Advocacy Mission

Advocacy is an important part of our Chapter mission.

The Triangle USGBC Advocacy Committee works to educate and inform local government and community leaders and to influence them to adopt sustainable design practices in local and state codes and policies/laws.They are also responsible for educating the Chapter membership about upcoming legislation and policies.

The Committee is divided into two teams, one focusing on Green Schools and the other focusing on State Advocacy efforts in collaboration with the Chapters in Charlotte and the Triad. This page will focus on issues and news related to Greeen Building advcocay news and issues. You will find more information about the Advocacy Committee in the Committees section of our website.

Advocacy

How to Contact Your Local
Government Representatives		 Sample Letters in Support or
Opposition of Legislation		 Link to NC Department of Commerce’s
State Energy Office

April 2011 Advocay Update

Our efforts right now are focused on legislature actions. We've chosen two topics (three bills) to focus on:

SUPPORT - NC Energy Conservation Code

A house bill was (supposed to have been) introduced today to enact the Conservation Code on January 1, 2012. There was bi-partisan support. We can now focus on supporting this bill, and contacting our representatives with specific information. There had been talk of separating the residential and commercial codes, but it doesn't seem that happened.

OPPOSE - HB 431

Would repeal Senate Bill 3, which created the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. This is currently at the Public Utilities Committee, and we will be contacting sponsors and committee members, both as a group and individuals, to voice our opposition to this bill. View or download this Bill.

SUPPORT - HB 495

Solar Jobs Bill, which would increase the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards
Our next major deadline is May 12, Crossover day, by which time a bill must have been approved by the house or senate to be viable. The chairs of the different chapters are right now pulling together letters and email templates for contacting your representatives on this issue. View this BIll.

Volunteer Opportunity

The NCSEA is looking for volunteers for the Lobbying day, April 13th. Find out more...

Hot Topic: Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy: Fact Check -- Find out how much nuclear energy the U.S. currently uses and look at a 2035 projection. Scroll down to the More to Know about U.S. Nuclear Energy to brush up on your knowledge of nuclear energy in the U.S.