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Professional Builder Special Report

2007 Green Building Survey
Professional Builder magazine's nationwide survey of builders reveals their opinions about what green is, its marketability and its long-term impact on the industry.


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Featured Stories

Green Live/Work Units Sell Slowly But Surely Green Live/Work Units Sell Slowly But Surely
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Green Building Events

April 22-26, 2008
San Francisco, Calif
Ecocity World Summit 2008
International conference for everyone in the home building industry to gather and discuss sustainable ideas and find long-term solutions to the problems in the world’s environment.
Web Link
Contact:
Kirstin Miller
Conference Director
510-419-0850
Email Link

May 11-13, 2008
New Orleans
2008 (NAHB) National Green Building Conference
The National Green Building Conference is a conference targeted towards green building for the residential building industry. It’s a place to network with designers and suppliers, attend educational classes and seminars, and get contacts, tools and ideas.
Web Link
Contact:
Lawrence Leonard
800-368-5242 x8489 
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May 19-22, 2008
Anaheim, Calif.
Ecobuild America & AEC-ST
The conference is a place for AEC professionals who design, construct, manage facilities and specify building products, materials, and services. 
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Contact:
508-790-4751 

June 9-11, 2008
San Francisco, Calif.
Photovoltaic System Design for Engineers & Designers
A 3-Day Course on Producing PV Design Documents
This workshop is an intensive solar workshop for design professionals on the specific skills needed to produce high quality feasibility reports, drawings and specifications for grid-tied PV systems of all sizes.
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June 3-5, 2008
New York, N.Y.
Green Manufacturing Expo
View new sustainable products and services from manufacturing giants, from packaging to consulting to new water treatments.
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