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GREEN
BUILDING STAGE |
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Friday, April 18 2:00-7:00 |
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Pre-Registration Required to Attend the
Green By Design Workshop |
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12:00pm |
Catered Lunch For Green By Design
Registrants – Sponsored by: Home
Energy Solutions |
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1:00pm-6:00pm |
Green By Design
by: Austin Energy’s Green Building
Department
This workshop will give participants an overview of the
green building process, providing a
framework for making better design and
building decisions, including:
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Assessing what your family needs in a home
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Choosing a designer and builder
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Selecting a lot or making the most
of the one you have
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Increasing comfort and reducing
utility bills
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Making smart material and appliance
choices
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Developing a beautiful landscape
that saves water, time and money
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Creating a home that benefits your family and the
planet
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Saturday, April 19 10:00-7:00 |
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11:30am |
Kevin O'Connor, Host from the
Emmy Award-Winning television series,
This Old House®
Kevin will be discussing trends in Green
Building and the Green Remodel Project
filmed in Austin last season. Get to
know this seasoned expert and well known
TV personality. You will also receive a
free “This Old House®” Magazine |
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12:30pm |
Global Warming and Climate Protection
by:
Mayor Will Wynn
Mayor Will Wynn will speak on Global
Warming, the Austin Climate Protection
Plan and the steps Austin is taking to
achieve these goals.
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1:30pm |
The 1st LEED®
Certified Home in the Texas Hill
Country
by: LaVerne
Williams, AIA, LEED AP of
Environment Associates,
Architects & Consultants
Why Independent Certification of
Green Homes is Important. Will
discuss the 1st Silver Rated
LEED Certified Residential
Project in the Hill Country as
well as the 1st LEED Certified
Residential Project in Austin to
achieve both USGBC Platinum AND
a 5-Star Rating from Austin's
Green Building Program.
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2:30pm |
Kevin O'Connor, Host from the
Emmy Award-Winning television series,
This Old House®
Kevin will be discussing trends in Green
Building and the Green Remodel Project
filmed in Austin last season. Get to
know this seasoned expert and well known
TV personality. You will also receive a
free “This Old House®” Magazine |
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3:30pm |
Window Film: Fact vs.
Fiction
by:
Craig Bushon, President of Home Energy
Solutions
Energy Saving Benefits and the 3M
Difference
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4:30pm
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Buying, Selling and Building a Green
Home
By: Marjory Gentsch of Hill Country
Green Team
Practical suggestions, Checklists,
Pearls of Wisdom and Lessons Learned.
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5:30pm
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Green Living Walls
by: Lu Goodwin Mark of Austin School
of Faux Finishes
Understanding Zero VOC Interior Wall
Paints & Plasters
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Sunday, April 20 11:00-5:00 |
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11:30am |
Go Green & Stop the Heat
by: Integrity Energy Systems
Radiant Barriers and other energy saving
products to make your home
energy-efficient
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12:30pm
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Green Living Walls
by: Lu Goodwin Mark of Austin School
of Faux Finishes
Understanding Zero VOC Interior Wall
Paints & Plasters
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1:30pm
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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.
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3:00pm |
The future of Infrared Technology
and Your Home
by: Craig Bushon, President of Home Energy Solutions
FLIR Thermography and how it helps
determine home to reduce your
energy bills.
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