CP900 SYMPOSIUM

Go Green Now:
Embracing Energy Efficiency,
Healthy Housing and Green Building

Atlanta, Georgia • February 27, 2008

Professionals working in the field now recognize the environmental, social and economic advantages of green building over conventional building methods. Increasingly, govenment mandates and encourages green building as well. As we begin to utilize sustainable resources and environmentally friendly procedures, information-sharing is paramount to understanding what "going green" really means, and to adopting best practices and efficiencies as quickly and effectively as possible.

Professionals in the community development and affordable housing field came together at the NeighborWorks Training Institute in Atlanta for a full-day symposium to explore a wide range of topics related to sustainability and see how they apply to housing rehabilitation, rental housing development and management, community and economic development, and homeownership. The latest thinking and innovative concepts in green building and healthy homes, and ideas on how they can work for a variety of organizations, were explored in depth. To learn more about this event, click on the links below:

• The day's agenda
• Speakers and panelists
• Organizations supporting this symposium
• Green building/healthy homes resources from the symposium -- NEW!

THE DAY'S AGENDA
The symposium offered a comprehensive introduction to the green building movement, which is quickly going mainstream in the affordable housing and community development industry. Participants attended breakout sessions conducted by experts from leading green organizations. Sessions included energy efficiency techniques, healthy housing, green homeownership financing, smart growth, and greening your organization.

Download a detailed agenda for the day [PDF - 61 KB]

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SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS
Speakers included respected thought leaders and expert consultants and practitioners in greening affordable housing and creating healthy housing:

• Dana Bourland -- Enterprise Community Partners
• Karl E. Bren -- GreenVisions Consulting
• Janaka Casper -- Community Housing Partners Corporation (CHP)
• Dennis Creech -- Southface Energy Institute
• Floyd Gardner -- Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
• Jay Hall -- BKI/US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes Initiative
• Pete Hayley -- University Community Development Corporation (UCDC)
• Ed McNamara -- Turtle Island Development, LLC
• Rebecca Morley -- National Center for Healthy Housing
• Sam Rashkin -- US Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR for Homes Program
• Fred Wacker -- The Home Depot Foundation
• Walker Wells, AICP -- Global Green USA

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ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THIS SYMPOSIUM
We are pleased to have the support of the following organizations that play such an important role in the green building movement:

• ACI (Affordable Comfort)
• American Lung Association - Health House
• Building Green
• Building Performance Institute (BPI)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• EarthCraft House
• Enterprise Community Partners
• Global Green
• Home Energy Magazine
• Housing Assistance Council
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Center for Healthy Housing
• PATH (Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing)
• Southface Energy Institute

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GREEN BUILDING/HEALTHY HOMES RESOURCES FROM THE SYMPOSIUM
Check back for updates to this list of resources from speakers and supporters of the symposium in Atlanta.

• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) -- LEED Homes Program
  • Green Home Building by the Numbers [DOC]
  • About the USGBC [DOC]
  • LEED for Homes FAQs [PDF]
    
    
• Symposium PowerPoint Presentations:
  
• Opening Plenary: Stepping Into the World of Green [PDF, 1 M]
  Rebecca Morely, National Center for Healthy Housing
  
• Morning Plenary: What are CDCs Doing: Real World Examples[PDF, 1 M]
  Mary Jane Jagodzinski, Community HousingWorks
  
• Luncheon Remarks: Announcement of NeighborWorks America's Green Agenda [PDF, 21KB]
  Ken D. Wade, CEO, NeighborWorks America
  
• Luncheon Keynote: The Greening of an Organization [PDF, 14 M]
  Janaker Casper, President, Community Housing Partners
• Breakout Session 1: Energy and Water Conservation [PDF, 2 M]
  Edward Pollock, Residential Team Leader, Building Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy
• Breakout Session 1: Energy and Water Conservation [PDF, 7 M]
  Bill Strang, Vice President of Operations, TOTO USA
• Breakout Session 2: Creating and Retrofitting for Healthy Housing [PDF, 526 KB]
  Gary Adamkiewicz, Harvard School of Public Health
• Breakout Session 2: Creating and Retrofitting for Healthy Housing [PDF, 2 M]
  Steve Klossner, American Lung Association
• Breakout Session 2: Creating and Retrofitting for Healthy Housing [PDF, 1 M]
  Dr. Pamela Meyer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Breakout Session 2: Creating and Retrofitting for Healthy Housing [PDF, 268 KB]
  Lisa Wise, Initiative for Affordable Housing, Inc.
• Breakout Session 3: Green Programs & Standards [PDF, 309 KB]
  Brian Ng, ENERGY STAR for Homes
• Breakout Session 4: Managing Materials to Maximize Green Results [PDF 1 M]
  Mark Lennon, Principal, Institution for Recycling Network
• Breakout Session 4: Managing Materials to Maximize Green Results [PDF, 357 KB]
  Allyson Wednt, Associate Editor, Environmental Building News, Building Green, Inc.
• Breakout Session 6: Greening Your Existing Portfolio [PDF, 133 KB]
  Roger Lewis, Property and Asset Management Consultant
• Closing Plenary: Many Shades of Green, Where do we Go From Here? [PDF, 3 M]
  Ed McNamara, Turtle Island Development LLC

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