Webcast for Chapter Leaders

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• April 19th, 2006
• Regionalism Update

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• What is regionalism?
• From May 2005 to present
• Where are we?
• Completed 8 regional meetings
• New Chapter Steering Committee
• Local, regional and national representation

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2006 Chapter Steering Committee

• Charle-Pan Dawson- Northeast Upstate Chapter
• Richard Graves- Maine Chapter
• Kim Shinn- Middle Tennessee Chapter
• Sara OMara- Charlotte Chapter
• John Toppe- Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
• Aida Bao-Garcia- South Florida Chapter
• Stace McGee- New Mexico Chapter
• Dana Kose- Colorado Chapter
• Mick Dalrymple- Arizona Chapter
• Heather Venhaus- Central Texas Balcones Chapter
• Janna Connor- North Texas Chapter
• Ted van der Linden- Northern California Chapter
• Logan Cravens- Cascadia Chapter
• Punit Jain- St. Louis Chapter
• Elaine Barnes- Cleveland Green Building Coalition
• Peter Doo- Baltimore Regional Chapter
• Frank Sherman- New Jersey Chapter
• Charlie Tomlinson- Delaware Valley Chapter

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Regions
• Upper Northeast
• Northeast Corridor
• Southeast
• Florida/Caribbean
• Heartland
• South Central
• West
• Pacific Coast

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Northeast Region
• Green Roundtable (Boston)
• Maine Chapter
• New York-Upstate Chapter
• Vermont Green Building Network

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Northeast Region, ME, MA, VT, NY

• 2006 Goals
• Internal goals of the Region
• Communication website for regional members,
  chapter directory, list State GB incentive
  programs, coordination of events, speaker visits,
  calendar, etc.
• Sharing Resources speakers bureau, film lending
  library, fund raising contacts, etc
• Chapter Establishment reach out to NH, CT, RI
  offer guidance, assistance
• Region-specific LEED info, services, resources
  and LEED product, Define unique needs of the
  region, supply chain issues, compile
  environmental info, etc.

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Northeast Region, ME, MA, VT, NY

• External Goals between the Region and the CSC
• Building Community USGBC hosting regional
  websites
• Chapter Assistance Help us mentor new chapters
  with buddy link, CSC resources, etc
• Regionalization of LEED Enable region to
  assist with regional rating systems development,
  and regional review of submittals for LEED
  certification

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• West Region
• Arizona Chapter
• Colorado Chapter
• Idaho Chapter
• Las Vegas Regional Chapter
• New Mexico Chapter
• Utah Chapter

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West Region AZ, NM, CO, NV, UT, ID, WY, MT

• COMMUNICATION
• Temporary Regional Website http//usgbcidaho.org/
  westernregion/
• Calendar Post or provide links to regional
  website to share annual calendar of events and
  updates for monthly events - completed
• Newsletter Post or provide links to regional
  website to share monthly newsletters completed
• Membership meeting at Greenbuild 2006

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West Region AZ, NM, CO, NV, UT, ID, WY, MT

• 2. EDUCATION
• Start collecting Regional Metrics
• Start Regional Resource Guide
• Start a Speakers Bureau

3. START COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGS
4. SHARE FUNDING COLLATERAL

• SUPPORT GREENBUILD 2006
• Recruit Volunteers
• Promote early and often throughout the West
  Region

6. COMMUNICATE REGIONALISM TO WEST REGION
CHAPTERS - COMPLETED
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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Southeast Region
• Alabama Chapter
• Arkansas Chapter
• Atlanta Chapter
• Charlotte Chapter
• East Tennessee Chapter
• Kentucky Chapter
• Memphis Organizing Group
• Middle Tennessee Chapter
• North Carolina Triangle Region Chapter
• Southface
• South Carolina Chapter
• Southwest Virginia Chapter

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South East Regional Council (SERC)

• Mission Statement
• We intend to make a sustainable difference in
  the Southeastern United States.

