Green Buildings and SustainabilityJohn Toppe, AIA, LEED APToppe Consultants, Inc. Founding Chair USGBC Florida Gulf Coast ChapterMember USGBC Chapter Steering CommitteeCo-Chair Florida Caribbean Regional Council

Sustainability is Big News

News Flash

Global Warming

Deal?-or-

No Deal?

Global Warming Proof!

1818thth Century 1900s 1950s 1970s 1980s Century 1900s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s1990s

NOT the

Issue

Global Warming

United StatesOther G7 countriesRest of the world

5%

88%

7%

25%

19%

56%

Data: Portland Cement Association

Population vs. ConsumptionPopulation Energy Consumption

USGBC

LEED-

Certified

USGBC

LEED-

Certified

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

What do we do? Is this the answer?

U.S. Green Building CouncilFounded in 1993

Leeds is a city in the UK.

Sacrifice?

No Sacrifice!

Sustainable Sites

Efficient Water Use

Energy & Atmosphere

Materials & Resources

IEQ

Innovation

USGBC does NOT approve products or firms

technician

Change title to:Getting Started: Tools

All LEED Certified Buildings are third party verified.

Economic Benefits of Green Buildings

Florida Gulf Coast Chapterwww.SustainableTampaBay.org

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