Brattleboro Firm Well Represented at National Green Building Conference
Brattleboro-based BuildingGreen, Inc. was well represented at the 2004 Greenbuild Conference held November 10-12 in Portland, Oregon. Seven employees of the company, which publishes the highly respected monthly newsletter Environmental Building News, made the trek to the U.S. Green Building Councils largest-ever national gathering, attended by more than 6,000 people from throughout North America and dozens of other countries.
BuildingGreen sponsored a kick-off party for more than 300 friends and associates at the Ecotrust building, the nations first historic building to be certified through the USGBCs LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system.
On Wednesday, November 10, BuildingGreen president Alex Wilson announced the Top-10 green building products for 2004, which are selected by his company each year. These Top-10 products are drawn from those added to BuildingGreens GreenSpec® Directory, the leading national directory of green building products. On Thursday, EBN editor Nadav Malin addressed green building products in a well-attended technical session at the conference. Nadav Malin, EBN editor is chair of the Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group for the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED" Rating System, a LEED Trainer. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and acts as a consultant on LEED projects.
Wilson arrived in Portland several days early to participate in a board meeting of the U.S. Green Building Council. He has served on the board since 2000, during a period in which the Council grew from fewer than 600 company and organization members to over 5,000 today and the staffing grew from just a handful to over 50. Wilson is currently secretary of the board.
BuildingGreen publishes both print and Web-based resources on sustainable design and construction for building industry professionals. For further information, visit the company online at www.BuildingGreen.com.
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