Last Month of Summer

July Advocates Call

Thank you to all who participated in the July Advocates call. Sharon Grant and Ross Spiegel gave a great overview of the Building Better Codes Campaign. Liz Beardsley went over EPA's Climate Protection Plan (111d carbon emission reduction proposed rules). The call was recorded and you can listen to it here. Also, the slides are posted on Yammer.

Sharon Grant just posted a blog about a scientific survey of Idaho homeowners' views on energy efficiency upgrades and residential building codes. There are some pertinent and interesting findings for advocating for better codes.

The August Advocates Call will focus on Green Schools and Green Apple Day of Service.
Date: Monday, August 18th at 4pm ET. 

Legislator Green Building Tours

Sheri Brezinka, USGBC Minnesota and Emily Scofield, USGBC North Carolina presented on their chapter's legislator green building tour program. We have also developed a toolkit and you can listen to the presentation here.

Greenbuild Scholarships and more

Scholarship Application for Greenbuild 2014 is open!

Greenbuild will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana October 22-24, and there are three types of scholarships available this year.

•      Full-ride Greenbuild Scholarship: Full conference registration, travel stipend, three hotel nights, and one year subscription to Education @USGBC
•      Greenbuild, Affordable Homes, Sustainable Communities Summit Scholarship: Summit registration, Greenbuild full conference registration, and one year subscription to Education @USGBC
•      Affordable Homes, Sustainable Communities Summit Scholarship: Summit registration and one year subscription to Education @USGBC

Please pass this info along to any likely applicants, or apply for a scholarships yourself. Learn more from this article. Applications are open till August 4, so act fast!

We hope you will join us in New Orleans and continue the momentum started in Philly by attending the Affordable Homes, Sustainable Communities Summit on Tuesday October 21. Check out the great lineup.

Hat-Tip

H/T to USGBC Massachusetts for passing benchmarking ordinance in Cambridge, MA.