10:30a - 12:00p

TRACK I

Introduction by Alec Loorz, age 13, Founder of Kids vs. Global Warming

Developers & Home Builders Go Green
A Panel Discussion with Wally Geer
Wally Geer -- Moderator

Panelists:
Steven A. Burch, National VP of Strategic Marketing, Pulte Homes, Inc
Joel Baral, Principal, Modern Earth Financing
Steve Leu, Principal, Alternative Building Structures
Ted Reiff, Founder & President, The ReUse People of America, Inc.
Greg Reitz, Principal and Co-founder, REthink Development

Wally Geer, president of Greymar Associates, shall moderate a panel of real estate developers who are currently involved in the Green Building movement. Homebuilders and residential developers understand that 2008 appears to be the "tipping point" year for the residential green building movement. Regretfully, there is still a limited amount of resources available to the residential development community regarding how to successfully plan and execute a sustainable housing development.

The panel shall represent a broad cross section of home builders and residential developers from both the private and non-profit sector that are currently involved in the successful implementation of green building strategies in the projects they are developing. Whether you build one home a year or are the senior management of a national development company, this panel presentation should provide both insights and some lively discussions among the members regarding the state of profitable green building strategies.

There will also be a brief presentation regarding how to integrate deconstruction and reuse into the development of green homes, as well as a brief presentation following the panel discussion regarding the financing of sustainable homes and communities.

11:30p - 12:30p

TRACK II

So. California Gas & Sustainable Works Workshop for Restaurants & Hotels

To provide restaurateurs and hospitality people a quick and comprehensive overview of all utility credits that can be bundled for major savings and sustainability.  Sustainable Works will round out additional practices.

Presenters:
Michelle Hernandez, Account Executive, Southern California Gas Company
Susy Borlido Holyhead, Director, Business Greening Program, Sustainable Works

12:00p - 1:00p

TRACK I

AIA Presentation: Residential Green Building Case Study

Two architects and a contractor provide a personal tour through projects they have worked on, exhibiting both design and construction aspects of green home building.  This panel presents a good opportunity to see actual built projects and ask questions of the experts.

Presenters:
Polly Osborne, AIA, Principal, Osborne Architects
Isabelle Duvivier, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Duvivier Architects
Todd Eichenberger, Vice President, Sustainable Shelter, Inc.

1:00p - 2:30p

TRACK I

SPECIAL EVENT

Introduction by Assemblymember Lloyd E. Levine

CALIFORNIA GREEN CITIES DEBUT

Presenters
Dean Kubani, Manager, Environmental Programs Division, City of Santa Monica
Shannon Parry, Sr. Environmental Analyst, Environmental Programs Division, City of Santa Monica

Representatives
Alex Hinds, Director, Community Development Agency, Marin County
Beth Jines, Asst. General Manager, Environmental Affairs Dept., City of Los Angeles
Nina Johnson, Asst. to City Administrator, City of Santa Barbara
Alice Sterling, Sr. Project Manager, Planning & Development Department, City of Pasadena

For the first time in history, the majority of the planet's population now lives in cities, and continued urbanization creates a new set of environmental challenges and opportunities.

To address the urgency and gravity of these environmental and social issues, sustainability professionals from a number of major cities in California came together in late 2007 to create Green Cities California (GCC). The purpose of this new collaborative is to cooperatively and collectively take action to accelerate local, regional, national and international efforts to achieve sustainability. Participating cities currently include Berkeley, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and the County of Marin, which together collectively represent over 8 million California residents.

GCC will make its inaugural presentation at the AltBuild Expo, led by Dean Kubani and Shannon Parry of Santa Monica's Sustainable City Program. The presentation will highlight sustainability initiatives that GCC member cities have already taken as well as collaborative GCC campaigns, their collective impact to date, and GCC goals for the coming year. Representatives from several GCC member cities will be available for a question and answer panel discussion after the presentation by Kubani and Parry.

2:30p - 3:30p

TRACK I

Certification Comparison Panel "Shades of Green: Which Green Building Rating System is Right for Me?"

This panel will explore some of the most widely recognized green building rating systems. The pros and cons and appropriate applications of each rating system will be discussed (LEED, GreenPoint Rated, Green Globes).

