Main Conference Program

Tuesday, May 4, 2004

All Plenary Sessions are held in the Auditorium (Room 119) of the MacArthur Administrative/Classroom (MAC) Building.

7:00 AM - Exhibitor Areas open for setup.

7:45 AM - Registration - Coffee and Danish

8:30 AM -
Welcome and opening remarks

1. Welcome to Conference - Rob Andrys - Master of Ceremonies
2. Welcome to FAU - Jupiter Campus - Kristen Murtaugh - Vice President for the FAU MacArthur Campus
3. General Announcements - Rob Andrys - Andrys Architects

8:45 AM - Session 1 -
Green Building Trends in Florida

Introduction of Session & Speaker -
Rob Andrys - Andrys Architects

• Green Building Enters the Mainstream - Paul Bertram - President of PRBDesign

9:30 AM - Session 2 - Green Solutions for Florida

Introduction of Session Topics & Speakers -
Pierce Jones - University of Florida Energy Extension Office

1. The Green Lodging Standard - Michael Ohlsen, Engineer, Florida Pollution Prevention Program, FL DEP
2. The WaterStar Program - Kathleen C. Ruppert - University of Florida , Energy Extension Office

10:15 AM - Morning Break - Refreshments

10:45 AM - Keynote Speech -
Green Building Materials

Introduction of Keynote Speaker -
Roy Bonnell, Executive Director, FGBC

• Green Building Products: Beyond Recycled Content - Alex Wilson - President BuildingGreen, Inc and Executive Editor of Environmental Building News.

12:00 PM - Lunch - Exhibitor Areas Open

1:30 PM - Session 3 - Green Development in Florida - The Developer's Perspective

Introduction of Session Topic and Speakers -
Robin Vieira - Florida Solar Energy Center

1. Verandah: FGBC's First Certified Green Development - Cynthia Caterham, The Bonita Bay Group
2. Developing Green at Lakewood Ranch - Bob Sisum -SMR Communities
3. New Urbanism - The Abacoa Development - Nader Salour, President of Abacoa Development
4. Green Urban Redevelopment: Granada Park - Jon Barrick, The Maddox Group

3:00PM - Afternoon Break - Refreshments - Vendor Area Open

3:30 PM - Session 4 - Greening Local Government in Florida

Introduction of Session Topics and Speakers -
Doug Yoder - Miami-Dade County Government

1. FGBC Green Municipal Standard for Cities and Counties - Eric Martin - Florida Solar Energy Center
2. The Process of Greening Sarasota County - Susan Scott - Sarasota County Deputy Administrator
3. Green Practices in the City of Gainesville - Pegeen Hanrahan - Gainesville City Council

4:30 PM - Florida Green Building Coalition Annual Meeting

5:00 PM - Sponsored Social Hour in Exhibitor areas

6:30 PM - FGBC Board Meeting and Dinner

Main Conference Program - All Plenary Sessions are held in the Auditorium (Room 119) of the MacArthur Administrative/Classroom (MAC) Building.

7:30 AM - Exhibitor areas open - Coffee and Danish

8:30 AM - Session 5 -
Greening Commercial Buildings

Introduction of Session Topic & Speakers -
Mike Houston - Michael M. Houston Architect

1. How to Excel in Greening Commercial Buildings - Dr. Charles Kibert - University of Florida
2. Green Commercial Building Case Studies - Elmer Burger -ASTORINO
3. Building Green Schools - Eric Althouse, Florida Department of Education
4. FGBC's New Green Commercial Building Standard - Paul Shahriari - Partner of Greenlight Strategies & Founder of Greenmind Technologies.

10:15 AM - Morning Break - Refreshments - Exibitor Areas open

10:45 AM - Session 6 -
Residential Green Building Certification: Perspectives on motives, process, and programs - panel presentation

Introduction of Session Topic & Speakers -
Eric Martin - Florida Solar Energy Center

1. National Green Home Trends - Alex Wilson - BuildingGreen, Inc.
2. WCI Communities Green Home Strategy at Evergrene - Jim Adams - WCI Communities
3. Helping Custom and Production Builders with Certification & Marketing - Jennifer Languell - Trifecta Construction Solutions

12:00 Noon - Green Tour Preview

Introduction of Green Tour and Preview Speakers -
Don Youatt, FGBC board member and Abacoa resident

1. Evergrene Development & Green Model Home - Karen Childress - WCI Communities
2. Abacoa Development - Ed Maietta - FAU/CUES

12:30 PM - Plenary Presentation Sessions Concluded - Exhibitor Areas Open

1:00 PM - Box Lunches provided