easy to use tool to help them integrate Photovoltaics and Solar Domestic Hot Water in an energy efficient building. These solar features were added to Energy-10^TM Version 1.8 at the urging of the solar industry. purchase now | read press release (PDF)

To arrange for a High-Performance School Buildings© workshop in your community, please contact Ellen Larson Vaughan: elarson@sbicouncil.org or 202-628-7400 ext. 211. This road-tested, comprehensive training package is now available for a standard, affordable price. click here for more information

SBIC's Build Better Buildings brochure presents high-performance buildings as the solution to a variety of U.S. policy challenges. download brochure | read press release (PDF)