2. Green Buildings and Sustainability John Toppe, AIA, LEED AP Toppe Consultants, Inc. Founding Chair USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Member USGBC Chapter Steering Committee Co-Chair Florida Caribbean Regional Council

3. Sustainability is Big News

4. News Flash

5. Global Warming Deal? -or- No Deal?

6. Global Warming Proof! 18 th Century 1900s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s

7. NOT the Issue Global Warming

8. United States Other G7 countries Rest of the world 5% 88% 7% 25% 19% 56% Data: Portland Cement Association Population vs. Consumption PopulationEnergy Consumption

13. USGBC LEED- Certified Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council What do we do? Is this the answer?

14. U.S. Green Building Council Founded in 1993

27. Leeds is a city in the UK.

28. Sacrifice?

29. No Sacrifice!

31. Sustainable Sites

32. Efficient Water Use

33. Energy & Atmosphere

34. Materials & Resources

35. IEQ

36. Innovation

37. USGBC does NOT approve products or firms

41. All LEED Certified Buildings are third party verified.

46. Economic Benefits of Green Buildings

55. Florida Gulf Coast Chapter www.SustainableTampaBay.org www.usgbc.org