For Immediate Release

FGBC 2010-2011 Senior Officers Announced

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) membership has elected Cindy Hall, sales and marketing director for Capstone Industries of Central Florida in Okeechobee, as FGBC President. Hall's goals for the FGBC are to help provide more regional networking opportunities for members and to increase awareness of the FGBC standards as the only green certification programs that include climate-specific criteria for addressing issues related to Florida's hot, humid climate and natural disasters. A day after being elected FGBC President, Hall received the Distinquished Woman of the Year award from the Florida Home Builders Association.

Also elected to FGBC Senior Officer positions were:

Dr. Jennifer Languell - Vice President
Languell, president of Trifecta Construction Solutions in Fort Myers, has served on the FGBC Board of Directors for five years, received the organization's Volunteer of the Year award last month, and has been instrumental in the development of FGBC standards.

Dave Armstrong - Treasurer
Armstrong is president of Armstrong Custom Homes in Melbourne and has served on the FGBC Board of Directors since 2008. He is a past president of the Home Builders and Contractors Association of Brevard County and has twice been named the Brevard Builder of the Year.

Melissa Baldwin - Secretary
Melissa Meehan Baldwin resides in Riverview and is the climate change project coordinator for the Florida Chapter of the League of Conservation Voters. She has served on the FGBC Board for two years and chairs the Programs and Promotion Committee.

About FGBC: The Florida Green Building Coalition is an independent non-profit organization that was established in 2000 to promote green building in the state of Florida through the development of voluntary green building standards. FGBC's membership is comprised of individuals and businesses from all areas of the building industry - including research, design, materials, products, construction, inspection, marketing, financing, sales, and government. For more information visit: www.FloridaGreenBuilding.org