CRC Tech Session 1

Topic: Green Building / Green Globe, Update on New ANSI Standards
Move over LEED, there’s a new kid on the block.  While LEED has morphed into a complicated, confusing, and expensive tool used to certify a building green, The Green Building Initiative has quietly been certifying buildings to a much better, simpler, more effective, and less expensive certification system called Green Globes.  The presenter will discuss the main differences between LEED and Green Globes, how Green Globes beats lead in every category, and exciting new developments in the Green Globes rating system that will ensure its superiority for years to come.
Presenter: Chris Dixon
Christopher Dixon, a Registered Architect (DC 1993) and CSI Certified Construction Specifier (1998), has 28 years experience in the design/construction industry.  Chris has worked on a variety of commercial and institutional projects with a wide range of size and scope including multi-family residential, office buildings, schools, hospitals, laboratories, courthouses and resorts.  For the past 18 years of his professional career, Chris has focused on sustainable design, building enclosure, and specifications.
Chris has authored several articles on a wide range of sustainable design topics as a monthly contributing columnist for Walls & Ceilings magazine and has given presentations on such things as sustainable design, the LEED rating system, green materials, the building enclosure, and green specifications.
Chris is a former USGBC Materials and Resources committee member and currently serves on the GBI Green Globes Technical Committee.  He is also a LEED Accredited Professional.
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