Show Highlights:
 
 
Learn how easy it is to incorporate Green Living into your life. 
There is no one right answer, and every action you make helps make a better world.

Whether you rent or own your home there are many options available to become a more eco-conscious consumer!  Find the solutions that best your lifestyle and learn new ways to lead a healthier, more eco-friendly life … while simultaneously saving money on energy bills!

The Green Living & Home Products Expo is the only Home & Garden style show in Central Texas to feature:

  • Green Building - Eco-Friendly/Energy-Efficient Products and Builders
  • Organic Gardening/Native Landscaping
  • Renewable Energies
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Transportation Alternatives
  • Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Interiors
  • Organic Foods & Cooking Demonstrations
  • Healthy Living with Natural and Organic products
  • Fair Trade Products

Green Building & Remodeling

See the latest in Eco-Friendly and Energy-Efficient building materials as well as builders and remodelers able to assist you in your green building projects. 
Tour a self-sustainable model home made from 100% reclaimed materials by Reclaimed Space:
 
Austin-based builder Reclaimed Space is designing, building and delivering fully-sustainable “Spaces” out of reclaimed materials. 
Each unit is custom-built using locally sourced materials taken from deconstructed homes and are solar and wind energy compatible adding off grid possibilities. The single-pitch roof makes it easy to use filtered rainwater for the Space’s water supply, and gives the solar panels a full day of sunlight, filtered rainwater for the Space’s water supply, and gives the solar panels a full day of sunlight.
 

AUSTIN NARI’S Ask an Expert & Remodeling Consultation Booth: The Central Texas Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Austin NARI, invites you to bring your remodeling questions, plans, photos, measurements, or wish list to the Austin.

NARI booth at the Austin Green Living Expo for a free Remodeling Consultation with a NARI remodeler, trade specialist, architect or design-build firm. (No appointment necessary)

Organic Gardening & Outdoor Living:

Looking to enhance your outdoor spaces?  Visit our Gardening area for solutions to and eco-friendly yard and garden.  Find sustainable landscaping, organic gardening products, sustainable outdoor furnishings, native rainwater collection, greenhouses, composting, garden products and more.

Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels & Transportation:
The pursuit of clean burning and renewable energies is a national initiative, and Austin leads the nation in resources.  Visit our showcase of renewable energies and alternative fuels including solar, geothermal, propane, natural gas and more, as well as alternative fuel vehicles and transportation alternatives such as CarSharing and public transportation.
 
Join us for the Capital MetroRail Open House:
Friday, February 27
Capital Metro will be holding the last of five Open Houses to show off Austin’s first passenger rail service, the Capital MetroRail.  A MetroRail train will be on display Friday from 2-7pm at the Downtown Station on the 4th Street Side of the Convention Center.
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Take this opportunity to see the train, pick up a schedule, learn to use the new ticket vending machines, and discover how easy it is to incorporate the use of public transportation options into your life – helping keep the planet green.
Support the Local Economy:
Creating a sustainable business community is vital to green living.  Purchasing locally made foods and products reduces our impact on the Earth by reducing or eliminating the emissions caused by shipping products from far away places that may operate with unfair labor practices.  Visit our Art-Gift-Gourmet, Go Texan and Fair Trade Marketplace and find a variety of products made by local and fair trade vendors. 
  • Texas-made products & gourmet treats
  • Bath & Body products and gifts to pamper yourself or someone you love
  • Organic products and clothing for adults and children
  • Attend Live Cooking Demonstrations featuring Organic & Vegetarian recipes
  • Visit the Buy Local Market on Sunday featuring local food producers and local artists
 
Attend Exciting and Informative Seminars by Experts:
 
Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA of
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
 
Green Building Stage
Saturday at 2:30pm
BRANDI CLARK, FOUNDER OF AUSTIN ECONETWORK
 
 Sustainability & Renewables Stage
3:30 Sat. and 11:30 on Sun.
Laverne Williams,
AIA, LEED AP
 
 Green Building Stage
Sunday at 1:00pm
John DromgoolE, The Natural Gardener & Lady Bug Natural
 
Gardening Stage
Saturday at 1:00pm
Bring your questions for Q&A.
NATALIE MARQUIS, GM OF HABITAT SUITES and Exec Dir of Texas Solar Energy Society
 
Sustainability & Renewables Stage
Saturday at 3:30pm, 5:30pm
Laura Britt,
of Laura Britt Design
 
Sustainability & Renewables Stage
Saturday at 12:30pm
MASON ARNOLD,
FOUNDER OF GREENLING.COM
 
Sustainability & Renewables Stage
Sunday at 1:30pm
  
Fun for the Kids!
Check out our new Kids Activity Area featuring fun and educational activities and presentations focusing on the environment and nature.
 
