Green by Design
May 16-17, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Family Housing Fund, and Enterprise are hosting the second annual statewide Green by Design conference and training aimed at providing housing developers, contractors, architects, city planners, environmentalists, funders, and others the tools needed to build energy efficient, healthy, and sustainable housing.
Session Topics Include:
* Discovering the Synergy of a Green Team: The Integrated Design Process
* Towards Net Zero Energy in Affordable Housing
* Conservation Land Use Planning: Affordable Conservation Development Design - From Ordinance to Results
* Manage Green: A Guide to Green Property Management
* Greening Minnesota through Green Roofs and Research
* Global Warming: Minnesotans Respond to a Growing Energy Crisis
* Breaking New Ground: The Minnesota Overlay to the Green Communities Criteria
* Greening Single Family Homes: Unique Challenges and Opportunities
* Energy Efficiency: The Greenest Energy Source for Multifamily Buildings
* Building Science + Systems Approach = Performance
* Alternative Stormwater Management for Form & Function
* Clearning the Hurdles to Green Building Products
* Local Leadership: Green Cities and Towns
Keynote Speakers
Xavier Bonnefoy: Designing and Developing Healthy, Active, Livable Housing and Communities
Xavier Bonnefoy has 16 years experience with the World Health Organization (WHO) and is a prominent international speaker and consultant who provides unique insight into the relevance of green building and public health. At the WHO, he developed a body of evidence on the many links between housing and health and a set of indicators for national and local governments. Currently, Bonnefoy's research focuses on healthy urban planning strategies and the health impacts of global climate change.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Our Environmental Destiny
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has a national reputation as a resolute defender of the environment. Kennedy serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and is the author of the New York Times bestseller Crimes Against Nature and The Riverkeepers. Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for his success in helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 150 Waterkeeper organizations cross the globe.
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