Moderator
Brenden McEneaney, Green Building Program Advisor, City of Santa Monica

Panelists
Tenaya Asan, GPR, CGBP, GC, Program Manager, GreenPoint Rated
James Leahy, PE, LEEDCAP, Gaia Development, LLC

3:30p - 4:30p

TRACK I

AIA COTE Presentation
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink: Strategies for conserving, using and celebrating this vital resource

Steve Bilson, Founder and CEO, ReWater Systems Inc.
Jenna Didier, Principal, Fountainhead Design & Engineering
Stuart Magruder, AIA, LEED, Principal, Studio Nova A Architects, Inc.

4:30p - 5:15p

TRACK I

USGBC-Los Angeles Presents “Back to the Future: Design Buildings Now so you can Add Solar Later”
Experts in the solar field will lead discussion on some of the obstacles that the solar industry faces when going to retrofit a building with a solar installation.  These experts will offer design guidance to professionals so that buildings that are designed and built today will facilitate a future solar installation – both photovoltaic and solar hot water.

Moderator
Stuart Cooley, Energy Efficiency Engineer, City of Santa Monica

Panelists
Ted Bavin, President, All Valley Solar, Inc.
Chris Hurst, Hurst Construction
Mark Smith, Partner, Solar Forward, LLC

10:30a

TRACK I

Permaculture Presentation

10:30a

TRACK II

Green Remodeling Panel

Moderator
Carol Venolia, Architect, author of “Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green-House”, and columnist for Natural Home magazine

Panelists
Lisa Beres, Owner and co-Founder, Green Nest
Larry Byrnes, Founder/CEO, Environmental Home Improvement
Orit Yanai, LEED AP, IACC, Green Wall Finishes Artisan and Consultant

11:30a

TRACK I

11:30a

TRACK II

"Healthy & Sustainable Aspects of Design and Construction" with ASID

Moderator
Lloyd Princeton, Owner, Design Management Company (DMC)

Panelists
Carol Baumgartel, ASID, VP of Sales & Marketing, American Clay Earth Plasters
Joe Kahn, Project Manager. Earth Friendly ID, product specialist, general contractor specializing in alternative and conventional construction
Alison Pollack, Owner, Earth Friendly Interior Design and AKP Fine Earth Friendly Furnishings
Ellen Strickland, Owner, Livingreen

12:30p

TRACK I

Angelina Galiteva, Chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) - Keynote
"Advanced Solar Applications"

12:30p

TRACK II

Green Schools Panel presented & moderated by Global Green

Moderator
Ted Bardacke, Program Associate, R.E.S.C.U.E.

Panelists
Ralph Mechur, SMMUSD School Board Member
Virginia Hyatt, Purchasing Director, SMMUSD
Julia Hawkinson, Deputy Program Manager, Design, Measure BB Program Manager, Parsons-3di

1:30p

TRACK I

Solutions to Our Water Crisis

Moderator
Conner Everts, Executive Director, So. California Watershed Alliance

Panelists
Isabelle Duvivier, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Duvivier Architects
Claire Robinson, Executive Director, Amigos de los Rios
Adam Scow, California Organizer, Water-for-All Campaign, Food & Water Watch
Frances Spivey-Weber, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board

1:30p

TRACK II

Victoria Johnston, LEED AP -- Keynote
"Things That Work to Manifest Your Green Vision".

How would you like to manifest the Green vision of your dreams? Learn how to set up an integrated design team, seek out the money and ask for it. Victoria Johnston, LEED AP and Project Facilitator for the Salmon Creek Environmental Center, will share her contagious enthusiasm and experiences going after the first LEED Gold K-8 public school certification in California. She graduated from the Sonoma State Green Building program with the Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center as her student project. Acting as owner/builder, Victoria also designed, with her husband, her own "Green" home in 1997. Come learn techniques to become clear on what you want: see and hold your green vision by looking at the end product and working back. This is project management with heart and soul, to assist you in accomplishing powerful green outcomes.

2:30p

TRACK I

Out-of-the-Box Housing & Living Alternatives

Moderator
Frances Anderton, Host of "Design and Architecture (DnA)" on KCRW 89.9FM

Panelists
Joel Baral, Principal, Modern Earth Financing
Donna Freiermuth, Editor, Cohousing Magazine
Harry Wiland, Ashoka Lifetime Fellow, Co-President/Co-CEO, Media & Policy Center Foundation

2:30p

TRACK II

3:30p

TRACK I

"Swan Song for your Lawn"

Moderator
Mike Baron, National Specification and Sales Manager for Water Management Products, Toro

Panel
Cassy Aoyagi, Principal, C&K Landscape
Larry Santoyo, Principal, EarthFlow Design Works
Lili Singer, Special Projects Coordinator, Theodore Payne Foundation

3:30p

TRACK II

Panama Bartholomy, CA Energy Commission (CEC) -- Keynote

“Turning Today’s Policies Into Tomorrow’s Communities”. Come hear about the State of California’s climate change activities to reduce the carbon footprint of the State's built environment. A frontline participant in our State’s campaign for a stable climate will provide insight on what polices are being developed, what plans are being made and how the face of California will look in a carbon-constrained world. Whether you are tired, inspired or retired this session will leave you with a solid understanding of how your public servants are going to use the built environment as a key strategy in the fight for a stable climate and your role in that future.

