Milliken Again Sponsors USGBC Chapter Awards
Washington, DC, Dec. 17, 2008—The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized six of its more than 70 local chapters with its Annual Chapter Awards of Excellence. The awards are sponsored each year by USGBC member company Milliken &
Company.
The awards are given to chapters that excel in providing local green building outreach and education and in fostering best practices among the green building community.
The four award categories include: Community; Education; Advocacy & Influence and Organizational Excellence.
The awards were presented to large and small chapters in each category and are sponsored each year by USGBC member company Milliken & Company.
Award of Excellence winner in the Community large chapter category was the Northern California Chapter.
Award of Excellence winner in the Community small chapter category was the Charlotte Region Chapter.
Award of Excellence winner in the Education large chapter category is the Delaware Valley Green Building Council for their coordination of training for the City of Philadelphia on high performance buildings and the LEED green building rating system.
Award of Excellence in the Education small chapter category went to the Charlotte Region Chapter.
The Advocacy & Influence award recognizes chapters that have developed and implemented a successful green building advocacy campaign.
Award of Excellence winner in the Advocacy & Influence category for a large chapter was the New Jersey Chapter. The chapter developed an extremely active Advocacy Committee which has achieved substantial progress in educating fellow professionals, the public at large, and local and state government officials.
Organization Excellence Award winner in the large chapter category was the Chicago Chapter.
Organization Excellence Award winner in the small chapter category was the South Carolina Chapter. The chapter developed a Chapter-Branch model that has enabled them to effectively address growth of membership and geographic Chapter expansion.