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ENVIRONDESIGN 2007: New Orleans
Time:
Specifying Green
Manufacturing Green
Marketing Green
Green Trends &
Case Studies
Tuesday, May 15:
8:30am
LEED-CI PreConference - USGBC Workshop
5:30pm
Opening Reception
Product Learning Center Open
7:00pm
Keynote Speaker: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
"A Contract With Our Future"
Wednesday, May 16:
8:00am
Breakfast
Product Learning Center Open
9:15am
Keynote Speaker: Holley Henderson, LEED AP, H2 EcoDesign, LLC
"Mississippi Girl"
10:30am

Lou Newett, Corporate Manager, Environmental Health and Safety, Knoll, Inc., Invitee and Ben Taube, Public Affairs Manager, Greenguard

   A 21st Century Product Selection Toolkit 

Bill Gregory, Director of Sustainable Strategies, Milliken & Company

 Advancing Climate Neutral Building Design with the Selection of Products Featuring Green Energy Use

Jerry Yudelson, Principal, Yudelson Associates

Branding and Positioning Your Green Building Offerings

Elaine Aye, IIDA Green Building Services, Inc and Carlie Bullock-Jones, ASID, TVS

East and West Meet in the Middle

11:45am
Lunch
Product Learning Center Open
12:45pm
Keynote Speaker: Greg Norris, President, Sylvatica
"The Emerging Global Information Systems For Radical Transformation To Sustainability"
2:00pm

Deborah Dunning,  Founder & CEO, International Design Center for the Environment (IDCE)

Are Climate Neutral Buildings a Possibility?

Mike Italiano, CEO, Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability

Product Standards:  Roadmaps for Sustainable Product Design & Manufacture

Leanne Tobias, Principal, Malachite LLC, Gary F. Christensen, President, The Christensen Corporation and Carlton Brown, COO, Full Spectrum New York

Marketing Green Design

George Denise, General Manager, Cushman & Wakefield

Partnering with Your Vendors to Certify LEED-EB

3:15pm

Matt Gray, Chairman, Interagency Sustainability Working Group

How Federal Agencies Are Contributing to High Performance and Sustainable Buildings

Richard Braunstein, Manager Product Development, YKKAP America

Reconciling Theoretical and Practical Concerns of Sustainable Design Process

Paul  Murray, Director of Environmental Safety & Sustainability, Herman Miller, Inc.  

Eliminating the "green wash"

Barbra Batshalom, CEO, The Green Roundtable

Boot Camp - Greening Your Firm in 10 Easy Steps

5:00pm
Dinner
Product Learning Center Open
6:00pm
Keynote Speaker: John Knott, Jr., CEO, The Noisette Company, LLC
"Noisette and CityCrafting The New American City; The role of healing the social, environmental and economic fabric of cities."
Thursday, May 17:
8:00am
Breakfast
Product Learning Center Open
9:15am
Keynote Speaker: Sim Van der Ryn, President, Van der Ryn Architects
"Surpassibility: The New  Eco-Design Frontier"
10:30am

Rebecca Aarons-Sydnor, Project Manager, Sustainable Design Consulting

Is it Green? Sorting Out Building Product Certifications & Eco-Labels

Katrina Rosa, Sustainable Design Project Manager, HDR One Company

Applying Social Equity to Sustainable Finish Material Decisions

Dr. Timothy M. Smith, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management, University of Minnesota

Communicating Environmental Performance Information in the Building Sector 

Wes Evans, Herman Miller & IDCE, Janice Schach, Clemson University, John Knott, Noisette Company, Jim Ladd, eTc Centers

Community Transformation to Sustainability

11:45am
Lunch
Product Learning Center Open
12:45pm
Keynote Speaker: Michael Hendrix, co-founder and Chief Brand Officer, Tricycle Inc.
"Sustainable Design"
2:00pm

Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Senior Vice President, Scientific Certification Systems

The Need for Third-party Certification is Greater than Ever

Jeff Galloway, Director of Carpet Tile Operations, Shaw Industries and Anita Mudrock Snader, Marketing Manager, Integrated Programs Armstrong Ceiling Systems

Accelerating Green Industry and Building Products

Kirsten Ritchie, Director of Sustainable Design, Gensler

Getting to Real Green in the Marketplace 

Bob Berkebile, Principal, BNIM Architects, Charrette Leader, Deborah Dunning, IDCE, Introducer

Community Transformation to Sustainability Charrette

3:15pm
Keynote Speaker: David Gottfried, President, World Build
"Stepping Up to Deep Green"