The mission of the Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania is to promote environmentally responsible design, planning, construction, and operation of the built environment through education, outreach and networking.

Please note that we are in website transition, and for a while we will not be able to take new memberships or renewals over the internet. If you are interested in membership, please contact Dave Sheridan by phone at 717 497-5768 or by email at dsheridan@aquacura.com

Green Building News

Our Member Newsmakers

Wohlsen Construction attains AWI certification

5/8/2008 - Wohlsen Construction, a Silver Organization member of GBACPA, has been certified by the Architectural Woodwork Institute's Quality... MORE

2008 Design competition winners announced

5/8/2008 - The Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania announced the winners of its second annual design competition at its annual meeting on... MORE

Sheridan named to PA RMC board of directors

5/8/2008 - The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center has announced the appointment of Robert Anderson, Gary Gallo, Michele Nestor and Dr. David Sheridan... MORE

K.C. Larson joins GBACPA as an Organization member

5/6/2008 - K.C. Larson has been serving customers in Lycoming County and the surrounding area for 24 years, providing commercial and industrial... MORE

Welcome Quad-K Energy Conservation

5/6/2008 - Save Money...and the Environment! With this heading, Quad-K Energy Conservation explains their way of directing home building toward a more sustainable,... MORE

Local builder establishes architectural practice

5/6/2008 - With offices in Quarryville PA, Paul Risk Associates provides design - build services to customers in south-central and southeastern... MORE

Nutec Group joins GBACPA

5/6/2008 - The Nutec Group is an integrated provider of planning, architecture, interior design,... MORE

Scot Horst inspires GBACPA members and moves to Gold membership

5/6/2008 - GBACPA members attending the annual meeting on April 17 were treated to an inspiring call to action - actually a call for... MORE

Managing Space, Sight & Sound

3/19/2008 - With a stated mission “to provide customers with great products and service at great prices”, Modernfold of Reading, PA... MORE

From Conventional to Sustainable

3/13/2008 - The Earth Alchemists, operating in Eastern Pennsylvania for the last 20 years, are primarily designer/builders of... MORE

News from Our Backyard

PA DEP challenges central PA commuters to reduce miles

4/28/2008 - The Department of Environmental Protection urged Susquehanna Valley commuters to sign up for the Share the Ride Challenge today to reduce... MORE

News from USGBC

Recent studies confirm energy benefits of LEED and Energy Star

4/23/2008 - Two recently released studies, one by the New
Buildings Institute (NBI) and one... MORE

News from Our Backyard

GBACPA Collaborators -

4/15/2008 - The Frehn Center for professional and Organizational Development provides workforce training,... MORE

A Winner for Designing Green -

4/4/2008 - Borton-Lawson, a Wilkes-Barre engineering and architectural firm, is one of the 2008 Governor’s Awards for... MORE

An Example to Ponder -

4/4/2008 - The Brookings Institution’s report, Revitalizing Weak Market Cities in the United States (see additional entry in this website), seems... MORE

What To Do With A Wooden Pallet -

3/26/2008 - Keystone Pallet & Recycling LLC. They are a small manufacturing business, only seven people on the payroll,... MORE

Looking Back

3/19/2008 - In just a few weeks, David Sheridan will attend a reception at Penn State, honoring him as a 2008 Penn State University Outstanding Engineering... MORE

News from USGBC

Remarkable New Download

3/19/2008 - REGREEN: Download the Free Guidelines Now! (PDF, 12MB)

The American Society of Interior Designers’ Foundation and the U.S. Green... MORE

National Headlines

Our Urban Landscape Under a Microscope

4/4/2008 - In case you’re not up on the latest Brookings Institution studies, here is an interesting one for the future of Green... MORE

State Headlines

Phillies go green

5/1/2008 - Governor Edward G. Rendell praised the Philadelphia Phillies organization today for its leadership and commitment to a cleaner environment as the team announced... MORE

Username:
Password: