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Events & Industry Connections
Greening the Heartland - Green by Design
The Annual Greening the Heartland conference will be held in Minneapolis this year!
This event focuses on Green by Design with educational seminars and workshops geared to a variety of professional disciplines in the commercial and residential real estate industries.
Attendees enjoy a unique opportunity to meet and network with individuals, companies, and organizations while learning more about best practices in green building and sustainability standards management. Pre-registration encouraged.
Dates: May 19th – 21st, 2010
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404
A Designers Role in Green Design
A Century College sponsored event for the NKBA Student Chapter. Angela Demonte, LEED AP, EP of Green Designs and Supply (GDS), in partnership with Cindy Ojczyk, LEED AP, Allied ASID of Simply Green Design and Verified Green, along with Rachel Maloney, LEED AP of Natural Built Home were the presenters for the Chapter.
The Designer is often the gatekeeper that facilitates the physical reality of a client's vision. This gatekeeper role is critically important when designing and building Green spaces, as successful implementation of Green requires collaboration of design, designers, property owners, vendors and contractors. Once the parameters that define Green are understood, it is easy to apply those strategies to design, material selection, and construction and help a client realize improved quality of design, quality of life, and return on investment.
Date: Was held on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Location: International Market Square (IMS), 275 Market Street, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Getting a Return on Green Summit
The MN Chapter of the USGBC event presented: Getting a Return on Green Summit. This event discussed the increase in value of green buildings. It also addressed the ongoing operations and maintenance requirements needed to maintain certification of high-performing buildings and provided strategies to implement best-practices. The program was tailored for critical stakeholders in green building operations including building owners, managers, engineers, consultants and other commercial real estate stakeholders.
Date: Was held on Wednesday, December 2nd, 8:00 -11:00 a.m.
NeoCon
This event was held June 15th -17th at Chicago's Merchandise Mart. NeoCon is one of the worlds largest trade fairs. Thousands of innovative products and resources for corporate hospitality, health care, retail, government, institutional and residential interiors were represented.
http://www.neocon.com
Living Green Expo
Thank you for visiting us at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA), Living Green Expo!
http://www.livinggreen.org
Becker Home Center
Thank you for meeting us out at this one day event that educated and motivated a number of Minnesotan builders to build greener, more sustainable homes and communities.
http://www.beckerhomecenter.com/GreenExpo
Urban Land Institute
City demographics are shifting and the influence of a new generation is growing. New behavior, influences on where and how to live, styles of housing, cultural benchmarks and attitudes towards finance differ from prior generations.
Thanks for coming out for this special event as we explored these questions in a unique, rapid-fire presentation style called "pecha kucha" which ensured the audience did not drift off to check their Blackberry's. The conversation was supplemented with an electronic participatory component.
The New American Dream: The Demands of a New Generation
Sustainability Blogs
Blog (http://simplygreendesignblog.blogspot.com)
Blog (http://www.metrohippie.com)
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