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Green Buildings and Sustainability

Green Buildings and Sustainability. John Toppe, AIA, LEED AP Toppe Consultants, Inc. Founding Chair USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Member USGBC Chapter Steering Committee Co-Chair Florida Caribbean Regional Council. Sustainability is Big News. News Flash. Global Warming. Deal? -or-

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Green Buildings and Sustainability

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  1. Green Buildings and Sustainability John Toppe, AIA, LEED AP Toppe Consultants, Inc. Founding Chair USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Member USGBC Chapter Steering Committee Co-Chair Florida Caribbean Regional Council

  2. Sustainability is Big News

  3. News Flash

  4. Global Warming Deal? -or- No Deal?

  5. Global Warming Proof! 18th Century 1900s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s

  6. NOT the Issue Global Warming

  7. 5% 7% 56% 25% 88% 19% United States Other G7 countries Rest of the world Population vs. Consumption Population Energy Consumption Data: Portland Cement Association

  8. USGBC LEED-Certified Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council What do we do? Is this the answer?

  9. U.S. Green Building Council Founded in 1993

  10. Leeds is a city in the UK.

  11. Sacrifice?

  12. No Sacrifice!

  13. Sustainable Sites

  14. Efficient Water Use

  15. Energy & Atmosphere

  16. Materials & Resources

  17. IEQ

  18. Innovation

  19. USGBC does NOT approve products or firms

  20. All LEED Certified Buildings are third party verified.

  21. Economic Benefits of Green Buildings

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