Featuring Vermont's Greenest Building Awards Celebration and a Keynote Presentation by Dr. Jude Smith Rachele called "Just by Design: Creating balance and promoting wellbeing" 

Networking Reception | Light Dinner | Cash Bar | Silent Auction

Please join the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) for a celebratory evening with green building professionals, VGBN members, partners and friends on Thursday, April 20th at Main Street Landing in Burlington. The 2022 winners of the Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition will be recognized. Learn about inspiring commercial, residential and net zero buildings that create a new standard for environmentally responsible building in Vermont. Don’t miss this great networking opportunity with delicious food and silent auction fundraiser. 

This year’s keynote presentation, "Just by Design: Creating Balance and Promoting Wellbeing", will feature Dr. Jude Smith Rachele. How can we consciously and knowingly design buildings that are healthy, beautiful and encourage greater sense of community and connection? We will explore which practices need to be undone, and what new practices can be adopted in order to elevate our ability to live harmoniously with nature and one another.

Please RSVP to attend by Thursday, April 13th. 

Event Schedule:

• 5:30-6:45pm: Networking/social hour, light dinner, silent auction
• 6:45-7:15pm: Welcome address, annual meeting and VT's Greenest Building Awards Competition Awards Ceremony
• 7:15-7:45pm: "Just by Design: Creating Balance and Promoting Wellbeing" keynote presentation by Dr. Jude Smith Rachele 
• 7:45-8:00pm: Silent auction winners announced + farewell

Be sure to bring cash or check to participate in our silent auction fundraiser from 5:30 to 6:45pm. Also, if you're interested in attending but cost is a barrier, please reach out to vermontgbn@gmail.com. All are welcome to celebrate with us!

About the keynote speaker, Dr. Jude Smith Rachele:

Dr. Rachele has for the past 25 years been providing consultancy in the areas of leadership, ethics and governance. Dr. Rachele is CEO of Abundant Sun Ltd, an international cultural transformation agency, which she founded in the UK in 2003 and in Vermont in 2015. She works internationally with government departments, human services organizations, schools, universities, multinational corporations, energy companies, retail supermarkets, global law firms and charities. With an unconventional approach to global diversity and inclusion, Dr. Rachele authored the book “Dismantling Diversity Management: Introducing an Ethical Performance Improvement Campaign” published in June 2017.

Dr. Rachele has taught as an Adjunct Professor at Marlboro College, VT on its MBA in Managing for Sustainability. She is also a radio commentator on Vermont Public Radio. She holds a BA, in Psychology, and a PhD, in Business.

Carpool: Please consider offering or participating in a carpool to the event using this link to self organize, meet some new folks and reduce your carbon footprint. 

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