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Team,

Here’s wishing all of you a Happy New Year!  May you greet it with ambition for the great things to come in 2010!  Be on the lookout for more updates coming soon.

Sincerely,

Sergio Grado, GMB/CGP/CGR/CAPS

GradCo Structures & Homes, LLC

8000 Research Forest Dr., Ste. 115, PMB 149

The Woodlands, Texas 77382

(832) 573-5797 office

(832) 201-0625 fax

sgrado@gradco.biz

www.gradco.biz

                              

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National "2008 Graduate Master Builder of The Year" award winner

Houston Hispanic Chamber "Emerging Business of The Year 2009" award winner

GMB - Graduate Master Builder

CGP - Certified Green Professional

CGR - Certified Graduate Remodeler

CAPS - Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist

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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:26:32 -0800 First integrated green construction code poised for 2010 debut - 2009-12-21 19:44:35 | Consulting-Specifying Engineer http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/first-integrated-green-construction-code-pois http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/first-integrated-green-construction-code-pois

Thought this might give us some insight as to where green is going in 2010. It will become very mainstream.

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:34:22 -0800 Testing Posterous....... http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/testing-posterous-1178 http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/testing-posterous-1178 Thanks Sergio for setting this up.  Fantastic!  I am finding my way here........ If I get lost, come look for me.......

As soon as I know that this "post" ends up somewhere intended I will start to make use of it.  Lots of ideas and news.......  More later.

Happy Christmas and a great 2010!!!!  

Paul

 

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:42:40 -0800 Response http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/response-231 http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/response-231

Thanks, Sergio, for taking the initiative on this. I too, believe we are off to good start and yes, the budget will be our very first business item. There will also be some fun items, along the way as we work to make the Montgomery County Branch the “clearing house for Green” in the Branch service area. As Sergio says, lets make this happen!

Happy Holiday Season to all,

Michael

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Michael D. Martin*

 Attorney at Law

*Board Certified Estate Planning & Probate

The Texas Board of  Board of Legal Specialization 

Martin, Stilwell & Jones, LLP

1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 590

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Phone: 281-419-6200

Fax: 281-419-0250

Email:  michael@msjlawfirm.com

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:30 -0800 My First Posterous Post http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/my-first-posterous-post-1043 http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/my-first-posterous-post-1043

Hey Team,

I too sent me the same email so that I can see what each of you received.  I am replying to the post as instructed and then will go and follow it up online.

Later,

Sergio Grado

GradCo Structures & Homes, LLC

(832) 573-5797 office

sgrado@gradco.biz

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:54:26 -0800 My First Posterous Post http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/my-first-posterous-post-1042 http://mcusgbc.posterous.com/my-first-posterous-post-1042

Fellow USGBC Branch Team,

We met last week and introduced ourselves and talked about where we stood in the formation of the branch.  We determined that our branch was to be called the Montgomery County USGBC Branch and we were to serve Montgomery County and beyond.  The Wednesday after we met, Paul, Michael & I all met up with the current & incoming chair of the Houston Chapter as well as the Executive Director to discuss our signing of the Memorandum of Agreement.  This document confirms what we already had discussed in terms of how the branch is to operate.  We went over several details concerning the bylaws and the agreement itself and at the end of the meeting signed the document.  We are now a “provisional branch” of the Gulf Coast Area USGBC Chapter (a.k.a. Houston).  We are to proceed full speed and develop our budget for 2010.  We are to form our committee chairs (i.e. education, water resource, political, etc.) so if any of you have any aspirations towards one or the other please let us know and we can task you for the job.  More details on this topic soon.  For now I want to get us all to respond through the use of this system to see if it is going to work for us.  Please, at the very least, give it a try.  The sooner the better.  Thanks.

I look forward to getting this branch kicked off.  You will be hearing from several of the team members in the next coming days as our leadership team begins to take shape.  Rest assured that all of you are important in the success of this branch.  Do not let a little thing like occasional emails deter you from contacting me or any other team member.  Take the initiative and start up a dialog.  Let’s make this thing happen!

Happy Holidays!

Sergio Grado

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