Green Building on the Western Slope:
Strategies for Healthy and Efficient Buildings

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Jan 31, 2006 – The Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs

Gregory Franta, FAIA & Principal Architect of Rocky Mountain Institute, will lead a comprehensive overview of green building strategies including topics relating to site, water, energy, materials and indoor environmental quality.  The workshop will also illustrate how to apply the LEED green building rating system.  Interactive format will provide tools and resources to improve the health and resource efficiency of your next building project.  Attendees will learn:
  • Fundamentals of Green Building Strategies and Technologies
  • Basics of the LEED Green Building Rating System
  • How to become a LEED Accredited Professional

Agenda Overview:
8:00 - 8:30 Check in/Register/Coffee & Tea
8:30 - 12:30 Strategies for Green Building
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch and Materials/Exhibitors presentations
2:00 - 5:00 Applying LEED to your projects
5:00 - 6:30 Networking Reception

PDF Version of Workshop:
Part 1
Part 2

Gregory Franta BIO:
Gregory Franta, FAIA is Principal Architect of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit group that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. Greg’s expertise is in creating high performance, sustainable buildings through energy, water, and resource efficiency, climate responsive design, material selection, and indoor environmental quality.  As an entertaining speaker, he provides significant technical information in easy to understand colorful presentations.

As a seasoned pioneer in sustainable architecture, Greg leads the RMI/ENSAR Built Environment team. He has provided design-consulting services on over 800 projects world wide, including residences, offices, retail, public projects, laboratories, and new communities.  Many are considered the most efficient in the world. He is the recipient of many international design awards on sustainable development and was the Colorado Architect of the Year in 1998.

Greg has been a key part of the U.S. Green Building Council in assisting with the creating of the LEED Green Building Rating System, LEED Technical Advisory Group, LEED faculty, and LEED Certifications. He also is the co-founder of the Committee on the Environment for the American Institute of Architects and is Chairman of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.