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MEDIA ALERT:

 

GREENPRINTS

GREEN CONFERENCE AND GREEN TRADESHOW 2008

Call for Presentations: Deadline Oct. 31, 2007

 

WHAT: Greenprints is seeking presentations that will strengthen the conference's take-home value and provide attendees with real examples and tools of how to design and operate sustainable buildings and communities.

We are seeking presentations on topics related to the following:

•  residential, commercial and mixed use development trends

•  innovative financing for green buildings and developments

•  effective design and construction strategies to ensure successful green outcomes

•  Integrated Design Approach and building a green team

•  market forces driving the green building sector, including federal, state and local incentives and mandates

•  human scale design, creating walkable communities and architecture

•  ecological construction and deconstruction principles

•  tools that will help attendees anticipate growing customer demands for environmentally responsible building while expanding their business, operating, and market capacity for green projects

In addition, we are soliciting case studies from throughout the Southeast for a dedicated session examining high performance buildings in the region. Case study presentations must be approximately 30 minutes in length.

 

WHEN:        Thursday, March 13, 2008

          Friday, March 14, 2008

 

WHERE:       The Westin Peachtree Plaza

                     210 Peachtree Street

                     Atlanta, GA 30303

 

WHY: Greenprints is the leading Southeast green conference and green tradeshow providing green building professionals, and product manufacturers an opportunity to directly address the green building community on the latest environmental technologies and sustainable design strategies.

 

MORE:  To submit papers, contact Stephanie Connell sconnell@southface.org or call 404/604-3596. In our efforts to keep Greenprints affordable, we ask that our speakers donate their time and provide their own transportation and accommodations. Southface does provide a complimentary conference registration, including meals and receptions. To learn more about Greenprints go to www.greenprints.org.

  

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