GreenBuild 2009

How to Bring a $30 Million Stimulus to Your City

…and do something good for the environment in the process.

This is posted by my coworker and co-blogger, Brooke Funkhouser.  Brooke is a graduate architect with a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.  Brooke and I soaked in 3 action-packed days at Greenbuild Phoenix earlier this month, and are finally pausing to share our experiences with you.

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Avoid Flush Plume

But by all means go to GreenBuild!  Today Brooke Funkhouser and I completed our second day of GB 2009 in sunny & sustainable Phoenix, Arizona.  We learned about everything from low-energy buildings to waterless urinals that prevent flush plume (if you’re intrigued, look for our video blog about waterless urinals coming soon).

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Tags: Al Gore, ASU, corn-based utensils, flush plume, forest restoration, Greenbuild 2009, LCA, low-energy, Phoenix, recycling, revitalize main street, waste-wood reuse

Get Ready, Greenbuild. We’re Coming with Cameras.

Next week, my coworker – and for a short time, co-blogger – Brooke Funkhouser and I are traveling to Pheonix, AZ to attend Greenbuild 2009 (GB09). Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Thousands of building professionals from all over the world come together at Greenbuild for three days of educational sessions, renowned speakers (this year’s keynote speaker is Al Gore), green building tours, special seminars and networking events.

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Tags: Arizona State University, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Global Institute of Sustainability, Greenbuild 2009, Interiors & Sources Magazine, LEED Silver buildings