Events & Industry Connections

MN USGBC Annual Conference

Save the Date! Green Designs and Supply is co-sponsoring the Minnesota USGBC's 6th Annual Meeting held October 5th, 2010 at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN.

Greenbuild 2010

This event will be held November 17th -19th in Chicago's at the McCormick Place West. Greenbuild is one of the largest conferences in the United States, devoted to quality education in green building practices. It's also an excellent place to network and learn more about new trends in the industry.

Greening the Heartland - Green by Design

The Annual Greening the Heartland conference took place May 19th – 21st, 2010. Thank you for visiting Green Designs and Supply at this special event. And a special thank you to the local thinkers and business owners who contributed to many thought provoking seminars.

A Designers Role in Green Design

A Century College sponsored event held this past January 28th, 2010 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.

Getting a Return on Green Summit

The MN Chapter of the USGBC event presented:Getting a Return on Green Summit. This event was held on December 2nd, 2010. The 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.

Living Green Expo

Thank you for visiting us again at this year's 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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