News & Information
Chapter Welcomes New Board MembersOnline elections for the 2010 Board of Directors have concluded. We welcome Charles Bertuch, Project Manager with Bergmann Associates; Sara Pesek, Director of the Environmental Finance Center; Chris Rdzanek, Director of Facilities at The W!ld Center; and Kirstin Lowry Sommers, Attorney at Law. We congratulate returning Board members Rick Alfandre, President Alfandre Architecture; Nancy Jendryaszek, Partner at Pathfinder Engineers & Architects; and Wayne Williams, Chief Sustainability Officer at U.W. Marx Construction Company. They join our current Board members Steve Beck, Lew Durland, Patrick Jackson, Jodi Smits Anderson, and Kyle Thomas. Special thanks to outgoing Board members Roxanne Button, Scott Goodwill, and Brian Sutton for their exemplary service on the Board and to the Chapter.
NYS Green Building Construction Act
The New York State Office of General Services and other partners are in the process of drafting rules and regulations for the NYS Green Building Construction Act which Governor David Paterson recently signed into law. As part of public outreach, information is being disseminated to members of the building design and construction community.
Press Release
Fact Sheet Regarding NYS Green Building Construction Act
Your ideas and suggestions about the green building construction requirements can be submitted to the following address:
NYS Office of General Services Legal Services 41st floor, Corning Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12242 or via electronic mail to LegalServicesWeb@ogs.state.ny.us
Sustainable Solutions
Thanks to a joint project with Roberts Office Furniture Concepts and Citadel Broadcasting, the USGBC New York Upstate Chapter has recorded a series of Sustainable Solutions airing on radio stations around the Greater Central New York area.
Click on a Link Below to Listen to a Sustainable Solution:
Avoid Greenwashing
Be Part of the Sustainable Solution
Build Green. Everyone Profits.
Buy Local
Conserve Water
Cut Waste
Do More with Less
Energy Vampires
Green Schools for Our Children
Reduce Paper Waste
Resources Online
LEEDv3 Launch --
Click Below for All You Need to Know
Become a Sponsor Partner of the New York Upstate Chapter
Upcoming Events
Introduction to Building Green and LEED®: For ContractorsA new 4-hour course designed especially for project managers
involved in commercial new construction. View Course Outline
Contact Rick Alfandre, Contractor Training, for details.
Our Sponsors
We rely on our sponsors to help support Chapter activities and events. Every dollar helps us to bring education, advocacy and outreach to the Chapter Regions and Branches in 53 counties in NYS and Berkshire County in Massachusetts.Please consider a donation to support our mission to accelerate change and help shape the future of green building practices throughout our Chapter. The USGBC New York Upstate Chapter, is a 501 (c)(3)charitable tax exempt agency and is registered with the Charities Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, State of New York. A copy of our latest annual report may be obtained upon request by calling or writing the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, NY, NY 10271.
Your contribution is tax deductible as allowed by law.
Special Thanks to Our Sustaining Sponsors
