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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Taking The "LEED"

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Presentation to the AIA Inland California chapter which serves the public, the Profession and its members throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with programs and services to advance the art of architecture and enhance the quality of our environment.

Over the past couple of years, another acronym has crept into our vocabulary. LEED. Perhaps the introduction paragraph from the Green Building

Council's Web site sums it up best: "The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDtm) Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green Building Council's effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a "green building." Through its use as a design guideline and third-party certification tool, it aims to improve occupant well-being, environmental performance and economic returns of buildings using established and innovative practices, standards and technologies."

In the past three years, several states and cities have adopted green building requirements. The states of Maryland, New York, Washington and Oregon have led the way. Cities such as New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago, Portland, Vancouver and Seattle have also adopted some form of sustainable design guidelines. Many of these efforts have utilized the US Green Building Council's LEED program which has continued to evolve into a consensus national set of guidelines.

Where does California stand on this? Governor's Executive Order D-16-00 sets a goal for a higher standard for efficiency and quality of environment in state buildings. In response to this, the state of California's Sustainable Building Technical Group developed performance goals that require analysis of USGBC's LEED rating system as it applies to design and construction of applicable state construction projects. In addition, the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) has developed guidelines and evaluation criteria for high performance schools.

Our guest speaker, Craig Hoellwarth will provide an update on the status of sustainable design in California. His presentation will include case studies on various envelope systems, renewable energy systems, and grants available for use of high efficiency and renewable energy systems. Craig Hoellwarth is a special consultant to the energy and building industries. His firm, GREEN INQ, is located in Sacramento, California, where he provides professional services in the areas of energy

and sustainable facility planning, "green" technology development, and business development for the building industry. He also leads the utility planning services group of GREEN INQ, providing strategic planning, marketing and program development services for public utilities in California and the Western States.

Mr. Hoellwarth is a past energy specialist for the California Energy Commission, where he managed the Warren-Alquis Advisory Committee and developed the first Title 24 energy performance standards for the State of California. He was also a program director for the AIA Research Corporation in Washington, DC, where he developed the national AIA Energy in Architecture program; and Supervisor of New Construction Services for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), where he developed and managed the New Construction Energy Advantage program. He is presently a member of the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium team, working under a grant from the California Public Utilities Commission to promote and install GeoExchange systems in the Southern California Edison service area.

He is a member of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment, the U.S. Green Buildings Council, the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, and the Association for Efficient Energy and Environmental Systems. He is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he received degrees in Architecture and Engineering.

This month's program will be held once again at the Sidewalk Daily Deli (next to Riverside Blueprint), and dinner will be served. Reservations for this program may be made with the Chapter office, 909.799.7213, until noon, Monday, March 17, 2003.