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South East Regional Council (SERC)

• Strategic Goals
• Assemble and publish a list of chapter best
  practices
• Assemble and publish SE regional LEED best
  practices
• Develop a regional events calendar
• Draw up a regional education plan
• Assemble and publish a list of local (within the
  SE Region) public policy advocacy initiatives
• Develop a regional legislative strategy
• Support regional Emerging Green Builders
• Create a regional council governance structure

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Florida Caribbean Region
• Caribbean Chapter
• Central Florida Chapter
• Gulf Coast Chapter
• North Florida Chapter
• North Central Florida Organizing Group
• South Florida Chapter

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Florida Caribbean Region

• Off to a great start
• First meeting held on March 23rd
• Selected leaders via Dynamic Governance
• John Toppe, Regional Chair
• Aida Bao-Garciga, At-large Representative
• Regional Goals
• Make the business case for green building and
  supporting legislation
• Share best practices
• Remove redundancy and inconsistencies
• Reach decision makers
• Team with other organizations that support
  sustainability
• Define climatic characteristics

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Florida Caribbean Region

• Determine a logical work plan
• Avoid burn-out from too many meetings
• What schedules do other regions follow?
• Combine regional meetings with regional training
  and/or programs (i.e. USGBC Media Training)
• Work electronically
• Conference calls late afternoon (near the end of
  the work day)
• Investigate integrating Chapter and Regional
  activities
• Share a common regional events calendar and link
  web pages via USGBC.org
• Coordinate and share speakers and programs
• Collaborate on state wide programs, some
  presented regionally

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Florida Caribbean Region

• Action Plan
• Business case reaching decision makers are tied
  together
• Obtain case studies/info from members
• Work w/national to develop materials
• Develop case studies from Sarasota bldgs
• Sarasota advocacy campaign
• Describe Florida Caribbean bio-region and
  micro-climates
• Share best practices
• Communications
• Green Ribbon Coalition in Tampa Bay Area
• White Paper for regional progress toward
  sustainability annually

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Heartland Region
• Central Illinois Chapter
• Chicago Chapter
• Cincinnati Chapter
• Cleveland Green Building Coalition
• Detroit Regional Chapter
• Flatwater Chapter (Omaha, NE)
• Green Building Alliance (Pittsburgh)
• Indiana Chapter
• Iowa Chapter
• Kansas City Chapter
• Mississippi Headwaters Chapter (MN)
• Missouri Heartland Chapter (Columbia, MO)
• St. Louis Regional Chapter
• West Michigan Chapter (Grand Rapids)
• Wisconsin Green Building Alliance

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HEARTLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL

• First Meeting-
• CHICAGO, MARCH 30-31, 2006
• 30 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 15 CHAPTERS AND
  AFFILIATES
• STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
• NATURAL RESOURCES (SIZE, GREAT LAKES, FARMLAND,
  RENEWABLE ENERGY)
• KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES (HIGHER EDUCATION
  INSTITUTIONS)
• POLITICAL RESOURCES (NATIONAL LEADERS)
• PRIORITIES
• COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE
• GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• REGIONAL CONFERENCE
• SHORT TERM GOALS
• WEBSITE
• INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION
• SPEAKERS BUREAU
• LONG TERM GOALS
• EGB
• CASE STUDIES
• REGIONAL LEED V3.0

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• South Central Region
• Central Texas-Balcones Chapter
• Greater Houston Area Chapter
• Louisiana Organizing Group
• North Texas Chapter Chapter
• Oklahoma Chapter

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South Central Region

• Texas Chapters
• Balcones - Central Texas
• North Texas
• Greater Houston Area
• Louisiana Organizing Group
• Oklahoma Chapter

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South Central Region

• Aim of the South Central Region
• The aim of the South Central Region, through the
  Regional Council, is to foster connections and
  networks that build the capacity to effectively
  transform local markets by
• Connecting Chapters with each other and with the
  National Organization
• Share knowledge and provide mentoring
• Sharing resources whenever possible
• Serve as the voice for green building in
  Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma

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South Central Region

• Purpose Statements
• The Purpose of the South Central Regional Council
  is to foster
• Organizational Excellence
• Educational development and Outreach
• Advocacy and Influence

