|
Schedule
As of June 20, 2007
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Room: 311-G
Green Building
Green Building Certification with FGBC
CEUs: Applied for; Provider-0004059-Jennifer Languell, PhD Hrs:
This class explains the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) Green Home Designation Standard. It provides a general introduction to green building, the FGBC, the green home certification process and provisions, the eight categories contained in the green certification standard, and how to become a Florida Green Home Certifying Agent. Free to registered delegates.
Speaker: Jennifer L. Languell, Trifecta Construction Solutions, Fort Myers, FL
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Room: 311-F
Customer Service; Green Building; Sales & Marketing
New Construction Bootcamp: How to Sell & Support
CEUs: FREC-0009873 Hrs: 6-FREC Provider: Home Building Coach, Inc.
Home Building Coach Sara Lamia teaches real estate agents and others how to provide the support a builder needs in marketing and selling new construction. Learn techniques that help you identify and communicate value, understand client needs, negotiate more successfully, and increase close rates. You'll also develop tools to offer buyers that poise your services above the competition and create builder listing opportunities.
Speaker: Sara Lamia MA, MCSP, CAPS, CGA, Home Building Coach, Fort Collins, CO
Wednesday 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Room: 313-W
FGBC Committee
FGBC Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Room: 209-B
Construction; Green Building
Cost Effective Techniques for High Performance Housing
CEUs: CILB: 0008575-High Performance Housing Hrs: 2-CILB
Attendees say they can't get enough of dynamic Steve Easley, so we've brought him back again. This informative seminar provides cost effective construction techniques and sorts out the facts from fiction with regards to Green Building.
Speaker: Steve Easley, Steve Easley Consulting, Danville, CA
Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 311-G
Construction; Green Building
Green Building for Building Professionals (Day 1) CGB; CGA;
This course for building professionals discusses strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. You’ll learn the techniques behind building green, including building system design and product selections. Also discussed is how to convey to the prospective client the value of a green-built home with improved indoor air quality, energy and resource efficiency, and durability.
Speaker: Michael D. Strong CGR, Brothers Strong, Inc., Houston, TX
Thursday 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Room: 313-W
FGBC Committee
FGBC Committee Chairs Meeting
Thursday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room: 208-B
Green Building; Construction; Technology
Path Concept House
When The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) announced its 2007 Top 10 Technologies earlier this year, they decided to take some of the suggestions for a test drive. This educational session will feature the recently-completed 2,000 square-foot PATH Concept Home, which features over 60 innovations that come together in an innovative design that is both sustainable and affordable. The session will highlight the design and product innovations, describe what worked and what didn’t, and give a preview of what is underway for the next Concept Home. Speakers will include the Concept Home project manager, participating manufacturers, and include some short video clips of products and design features.
Speakers: Lisa Bowles, Newport Partners LLC, Davidsonville, MD; Brad Face, PulseSwitch, Norfolk, VA; Barry Reid, Georgia-Pacific Corporation-Building Products, Atlanta, GA
Thursday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room: 311-D
Green Building; Sales & Marketing
How to Market & Sell the Advantages of Green Building
People generally want to do the right thing, so the challenge and opportunity for the green marketer is to make it easy for people to do so. Find out what niche marketing techniques are and how to use them specifically for selling a Certified Green Home. Learn to tip the balance with your competitors by educating the consumer about the environmental benefits of a green home and discover tools that measure the effectiveness of your sales and marketing efforts.
Speaker: Debbie Smith CPM, Two Trails, Inc., Sarasota, FL
Thursday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Room: 313-W
FGBC Committee
FGBC Green Development Committee
Thursday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 308-C
Green Building; Construction
LEED vs. FGBC - How Green Building Programs Compare
LEED, FGBC, GBI, ENERGY STAR, oh my! Green Building abounds but do you really know what you’re getting into or which program is the best fit for your company? This session provides overview of program similarities and differences, benefits, tax credits and other promotional and financing availabilities. An extensive Q&A session from a panel of Green Building program practitioners follows.
Speakers: Arlene Stewart, AZS Consulting Inc, Gainesville, FL; Eileen Tramontana, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL
Thursday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 209-B
Green Building
Pocket More Profit with Energy Tax Credits
CEUs: CILB: 0009311 Hrs: 2-CILB Includes 1 Hour of Business Practices
This class will walk participants through the new energy tax credit legislation, explaining how the credits impact builders and the new-construction market, which construction techniques and equipment are impacted by the legislation, and how builders and their homeowners can qualify for these credits.
Speakers: Colleen Kettles Esq., Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation, Longwood, FL; Tei Kucharski, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL
Thursday 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 313-W
FGBC Committee
FGBC Green Local Government Committee Meeting
Thursday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Room: 314-A
FGBC General Membership Meeting
Thursday 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Room: 314-B
FGBC Welcome Reception
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 311-G
Construction; Green Building
Green Building for Building Professionals (Day 2) CGB; CGA;
See Thursday description
Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Room: 308-C
Design & Merchandising; Green Building
New Construction Bootcamp: Home Design
CEUs: FREC: 0009865 Hrs: 6-FREC Provider: Home Building Coach, Inc.
Sell more homes faster by knowing how to identify design and product features and their advantages. Learn 12 keys points to identify in every floor plan; take a “behind the walls” tour of the construction process for information that you and your clients must know in order to identify quality and good design. Identify the 7 elements of the high performance home in a fun way, as we see how they correspond to the systems of the human body.
