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Green Building Initiative Invited to White House Rural Council Event
to Support Growth of Green Building, Jobs, and Rural Communities
PORTLAND, Ore., March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Building
Initiative (GBI) Vice President for National Affairs Erin Shaffer
participated in an event at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
headquarters on Tuesday, March 18th, designed to highlight the Obama
Administration's commitment to promoting building construction
projects that use green materials, while also supporting jobs in rural
communities.
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Titled the "White House Rural Council Workshop - Building with Wood:
Jobs and the Environment," the event was chaired by U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack. GBI participated in this event to
support the Administration's efforts to demonstrate how use of
domestic wood products can support green building, while enhancing job
growth and protecting the environment.
The Administration highlighted how use of sustainably and responsibly
harvested wood as a structural material in commercial buildings
creates jobs, supports rural communities, and ensures continued
investment in working forests, which are important carbon stores for
North America.
Shaffer presented Secretary Vilsack with information on how the Green
Building Initiative is promoting the goals of the workshop. "Our focus
is not on wood construction per se, but more importantly on its role
in carbon sequestration and supporting the transition to a low-carbon
economy," she said.
GBI President Jerry Yudelson added, "Green building is ultimately
about education. With more information on how our choices impact the
environment and markets, we can make better-informed decisions. With
our Green Globes rating system, GBI continues to support the use of
life-cycle assessment in green building design, and we encourage
design teams to consider a range of environmental impacts when
designing a building, whether using wood, concrete or steel."
About the Green Building InitiativeT - The GBI is a nonprofit
organization and American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standards Developer dedicated to accelerating the adoption of green
building practices. Founded in 2004, the organization is the sole U.S.
provider of the Green Globes@ and federal Guiding Principles
Compliance building certification programs. To learn more about the
GBI, contact Jerry Yudelson or visit the GBI website, www.thegbi.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS Jerry Yudelson, 520-243-0996, Email John McIsaac,
503-481-9621, Email
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