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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
All LEED Certified Buildings are third party verified.
Economic Benefits of Green Buildings
Florida Gulf Coast Chapterwww.SustainableTampaBay.org
www.usgbc.org
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