| 2009 Pre-conference Workshops
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | | Greening the Campus: How Educational
Institutions Combat Climate Issues
Sponsor: Integrated Architecture Join the signatories of the American College & Universities Presidents' Climate Commitment and Grand Valley State University to discuss climate change and share strategies for integrating sustainability into the curriculum and operations to help achieve climate neutrality. Campuses that address the climate challenge by eliminating global warming emissions and by integrating sustainability will better serve their students and meet their social mandate to help create a thriving, ethical and civil society.
Greening the K-12 School System
Sponsors: Nichols & GMB Architecture + Engineering
This session draws from local practioners supporting statewide efforts to make Michigan a leader in the green schools movement. Learn from farm to school advocates and food service directors about initiatives that are changing the face of school food in Michigan, and providing Michigan farmers opportunities to serve school lunch programs. Discover zero waste school programs, and how schools are saving thousands of dollars through energy efficiency, reducing ghg emissions and educating the next generation. Learn about schools using LEED green building standards, and create a green action plan to get you started with greening your school on a budget! | | 
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| | Why attend GreenTown? Whether you are a mayor, city manager, public works director, planner, developer, builder, engineer, architect, landscape architect, school leader or other community stakeholder, gather to hear from inspiring speakers, learn from been-there case studies and discuss actionable procedures to make communities more eco-effective. This event brings together visionaries, national and local leaders who are at the forefront in sustainable urbanism, economics of sustainability, renewable energy, municipal food scrap recycling, transit-oriented development, energy-efficient housing, zero waste schools, local food systems and more. |
| | To sponsor/exhibit at GreenTown, contact:
Jill Armstrong, a5 group inc. 616.583.0281 / jarmstrong@a5inc.com |
| | Sponsors & Exhibitors | | Chicago Community Sponsor:
City of Chicago, Department of Environment Unilock Architectural Roof
Solutions
Beyond Properties
GMB Architecture +
Engineering
JFNew
Land Vision
Leopardo
Companies, Inc.
Mortenson
Construction
Nevin Hedlund
Architects
Ozinga Bros.
Perkins + Will
Pizzo & Associates
Serosun Farms
Technical Concepts
Veolia
Environmental
Services | | Grand Rapids Community Sponsor:
City of Grand Rapids Unilock Calvin College
Custom Printers
GMB Architecture +
Engineering
Grand Valley State
University
GreenSwitch
i4 Group
Integrated
Architecture
JFNew
Land Vision
Leopardo
Companies, Inc.
Nevin Hedlund
Architects
Nichols
Perkins + Will
Pizzo & Associates
Prince Conference
Center
Technical Concepts
Tower Pinkster
The Wege
Foundation
Viability Media Sponsor:
MiBiz | | | Attend the Main Conference GreenTown Grand Rapids will be held Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Grand Valley State University. Hear prominent speakers such as Mayor George Heartwell of Grand Rapids, Mayor Bob Dixson of Greensburg, Kansas and Doug Farr, Author, Founder of Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, Inc. recognized nationally for their efforts in reducing their carbon footprint on today's environment. 
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More children need to be exposed to Architecture, Engineering and Construction at an early age.
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I will suggest all the young students to pursue courses on Architechture, Science, Engineering at their early ages.
Architecture, Engineering and Science are undoubtedly some of the most useful subjects, studying which you can expect to have a bright future.
Engineering, Science and architecture are some of the subjects that the students should definitely concentrate upon.
Students pursuing science and engineering stream have no doubt bright future. Do you agree with me?
I think all the teachers should give improtance to the subjects like, science and engineering. What say?
Science, architecture as well as engineering are indeed some of the most important subjects that all the teachers should give emphasis on.
Engineering, architecture and science are some of the most important subjects that all the students should concentrate upon. What do you think?
I personally think that people pursuing streams like, Science, Architecture and Engineering really expect ot have prosperous future, so the students as well as the students need to concentrate on those subjects.
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