Dear Fellow Cascadians,

We want to take a moment this Holiday Season to thank you, our supporters - our Funders, our Members, those who use our resources and attend our workshops. 2007 has been a year of tremendous growth for us and the movement, and we could not have done it without you. You are the heros working to improve our world every day, and you inspire us and give meaning to the work we do. As we move into 2008, we will continue to promote world changing ideas and provide you with tools to push the edge of possibility and creativity. Thank you for your commitment to a better world, and we wish you a joyous holiday season.

Jason, Brandon, Marni, Gina, Mona, Eden, Thor, Bob, Angie, Meagan, and Jenny (Cascadia Staff)

Early registration deadline tomorrow!
This innovative conference is the premier event for integrating green practices into all types of engineering – from the site to the systems. It will draw in professionals from the realms of civil, electrical, structural and mechanical engineering. Through technical trainings and workshops, attendees will be equipped with sufficient technical knowledge of green engineering practices, and will subsequently be empowered to integrate those practices into the holistic design process. 
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Kresge Foundation providing grant funding for projects pursuing the Living Building Challenge!
The Kresge Foundation is awarding planning grants ranging from $50,000-$100,000 to support the intergrated design process for new consruction projects designed to meet the Living Building Challenge.
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Cascadia has won an Award of Excellence!
Cascadia Region Green Building Council has won a USGBC/ Milliken & Company Award of Excellence for Education. The award was presented at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo to Cascadia's Washington Director, Marni Kahn.
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Greenbuild 2008 Call for Papers closes January 11th
USGBC is now accepting proposals for educational sessions for Greenbuild 2008. Sessions should reflect the program theme of Revolutionary Green: Innovations for Global Sustainability. The submission deadline is January 11th, at 5PM EST.
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Sustainable Industries RSS Feed
Cascadia has added a RSS Feed to the Cascadia website to include green buidling news from Sustainable Industries.
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Greenbuild recap

Paul Hawken with two Cascadia Emerging Green Builders, Cassandra Tyler and Brad Wright

Greenbuild 2007 Living Building Competition Winners!
The boards of the winning entries in the Greenbuild 2007 Living Buidling competition have been uploaded to the Cascadia site!
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New Credentialing Organization Launched for Green Building Professionals
A newly incorporated entity, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), has been established with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council to administer credentialing programs related to green building practice and standards.  GBCI was created to develop and administer credentialing programs aimed at improving green building practice. 
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High Point wins Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence
The Urban Land Institute has awarded its most coveted award--the ULI Global Award for Excellence--to High Point, the Seattle Housing Authority's mixed-income, sustainable community in West Seattle. High Point is one of only five projects to win this award; the others are in Philadelphia, France, Poland, and Hong Kong.
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New and Renewed 100 Friends of Cascadia

Certified
Forensic Buildng Consultants
Willamette Print and Blueprint

Newly Certified LEED Buildings
The RiverEast Center in Portland, OR achieved LEED Gold!
The Tepeyac Haven project in Pasco, WA has achieved the LEED for Homes- Gold!

Cascadia LEED Statistics (As of 11/01/07)

LEED Accredited Professionals (As of 9/30/07)
Oregon: 1,108
Washington: 2,169
British Columbia: 605

Who’s Green© 2008
Who’s Green© 2008 is the annual green building directory published by Ecotone Publishing, designed to serve as the pre-eminent resource book for locating firms, companies, organizations and institutions that are actively participating in the growth of the green building industry. Who’s Green© 2008 contains contact information and profiles for the principal organizations involved in the North American green building industry.
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City of Portland's RFP for Green Investment Fund
The City of Portland requests proposals for innovative, high performance green building projects. Funded through the City of Portland's Green Investment Fund (GIF), this grant supports the design and construction of highly innovative and comprehensive green building projects. The GIF is a partnership between the City of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development, Portland Water Bureau, Bureau of Environmental Services and Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc.

In the current round of funding to be awarded in 2008, a total of $425,000 is available. The maximum grant amount for any project is also $425,000.
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AIA Local Leaders Report
The AIA Local Leaders Report examines the current state of green building laws in American cities as of 2007. The report highlights Oregon and the Living Building Challenge.
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Energy Efficiency and Buildings: A resource for BC's Local Governments
This Energy Efficiency & Buildings manual provides an overview of local government policy tools and leading civic building operations that advance energy efficiency.
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Regreen Program Public Comment Period
The American Society of Interior Designers’ Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council have partnered on the development of best practice guidelines and targeted educational resources for sustainable residential remodeling projects. This program will increase understanding of sustainable renovation project practices and benefits among homeowners, residents, design professionals, product suppliers and service providers to build both demand and industry capacity. The deadline to comment is Monday, December 10.
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Public Review of Green Code Change Proposals- British Columbia
The Building and Safety Policy Branch (BSPB) in the Province of British Columbia is seeking public input on three proposals for changes to the BC Building Code. The public review is available online through the Office of Housing and Construction Standards web site. Comment forms may be submitted online until December 21st, 2007.
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Ecometro.com
The twin of the print EcoMetro guides, this site features a directory and articles on green living for the Portland, Eugene, Seattle, Twin Cities and California's East Bay areas. Find the best green and local products, merchants and ideas from the people around you.
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3 NW projects win awards for 'living buildings'
by Katie Zemsteff, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
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Can LEED Survive the Carbon-Neutral Era?
by James Russell, Metropolis Magazine
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Portland's green leaders get rock star treatment at Chicago conference
by Dylan Rivera, the Oregonian
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B.C. Honours Environmental Achievments
Ministry of Environment, British Columbia
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British Columbia proposes green changes to provincial building code
by Richard Gilbert, Journal of Commerce
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Xstrata boosts 'living' building; Company donates $2 million to Cambrian energy project
by Harold Carmichael
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Province Announces Climate Action Team
Office of the Premier, British Columbia
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Please visit the new Cascadia job board to view Green Building jobs throughout the month.
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Busby Perkins + Will is hiring a Green Building Research Position
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Global Energy Concepts is hiring an Energy Analyst
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The ReBuilding Center is hiring a Communications Coordinator
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Bunting Coady Architects is hiring an Architectural Technologist
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Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF) is hiring Architects
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