USGBC Membership

[rookwood]

Thanks guys...it's as I suspected regarding the membership reduced fees, but just wanted to be sure.

Don't you get any benefit/bright side of joinging your local USGBC chapter?

Some time ago, a member made the comment that they saw no benefit to LEED, or joining a USGBC regional chapter. This person went on to list their feelings with respect to LEED and the USGBC.

I told the person no one will hear them if they are shouting from outside the room. Come on in, and help make a difference.

The bright side for me is being a thorn in the side of elitists whose misguided agenda is promoting themselves, with no courage to stand up to authority and represent responsible environmental stewardship.

[JOBBOSSC3]

Some time ago, a member made the comment that they saw no benefit to LEED, or joining a USGBC regional chapter. This person went on to list their feelings with respect to LEED and the USGBC.

I told the person no one will hear them if they are shouting from outside the room. Come on in, and help make a difference.

The bright side for me is being a thorn in the side of elitists whose misguided agenda is promoting themselves, with no courage to stand up to authority and represent responsible environmental stewardship.

As "Tip O'Neil once said "All politics is local".
Same is true with sustainability.
Belonging to a USGBC Chapter allows you to interact with the people in USGBC who will be lobbying your local representatives about building codes and ordinances that will affect the movement.
As Rookwood said, you can't do anything by shouting outside the room. If you want change, you have to get into the system and do it there.
We need more practical, work experienced people in LEED, not theorists or pie in the sky academics who don't have to live with the consequences of their ideas and actions.
LEED needs more builders, contractors, land developers and real estate professionals to bring their real world experience to the table.
My opinion, only.


JOBBOSSC3 / DFW TX / SAT MAR 10, 2012 / 8:28 PM CST

[kathmor]

you two are inspiring.

[rookwood]

... LEED needs more builders, contractors, land developers and real estate professionals to bring their real world experience to the table...

Typical disconnect between producers and non-producers... never the twain shall meet.

[JOBBOSSC3]

Typical disconnect between producers and non-producers... never the twain shall meet.

True.
Personally, I'm much more at home next to a rig drilling for concrete piers or a concrete truck's drum turning, filling up concrete foundation forms than I am in front of a computer screen.

JOBBOSSC3 / DFW TX / SUN MAR 11, 2012 / 1:44 PM CDT