Civil & Environmental Engineering Student Elected Founding President of USGBC's Local Chapter

By COE Press Release (submitted by Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Fall 2007

Photo of Christina Newburgh
Christina Newburgh
Civil & Enivironmental
Engineering, M.S. (2007)

Christina Newburgh (Civil & Environmental Engineering M.S. graduate, 2007) was recently elected founding president of the local chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). She is also an engineer intern at Barkley Consulting Engineers of Tallahassee. Green building is an emerging trend in the building industry and offers many benefits, including increased productivity, improved health, conservation of Earth's resources, and reduced operation and maintenance costs. The USGBC holds bi-monthly educational programs, aimed at educating local builders and designers about green building and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. For more information, or to join the chapter, visit chapters.usgbc.org/floridacapital. Congratulations to Christina for her achievements!