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Dodo Sapiens, Codes, and other thoughts from GBFC:

As mentioned in our prior recap of the Green Building Focus Conference, Eric Corey Freed of Organic Architect was the final keynote speaker. Eric has a reputation for stirring the pot and with a title of his keynote being Dodo Sapiens: How regenerative, bio-based buildings will save us from ourselves, one can tell he is […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: GBFC September 22, 2011 By SLS

Green Building Focus – 2011 Conference Recap (Day 2)

Ahhh day 2, of the 3rd annual Green Building Focus Conference which based on the schedule, was definitely saving the best for last. Unlike last year where all the keynote speakers were all on first day, they split them across the two days for this year. Based on this and other changes, it was nice […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: GBFC September 20, 2011 By SLS

Green Building Focus – 2011 Conference Recap (Day 1)

This last Thursday & Friday I spent in Birmingham for the 3rd annual Green Building Focus Conference. Unlike last years which was 4 days long and huge, this one was a more scaled down affair which was a lot more personable and left my feeling recharged instead of glad to finally off my feet after […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: GBFC September 19, 2011 By SLS

Sustainability, Green Building & You?

While attending the Green Building Focus Conference, one of the most interesting items I noticed was how almost all the Architects started their seminars off with their definitions of certain items. While some may have considered this as strange, (especially when you consider who their audience was) in essence it is almost a necessity. In […]

Filed Under: Going Green?, Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: GBFC, Sustainable Building August 31, 2010 By SLS

Recap of the 2010 Green Building Focus Conference

Coming out of my last set of classes, I had had it. I was looking forward to simply just going to the Remodeling & Deck Expo in Baltimore and possibly catching the Green Building Focus Expo in Birmingham. At that time, all I could envision was simply touring the Expo floors, catching up with some […]

Filed Under: Going Green?, Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: GBFC August 28, 2010 By SLS

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