From Green Building Alliance
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As part of its Resilient Reading initiative, Green Building Alliance (GBA) will host a free roundtable event on Tuesday, June 17, 2-3:30 p.m., at The Nature Place, 575 Saint Bernardine St., Reading. The roundtable is geared towards building owners and facility managers, schools, nonprofits, small businesses, developers, and architects, as well as individuals in the commercial building construction and operations sector. Register at www.gba.org/events.
The program will open with Ashley DiGregorio, GBA Senior Director of Energy & Communities, who will present Green Building 101, an overview of strategies and practices to design, upgrade, and operate new and existing buildings to reduce energy use and impacts on our natural environment and make them modern, attractive, and affordable to operate. Participants will also explore what is possible for Reading’s resilient future through their own offices, schools, shops, and more.
Kaitlyn Tothero, Events & Visitor Experience Manager, Berks Nature, will give a presentation and tour highlighting the sustainability features of The Nature Place, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designs (LEED) Gold-certified building that is home to Berks Nature’s headquarters, Eco-Camp, and the Berks Nature Preschool. Participants will explore The Nature Place, its operations, and sustainable practices, and gain insight into the US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system and process through the perspective of Berks Nature.
Resilient Reading is made possible through support from the Metropolitan Edison/Pennsylvania Electric Company Sustainable Energy Fund (Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund).
“Resilient Reading Roundtables bring topics to the community designed to educate, inspire, and provide examples of revitalized main streets, building energy efficiency and weather resiliency projects, financing opportunities for building upgrades, and how to engage with Green Building Alliance when planning a new building or renovation/retrofit project,” said DiGregorio. “We hope these conversations will spur excitement to join GBA’s cohort for future learning and build collaborative efforts toward local resiliency.”
About Green Building Alliance
Green Building Alliance (GBA) positively transforms the world through the built environment to create a sustainable, healthy, and economically vibrant future for everyone. As Western Pennsylvania’s authority on high-performance building design and construction, GBA drives the market for healthy communities while equipping designers, manufacturers, developers, and policymakers to catalyze systemic change. GBA manages the largest 2030 District in North America (the Pittsburgh 2030 District), and in 2019, established Pittsburgh as the 2nd International Center of Excellence on High Performance Building in the world. GBA works across Pennsylvania, the region, the country, and the world through strategic alliances including the 2030 District Network, United Nations, and International Living Future Institute.
About Berks Nature
Berks Nature is a nonprofit serving the Berks County community since 1974. Land preservation, water protection, trail management, community gardens, education programs, State of the Environment, Eco-Camp and our valued partnerships are at the center of Berks Nature’s work every day. The Nature Place first opened its doors in 2017 after fundraising more than $4 million for the building’s construction.
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