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VGBN Board of Directors meetings are typically held the first Wednesday of each month in the afternoon. Unless otherwise indicated, VGBN Board Meetings are open to the public. All VGBN members are encouraged to attend.

October Board Meeting
The October meeting of the VGBN Board of Directors will be a closed meeting for Board training. Please check back for dates and locations of future meetings to attend.

Green Residential Case Study
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recent green home case study

Visit these website resources from the USGBC

Consumer web site for building green homes
Green Home Guide

Consumer web site for building green schools
Build Green Schools

Guidelines for green home renovations
Provide input to new guidelines for green remodeling
Remodeling Guidelines

WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING

VGBN Topical meeting/networking event - held Sept 9th
Ben Graham, owner of Natural Design/Build in Plainfield, VT, presented on "Natural Building in the Northeast", at Planet Hardwood in St. George, VT. It was an inspiring event with a great turnout!

LEED-NC workshop was held Aug 22
Thanks to everyone who helped to make this workshop a success, and to Pizzagalli Construction Company for their sponsorship.
Pizzagalli Construction Company

LEED-CI workshop was held May 16th
Thank you to the generous sponsors, Business Interiors and Steelcase, who helped make this possible.

THE LEED-NC TECHNICAL WORKSHOP WAS A BIG SUCCESS!
We had a sold out workshop in Burlington on Feb 15th

Our VGBN Annual Meeting last February focused on High Performance Schools
Follow the link below to find out about legislation that was introduced, and ways you can support school buildings that are more durable, less expensive to operate, and healthier to students and the environment.
H.718 and S.306: HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Ongoing Initiatives
VGBN has been busy with many new and ongoing initiatives including the following:

� VGBN maintains a Film Library .

� VGBN will be distributing our CD �Green Building In Vermont� to public libraries.

� VGBN has a new Conference Booth to represent our members and the organization at several building related events and shows.

� The VGBN Green Pages continue to grow as a comprehensive source to both consumers and professionals seeking green building products and services available in Vermont. VGBN members may make multiple listings in the Green Pages.

� You may participate in providing information to consumers on what to look for in selecting green building products and services on our online Shopper's Guide to Green Building in Vermont.

� VGBN continues to network with our Online Member Directory; Email Lists; our online green building Events Calendar.

� VGBN is involved with several green building initiatives with which you may want to be aware or participate:
 School Construction Standards Green Building Initiative
 Burlington Zoning Green Building Initiative
 Federal Green Building Legislation
 Provide feedback for updates to LEED through our local chapter

About The Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN):
The VGBN is a non-profit networking organization dedicated to expanding the market for "green building." The philosophy of green building promotes resource conservation, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation. Green buildings are designed to take into account environmental impacts and waste minimization. They create a healthy and comfortable indoor environment, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and address issues such as historical preservation, access to public transportation and other community infrastructure.

VGBN is proud to be a chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC)