Started in 2002 by the infamous United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the GreenBuild Expo has quickly become the largest conference and exhibition focused solely on green building (both practices and products).
Nearly 20,000 people are expected to attend this year's GreenBuild in Chicago. In recent years, Chicago has been working to become on of the top sustainable cities in the country - in 2006, the city was named #4 in SustainLane's Top 10 Green U.S. Cities, and they're aiming to make it to #1.
Pulling out all the stops this year, the USGBC has an unprecedented number of awards, workshops, events and more planned for the three short days of this year's conference. Former President Bill Clinton will be giving the opening keynote speech on November 7th and the newest LEED for Homes program will be a major focus. Also available to attendees are detailed educational seminars, LEED workshops, local Chicago green building tours, the sixth annual USGBC Leadership Awards, and beautiful outdoor activities (including a picnic, yoga, and a bike tour).
Having been hosted previous in Austin, Pittsburgh, Portland, Atlanta and Denver, we are keeping are fingers crossed that they come to beautiful San Francisco next year (hint hint). Keep your eyes tuned to Building Green TV for details on exciting new products and programs featured at the expo.
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