Dan Bulley, executive director of the
Green Construction Institute, has been appointed by
Christine Radogno,
Senate Republican Leader, 41st District, IL, to serve on the newly created Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification Task Force. This task
force will investigate how to retrofit three public schools in the State of Illinois to achieve LEED
certification. One school will be located in Chicago, with one in the suburbs and one
downstate.
“I look forward to working with the other task force members
to help create a greener learning environment for Illinois students,” Bulley
said. “This initiative will be making schools healthier while reducing waste
and expenses.” Bulley, who also serves as senior vice president of the
Mechanical
Contractors Association (MCA) of Chicago, added that the task force will recommend
funding options for the projects, which will include grants and corporate
donations.
This appointment was made pursuant to
House Joint Resolution
45, adopted by the 96th General Assembly. According to Resolution 45,
“This project provides a model for a statewide campaign to transform every
existing Illinois public school into a green
school so that within a generation every child in Illinois can attend a green school.”
Member of the LEED Certification
Task Force include:
Representative Karen
May, State Representative, 58th District, Illinois General Assembly
Representative
Robert Pritchard, State Representative, 70th District, Illinois General
Assembly
Doug Widener, Executive Director, USGBC-Illinois Chapter
Eric
Heineman, Sustainability Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
Kate Tomford,
Sustainability Director, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Lisa
Mattingly, Administrator, Professional Services, Capital Development Board
Karen Shoup,
Division Supervisor, School Business and Support Services, Illinois State Board
of Education
Senate
minority appointee, Dan Bulley, Senior Vice President, Mechanical Contractors
Association
Senate
majority appointee, Christopher Dillion, Managing Director, Vermilion
Development