Speaker: Sara Lamia MA, MCSP, CAPS, CGA, Home Building Coach, Fort Collins, CO
Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Room: 311-D
Design & Merchandising; Green Building; Production Building
Affordable Design Concepts: Creating Value by Going Green
Builders, communities and buyers are recognizing the importance and value of going green but is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? Cost implications, value in the marketplace and special building requirements are among the factors that keep many builders from the green market. Find out if it’s right for you, by discovering:
1. What is the environmental and economic impact of green building.
2. What is the impact on densities, construction and appearance when building green.
3. What does it take to start building green – is it all or none or can you get in slowly. What design, regulatory, production, liability and marketing issues are involved.
4. Who is attracted to green homes and communities and how do you reach them. Learn how the marketing efforts may change.
Speakers: Edward M. Binkley AIA, BSB Design, Oviedo, FL; Brian Bishop, Home Front Homes, Englewood, FL; Dennis L. Church ASLA AICP, The Bonita Bay Group, Bonita Springs, FL
Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Room: 313-W
Construction; Green Building
Benefits of Reflective Insulation & Radiant Barriers
This workshop will show how reflective insulation and radiant barriers work to enhance the building envelope and contribute to the overall energy efficiency of a building. Participants will learn the proper installation, how r-values are affected, plus how reflective insulation and radiant barriers improve condensation control in a building.
Speakers: Mike Boulding, TVM Building Products, Action, ON; David Yarbrough PE, PhD, R&D Services, Inc., Cookeville, TN; Bill Lippy, Fi-Foil Company, Inc., Auburndale, FL; Mary Edmondson, Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Assn (RIMA), Phoenix, AZ
Friday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room: 209-A
Construction; Green Building
How to Build for Better Indoor Air Quality
CEUs: CILB: 0008099-Indoor Air Quality Hrs: 2-CILB
This seminar explores the factors affecting and solutions for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) with special focus on issues such as building construction, microbial contamination, filtration, and HVAC systems. Discover what works and what doesn't in resolving problems.
Speaker: Henry Slack PE, US EPA, Region 4, Atlanta, GA
Friday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room: 311-D
Green Building
Going Green - What It Really Means to the Builder
CEUs: Applied for; Provider-0004059-Jennifer Languell, PhD Hrs:
This class introduces and explains the seven key concepts of building green, including energy efficiency, passive design, construction process, water efficiency and quality, indoor environmental quality, site and landscape, and materials selection. In addition the class presents the Florida Green Building Coalition Green Home Standard Certification criteria and process.
Speaker: Jennifer L. Languell, Trifecta Construction Solutions, Fort Myers, FL
Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 311-B
Construction; Green Building
Introduction to Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)
CEUs: AIA-ICF101 Hrs: 3-AIA Provider: Advanced Construction Products
With overwhelming benefits and features, ICFs are becoming one of the most popular building systems today. In this comprehensive presentation, you’ll learn about ICF technology, advantages, and available resources.
Speaker: Charles H. Edwards, Advanced Construction Products, Inc., Orlando, FL
Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Room: 308-B
Green Building; Landscape Design
Green Landscape Design
With water conservation being a primary issue in many areas, come hear about the latest design trends in landscape architecture – from the new wave in rain gardens and green roofs to xeriscaping and irrigation reservoirs. You'll also get the most recent information on the HBA Water Wise Initiative.
Speakers: B. K. Godwin III RLA AICP, Godwin & Associates, LLC, Maitland, FL; Robert M. Martin, Alamar Services, Sanford, FL; Jerry Schafrath, David Weekly Homes, Altamonte Springs, FL; David B. Twedell, ep3, inc, Winter Park, FL; Mike Brown and Bill Lites, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Orlando, FL
Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Room: 311-D
Green Building; Landscape Design
How to Maximize on Minimizing Water Demand in New Home Construction
Florida Water Star and other water conservation measures are the smart builder's marketing edge. From xeriscaping and cost-saving designs of irrigation systems to plumbing and appliance performance comparisons, find out how to capitalize on the available incentives.
Speakers: Katherine Pordeli CLIA CGCIA, Florida Dept of Resource Management, Jacksonville, FL; David Bracianno , Tampa Bay Water, Clearwater, FL; Michael Perkins , Florida Irrigation Society, Temple Terrace, FL
Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Room: 311-C
Design & Merchandising; Green Building
Feng Shui: Environmental Psychology for Building & Home Design
Feng Shui, a universal form of environmental psychology, is the study of how an environment affects people’s feelings and behavior on both a conscious and subconscious level, regardless of their background or heritage. By incorporating Feng Shui principles into renovation or new home building projects, building professionals can create more “natural” and comfortable living environments that will be more appealing and desirable to prospective homebuyers. Feng Shui often results in cost savings and an increased bottom line profit by simply making the home more user-friendly. In addition to exploring this cost-saving benefit, this session will provide an overview of Feng Shui principles, review case studies showing how these principles can be applied to Site Selection and Planning, Exterior Colors, Landscaping, Floor Plan Layout, and Interior Design. We will also discuss Feng Shui marketing trends.
Speakers: Lisa Krumins, Panergetics, Fairfield, CT; Vincent Smith, Panergetics, New York, NY
|
