CMPBS is looking for volunteers this week to help with preparation for our holiday party, scheduled for this Friday, December 2 at 7 PM. We are looking for volunteers between 9 AM - 5 PM Tuesday - Thursday, November 29 - December 1. We will also need help 9 Am - 11 PM on Friday, December 2.

If you are interested in helping our please contact us at 512-928-4786 or email center@cmpbs.org.

Friday, December 2, 2011
7-11 PM
8604 FM 969 • Austin, TX

Featuring live music from Austin’s legendary:

GREEZY WHEELS

Greezy Wheels songs available for free download:
http://www.greezywheels.com/sounds_greezy

Potluck: BYO food and/or beverage!

 RSVP to center@cmpbs.org or
512-928-4786 by November 25

Schedule:
7:00 - 8:30        Refreshments and Potluck
      8:30 - 11:00      Live Music with GREEZY WHEELS

  With Generous Support Provided by:

This is an outdoor event: In case of inclement weather, visit www.cmpbs.org or call (512) 928–4786

Please note: This is a smoke and dog free event.

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Please bring a non-perishable food item for our annual holiday party food drive – all donations go to Capital Area Food Bank. In high demand: Canned meat and vegetables (pop-tops preferred), pasta and pasta sauce, pinto beans, rice, healthy cereal, peanut butter, baby food and formula.

Due to the health concerns associated with bisphenol-a (BPA) in epoxy-based can linings, CMPBS recommends you donate safer alternatives. To the best of our knowledge, there are very few canned foods with BPA-free linings. For information on specific brands and their use of BPA, we suggest calling companies directly.

For additional information on the health effects of BPA and it’s prevalence in canned foods please visit the following websites:
Environmental Working Group: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola
Consumer Reports: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/december-2009/food/bpa/overview/bisphenol-a-ov.htm

CMPBS was featured as a pioneering example of regional modernism in the article “Towards Ecoregionalism?” in the October 2001 issue of Zeppelin Magazine, a publication out of Romania.

The article discussed numerous example of design focused on vernacular architecture and regional materials.

Join us for a special austin x design Open House on October 7,2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

austin x design is a month-long series of events promoting the variety of organizations and events that celebrate design in both the built and natural environments. Over 20 organizations will join AIA Austin and come together to engage the public and demonstrate the ways that design can shape and improve daily life. Ther series will begin with the 25th Annual AIA Austin Homes Tour (Oct. 1-2) and continue through the month of October.

As part of austin x design, CMPBS will offer a guided tour of our demonstration buildings, lead by our co-directors Gail Vittori and Pliny Fisk III.

Not able to make that date? Join us on the first Friday of every month for our regularly scheduled open house.

CMPBS is very proud to announce that the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) named CMPBS Co-Director, Gail Vittori, to the inaugural 2011 class of LEED Fellows. The LEED Fellow Program is GBCI’s new and most prestigious professional designation. The LEED Fellow designation recognizes exceptional contributions to green building and significant professional achievement within the rapidly growing community of LEED Professionals.Gail was among thirty-four of the world’s most distinguished green building professionals to be selected as LEED Fellows through a peer nomination and portfolio review process. Her LEED AP Building Design + Construction credential, 30 years of green building experience, and extensive portfolio including such exemplary projects such as Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Block 21 and Mueller comprise a few of her outstanding qualifications.

“We are thrilled to bestow the LEED Fellow designation upon these highly accomplished individuals,” said Peter Templeton, president, GBCI. “The Fellows are some of the leading innovators and vanguards of the green building movement, and their bodies of work strongly underscore their commitment to LEED and a sustainable built environment.”

Gail will be recognized with the rest of the 2011 LEED Fellow class at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Toronto from October 4-7, 2011. For more information on the LEED Fellow program, please visit www.gbci.org/fellow.

Visit our staff bio page to read more about Gail’s professional contributions.

Congratulations!

CMPBS has been receiving many phone calls and emails from friends and family concerned about the devastating Central Texas wildfires. Fortunately, we have been spared the ravages of the wildfires here at Max’s Pot, however, conditions continue to be extremely vulnerable and the loss of human life, flora, fauna and property is devastating and very close to us to the east.  We appreciate everyone’s concern and we send our thoughts and support to those effected by area fires.

For people who want to help out or make a donation, please consider the following:
Austin Disaster Relief Network: http://www.austindisasterreliefnetwork.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=75376&columnid=6357
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Employees Relief Fund: c/o Sara Kelleher, Texas Parks + Wildlife Foundation, 1901 North Akard St., Dallas, TX 75201-2305
Capital Area Food Bank: https://secure3.convio.net/cafbtx/site/Donation2?df_id=6540&6540.donation=form1
American Red Cross of Central Texas: http://www.centex.redcross.org/general.asp?SN=14324&OP=14456&IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD

The Livestrong Foundation Headquarters were awarded a Top Ten Green Projects award by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) for 2011. San Antonio based Lake|Flato Architects and the project team transformed a former paper warehouse into the organization’s LEED-NC Gold certified headquarters. The project is located just east of downtown Austin.

CMPBS served as the LEED consultants for the Livestrong Foundation headquarters.

EcoStructure magazine features the Livestrong Foundation and the other nine award winners in its July/August issue, available online.

CMPBS Co-Director Pliny Fisk is featured in the July-August 2011 issue of EcoStructure magazine. Stephen Sharpe, editor of Texas Architect magazine, interviewed Pliny for the article “Still Causing Serious Commotion.” Pliny discusses the current work of CMPBS and the driving philosophy of our work. The interview is available on newsstands now and online on the EcoStructure website.

CMPBS Co-director Gail Vittori is quoted in Greg Zimmerman’s article: “Introducing LEED for Healthcare” in the August issue of Building Operating Management. Gail helped develop the Green Guide for Health Care, a contributing predecessor to the new LEED rating system. She also was the founding chair of the LEED for Healthcare committee.

The articles describes some of the new elements of the LEED-HC rating system including now credits focused on patient health and materials.

The article is available online at the Building Operating Management website.