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South Central Region

• Purpose one - Priority one Organizational
  Excellence
• The South Central Region will be a well governed
  organization with open and productive
  communication from all Chapters.
• Goal 1
• All Chapters of the SCR will be fully
  established, effectively functioning and actively
  involved the Regional Council.
• Objective A
• LA Organizing Group become an established,
  functioning Chapter
• Complete 501 (c ) (3) documentation
• Complete Articles and bylaws
• Advance communication among members
• Objective B
• Full participation from all chapters in all
  aspects of the Regional Council
• Each Chapter is to participate in leadership,
  direction and fulfillment of Regional Council
  goals and objectives
• Each Chapter is to share in the responsibility of
  making the SCR a success

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South Central Region

• Purpose one - Priority one Organizational
  Excellence
• Goal 2
• Optimize and share resources and avoid the
  duplication of effort whenever possible.
• Objective A
• Representatives from each Chapter will keep the
  SCR updated on Chapter business.
• Objective B
• SCR Representatives will help connect Chapter
  committees and members with similar interests and
  objectives.

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South Central Region

• Purpose one - Priority one Organizational
  Excellence
• Goal 3
• Create and maintain open and successful
  communication between Chapters.
• Objective
• Effective and regular inter-Chapter communication
• 3 face to face meetings per year rotated
  throughout Chapters
• Monthly conference calls for the first three
  months. Revisit conference call schedule in May
  2006. Update plan and schedule at that time.
• Develop SCR intranet site

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South Central Region

• Priority 2 - Educational Development and
  Outreach
• Priority 3 - Advocacy and Influence

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Pacific Region
• Alaska Chapter
• Cascadia Chapter
• Central California Organizing Group
• Hawaii Organizing Group
• Los Angeles Chapter
• Northern California Chapter
• Orange County Chapter
• Redwood Empire Chapter
• San Diego Chapter

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Pacific Region - WA,OR, CA, HI, AL

• Regional Goals Bring all chapters to same level
  of organization (Wagon Wheel)
• Look at membership dues, policy, top 3 chapter
  issues
• Investigate Natural Step as a model for Pacific
  Region
• Mentorship of younger chapters/organizing groups
  (Lessons learned)
• Harness our Diversity/Strengths
• Established 3 Core Committees
• Communication Committee
• Sub-regional issues, Education Advocacy,
  Communications Structure
• Growth Plan Committee
• Vision, Financial Chapter Support, Establish
  Growth Fund ()
• Policy Committee
• Set Pacific Regional Agenda, Clearing-house for
  Issues/Statements
• Regional Issues Forefront of FSC/SFI Issue

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Northeast Corridor Region
• Baltimore Regional Chapter
• Central PA Green Building Association
• Delaware Valley Chapter
• James River Chapter (Richmond, VA)
• Long Island Chapter
• National Capitol Region Chapter
• New Jersey Chapter
• New York Chapter

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Northeast Corridor Regional Council
We were a little confused when we arrived.
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Northeast Corridor Regional Council
Still, we dug in our heels and went right to work.
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Northeast Corridor Regional Council
But, after dinner and a few drinks
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Northeast Corridor Regional Council

• We found religionalism!
• Our priorities are
• Enhance communications
• Create a business plan
• Share resources
• Create a regional vision
• Diversify our membership

REGIONALISM!
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Northeast Corridor Regional Council

• Next Steps
• Establish web bulletin board to facilitate
  communication.
• Council conference call 4/28
• Inventory Chapter resources
• programs
• admin support
• Adopt a revenue plan

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Northeast Corridor Regional Council

• By 12/2006
• Business Plan in action
• Shared Resources
• Begin planning regional conference?
• Build our regional vision
• Increase diversity
• World Peace

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Northeast Corridor Regional Council
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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Whats on the horizon for 2006?
• Improved Communication structure
• LEED 3.0- getting input on regional weighting of
  credits
• Greenbuild- Regional Council Mtgs and Chapter
  Forum-11/13

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Webcast for Chapter Leaders

• Closing
• Thank you for joining us!
• This powerpoint presentation and an FAQ will be
  sent out in the May Chapter Newsletter.
• Mark your calendars for the next webcast for
  Chapter Leaders on Wedneday, May 24th at 12pm
  EST.