Dear Friends,

As I contemplate the challenge of leading the North Texas Chapter throughout 2012, I realize that I have grown more passionate about making an impact on the North Texas region – and beyond. I look forward to leading a vibrant and diverse constituency of builders and developers, architects and engineers, corporations and non-profit organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens, universities, teachers and students. Additionally, I am convinced that we must move forward with a renewed sense of purpose, vision, and a bold plan to serve our communities in ways that may not have been considered in the past.

It is with this determination and with the support of our Board of Directors that I will soon announce the development of a Green Building Resource Center. In essence, we have developed a vision and a plan to evolve from what we are today to what we must become in order to provide unlimited new opportunities for connecting individuals and businesses with the people, information and ideas they need to be a part of the rapidly growing green building industry.

I am confident that this bold, new plan will reap great rewards in the future. I seek and encourage your thoughts and ideas as we work through this positive growth process together. As a non-profit organization, our work is only possible because of the generous donations of our stakeholders. If you want more information about our wonderful programs or would like to support these efforts, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes for a New Year!

Kevin Rogers, Your 2012 Chairman

The City of Dallas has released “The Green Guide” describing many suggestions for implement clean, healthy, sustainable, and environmentally friendly efforts.   
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The U.S. Green Building Council states that approximately 27 percent of all the square footage of LEED registered buildings is outside the borders of the United States. As of July, 2005 there were approximately 1,955 international LEED registered projects spanning across 114 nations.  
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Section 201 Greater Energy Efficiency in Building Codes amends Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) raising the energy efficiency targets for buildings and creating a Federal mandate for energy reduction.  Under the amended Section 304, the new code, if approved by legislation, states the following:

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