4:30p

TRACK I

“Stuff” screening by reDiscover (20 min.)

REDISCOVER CENTER
ReDiscover is a non-profit, community resource that promotes creativity in early childhood and elementary education while encouraging environmental responsibility. They recycle everyday discards donated by businesses, such as plastic, fabric, wire, wood, metal, glass, and more and give them new purpose as hands-on learning materials.  www.reDiscoverCenter.org

STORY OF ‘STUFF’
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast- paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections  between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

4:30p

TRACK II

Certification Comparison Panel

The three ratings systems to be discussed will be LEED (USGBC), GreenPoint Rated (Build It Green), and CA Green Builder.

Moderator
Panama Bartholomy, Advisor to Chairperson Pfannenstiel, CA Energy Commission (CEC)

Panelists
Tenaya Asan, GPR, CGBP, GC, Program Manager, GreenPoint Rated
James Leahy, PE, LEEDCAP, Gaia Development, LLC

GreenPoint Rated – An Introduction and More, from Build It Green

This half day class will provide an introduction to GreenPoint Rated, a third party green home rating system managed by the non-profit organization, Build It Green. This rapidly expanding statewide program is a credible yet accessible program which allows buyers to evaluate and compare the environmental performance of a newly built or existing home. It allows the builder to differentiate themselves by understanding green building and improving their green building performance over time. People will learn about the role of the certified GreenPoint Rater, the builder, Build It Green and other participating parties. Participate will also learn about some the commonly used green building practices and view case studies of several GreenPoint Rated projects. Also expect to learn about current local and state policy decisions related to green building and how the changing building landscape will affect you, the stakeholder.

Instructors
Marc Richmond, President, Practica Consulting
Tenaya Asan, GPR, CGBP, GC, Program Manager, GreenPoint Rated

Class is free, $20 administration fee.
Limited Space. Please RSVP to assist@agkmediagroup.com

Green Building Rating System Review and Exam Tips

V. Blair Seibert, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, GreenPoint Rater -- Instructor
Learn about all aspects of the nation's most popular Green Building Rating Systems: LEED NC for new buildings and major remodels in this 3-hour workshop. Explore what makes a site sustainable, water saving strategies, ways to save energy and improve performance. Learn about construction and finish materials that demand less of the earth's resources and the ways to improve indoor air quality and enhance building occupants' comfort.

Studying for the LEED exams will be discussed. Helpful hints and website links to increase chances for success will be provided.

AIA and CID continuing education credits are available for this workshop.

Space is limited. An administration fee of $20 will be charged for the class and handouts. RSVP with credit card information to reserve your spot for these educational sessions.

Instructor
V. Blair Seibert, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, GreenPoint Rater

Class is free, $20 administration fee.
Limited Space. Please RSVP assist@agkmediagroup.com

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There is a $20 materials fee per person per workshop. To complete enrollment, please send an email to assist@agkmediagroup.com. Include your name, the class you would like to enroll in and your credit card information (Visa/Mastercard) , credit card number & expiration date. We will also need your email address to send a confirmation of your enrollment.

"LEED for Homes"
James Leahy, PE, LEEDCAP, Gaia Development, LLC -- Instructor

LEED for Homes is an established set of guidelines for homebuilders who want to be leaders in the green homes market. Officially introduced in November of 2007, LEED for Homes can be used for everything from gut rehab projects to new construction and encourages innovation, smart site planning and water management, durability, and energy efficiency. This session aims to help homebuilders more fully understand LEED for Homes and design and construction strategies associated with the credits within the program.
AIA and CID continuing education credits are available for this workshop.

Space is limited. An administration fee of $20 will be charged for the class and handouts. RSVP with credit card information to reserve your spot for these educational sessions.

Instructor
James Leahy, PE, LEEDCAP, Gaia Development, LLC

Class is free, $20 administration fee.
Limited Space. Please RSVP to assist@agkmediagroup.com