Board of Directors Elections Application Form
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Instructions:

• Download this form to your desktop.
• Open the form using Microsoft Word.
• Save your form by doing “Save As” and add your name to the beginning of the file and save the file to your desktop.
• When complete, Email the form back to jobs@usgbc-houston.org.

There are two types of memberships:  National and Local Chapter memberships.
National Membership is for Companies and Organizations.
Local Chapter membership is for Individuals.
You may join the chapter as an individual even if your company is not a Member-Company of the USGBC.

NOTICE: The Chapter Membership process has recently changed, and registration is now available
online via a web-based form that is remarkably simple. Please follow the five easy steps below. »

1. Sign-in on the national USGBC website at www.usgbc.org.
   If you do not have a Username and Password, you will need to apply for one online at that time.
2. Once you are signed in, click on the Chapters tab located near the top of the page.
3. On the Chapters page, follow the link for Join a Local Chapter, where our local Greater Houston Chapter can be selected from the drop-down menu.
4. Select the type of membership that you qualify for (see below for a description of membership categories).
5. Click the Continue button and then Check Out where you will be presented with a an easy online credit card payment system for the appropriate dues.

Please contact Reid Middlebrooks for more information or help - 713-366-2448, rmiddlebrooks@apollobbc.com

Chapter Membership Categories and Annual Dues
Our Chapter uses the national USGBC’s recommended membership and dues structure.

• Member - $50 per year. This chapter membership category applies to individuals who are associated with a USGBC (national organization) Member Company.
• Associate Member - $65 per year. Individuals who want to participate in the local chapter, but are not affiliated with a national USGBC Member Company. Associate Members cannot vote or serve on the Board, but can serve on committees.
• Emerging Green Builders - $25 per year. EGB applies to students and young professionals within 5 years of graduation - they have the same member benefits as Associate Members.

We encourage companies and organizations to join the USGBC national organization. Becoming a Member-Company of the USGBC supports the mission on a national level, and also provides many benefits for the company as well as the individuals in that company, both financially and otherwise. A member-company will be recognized as a supporter of the improvement of our built environment and will be listed at the national level. Members have access to many resources and information as well as access to the member directory.

Your company's membership fee supports the financial goals of the national organization, and if your company is based in our geographic region, provides financial support for the local chapter as well. Please be sure to reference our chapter when you join!
CLICK HERE to become a member-company.

A few of the benefits for a local participant of a company or organization that is a national member include:

• Ability to vote in elections, and run for board positions
• Opportunity to shape the local agenda through chapter and committee leadership - Join one of our committees or chair a committee. Visit the Organization page for committee descriptions.
• Opportunities to meet and learn from professionals from across the building industry - take advantage of our exclusive opportunities to meet, exchange ideas and build momentum with green building leaders on the local scene. Visit our Calandar of Events page to find out about our next event.
• Opportunity to represent your company locally - Each USGBC member company has one vote at the chapter level for local issues.
• Recognition as a leader in supporting a better built environment - the industry, governmental and educational leaders, and the media increasingly turn to the chapter to find out who is doing what in green building. Visit our Resources page to see what we offer.
• Discounted local event fees - Chapter members get discounts to our networking and educational events as well as discounts on LEED Workshops.
   

Sponsorship of the local Chapter is a separate choice, and provides most of the funds that allow us to exist as a chapter. Benefits of local sponsorship are recognition and awareness as well as product marketing, and also the knowledge that you are supporting the costs of our activities and mission actions.

You do not have to be a national member-company to be a local sponsor.

Sponsors make up the bulk of the financial support which has allowed us to grow and provide great events, educational seminars, speakers and other resources that you find valuable. Our Mission is a direct result of your support. Foundations, companies and individuals make a difference by donating or sponsoring the chapter. Contact Gordon Shepperd (gshepperd@apollobbc.com) for more details.

Our chapter has a private email list which we use for sending event information, and other Green Building news.
Please visit our Main page to enter your information into the Greater Houston chapter database to receive these periodic emails.