Sept 29, 2009

[Garland, Lorie]

Ramblings 9-29-2009

Invocation by Steve Bates

Jimmy Witherspoon led us in two songs, America the Beautiful, and
Working on the Railroad.

Tony Allerton had his 81st birthday today. Happy Birthday!

We had a few visiting Rotarians; Olivia & Lucian Nitescu from Romania
and Harriet Pirimack Red Bank New Jersey. Bob dedicated the banner to
Harriet on behalf of our club.

David O'Connell had a guest.      Alvise "Al" Russomanno manager of
United Storage 

Fred Bonardi was absent so we did not have a stock report.

The Sergeant of Arms Reported that we collected $157.00. A special thank
you to Tony for donating 81 dollars for his birthday.

Congratulations to Dave O'Connell for winning the green hat!! Dave won
$1179.00.

Announcements:

*         On October 15th there will be a Rotary Social at Wright by the
Sea. Please bring a prospective member!

*         The Service above Self award will be presented November 3rd.
We will be meeting at 11:30 AM at the Old School Square on the Atlantic
Avenue side for the presentation. Please mark your calendars!

David Buist introduced our speaker: Kyle Abney the president of the
USGBC South Florida Chapter.

Kyle informed us about several facts about the Building Green, and the
LEED rating system:

*         The LEED rating system gives a certified rating by a 3rd party
the efficiency of a building, similar to a food nutritional rating.

*         A LEED certified building will use less water, consume less
electricity, be better for the environment, consume less non-sustainable
resources (old growth timbers), and be less toxic to the end users than
a traditional building. 

*         A LEED certified building has less than a 2% additional
investment that will usually repay itself in 3 years due to water and
energy efficiency.

*         Florida as well as the nation has seen an exponential growth
in buildings being Leed Certified.

*         There are 5 areas that the LEED rating system can help improve
a buildings' environmental impact: Site Selection, Water Conservation,
Energy Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Materials and Resources.

*         There are 4 levels of certification. Certified, Silver, Gold,
& Platinum.

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