Register and Attend Professional Workshops by Experts:
 
CEU Accredited Workshop For Professionals Only: Friday 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Presented by: Austin Energy Green Building

Central Texas building professionals—architects, designers, builders, trade contractors, realtors, home performance contractors and others—learn about designing, building, and marketing homes that are more energy and water efficient, comfortable and healthy, easier to maintain.  Austin Energy Green Building’s veteran staff will give you an overview of how green building principles apply in Central Texas and specifics to apply to your business.

Includes resource guide and admission to the Expo
$15 PER PERSON
Pre-Registration has ended--Onsite Registration Available if Space is Available
Green By Design Workshop For Homeowners: Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Presented by: Austin Energy Green Building Department

Central Texans preparing to build, buy or remodel a home--learn how to improve energy and water efficiency, increase comfort, reduce maintenance and have a healthier home at this workshop, presented by Austin Energy Green Building’s veteran staff.

 

Includes resource guide, catered lunch and admission to the Expo
$35 PER PERSON
Pre-Registration has ended--Onsite Registration Available if Space is Available
Onsite Registration will be $20 and WILL NOT include lunch!!
        
Philanthropic Connections:
 
 
Austin Habitat for Humanity Re-Store - will be featuring their “Deconstruction” program in which they systematically disassemble reusable products from a home and resell them in their Re-Store locations.  Find out how you can recycle items from your remodeling projects.

 http://www.re-store.com/index.php    http://www.re-store.com/deconstruction/index.php

  
Giveaways:
 
TREE FOLKS give away: First 200 people per day to visit Tree Folks at booth 600 will receive a free tree seedling.

Growing the urban forest through tree planting, education, and community partnerships.

Check out the cooking stage schedule for a variety of giveaways by our guest chefs

 
Live Musical Entertainment:
 
Shotgun Party:
Friday 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Courtesy of Go Local Austin
Shotgun Party puts on a truly American music show.  The majority of songs are original, with melodies and lyrics that share stories.  Unwind after work and enjoy this local trio.

Austin Eco-Fashion Show:  
 
Saturday at 4:20 pm
Presented by MYKA
 
MYKA will be presenting a series of fashion shows with a spotlight will be
on affordable and stylish fashions for everyone.
All designers and participating stores are local and follow eco-friendly manufacturing practices. 
The first show will start at 4:20 and will focus on causal wear and the “Keep Austin Weird” theme.  Featuring fun and functional clothing, from cloth diapers to hand kitted sweaters…. and lots of tie-dye!  The 5:15 show will focus on lifestyle clothing by profession and hobby, including an
exclusive debut: a post-operative healing garment dedicated to those who are afflicted by breast cancer.  The 6:10 show will focus on cocktail and evening styles. We have some of Austin’s top designers, including Linda Asaf, who is creating fashion just for this event!  Join us and enjoy an afternoon of artist styles, meet local talent & celebrities, and enjoy gifts & giveaways sponsored by MYKA and the vendors of the Sunset Valley Farmers Market.

 Show Sponsors
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 Attendee Information

Tickets:
Tickets are sold onsite and only during show hours...There are no advanced ticket sales for this show. Cash or checks only.

Parking:  Convention Center Parking Garage: 10-story building has 1,000-spaces, located 2 blocks west of the Center, at 201 East 2nd Street. Entrances are on Brazos and San Jacinto streets. An additional 600 Parking spaces are available at the garage at Red River and 5th Street.

ATMS & Restrooms on site.  

Capital Metro Bus Routes:
Reduce your Carbon Footprint - Ride the Bus to the Convention Center.  Routes: 5, 17, 21, 22, 26, 127, 420, 424, 482, and 490

 

  

BeGreen, a division of Green Mountain Energy Company has donated renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset all of the electricity generated from the 2009 Green Living Expo. The 2009 Green Living Expo’s electricity is carbon neutral, starting with move in on Wednesday to move out on Sunday.  By offsetting the electricity for the event, over 31,300 lbs. of CO2 will be avoided.  To put this in perspective, this has the same environmental impact as not driving your car over 34,800 miles or the annual forest sequestration of more than 1,880 trees. Furthermore, by offsetting the electricity for this expo, it is equivalent to recycling more than 77,250 aluminum cans or recycling over 12,550 pounds of newspaper.

Show Technology encourages all Exhibitors and Attendees of the Austin Green Living Expo to also offset their Carbon Footprint to assist us in making this event carbon neutral.


 

Designer Room that won "Most Creative Display" at the Austin Spring 09 Show

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

       

       

 

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

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