Denver Green Build Conference November 15th - 17th

Get ready all you Greenies and tree huggers! The Green Build Conference hits Denver this coming week on November 15th through the 17th.
Greenbuild has swiftly become the must-go event for the industry. Much success goes to the keynotes chosen for the past conferences; some including: Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson, Janine Benyus, Duane Elgin, Glenn Murcutt, David Suzuki, and Lisa Myers. Keynotes are invited to the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo to highlight the green building industry. With over 10,000 expected attendees, Greenbuild 2006 will once again deliver the type of inspirational keynotes that live up to the Greenbuild standard.

Sustainable Cities
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Participants will be announced at www.greenbuildexpo.org. Greenbuild will kick off with a vision of the future for cities. In support of the Clinton Climate Initiative’s partnership with USGBC, and the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, this powerful opening plenary will feature distinguished leaders who have made sustainability the watchword of their communities. The work these leaders are doing is setting a new standard for how cities can deliver immediate and measurable improvements for their citizens—economic improvements, environmental improvements, and a better overall quality of life.

Keynote speakers include internationally renowned architect William McDonough, whose vision of an environmentally and economically intelligent future has inspired transformation worldwide. McDonough’s diverse portfolio includes sustainable landmarks such as the Herman Miller “GreenHouse” Factory and Offices and Oberlin College’s Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. As co-chair of the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development, McDonough is designing entire cities in China that will serve as models of “cradle to cradle” development for the country’s future growth. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, including three U.S. Presidential Awards, McDonough also writes and speaks extensively about his pioneering philosophies.

William McDonough’s presentation is made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors: Armstrong, Autodesk, BASF, Cherokee Investment Partners, Mechoshade, Milliken, Shaw Carpets, Steelcase

Jeffrey Sachs
The Earth Institute; Columbia University
Friday, Nov. 17, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, is internationally renowned for his work as an economic advisor and with international agencies on poverty reduction, disease control, and debt cancellation for poor countries. Sachs is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He also serves as Special Advisor to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger by 2015. The End of Poverty is a landmark exploration of the roots of economic prosperity and the path out of extreme poverty for the world’s poorest citizens. In it, Sachs offers an integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental and social problems that most frequently hold societies back. This and other groundbreaking research contributed to Sachs being named among the 100 most influential leaders in the world by Time Magazine, and to his receiving the 2005 Sargent Shriver Award for Equal Justice. Greenbuild will kick off with a vision of the future for cities. In support of the Clinton Climate Initiative’s partnership with USGBC, and the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, this powerful opening plenary will feature distinguished leaders who have made sustainability the watchword of their communities. The work these leaders are doing is setting a new standard for how cities can deliver immediate and measurable improvements for their citizens—economic improvements, environmental improvements, and a better overall quality of life.

David Suzuki
Tuesday, November 14, USGBC Day Keynote
Five years ago, 4,000 people converged in Austin, Texas for a defining moment in the green building movement: the first Greenbuild Conference and Expo. Since then, green building has become firmly established on the national agenda, and the 12,000 people who will attend Greenbuild Denver this fall are working to make sure it stays there. But the growth of the green building movement doesn’t mean that our environmental and economic problems are solved; instead, it is a reflection of the fact that we have realized just how essential green building is to the solution.

Dr. David Suzuki, one of the world’s most renowned scientists and impassioned environmentalists, was among the first people to make that connection. At Greenbuild Austin in 2002, he delivered a keynote address that many people in attendance cite as the moment when green building became a passion as well as a profession. Dr. Suzuki has always been a step ahead, challenging and inspiring the green building community to expand its vision and explore new boundaries. As the keynote speaker for this year’s USGBC Member Day, he will truly help us take green building to “a higher elevation.”

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