WELCOME to the networking site for Green Building Institute (GBI).
This is a networking group designed for the use of subscribers to the Green Building Network (GBN) that was initiated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and is now administered and supported by the GBI. We are an ad-hoc group of architects, builders, contractors, developers, planners, landscape architects, related professionals and interested individuals. GBN focuses on promoting and facilitating design and development in a manner consistent with efficient and appropriate use of natural resources, environmental protection, and the promotion of sustainable communities.
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Master Gardener Comp...
Monday, July 7 2008
7pm - 8pm
Rockburn Park
Feed your garden organically Fertilize witho...
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Monthly Green Buildi...
Tuesday, July 8 2008
6:30pm - 8:30pm
EnviroCenter, Jessup, MD
Keith Ware from Eco-Green L...
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Wednesday, July 9 2008
7pm - 8pm
Schooley Mill Park
Feed your garden organically Fertilize wit...
New and Notable Discussions
 The Future of Green Building
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by Stanley about 2 hours ago | 1 post |
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Lower the carbon footprint of y...
Lower the carbon footprint of your commute |
by Keith 05/19/2008 | 1 post |
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Green Building Institute Announ...
Green Building Institute Announces Summer Concert |
by Stanley 03/31/2008 | 6 posts |
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Green Roofs and the GBN
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by Stanley 03/09/2008 | 2 posts |
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Proposals before City Council w...
Proposals before City Council would offer big tax breaks to 'green' buildings |
by Keith 03/05/2008 | 2 posts |
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3rd Annual Sustainable Campus C...
3rd Annual Sustainable Campus Conference UMCP March 31, 2008 |
by Stanley 02/16/2008 | 1 post |
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Ever heard of the Urban Forest ...
Ever heard of the Urban Forest Project? |
by Keith 01/24/2008 | 4 posts |
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NETWORK MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENT
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by Keith 01/18/2008 | 5 posts |
Headlines and Links
With the Hong Kong SAR Government seeking a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25 percent by 20301, local business leaders are under increased pressure from stakeholders to employ green initiatives. At the same time, CEOs are planning to increase their corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments by 25 percent over the next three years2 as customers pay careful attention to their suppliers’ CSR profiles, including “green” initiatives. With the rising expectation that suppliers are
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Explanatory Note A couple of weeks ago, I came home one afternoon to find a large envelope leaning against the wall beneath my mailbox. It was addressed to me, but had no return address. When I opened it, I found the diary. Well, not exactly. When I opened it, I found a book with a gray cloth cover, dark green at the binding. The kind of thing accountants might once have used. Except that this one had pictures pasted in. And handwriting, not numbers. Only when I read a couple of pages did I r
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John Mayer Spreads False Rumours…. Rocker John Mayer is getting his own back on the press by spreading false rumours about himself. The singer - who is dating Friends star Jennifer Aniston - is so sick of reading untrue reports that he has decided to make up his own. Mayer filled gaps between songs at a gig in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday night (03Jul08) by telling the audience made-up facts about his life. After telling fans he is scared of all things green, that he wrote the Kenny Lo
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John Mayer’s Shocking Confessions July 5th, 2008 Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were together again for the second stop on his summer tour, which hit St. Louis Thursday night. But rather than acknowledge her presence in the crowd, Mayer teased his audience about interest in his personal life. “[Fans] send me links from PEOPLE,” he said, marveling at the coverage of his remarks the previous night when he – with Aniston in tow – joked about being the subject of Internet rumors. “That just t
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Dharchula, India Today is Sunday the tenth day of the dark nights. This is only second day of our journey. It seems as though ages have rolled by. We reach Dharchula late in the evening and received by heavy downpour. Travel-weary, traversing a long bus journey of 240km. crisscrossing hilly terrain, rain were the last thing in our wish-list, although we did expect it to meet us any time somewhere. Our luggage in offloaded in the designated dormi
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Discovery’s Livechat from June 19th, 2008 was held with Capt. Andy Hillstrand of the F/V Time Bandit. When this skipper’s not out in the Bering sea, he’s on his horse ranch in Indiana–always maintaining a close relationship with Mother Nature! Read up on what Capt. Andy has to say about crab, fishing, and family. The Hillstrands have done alot throughout this last season–they created a new Time Bandit website, just completely over-hauled the Time Bandit this summer, and a few months ago–the
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Recent Group Activity
The Future of Green Building
New Topic posted by Stanley
about 2 hours ago
Stanley said: "GB_Report_EN.pdfGB__Changing_times_ICC_April-May08.pdf I want to share with everyone two great recent articles that appeared in and a...
GB__Changing_times_ICC_April-May08.pdf
New File uploaded by Stanley
about 3 hours ago
Stanley has uploaded 'GB__Changing_times_ICC_April-May08.pdf': "ICC_Eisenberg-Changing Times"
GB_Report_EN.pdf
New File uploaded by Stanley
about 3 hours ago
Stanley has uploaded 'GB_Report_EN.pdf': "Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) report"
Re: Announcing Local Climate Change Initiative
New Reply posted by Stanley
2 days ago
Stanley said: "I think this is a great way to go. Thank you Margo for following up on this for all of us. I am also looking forward to becoming a facil...
