green building Complementary Seminars
Complementary seminars and keynote panel discussions presented by national speakers will be held on Thursday, May 1 from 9:00 to 5:30 and Friday, May 2 from 8:30 – 3:30.
Keynote Panels
- Surviving and Thriving during an Economic Downturn
-Presented by Steve Maltzman, Bob Whitten and Patrick Miller, SMA Consulting
- Impact of Foreclosures on California’s Economy
-Presented by Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer, Rachelle Chong, California Public Utilities Commissioner, Ali Sahabi, Chairman of the Green Valley Initiative and Steve Maltzman, President and Founder of SMA Consulting
Green Building
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Exporting Opportunities for Green Technology Companies
(GIVE) (Thursday 1:30 – 3:00)
Panel moderated by Imran Farooq, Deputy Director, Green Institute for Village Empowerment, Inc.
The panelists will discuss the need for developing a green technology financing and incentive program in order to build an environmental technology industry in the Inland Empire. Panelists will share their experiences in manufacturing and exporting their products to the growing Asia Pacific marketplace.
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Green Workforce Development
(GIVE) (Friday 8:30 – 10:00)
Panel moderated by Imran Farooq, Deputy Director, Green Institute for Village Empowerment, Inc.
The panelists will discuss the growing demand for green products and services in the building industry and discuss the need to develop a green workforce program to meet the increase in demand.
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USGBC -Introduction to Green Building
(Friday 2:00 – 3:30)
Presented by Bonnie Montoya-May, Chair, U.S. Green Building Council-Inland Empire Chapter
This session will discuss why sustainable building approaches are important in the context of water use, CO2 emissions, waste output, electricity consumption, and building occupant health, performance, and productivity. The presentation will provide an overview of USGBC objectives and an introduction to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Ranking System and certification process.
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Building the True-Green built Home- Understanding Prescriptive Building in Steel
(Thursday 1:30 – 3:00)
Presented by Trevis M. Allen, Senior, ECO Lifestyle Homes
In this program attendees will learn the new standards for the use of renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable materials, the use of forward thinking and sophisticated, energy efficient insulation materials, he use of new and innovative alternative energy systems starting with the integration of steel framing and cutting edge technologies and engineering to protect against natural disasters.
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Sustainable Forestry – Do you know where your wood comes from?
(Thursday 9:00 – 10:30)
Presented by Patti Wells - Program Chair of the US Green Building Council, Orange County, CA
Green Building is one of the leading drivers in the demand for sustainable forest products. LEED, consumer knowledge, and environmental pressures are coming together to emphasize the need to use renewable resources to create our built environment. Choosing better building products can reduce our carbon footprint, lessen the strain on our natural resources, and support innovation in the design process. This program will help attendees understand the importance of sustainable forestry important and gain an understanding of where the wood being used for building comes from.
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