Events & Industry Connections
Capella Tower, Living Green Fair
'April 21st, 2011' -- Green Designs and Supply was invited back to participate in Capella Tower's annual Living Green Fair. Thank you for those of you who made it out. We had a great time!
Getting a Return on Green Summit
The MN Chapter of the USGBC event presented the second: Getting a Return on Green Summit. This event was held on December 8th, 2010 from 8:00 to 10:30 am. Speakers addressed the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) legislation and answered questions regarding the payback of investments through voluntary property assessments. The second presentation discussed how to finance sustainability efforts through traditional financing mechanisms as well as current tax benefits including prescriptive and custom rebates. The program was tailored for critical stakeholders in green building operations including building owners, managers, engineers, consultants and other commercial real estate stakeholders.
Greenbuild 2010
This event was held November 17th -19th at Chicago's McCormick Place West. Greenbuild is one of the largest conferences in the United States, devoted to quality education in green building practices.
MN USGBC Annual Conference
Thank you for coming out to this special event. Green Designs and Supply co-sponsored the Minnesota USGBC's 6th Annual Meeting held October 5th, 2010 at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. It was a great success and we were honored to be a part of it!
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.
Living Green Expo
Thank you for visiting us again at this year's Living Green Expo! Contact us to learn about the Living Green Expo 2011!
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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