Green building conference in Boulder
The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a two-day green building conference beginning July 17.
Thu, Jul 16 2009 at 6:26 PM EST
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Attention green building fans in the Boulder area: the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Boulder Green Building Guild will be hosting Boulder County’s Green Building Conference on July 17-18, 2009. This year’s event will feature two tracks: one focusing on residential building and one on commercial green building.
The conference kicks off with a networking reception from 5:30-8:00 pm on Friday night at the Atlas Room on the college campus. Saturday will be filled with workshops on either residential or commercial building, but the day kicks off with a keynote address by the director of the Governor’s Energy Office, Tom Plant.
After the keynote address, the two tracks will begin. Topics in the commercial green building track include:
- Building Beyond Code: Meeting and Exceeding Commercial New Construction Codes
- Getting the “Green” out of Green Building: An Overview of Financial Rebates and Incentives
- Building Beyond Code: Meeting and Exceeding Commercial Remodel Codes
- “Split Incentives” Solutions: Ideas to Promote Commercial Green Improvements & Leasing
The residential track will cover the following topics:
- Getting the “Green” out of Green Building: An Overview of Financial Rebates and Incentives
- Streamlining Home Remodel Code Compliance
- Building Science Made SEXY
- Don’t Get Left Behind! Marketing the Green Thing
The conference will also feature a networking lunch to discuss the future of green building in Boulder and a look at the importance of water.
Registration for the conference is $175 for Boulder Green Building Guild members and $234 for non-members. For more information, or to register for this event, visit the Boulder Country Green Building Conference website.
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