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 Register Before November 30 to get the Special Early Rate!
For limited time and in limited quantity, Cascadia is offering Living Future registration at a special reduced rate. Be first in line to become a part of the bioregion's premier event for the green building movement's movers and shakers. Register now!
Interested in joining the Unconference's line-up of cutting edge presenters? The Call for Presenters is set to be released by September 30 - stay tuned to the Living Future web site for details.
Want to know more about what an unconference is like? Click Here for highlights from Living Future 08!
Living Building Challenge version 1.3 Available NOW! 
Download your copy today! Community members can also explore the newly updated Dialogue forum - please consider joining the Community if you are not yet a member and get in on the conversation.
Click here to join the Living Building Community!
Call for Information – Are you working on a Living Building Challenge project? We'd like to know! By registering your project, Cascadia is better equipped to promote your project, both through our media efforts and speaking engagements. We'd also like to hear about 'confidential' projects, too. In sharing, you grow the Living Building Challenge Community, which helps set the framework for future Living Building Challenge protocol and updates. Please email Darby with questions or project information.
Friends of Cascadia
Once again the Friends of Cascadia have really come through for us! We thank all of our Friends who renewed this month for their deepening commitment in Cascadia and for their continued leadership in the green building movement.
Keep an eye out for our November newsletter – we'll be spotlighting all of our new and renewed Friends and profiling some of their exciting projects.
British Columbia- Green Skyline
On September 25th, 26th and 28th, Cascadia will launch its annual tour of green buildings. Through tours of over twenty-five buildings, Green Skyline will showcase some of the most innovative green buildings throughout British Columbia, demonstrating to the industry and the public what smart design, construction and operations look like. Both residential and commercial tours will be held in Vancouver Metro area; in the Okanagan; and on Vancouver Island. On Vancouver Island, there will be one tour of each project. Please check the calendar on the web site for up-to-date information.
Click Here for more info and to register!
Pharos Workshops
 The Pharos Project + Green Building Materials Selection
Coming to Vancouver on October 16! Register Now!
This half-day workshop tackles the issues and challenges inherent in understanding green building products. Through a focused lens of sixteen traits (Wedges) of ecological concern, participants will learn about the influence of material selection on health, social justice and resource use. Join Cascadia's Research Director, Eden, for an overview of Pharos, including its operating principles, Framework - the performance metrics by which building products are evaluated - and how these can be applied to the day-to-day selection and specification process.
Click Here to register for the Vancouver (B.C.) Workshop
Transforming our Built Environment: Green Rehabilitation and Sustainability Forum and Workshop, Coming in November!
A forum and workshop for Building Practitioners to examine the connect/disconnect between green building rating systems, the Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the new BC green building code. This two-day workshop will examine the current state of heritage, green buildings and sustainable communities in British Columbia in an effort to contribute to the green building and heritage/existing building initiatives (e.g. LEED NC for New Construction and Major Renovation, LEED EBOM for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance, LEED CI for Commercial Interiors, BOMA Go Green, the Building Codes and the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada).
More Info
Living Building Leader: new sessions October 20th!
 The next group of Living Building Leader sessions are slated for release on October 20th. In the upcoming weeks, six will be available: Urban Restoration Ecology, Energy Load Reduction, Lighting and Day lighting, Comfort, Productivity, + Delight, Site Flow, and Navigating the Codes. We encourage you to take part in these informative and inspirational sessions. Visit the Living Building Leader web site for more information.
USGBC Announces Strategic Plan 2009-2013
The U.S. Green Building Council’s strategic plan sets forth its vision for the next five years. Included in the plan is a summary of key strategic issues facing the green building community in general and USGBC in particular; an update to USGBC’s Guiding Principles; and the agenda, program goals and implementation strategy for transformation.
Click Here to review the plan.
Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) Green Building Performance Initiative
National pilot projects are being conducted to establish energy and water performance standards, beta test certification processes and tools, determine educational requirements for the next generation tool, and develop accreditation criteria for building owners and managers, programs, certifiers and assessors. The first pilots involve K-12 schools, utilities, government and commercial office buildings. The pilots include benchmarking of energy and water use, estimation of conservation potential, and engineering assessments of the most efficient buildings. REgistration ends Sept. 30th.
More Info
New Cascadia Staff
Sarah Costello, Development Director, Portland OR
 Sarah joined Cascadia in September 2008 and is focused on expanding our Friends of Cascadia program, deepening our relationships with members, and exploring a wide range of funding opportunities. As a fundraising consultant specializing in grants, Sarah has worked with a wide variety of non-profits including environmental organizations, colleges and universities, museums, and relief agencies.
Click Here to learn more about Sarah!
Joanna Gangi, Executive Assistant to the CEO, Seattle WA
 Joanna comes to Cascadia from both the education field and the residential construction industry. Originally from the mid-west, she graduated from Ball State University with a B.A. in History and Secondary Education where she focused her studies on multi-cultural and cross-cultural education teaching in Jamaica.
Click Here to learn more about Joanna!
Darby Strong, LEED AP, Program Administrator, Portland OR
 Darby developed a mean crossover dribble as a grade school student and daughter of a former Ohio State basketball player. While she no longer (mostly) employs her patented head fake, she continues to nurture her thirst to save the planet. Darby has filled the lane in a variety of creative and business enterprises, including stints at a burgeoning software development firm and the world famous Chicago International Film Festival.
Click Here to learn more about Darby!
Cascadia LEED Statistics (As of 9/03/08)
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Certified Projects
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Registered Projects
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LEED APs*
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AK
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3
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41
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102
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BC
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37
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257
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850
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WA
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109
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633
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2883
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OR
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91
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378
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1410
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*LEED AP Stats as of 08/07/08
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