The Canada Green Building (CaGBC) is the leading national industry organization advancing green building practices for livable communities. The Council plays a key role in green building education across the country and owns the Canadian license for LEED®. CaGBC post-secondary and continuing education courses are also offered at many colleges and universities.
CaGBC works closely with other Green Building Councils around the world in particular the US Green Building Council. In October 2011 the USGBC will bring its annual conference and expo (Greenbuild) to Toronto. This marks the first time in which Greenbuild, a conference that draws in excess of 25,000 attendees, will be held outside of the US. CaGBC is pleased to have a role as the host committee for Greenbuild 2011.
As Host Committee, CaGBC is responsible for the recruitment of 800 youth volunteers.
Volunteers will be part of the world’s largest green building event with access to over 120 high quality educational seminars and over 1000 vendors of green building products and services. They will also have networking opportunities with youth volunteers from across the country and with practitioners in the fields of engineering, architecture, community planning and infrastructure, real-estate and much more. Greenbuild provides an opportunity for students to expand their education beyond the classroom and make vital connections with the Canadian and American green building community.
Volunteer eligibility requirements are: 18-25 years of age or a full-time post secondary student. Volunteers who work a minimum of 8 hours over the course of the show are entitled to a free conference pass providing access to outstanding educational sessions, the expo, and networking events.
CaGBC invites your institution to support this unique learning opportunity for your students. Schools are also invited to include Greenbuild participation in fall course offerings so that students can augment their classroom education and share their experience with those that cannot travel.
While a majority of the student volunteers will be from the Greater Toronto Area, the CaGBC aims to have a cross Canada representation of youth volunteers. We are working to provide travel support for students from across the country and hope that many schools will also assist with travel support to enable their students to attend.
Information regarding Greenbuild volunteer opportunities can be found here to be shared with faculty members and students. Additionally, attached is a flyer that can be shared electronically with students and posted on faculty notice boards. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with your administration. If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Tweedy, Greenbuild 2011 Coordinator at greenbuild2011@cagbc.org.
