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Does the economy have your down? GET MOTIVATED and ‘find green treasures’ at GreenTrends 2011

• Support to help you re-engage
• Innovative products to inspire you
• New ideas to raise your professional image

Presentations delivered by some of the industry's most knowledgeable practitioners are focused on how to overcome your toughest challenges and are designed for all levels of experience - from fundamental to intermediate to advanced. You're guaranteed to depart these sessions with a notebook full of ideas that you can use to become greener and more successful. Networking opportunities will be plentiful so bring lots of business cards! The exhibits give you a chance to talk one-on-one with product manufacturers to learn about new technologies or to answer your questions on field applications.

GreenTrends welcomes building science expert Steve Easley as our opening ceremony keynote on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Steve will present the 411 on cost-effective green building techniques to boost profitability, performance, and customer satisfaction. He is an internationally recognized construction consultant specializing in solving building science related problems and educating building industry professionals and their trade partners. His work focuses on increasing the quality of construction, sustainability, energy efficiency and reducing costly mistakes that lead to construction defects and call backs. Steve has hosted hundreds of best practice building science videos that that can be seen at www.codecollegenetwork.com. These practical videos are viewed by thousands every year. He has also co-hosted hundreds of television and radio programs, including over 100 shows on the Discovery Channel's Your New House.

We’re proud to have the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) as an education partner this year and the opportunity for GreenTrends attendees to earn the ARCSA professional designation. Both the 100-level ARCSA course and the 200-level course will be offered. Check the Education page for complete information.

The Affordable Housing Committee and the Local Government Committee will be hosting workshops in place of regular committee meetings on Wednesday, June 1. These sessions are from industry professionals who have walked the walk and can now talk the talk – sharing with you lessons learned. THIS is what FGBC membership and networking are all about!

. . .And FUN, FUN, FUN...bring your best pirate costume for our shipwrecked party and scavenge the exhibit hall for buried treasures!