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May 1st - 3rd, 2003
"Building the Town Green
Conference and Trade Show "
University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall
This landmark event will provide training, education, and outreach to inform professionals and the general public about sustainable design and green building principles and practices. The conference themes are based on the LEED™ Green Building Ratings Systems principles for new and existing buildings with an additional focus on renewable energy.
Sign up for a May 1 – 2 workshop:
• Hear William Hankowsky, Liberty Property
Trust CEO, present the keynote address on
May 1 (9 am).
• Visit the expo with more than 30 exhibitors displaying a broad range of sustainable products and services.
• Earn CES credits through the AIA/Philadelphia Chapter.
• Listen to leading experts discuss state-of-the-art issues.
• Reserve your place in a Building the Town Green workshop to hear above featured speakers and other areas experts.
Registration Form
Don’t miss the Saturday, May 3rd Business in the Town Green program featuring the Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network. Take this opportunity to have your business become part of the region’s growing sustainable business-to-business network or become a consumer who supports businesses that focus on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profits.
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High Performing Schools (HPS) – May 1-2,
Workshop on strategies for designing, building, and renovating schools that promote better attendance, higher test scores for students, reduced operating costs, and teacher retention.
HPS Agenda
Workshop Series
May 1, 2003
10:00 – 12 noon, Deconstruction
2:00 – 5:00 pm, PPL Case Study
May 2
9:00 – 12:30 pm, Renewable Energy 101
1:00 – 2:00 pm, Commissioning
2:00 – 3:00 pm, HVAC Systems
Saturday, May 3: Expo Open to the General Public
Business in the Town Green: Building a Local Living Economy in the Delaware Valley
The Sustainable Business Network presents Business in the Town Green - A place for business owners, entrepreneurs, practitioners and members of the public to come together and learn how to support the three principles of a Local Living Economy: People, Profits and the Planet. Sessions will connect local businesses to each other, explore worker-ownership models, address environmental messaging, introduce recycling and reuse strategies, and green building principles and practices. Pre-registration for the event (including lunch) is required.
Information:
Contact Linda Knapp
lknapp@netreach.net
Phone: 215-546-0724
Fax:215-545-1551
High Performing Schools
Agenda
Business in the Town Green
May 3rd Program
Partnering organizations:
Delaware Valley Green Building Council – a Chapter of USGBC, Philadelphia Self-Reliant, Pennsylvania Resources Council, and the City of Philadelphia Rebuild America Program.
Funding is being provided by the Sustainable Development Fund.
Cooperating organizations include: the American Institute of Architects/Philadelphia Chapter and Committee on the Environment, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, Pennsylvania Governor’s Green Government Council, and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia.