GREEN BUILDING STAGE

Friday, February 27  2:00-7:00

3:00pm

Introduction to Natural Building
By: Gayle Borst of Stewardship Architecture for Design-Build-Live
Creating deeper green homes with natural materials such as cob, straw bale and rammed earth; and natural systems such as passive solar heating & natural ventilation, rubble trench foundations, roundwood structure, and rainwater harvesting.

4:30pm

Growing a Green Future with ICF’s (Insulated Concrete Forms)
by: Keith Bedard of Mike Pilley Enterprises

Saturday, February 28  10:00-7:00

10:30am

Green Building in the Real World
By: Wayne Jeansonne of Solluna Builders
In this practical workshop set realistic goals, make decisions and choose green features that best fit your needs.  Learn from this experienced green builder different levels of green, how to pick a designer, how to set and stick to a budget, what to expect and what NOT to do.  Bring questions for Q&A.

11:30am

“Ask the Remodelers” – Remodel in “green” from Start to Finish
By: A panel of expert professional Austin NARI remodelers and remodeling trades
You’ve heard a lot about green building, but how does that work when you’re remodeling? Join our panel of professional remodelers assembled by NARI (the National Association of the Remodeling Industry) as they talk about how to do “green” remodeling from start to finish. Learn about how to incorporate “green building” principles into your remodel, and how to achieve “green building” advantages through remodeling. Hear about how to achieve your green objectives in energy efficiency, indoor air quality, water conservation, recycling, and the incorporation of new technologies from Austin’s top “green” remodelers.

12:30pm

 

Composite Framing – The New Building Material of Choice – Worldwide
By: James P. Antonic , President & CEO of Composite Building Structures, Ltd.
 Stronger than steel, lighter than wood, and more supportive than concrete block - Glass Fiber composite framing follows the same structural layout used in wood framing yet is price competitive with wood and disaster resistant.  Six structural shapes designed for rapid assembly form any size or style of building.  Insulation up to R-40 in the walls, R-44 in the roof, and 21 points toward LEED certification can be achieved using CBS construction-optimized high-performance structural composite framing.  Introduced here for the first time.  www.CBS-Homeowners.com  

1:30pm

Straw Bale Construction – It’s Not Just for Pigs Anymore!
By: Ben Obregon, Architect for Design-Build-Live
History and Introduction to Straw Bale Construction for today's high performance homes.

2:30pm

Real & Relevant Green Home Building by Design – Not by Device
By: Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA of Barley + Pfeiffer Architects
90% of the effective green building strategies occur within the first 10% if the design process.  An integrated approach to residential & light commercial green building will be presented.

4:00pm

Attic Efficiency Equals Check Book Efficiency
by: Mickey & Gay Harris of Integrity Energy Systems

3 Main measures to make your attic efficient.

5:00pm

“Green” cabinetry for your green building or remodel project
By: Steve Nowick, President, QSI Custom Cabinets
So you’re going to build a “green” house or do a “green” remodel? You know about solar heating, insulation, water conservation and energy-efficient appliances. But what about your new kitchen and bath cabinets? Learn your options when it comes to buying “green” cabinetry for your “green” project. Learn how the right cabinetry choices can enhance your indoor air quality and our environment, and how the wrong choices can endanger your green project.

Sunday, March 1  11:00-5:00

11:30am

Green Building in the Real World
By: Wayne Jeansonne of Solluna Builders
In this practical workshop set realistic goals, make decisions and choose green features that best fit your needs.  Learn from this experienced green builder different levels of green, how to pick a designer, how to set and stick to a budget, what to expect and what NOT to do.  Bring questions for Q&A.

1:00pm

           

Green Home Design, Remodeling & Improvements: Doing what’s Smart.
By: Laverne Williams, AIA, LEED AP,
Nationally acclaimed Green Building Pioneer Laverne Williams will share his wisdom of more than 30 years of focus as an Architect, Building Ecologist and Bioneer.  Discover green ideas and products that Laverne has learned work best from 30+ years experience of dedicated focus upon greening homes. 
Focus will be on the most practical solutions plus he will answer specific questions from the audience. 

2:30pm

“Green” cabinetry for your green building or remodel project
By: Steve Nowick, President, QSI Custom Cabinets
So you’re going to build a “green” house or do a “green” remodel? You know about solar heating, insulation, water conservation and energy-efficient appliances. But what about your new kitchen and bath cabinets? Learn your options when it comes to buying “green” cabinetry for your “green” project. Learn how the right cabinetry choices can enhance your indoor air quality and our environment, and how the wrong choices can endanger your green project.

3:30pm

Growing a Green Future with ICF’s (Insulated Concrete Forms)
by: Keith Bedard of Mike Pilley Enterprises

 

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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.

   

 

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